One second my Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 was working perfectly fine, and about two minutes later I got it out of my pocket to check something and it was off. I thought it was the sleep of death issue so as usual I held the Power button expecting my phone to restart from the black "GT-I9300" screen. It didn't. I took out the battery and inserted it back in and tried again. Still it wouldn't turn on.
Starting to get worried I tried to boot up download mode and reboot mode. That didn't work either. Thinking the battery might have randomly become flat (even though I remember seeing 45% a few minutes ago) I put it on charge. The screen didn't turn on like it usually does when the S3 is put on charge :/
This sort of thing has never occurred to me before, either on the GT-I9000 or the GT-I9300.
After some research looks like my S3 is bricked for good except for maybe some hope (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731255)? Is there anything else I can do? Sounds like this is the "Sudden Death" problem that was fixed recently, is there anyway at all I can take advantage of this fix?
Also, is there anyway at all I can backup my internal storage?! The last backup I took was about 2-3 months ago (yes..you can call me a fool, I know -_-) and there are lots of important texts, app data, backups and photos that I foolishly didn't backup or sync to the cloud :/
If any extra information is needed to "solve the case" please ask.
Thank you in advance.
Whoosh13 said:
One second my Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 was working perfectly fine, and about two minutes later I got it out of my pocket to check something and it was off. I thought it was the sleep of death issue so as usual I held the Power button expecting my phone to restart from the black "GT-I9300" screen. It didn't. I took out the battery and inserted it back in and tried again. Still it wouldn't turn on.
After some research looks like my S3 is bricked for good except for maybe some hope (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731255)? Is there anything else I can do? Sounds like this is the "Sudden Death" problem that was fixed recently, is there anyway at all I can take advantage of this fix?
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If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
Jtag as the device dont work on battery.
Perka said:
Jtag
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How do Jtags work, where can I get one/make one?
nhariamine said:
If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
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Nope, no access for download mode, any other options :/
nhariamine said:
If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
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Really? How can he flash if he cant get in to dl mode?
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Whoosh13 said:
How do Jtags work, where can I get one/make one?
Nope, no access for download mode, any other options :/
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Well get one from samsung
EDIT: I dont know how Jtag works, but they work, well if hw is not bad
Perka said:
Really? How can he flash if he cant get in to dl mode?
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Well get one from samsung
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any links for UK, ill search in the meantime. I watched a video btw to see how one works, so that part is sorted...
Whoosh13 said:
Nope, no access for download mode, any other options :/
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Try removing battery for an hour or more then try download mode.
nhariamine said:
Try removing battery for an hour or more then try download mode.
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Okay, i'll remove it now. How high are the chances of this working, what will it do that will make it work?
Whoosh13 said:
Okay, i'll remove it now. How high are the chances of this working, what will it do that will make it work?
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i don't know mate, but if ur eMMc chip is damaged ,u should return the phone to Samsung repair service to change the entire motherboard of ur s3 and replacing it with another one with brand new Rev date. just pray:angel:
nhariamine said:
If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
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Yea if you read his phone is dead.
JTag can help
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nhariamine said:
i don't know mate, but if ur eMMc chip is damaged ,u should return the phone to Samsung repair service to change the entire motherboard of ur s3 and replacing it with another one with brand new Rev date. just pray:angel:
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Okay and is there any chance to save my files on my internal storage?
EDIT: I'm guessing when they replace the motherboard the stuff on my internal storage will go! :/
Whoosh13 said:
Okay and is there any chance to save my files on my internal storage?
EDIT: I'm guessing when they replace the motherboard the stuff on my internal storage will go! :/
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you can try this, not much hope, but sometimes work:
take out the battery
let it be for a minute or so
push the three button combo for dl mode, and keep it while placing the battery in.
maybe you'll need an extra hand for this
Sent from SGS III GT-I9300 ??????
marcedli said:
you can try this, not much hope, but sometimes work:
take out the battery
let it be for a minute or so
push the three button combo for dl mode, and keep it while placing the battery in.
maybe you'll need an extra hand for this
Sent from SGS III GT-I9300 ??????
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thanks, i'll try it in and tell you guys how it goes!
UPDATE: nope, didn't work :/
Try to plug in the charger without inserted battery and then try to turn on the phone.
Mikulec said:
Try to plug in the charger without inserted battery and then try to turn on the phone.
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Tried that too, didn't work, looks like I'll need to try some jtag process :/ im just hoping I can get my internal sd contents somehow. My friend told me its just an overclocked sd card..is this true?
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oh sweet jesus i hope this wasn't due to me
i was installing busybox following this guide, ho hum, nothing special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtnYqAQa0ek
however, after installing it in clockwork recovery and rebooting, i'm met with THIS
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where the samsung animated boot logo should be!
if i turn the screen off then back on, it's just a blank screen!
holy crap! what did i do!?
also, i cannot boot into recovery mode! even with the power button and volume down held, the android logo(s) do not appear!
ohgodohgodohgod
ADB?
Sent from my HTC Flyer
Does your pc still recognize it?
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well, that's what i get for not reading youtube comments
turns out that video breaks EVERYONE's tablet, and they need to be flashed back to stock firmwar using ODIN in order to fix it
i'll see if that works
edit: never-friggin-mind, i cannot get back into recovery or download mode. period.
crap
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Flashmaniac said:
Does your pc still recognize it?
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yes, and i can still put files on there
actually i'm pretty sure all my problems can be solved by having debug mode enabled, which would allow ODIN access to my machine as well as the possibility of ADB commands
problem is, usb debugging is NOT enabled and i have no idea to enable it with these damn scan lines happening
is there any way to "force" debugging on?
what the hell! it isn't even being recognized by adb!
->adb devices
returns no attached devices
and yet i have another window open with the tablet's internal memory visible
what gives?
Same exact thing happened to me from that video..I followed a video to unroot and factory reset and it cleared up...
divo3369 said:
Same exact thing happened to me from that video..I followed a video to unroot and factory reset and it cleared up...
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wait, how did you manage to unroot it without access to download mode, adb, or settings of any kind?
I was able to get into DL mode. By holding down the power and volume key.
divo3369 said:
I was able to get into DL mode. By holding down the power and volume key.
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well there you go
my problem is that i'm unable to access download mode, or recovery mode
Can you turn the tab off?
pkoper said:
Can you turn the tab off?
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with some difficulty, yes
it's tough to time though, because i have no visual feedback on the rainbow screen, so oftentimes it goes into a reboot because i held the button too long
plugging it in to charge helps this somewhat, because i can tell it's off if the charging splash screen is visible and animating
i think the general term for what i have is a "soft brick", but without access to download or recovery mode i'm not sure where to go for a fix
divo3369 said:
Same exact thing happened to me from that video..I followed a video to unroot and factory reset and it cleared up...
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After you did this and returned to stock, have you been able to download the OTA with touchwiz? I had this same corrupt display problem, followed the directions from zedomax to return to stock and unroot but when I try to download the latest updates and get touchwiz it says I'm up to date (after a small 11mb update which did NOT include touchwiz).
All I want now is to be back to stock with touchwiz like I was before. :/
SirKnightTG said:
After you did this and returned to stock, have you been able to download the OTA with touchwiz? I had this same corrupt display problem, followed the directions from zedomax to return to stock and unroot but when I try to download the latest updates and get touchwiz it says I'm up to date (after a small 11mb update which did NOT include touchwiz).
All I want now is to be back to stock with touchwiz like I was before. :/
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Hrrm, you might need to do things unofficially, surely there's a rom out there like what you want? Starburst is pretty cool, like a faster version of touchwiz
Osbor said:
Hrrm, you might need to do things unofficially, surely there's a rom out there like what you want? Starburst is pretty cool, like a faster version of touchwiz
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Yes I think you're right. I was wanting to try Starburst anyway which is based off the touchwiz rom. That would have what I want plus more (faster overall and over-clocking!).
What I'm not sure about is which one do I pick? From here: http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyTab10.1/roms/StarBurstROM/
Or is there a newer one than those? I can't tell from the starburst thread if what's on there is newer than on that site or not...
The biggest thing I want, besides getting TW back, is adhoc mode so I can connect to my iPad 3G w/ MyWi (#1 reason for me to root anyway). I wish google would just allow adhoc stock. Apple does with iOS, I don't see why google can't.
same issue
I tried to get the overclocking installed and now I get the rainbow scanlines
I get the download option but I cannot put the hc-31 file onto my sdcard to start the unroot process.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian
NM fixed it. in order for it to read the folder I had to wait for the tab to shut itself off then turn it back on. Weird but its working
Im new to rooting and such, I was trying to gingerbread using odin and it said failed. The phone froze up and I had to pop the battery and now it is dead. is there a way to fix this and get the phone back on? will not go into recover or download modes.
thank you
bump for help thanks
oAnthonYo said:
bump for help thanks
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Lol...don't expect to get an immediate response from someone. What you need to do is quite being lazy and do some quick research in the the Q & A section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Now what exactly was it you were flashing? What GB rom did you flash? and was it a .tar file that you flashed along with the 512.pit file?
You should try removing your battery/simcard/sdcard and then try getting into download mode. Don't worry if the yellow android dude doesnt appear. As long as the screen shows some kind of error with a picture of a phone with an (!) mark well then you are good to go. Your PC should still be able to recognize your device. Try different USB ports. Just flash back to stock 2.1 using the guide above if you are able to get into download mode.
thank you, i did some reading and i think i need a jig to get back into dl mode. have tried a lot of different ways to get into dl mode before posting this. thanks for your advice. appreciated.
oAnthonYo said:
thank you, i did some reading and i think i need a jig to get back into dl mode. have tried a lot of different ways to get into dl mode before posting this. thanks for your advice. appreciated.
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Here is the guide i meant to post. This guide will probably get your phone to boot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
Do you get any power at all? If so then that is a good sign.
Pull your battery and plug in your USB to your computer and open Odin. Do not have your phone attached to the USB yet. Now with Odin open and your battery pulled, (this part is tricky) Hold the Volume +/- and put your battery in and plug your phone in. You do not need to see the Android with the shovel to be in download mode. What you need to see is that yellow COM box in Odin. Once you see that then you are good to go.***See below
Few things:
It may take you a few tries to do this.
If you are not getting any power at all, you may have corrupted your bootloader when you prematurely stopped the install the first time. If this is the case, then sorry to say, but you are screwed and have hard bricked your phone.
Merio- Take it easy on the guy, he is in full blown panic mode and we have all been there. Remember when you got the Encryption Bug?
This is fromN00b_IN_N33D's MIUI guide but it'll serve our purposes here.
"SOFT" BRICKED WHILE USING ODIN?
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If you are getting a "Phone.. ! ..Computer" image (seen above) when booting phone, yes, you are bricked but it is reversible! Just follow these steps...
Make sure you have ODIN OPEN with admin privileges!
1.) Take off your back cover, remove your sim & mirco sd card.
2.) Remove your battery.
Make sure you have the USB plugged into your PC but NOT your phone!
3.) Hold the volume buttons.
4.) Put the battery in.
5.) Put the USB in.
You don't necessarily need the download mode image to be present. As long as you are getting the COM ID to light up yellow in ODIN, just flash back to stock like normal.
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Woodrube said:
Do you get any power at all? If so then that is a good sign.
Pull your battery and plug in your USB to your computer and open Odin. Do not have your phone attached to the USB yet. Now with Odin open and your battery pulled, (this part is tricky) Hold the Volume +/- and put your battery in and plug your phone in. You do not need to see the Android with the shovel to be in download mode. What you need to see is that yellow COM box in Odin. Once you see that then you are good to go.***See below
Few things:
It may take you a few tries to do this.
If you are not getting any power at all, you may have corrupted your bootloader when you prematurely stopped the install the first time. If this is the case, then sorry to say, but you are screwed and have hard bricked your phone.
Merio- Take it easy on the guy, he is in full blown panic mode and we have all been there. Remember when you got the Encryption Bug?
This is fromN00b_IN_N33D's MIUI guide but it'll serve our purposes here.
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Lol, man have I seen that a few times as long aa you can sew something I've always been able to vet it back
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium
I have not been able to get any power as of yet. Think it is hard bricked with what I have read. Thank you ,I will try these things when I get home from work today.
Tried this when I had gotten home and still nothing. It must be hard bricked, can it be fixed with a jig or something else or do I sell it on ebay and buy another one?
oAnthonYo said:
I have not been able to get any power as of yet. Think it is hard bricked with what I have read. Thank you ,I will try these things when I get home from work today.
Tried this when I had gotten home and still nothing. It must be hard bricked, can it be fixed with a jig or something else or do I sell it on ebay and buy another one?
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Thanks for the help.
You could try to Jtag it (mobilcity something-use the search in Q&A or General and it shoudl pop up). Not sure about selling it on Ebay as you'll have to disclose it as bricked. Once you get a new one, come'on back and we'll take care of you.
Woodrube said:
You could try to Jtag it (mobilcity something-use the search in Q&A or General and it shoudl pop up). Not sure about selling it on Ebay as you'll have to disclose it as bricked. Once you get a new one, come'on back and we'll take care of you.
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Thank you, I will be around on here. Not going anywhere. Appreciate the advice.
OP I was in your same boat last week. I sent mine to josh at mobile videos.com and for $80 has my phone working again and my custom ROM and kernel installed..I would definitely recommend this because it's a lot cheaper than buying another vibrant online and it takes a week
cpg1987 said:
OP I was in your same boat last week. I sent mine to josh at mobile videos.com and for $80 has my phone working again and my custom ROM and kernel installed..I would definitely recommend this because it's a lot cheaper than buying another vibrant online and it takes a week
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Thanks Brother,
I was researching places last night and found this same site. I will be shipping it off this weekend to be jtaged. I am glad that they fixed yours.
I was also looking on ebay for galaxy s and sII. I found a listing that a guy had just posted for a sII. He wanted $280 for it which I thought was a steal, I went to take a shower and think about it and when I came back 10 minutes later it was sold. AI missed it.
I bought a I9300 as I was slightly mislead by the seller that the phone could be fixed and would get detected by the PC, which it doesn't.
It's a i9300 and it's blue... and that's all I've got. I'm guessing it's on a stock ROM and stock kernal.
When I attempt to charge the phone or connect to the PC it brings up the screen where the battery is charging but in a crashed state. I turn it on and just get the "Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300" screen
Would I be able to send it to a service station still under his warranty and have it returned to me? or is there another way? i'm sure I remember a way of attaching cables to the power board of the phone and restoring it that way but I don't know, maybe I imagined that
I have got another working S3 which is my own, maybe that's of use after reading this:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/fix-your-soft-bricked-galaxy-s-iii-samsungs-way/
BUT after putting the bootloader on the SD and swapping it to the no power phone how do I copy it over? or this for no powered phones only?
All help is greatly appreciated, thanks guys. Sorry I've got no helpful info about the phone.
UrbanDesigns said:
I bought a I9300 as I was slightly mislead by the seller that the phone could be fixed and would get detected by the PC, which it doesn't.
It's a i9300 and it's blue... and that's all I've got. I'm guessing it's on a stock ROM and stock kernal.
When I attempt to charge the phone or connect to the PC it brings up the screen where the battery is charging but in a crashed state. I turn it on and just get the "Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300" screen
Would I be able to send it to a service station still under his warranty and have it returned to me? or is there another way? i'm sure I remember a way of attaching cables to the power board of the phone and restoring it that way but I don't know, maybe I imagined that
I have got another working S3 which is my own, maybe that's of use after reading this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916796
All help is greatly appreciated, thanks guys. Sorry I've got no helpful info about the phone.
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tried factory reset?
Can you get into recovery or download mode?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
You need to check with Samsung if they will accept warranty from second user .
You certainly only mess with bootloaders as a last resort.
jje
I've tried holding vol up + power + home but all it does is restart the phone. I'm unsure if that combo is for a rooted device to access CWM or stock.
But i'll press the buttons the phone will turn on and it gets to the GT-i9300 screen and just stops. If I do the buttons again it will just restart and go to the same screen.
I'll see what Samsung recon about the warranty. I'm sure they'll say no
Download mode and post whats on the Odin screen .
jje
JJEgan said:
Download mode and post whats on the Odin screen .
jje
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Well, it's in download mode.
Currently downloading something, says downloading... do not turn off target!!
It's actually installing drivers on my PC as well
Should say
Odin
Product etc
jje
JJEgan said:
Should say
Odin
Product etc
jje
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Here it is:
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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Got to download the official 4.1.2 firmware before I can try, due to not having a hotfile account it's going to take like 40 minutes just to download 800MB
The details on the phones download screen not Odins .
jje
JJEgan said:
The details on the phones download screen not Odins .
jje
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oops, haha sorry.
Here's EXACTLY what the screen shows.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
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I am reading that as probable SDS ..
SDS seems to manifest in 2 distinct ways.
1) Complete eMMC failure. This usually happens over night whilst on charge* - The LED may be lit but the phone will not wake. Subsequent removal of the battery will turn off the LED. You will never get the LED back on. The phone will never turn on again. It needs to go to a service centre and have the motherboard replaced
A Warranty repair but i am not sure how Samsung handle second users .
jje
JJEgan said:
I am reading that as probable SDS ..
SDS seems to manifest in 2 distinct ways.
1) Complete eMMC failure. This usually happens over night whilst on charge* - The LED may be lit but the phone will not wake. Subsequent removal of the battery will turn off the LED. You will never get the LED back on. The phone will never turn on again. It needs to go to a service centre and have the motherboard replaced
A Warranty repair but i am not sure how Samsung handle second users .
jje
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So reflashing in Odin is useless?
thanks a lot jje
I'm thinking return to the guy and tell him he can get it fixed with warranty but I would of liked to fix it myself
Can't seem to find these files anywhere:
Check “auto-reboot”, and uncheck all other options.
Click PDA and select the TAR you downloaded.
Tap the Phone button and choose the file named ‘MODEM’. Ignore this step if such file is missing.
Hit the CSC button and choose the file named ‘CSC’. Ignore this step if such file is absent.
Click the PIT button and choose the .pit file.
If there is no such .pit file, please find another firmware which contains a .pit file.
In ODIN, enable Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options. In case of the Re-Partition option, check it ONLY if you chose a .pit file in the previous step.
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i downloaded the official fw from sammobile but the .rar didn't include these files
Also, it states custom in the download mode. does this mean it has been flashed?
EDIT: can't find a full flash files for the life of me.
There are 2 ways to flash via Odin. Multiple files or single .tar
Its all irrelevant. You can't flash it. Internal memory has failed and can only be fixed with a motherboard failure.
Custom is a symptom of half SDS which this phone has. Have a look in my [important] sudden death -are you covered? Thread (usually found on page 1 or 2 of general) for more info
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
rootSU said:
There are 2 ways to flash via Odin. Multiple files or single .tar
Its all irrelevant. You can't flash it. Internal memory has failed and can only be fixed with a motherboard failure.
Custom is a symptom of half SDS which this phone has. Have a look in my [important] sudden death -are you covered? Thread (usually found on page 1 or 2 of general) for more info
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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The guy I bought it off didn't have a clue what he was doing with the phone, my own phone is covered against the brick bug (not even sure if I have the chip)
Looks like I'm getting a refund OR transferring the warranty and getting it replaced myself.
Thanks a lot guys
one last thing i've just remember to add, can't I use the sd card to act as the eMMC chip? I read somewhere I can, also eMMC replacements can be done with some effort. I'd be interested in giving it a go.
UrbanDesigns said:
The guy I bought it off didn't have a clue what he was doing with the phone, my own phone is covered against the brick bug (not even sure if I have the chip)
Looks like I'm getting a refund OR transferring the warranty and getting it replaced myself.
Thanks a lot guys
one last thing i've just remember to add, can't I use the sd card to act as the eMMC chip? I read somewhere I can, also eMMC replacements can be done with some effort. I'd be interested in giving it a go.
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I may have seen a guide for that. Search General.
rootSU said:
I may have seen a guide for that. Search General.
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That's not a guide really, more of an FYI
doesn't say anything about replacing the eMMC chip.
People say to search for the guide but it's not easy to find at all
Hi All,
Ok my other half had a GS2 which I dont think is bricked I can switch it on
o2 Splash screen comes on
Have to put the pin in to get access to the phone
Then Iam met with
Sorry!
The application IM has stopped working unexpectedly. Please try again later
Force Close
The last bit just keeps looping and I cant go any further. I can see the home screen but I cant get to it.
More anoying I cant put the phone into recovery or download mode.
I dont care about the phone but I need to get the pictures and videos off any ideas?
Thanks
MathewRB said:
Hi All,
Ok my other half had a GS2 which I dont think is bricked I can switch it on
o2 Splash screen comes on
Have to put the pin in to get access to the phone
Then Iam met with
Sorry!
The application IM has stopped working unexpectedly. Please try again later
Force Close
The last bit just keeps looping and I cant go any further. I can see the home screen but I cant get to it.
More anoying I cant put the phone into recovery or download mode.
I dont care about the phone but I need to get the pictures and videos off any ideas?
Thanks
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ROM? Kernel? Have you tried factory reset? It will not wipe photos.
GamingDj said:
ROM? Kernel? Have you tried factory reset? It will not wipe photos.
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Yes I could flash to a stock ROM and see what happens but are we sure that will not remove the pictures and videos?
OK I dont think that is going to be an option as my pc does not see the device attached via USB.
And when I have Odin running it cant see the device
Sudgestions?
1.It will surely not wipe photos,because you don't format the internal SD.It just removes apps,contacts...
2.look at my signature and follow my guide.If your PC can't see phone,then look for Hopper8's thread(link in guide or search on XDA)
Do you want your phone fixed or not ? I remember you from a couple of months back with that app that you refused to accept would only run on unrooted stock. And here we are fast forwarded a couple of months & again you're refusing to accept the advice/method to fix you've been given (which works & takes all of a couple of minutes; and if it doesn't work first go you look for Hopper8's 'Odin won't flash' thread).
You can either fix the phone or not. No skin off our noses either way *shrugs*
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Do you want your phone fixed or not ? I remember you from a couple of months back with that app that you refused to accept would only run on unrooted stock. And here we are fast forwarded a couple of months & again you're refusing to accept the advice/method to fix you've been given (which works & takes all of a couple of minutes; and if it doesn't work first go you look for Hopper8's 'Odin won't flash' thread).
You can either fix the phone or not. No skin off our noses either way *shrugs*
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LOL Someone has been busted here^^
MistahBungle said:
Do you want your phone fixed or not ? I remember you from a couple of months back with that app that you refused to accept would only run on unrooted stock. And here we are fast forwarded a couple of months & again you're refusing to accept the advice/method to fix you've been given (which works & takes all of a couple of minutes; and if it doesn't work first go you look for Hopper8's 'Odin won't flash' thread).
You can either fix the phone or not. No skin off our noses either way *shrugs*
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Funny correct person diffrent phone
MathewRB said:
Funny correct person diffrent phone
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Now we're talking. Let's start round 2!
OK I can get the phone into download mode but not the second screen. When I need to press Volume up it will not go however volume down does restart the phone. Yes the volume up button does work.
MathewRB said:
OK I can get the phone into download mode but not the second screen. When I need to press Volume up it will not go however volume down does restart the phone. Yes the volume up button does work.
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Am confused now.. Can you enter Download mode or not?
No I cant
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No I cant
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What happens when you press and hold Volume Down + Power + Home?
Which of the below attached screenshots do you get (left or right)?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Left only I cant progress to the next screen
That's strange!! Hmm.. get or make a USB jig and use it to enter Download mode.
Yep we are on the same wave lenght! I have ordered a Jig this morning. I will report back and let you know what happens.
Ok I have the USB jig and this has forced the phone into downlaod mode. I had to remove the battery plug the jig in and then put the battery in this then took me into download mode.
However Odin still cant see the device.
I have confimred the Odin does work as I have a secon GS2 that I have tested with and theres no problem.
Whats next?
Any advice?
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Any advice?
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Check out the Odin troubleshooting guide by @Hopper8..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
It would apear that the volume button is not working which means I cant press up to enter Download mode. Is there a way to bypass the volume switch?
I recently rooted my phone. Was going good until I softbricked it by editing 1 build prop setting. WARNING: Sprint users, I highly recommend you not modify build prop settings after rooting. Anyway I can get into download, recovery, and factory reset, but none of it works. I have tried almost everything, lg flashtool 1.8 works till 93%, phone reboots, Flashtool then says usb open port fail. factory reset fails. Can't try newer flashtool 2014, because of no kdz file. If there is away to convert .tot to kdz any help would be greatly appreciated. Attached is the blue screen that comes up.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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I recently rooted my phone. Was going good until I softbricked it by editing 1 build prop setting. WARNING: Sprint users, I highly recommend you not modify build prop settings after rooting. Anyway I can get into download, recovery, and factory reset, but none of it works. I have tried almost everything, lg flashtool 1.8 works till 93%, phone reboots, Flashtool then says usb open port fail. factory reset fails. Can't try newer flashtool 2014, because of no kdz file. If there is away to convert .tot to kdz any help would be greatly appreciated. Attached is the blue screen that comes up.View attachment 2902177
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Damn.. I have been messing with a lot of setting. I better watch out.. Hope u find a solution soon
garynsa said:
Damn.. I have been messing with a lot of setting. I better watch out.. Hope u find a solution soon
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Yeah it sucks, back to my trusty gs3. Till I can figure how to convert a tot file for use in flashtool 2014, or send it off I assume.[emoji24]
joeyhdownsouth said:
Yeah it sucks, back to my trusty gs3. Till I can figure how to convert a tot file for use in flashtool 2014, or send it off I assume.[emoji24]
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See if this guy can help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54893808&postcount=74
also u can try this (PLEASE OD THESE AT OWN RISK AS I AM NOT A DEV AND NOT TRIED THIS BEFORE)
http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-convert-lg-firmware-from-bin-tot-to-kdz.html
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See if this guy can help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54893808&postcount=74
also u can try this (PLEASE OD THESE AT OWN RISK AS I AM NOT A DEV AND NOT TRIED THIS BEFORE)
http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-convert-lg-firmware-from-bin-tot-to-kdz.html
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thanks, haven't looked in other variant threads, just contacted him.
gonna see if my Flashtool is the most up to date version after work today. I would like to solve this issue, seems to be in almost every G3 forum. Haven't tried LG suite either.
I think I have the solution, gonna test it out after work today before I mark this thread solved. Will post solution also.
Great
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I can then try to play eith some settings
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I can then try to play eith some settings
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I know what I did. forgot to set permissions. [emoji35] Guess I'm too used to Samsung.
Set permissions to what?
Yes I did. in LG Flash Tool use Board DL not the other. It worked perfect it boots into normal MiniOS and then you hold Power and push Normal Boot on the screen.
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Set permissions to what?
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After I rooted I went and changed build prop line for all apps in multiwindow, didnt fix any permissions. When I rebooted phone, got the error. Just fixed it with flashtool finally.
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Yes I did. in LG Flash Tool use Board DL not the other. It worked perfect it boots into normal MiniOS and then you hold Power and push Normal Boot on the screen.
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The guide I was following said nothing about changing action to board dl. I wasted 6 hours last night thinking it was never gonna happen. I got it back up.
the resolution to flashtool hanging at 93%, then rebooting to same blue "factory reset status 2" screen is in the attached picture in the left bottom corner. Make sure you change action mode to board DL, this caused me alot of headaches last night. Thanks to user thinh182009 for pointing out this minor lil troublemaker and allowing me to use his image.
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the resolution to flashtool hanging at 93%, then rebooting to same blue "factory reset status 2" screen is in the attached picture in the left bottom corner. Make sure you change action mode to board DL, this caused me alot of headaches last night. Thanks to user thinh182009 for pointing out this minor lil troublemaker and allowing me to use his image.
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PLEASE HELP: i got the same problem and checking board dl didnt work for me im still stuck on 94% and on the red giant number 2
BeamBurrito said:
PLEASE HELP: i got the same problem and checking board dl didnt work for me im still stuck on 94% and on the red giant number 2
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It took a few times of trying, before it actually worked. A few things to try, redownload .tot file, try different usb cables, or even a different computer. Where did you get .tot from?
Also read THIS guide, very well written.
sent from my LG G3
Don't know if this works for everyone but it worked for me. Ok well i kept getting the blue screen and it wouldnt let me enter recovery mode or do anything it seemed like my phone was over heated the whole time and wouldnt cool down so i stuck my lg g3 without the battery in the fridge for like 15 minutes took it out then put the battery in and it worked!! but it only works for a certain amount of time until it starts to heat back up but maybe that will give you enough time, like it did me, to download all your files onto an sd card or maybe just to your computer and factory reset it. Hope this helps! It worked for me
SOLVED
I had the blue blue screen problem two weeks after the replacement of my broken screen in a LG G3 D855.
It get hot and the battery went down very quick.
I saw this video
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and realiced that the motherboard didn't seat perfectly in its place, so the conectors could make a shor circuit.
putting plastic and paper over de connectors and PROBLEM SOLVED. No blue screen, battery and phone working perfectly.
Regards.