Guys, I am in Canada, I have rooted unlocked Samsung Galaxy i717D that I just got replaced with one friend, I previously had LG 2x.
I am big fan of Miui room, I found " TMT_MIUI_2.0_2.8.2_Aroma" for i717 and flashed using Odin. All completed, when phone rebooted, showed a kernel error for a second, samsung logo flashed and that's all. Phone went to sleep mode.
Now phone is like dead, no power, download, recovery mode whats so over, nothing helped. I followed almost all threads of possible fix but nothing helped. Phone won't show any sign of life.
Any suggestion if there is any hope or it's just hard brick and gone?
Thanks for your help.
Where did you find an i717 version. I believe you flashed an N7000 ROM. So your phone is bricked. Pay attention to all the other "bricked" threads in this section. Only solution is to send it to someone for jtag service like mobiletechvideos.com.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-jtag-brick-repair/
mahharrouf said:
Guys, I am in Canada, I have rooted unlocked Samsung Galaxy i717D that I just got replaced with one friend, I previously had LG 2x.
I am big fan of Miui room, I found " TMT_MIUI_2.0_2.8.2_Aroma" for i717 and flashed using Odin. All completed, when phone rebooted, showed a kernel error for a second, samsung logo flashed and that's all. Phone went to sleep mode.
Now phone is like dead, no power, download, recovery mode whats so over, nothing helped. I followed almost all threads of possible fix but nothing helped. Phone won't show any sign of life.
Any suggestion if there is any hope or it's just hard brick and gone?
Thanks for your help.
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Can contact me for Jtag repair for cheapest price.
Brick karbonn a1+ any geneous can give solution
This is my said story. I made my phone soft brick
I gave it to mobile reparing shops they make my soft brick to hard brick
And im try to repearing but i did'nt know how
My karbonn a1+ gives blank white screen whem i boot it in any mode
Any geneous can help me
soft bricks
If youre soft bricked and get a blank screen try going to download and see if ODIN connects, it might work. Then again maybe not?
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Where did you find an i717 version. I believe you flashed an N7000 ROM. So your phone is bricked. Pay attention to all the other "bricked" threads in this section. Only solution is to send it to someone for jtag service like mobiletechvideos.com.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-jtag-brick-repair/
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he is in Canada, sending to Mobiletechvideos from Canada sucks due to the nearly 70$ in shipping it costs on top of his prices.
if you need jtag service my friend in Vancouver does it for 50$, and he pays return shipping within Canada.
http://ryanspcrepairshop.com/services/
i dont think its listed there, but if you msg/email/call him he will get it done for you
thats where my note went to without issue, and came back running like new.
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I think I've bricked my Galaxy S II.. I got it yesterday and tried to flash 2.3.5. When I was flashing with Odin, the program went unresponsive and crashed. There was nothing else to do but take out the battery.. I shouldn't have done it, but I did. And now it won't turn on at all. I've tried the 3 button method, for download mode, and a jig from my old i9000. Nothing has worked. The screen wont even turn on. I don't know what to do... Help Please??
you need a jtag.If it wont go into download or recovery its gone.
What do you, Jtag? I've got a usb jig, does that work? Or are they the same thing?
*What do you mean
aren't jigs phone-specific?
Any new info on this? Did jtag worked or whatever. I keep eye on this thread but looks like OP disappeared. Genuinely curious what happened with the phone.
Hmm .. very wierd that phone wont turn on ... i have broken Odin flashes purposedly many times myself but always I can get back into it ...
You could try power drain ... remove battery ... press power on button for 10 seconds (WITHOUT BATTERY IN) ... now put battery back in and try to go into Download mode.
Sorry but i got busy with other stuff but wanted to explain to him about the JTag.Its a special box called a RiffBox JTag and what it does is basically wipes the motherboard/bootloader and in most phones repears the bootloader aswell of a fully bricked phone so it can be put into download mode again letting you re-flash via Odin and thus saving your phone.A little miracle that means no more bricked phones.There doesnt seem to be that many around and to buy they aint cheap at all but if you can find a dealer or a phone shop who has one they can do it for you.For example.I bicked my phone and was going to buy the box on ebay.es imported (in spain there isnt any for sale) for 160euros complete or 140 without cables.Searched this site:
http://www.jtagbox.com/riff-jtag-bo...s-unbrick-bricked-phone-riff-box-owners-list/
and found a shop in Barcelona who did it for me for 35euros plus postage "BARGIN!!!!".If you search youtube and google for RiffboxJtag in your country you should find someone with a unit willing to help out or check the link ive given as it has a list of users worldwide.
EDIT:A jig is not a JTag.A jig will boot your SEMI-BRICKED(phone showing some kind of life ex.classic icon of phone/arrow/computor,menu and back arrow lights work e.t.c.) phone into download mode.A FULLY-BRICKED(dead,no signs of life.wont start.no download,recovery,lights nothing.DEAD!!!) phone needs a JTag
@cooza , Thanks for that explanation and site I even found one near me, that some day might come handy.
I must ask now to further clear my doubts, this riffjtag box, like you said is able to "revive" or "unbrick" _any_ bricked SGS2? No matter how bad is it? Im kinda new around these things and trying to suck up as much info/knowledge possible, before I decide to flash/root/?brick? xD haha ( hope not for last one) my phone.
Devourz said:
@cooza , Thanks for that explanation and site I even found one near me, that some day might come handy.
I must ask now to further clear my doubts, this riffjtag box, like you said is able to "revive" or "unbrick" _any_ bricked SGS2? No matter how bad is it? Im kinda new around these things and trying to suck up as much info/knowledge possible, before I decide to flash/root/?brick? xD haha ( hope not for last one) my phone.
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Hi.As i said before there are semi and hard bricked phones.A semi bricked phone can normally be booted into download mode with the 3 button combo or a jig and your away again.It has the usuall symbol of a phone and a PC with a warning sign in the middle of them.Hard bricked is when the bootloader is damaged and there is basically no return.You got yourself a very expensive paper-weight for the office desk.Its like trying to turn on your phone with no battery in it.Dead,gone and not coming back.Before the Riffbox the only solution was the rubbish bin or maybe change the motherboard(but a few years ago that was an extremely pricey task if possible).Now we have the box.You can screw you phone to the point of no return and still the box will bring it back to life as it wipes the motherboard and in the case of the SGS2 also repears the damaged bootloader which is what boots your phone to start with.One thing to know,and i dont know if it happens to everyone but mine came back with 2.3.3 installed but there was no recovery mode.If this happens all you have to do is re-flash via Odin a more reciente firmware WITHOUT PIT FILE and yourll get recovery mode back at reboot.Obviously youll need to plug in your phone before hand to re-install the drivers.Same with Odin.boot to download,plug in,installs,unplug,then open Odin and flash.
EDIT:yourve got my name there so if something ever happens and you need a hand to re-flash after a jtag just send me a private message.Here to help.
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I think I've bricked my Galaxy S II.. I got it yesterday and tried to flash 2.3.5. When I was flashing with Odin, the program went unresponsive and crashed. There was nothing else to do but take out the battery.. I shouldn't have done it, but I did. And now it won't turn on at all. I've tried the 3 button method, for download mode, and a jig from my old i9000. Nothing has worked. The screen wont even turn on. I don't know what to do... Help Please??
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im not juding you...but next time is better to flash with CWM.
Odin only for root kernel...
cooza said:
Hi.As i said before there are semi and hard bricked phones.A semi bricked phone can normally be booted into download mode with the 3 button combo or a jig and your away again.It has the usuall symbol of a phone and a PC with a warning sign in the middle of them.Hard bricked is when the bootloader is damaged and there is basically no return.You got yourself a very expensive paper-weight for the office desk.Its like trying to turn on your phone with no battery in it.Dead,gone and not coming back.Before the Riffbox the only solution was the rubbish bin or maybe change the motherboard(but a few years ago that was an extremely pricey task if possible).Now we have the box.You can screw you phone to the point of no return and still the box will bring it back to life as it wipes the motherboard and in the case of the SGS2 also repears the damaged bootloader which is what boots your phone to start with.One thing to know,and i dont know if it happens to everyone but mine came back with 2.3.3 installed but there was no recovery mode.If this happens all you have to do is re-flash via Odin a more reciente firmware WITHOUT PIT FILE and yourll get recovery mode back at reboot.Obviously youll need to plug in your phone before hand to re-install the drivers.Same with Odin.boot to download,plug in,installs,unplug,then open Odin and flash.
EDIT:yourve got my name there so if something ever happens and you need a hand to re-flash after a jtag just send me a private message.Here to help.
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Thank you mate! I am getting my SGS2 this week so ive been doing alot of reading and research about everything. Thanks for your contribution and kind offer to help if ever comes to that. Very appreciated.
No worries mate.truth is its very hard to fully hard-brick an i9100.The main thing to watch out for,and its a mistake that first-time users/flashers have done,is to flash there i9100 phones with i9000 firmware by mistake.An SGS is not an SGS2 and if they are mixed you WILL hard-brick your device.Here on XDA everything is clearly marked and on their right pages so you cant go wrong if you take your time dont rush-in.But just in case you havnt seen it heres the thread:
Firmwares:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
CF-Root Kernels: (if you feel the need)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Hi, dont bother faffing with it mate, if you have only had it a day take it back and tell them it wouldnt boot after an automatic Kies update. If they cant turn it on they wont know you bricked it until it gets back to the factory and to be honest after selling 10 million of these babies they wont even bother checking it out, they'll just put it into spares or straight recondition it.
I did the same thing to my xoom, PC world couldnt turn it on so they just gave me another.
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Player 5 / S Wifi 5.0 / YP-G70 from eBay (International Version). I tried flashing a Samsung Galaxy S I9000 Gingerbread ROM to it with Odin v1.3 and now it won't even light up or turn on. I thought it might work because the device is just like the I9000 without the phone. My device even tried looking for a cellular signal when it clearly did not have the phone capabilities. Now I'm afraid that I spent all this money for nothing.
I've tried every button combination to try to enter download mode and have tried a USB jig from eBay, but since the device doesn't light up or turn on I can't tell if anything has worked aside from Odin not recognizing the device.
Please help!
Update 1:
I've tried Heimdall and that too does not recognize the device. I've also opened the device up and tried buttons combinations with and without the battery and plugging in the device to my computer. Still no success. I think it still "works" because when I plug it in to charge, the back gets warm.
Update 2:
Okay, so I've placed an order to MobileTechVideos.com for their JTAG repair service. From other posts, I've concluded that I probably messed up the bootloader. I'll see how this goes.
Update 3:
Unfortunately MTV wasn't able to repair my device so I got a refund. They'll notify me if they get one working.
Update 4:
MTV found a working solution! I just received my repaired device in the mail today and it works like brand new! XD
go to nearest service center that would be helpful for u !
br
Thanks for the advice. Any other suggestions for the time being?
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Thanks for the advice. Any other suggestions for the time being?
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Try the ultimate UnBrickable resurrector new from hummingbird-HIBL.googlecode.com
Edit.. just read first post... I've been talking to MTV about your device
So I had previously rooted my SGSII, and decided to try installing CM7 on it. I used CWM Recovery and ran it off the SD card, and everything appeared to work fine. I think I had a bad/not fully functioning CWM or something, as it didn't list an option to backup anything (I'm guessing because I flashed the stock kernel after rooting?) Anyway, it will no longer boot. I can access download mode, but Odin fails everytime I try to flash anything back on there. When I try to boot my phone, I just get a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error.
EDIT: I just tried again as I was writing this, after rebooting, reinstalling my drivers and rebooting my computer. I was able to get the Firmware to flash properly in Odin. Now I have my phone booting and getting stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 splash screen... Doesn't seem to go any further than that though, unfortunately.
Any ideas what I can do? Is it possible that I need re-flash a bootloader or something ??
Any help would be supremely appreciated!
So I was just trying to re-install the Kernel, using the CF unsecured kernel, and it failed, but when I try to go into recovery mode, it looks as though it managed to install CWM Recovery. I have no idea what to do from here, and am sort of afraid to do anything for fear or bricking the phone completely...
I'm hoping someone out there knows how to fix this, I feel like such a tool
As long as you can get into download-mode, your phone isn't bricked.
If you switch from or to a TouchWiz-based ROM, you have to do a full-wipe in the recovery.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
Go back to stock first via download mode via odin
Nah you're good. Similar thing happened to me at my first flashing attempt. Get your stock firmware from Intratech's thread, put the phone into download mode & flash the firmware via Odin.
Then maybe have another go at rooting the phone with the matching CFRoot kernel.
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So I was just trying to re-install the Kernel, using the CF unsecured kernel, and it failed, but when I try to go into recovery mode, it looks as though it managed to install CWM Recovery. I have no idea what to do from here, and am sort of afraid to do anything for fear or bricking the phone completely...
I'm hoping someone out there knows how to fix this, I feel like such a tool
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yes, if you can still go in download mode it's no so difficult..this "small brick" it's on of "Android things to do" once in your SGS2 life
Hi guys. I'm in a worst situation. As my phone after a failed ODIN downgrade from Android 2.3.6 to one stock kernel is completelly dead - it doesn't boot anymore - not even managed to put it back into download mode or revert to fact defaults (no keys, no lights not even battery charging displayed when pluged in) - tryed the USB jig also. Nothing worked.
The question is: Will Samsung manage to repair and how much will it cost - an average ammount offcourse. Because I guess it's out of the question to be considered a warranty issue. I guess it will be visible somebody have done smth to the ROM by a software approach....
This is the short story because I would bore you to discuss all the things I have been through - it was only my faoult out of stupidity
HELP!
I don't see why Samsung wouldn't fix it ? As to how much they'll charge you, I think you'll find that will vary from country to country (labour costs being variable, etc). No, I don't think you'll be able to have it repaired under warranty.
You might want to look at having it JTAG repaired by someone other than Samsung. This will possibly be cheaper than having Samsung repair it. Do a search on here/Google.
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The question is: Will Samsung manage to repair and how much will it cost - an average ammount offcourse. Because I guess it's out of the question to be considered a warranty issue. I guess it will be visible somebody have done smth to the ROM by a software approach....
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Thank you very much. I have searched alot to actually understand - unfortunatelly for me it will cost... I saw on youtube a JTAG in action right now (cannot post the link yet). I understand now it is the only way. I'll keep you posted guys. Tomorrow I'll go to service.
I'm sorry it's going to cost Alex. A difficult thing to happen, I know
Here's a link for a JTAG repairer in the US who is also a member here, tho I see you've already found one. I'm sure doing it this way will be cheaper/probably faster than having Samsung do the repair as well.
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Thank you very much. I have searched alot to actually understand - unfortunatelly for me it will cost... I saw on youtube a JTAG in action right now (cannot post the link yet). I understand now it is the only way. I'll keep you posted guys. Tomorrow I'll go to service.
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Thax. Funny thing is that this is exactly the thing I found - the same mobiletechvideos in US Now I allready have an ideea of how much should cost that. Hopefully I'll find a local GSM repair shop with the posibilitty to unbrick it cheep - or at least not much than 50USD - in local currency ofcource.
I'm still thinking if it is possible to use an ATMEL copy process - like in the old times for EEPROMS - I have done that in the past. In theory it might work but I will never do it - alredy scared about what happened to my beloved droid.
Thx again Mistah and have a gr8 day and a wonderfull new 2012!
Yeah I've seen a report or two on here from people who have used his service & have been happy. Must admit I found his page when thought I'd bricked my phone after my first flash attempt messed up. Yeah you might be able to get it done cheaper somewhere local, and that will mean less time without the phone for you without the phone in mail from you to the US & back again.
Let us know how you get on, your experience will be a good guide for people in future who have the same problems as you.
No probs man, happy to give you the little help I did. You too Alex Hope you have a great year & you get your phone back & working soon
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Thax. Funny thing is that this is exactly the thing I found - the same mobiletechvideos in US Now I allready have an ideea of how much should cost that. Hopefully I'll find a local GSM repair shop with the posibilitty to unbrick it cheep - or at least not much than 50USD - in local currency ofcource.
I'm still thinking if it is possible to use an ATMEL copy process - like in the old times for EEPROMS - I have done that in the past. In theory it might work but I will never do it - alredy scared about what happened to my beloved droid.
Thx again Mistah and have a gr8 day and a wonderfull new 2012!
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Hello again. Solved right now. The service didn't charged me at all - I was kind of lucky after all. Unfortunately there are still some issues I have from the start. I'll keep on digging - software related.
Hello
I have a question to do with the jtag, actually a couple of questions.
So here is what happened:
I have (or had :crying: ) an samsung galaxy s2 and I think I have hard bricked it, don't know how tough. I was prompted to download the updates for the apps i have on the play store, afterwards i came across an error saying something like 'failed to install'. And after that everything started crashing, so i thought a restart would do the trick and fix it. So i left it for about 5 minutes and the it still hasn't shut down, so the best thing i could think of was to take out the battery, afterwards i couldn't turn it on(No vibration, screen was black) I have tried the usb jig and failed (either because i was using Stock ICS or probably because the bootloader has been messed up somehow), So the last thing i could try is to send it off to a company near my area who jtag phones(already found one).
The cost is not that big so it doesn't really matter to me (only £25) and im about 99.9% sure that i will do this, but i just want to know a couple things to be sure before i send it off to be jtagged.
1. Does my whole phone memory get deleted in the process?
2. Will a jtag solve my problem?
3. After the riff box or something other has finished jtagging my phone, will i be able to use the phone normally and be able to flash roms?
4. Does jtagging affect anything else other than the software (bootloader,modem etc....) ?
5. Will jtagging my phone bring any thing extra (except the fact that it will work :3 )?
And also i am not really worried if it don't ever work any more because i do have any other sgs2 that i can use but having 2 would be better for my personal use ( long story about why). Any answers will be appreciated. And sorry if i posted this in the wrong sub-forum but i guess it is mostly questions so i think i got it right.
Thanks
If you haven't rooted or installed a custom rom, send it for warranty repair. No need for Jtag.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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If you haven't rooted or installed a custom rom, send it for warranty repair. No need for Jtag.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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i have rooted and installed custom rom's on it many times, but i have reset my flash counter using some program by an xda dev. i dont seem to have a warranty and i'm willing to pay £25 for the jtag so that i don't have to wait long for my phone to be back where it belongs i just want to know a couple of things before i send it off
Well, as far as I know, Jtag brings your phone back into clean factory working state. And I think the entire memory is wiped.
A new bootloader is installed as well since the phone cant be booted. When the bootloader is screwed, the phone is bricked beyond repair for the user. Everything stock is installed, similar to flashing stock rom.
After that you can flash roms again like nothing happened.
And Jtag doesnt bring anything else than a working phone.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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Well, as far as I know, Jtag brings your phone back into clean factory working state. And I think the entire memory is wiped.
A new bootloader is installed as well since the phone cant be booted. When the bootloader is screwed, the phone is bricked beyond repair for the user. Everything stock is installed, similar to flashing stock rom.
After that you can flash roms again like nothing happened.
And Jtag doesnt bring anything else than a working phone.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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Thanks for the answer, i was hoping it wouldn't wipe the memory (Internal 16gb that i have) because i have data on it that would be useful for me but as long as i get this phone working i'm happy Thnaks again
Well, you could ask the serviceman what could be done with the data...
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
I asked but no luck :L, because of how jtagging is done there is no way of retrieving the memory its self. Now i know to always use external SD cards. I still don't get how it happened though since i wasn't flashing anything and haven't flashed anything for the past 2-3 months
Dear Forum members i am new to this forum please help me to boot up my Phone :
After rooting using odin i have installed custom rom all working fine later tried to install another using odin selected .PIT file & re partition was checked in the middle Odin stopped responding disconnected the phone & phone stopped as attached image later battery empty. Now its completely dead no light no logo no boot sign tried to enter download mode, recovery mode, connecting to pc using kies, Odin nothing working.
Please help me to get the phone back to working
Thanks in advance
Unfortunately because you played around with the PIT file unless advised means that your phone is bricked.
Since you cannot get into any mode at all, the only method that might work to fix your phone is a Jtag device.
Cosmic Blue said:
Unfortunately because you played around with the PIT file unless advised means that your phone is bricked.
Since you cannot get into any mode at all, the only method that might work to fix your phone is a Jtag device.
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Thanks for quick reply. can you please tell me where Jtag is available in India people who do it?
Thanks in advance.
For the first time i used forum and its really helpfull.
If he's still getting the screen that he posted in his first post, then it does NOT mean it is bricked beyond repair. In fact, you should be able to flash using Odin while that screen is up.
I've only ever seen people get that screen when they either flashed an I9100G ROM or firmware to an I9100, or the reverse. (flashed an I9100 ROM or firmware to an I9100G)
OP, I'd make absolutely sure you are flashing a ROM or firmware that is meant for your model of device.
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If he's still getting the screen that he posted in his first post, then it does NOT mean it is bricked beyond repair. In fact, you should be able to flash using Odin while that screen is up.
I've only ever seen people get that screen when they either flashed an I9100G ROM or firmware to an I9100, or the reverse. (flashed an I9100 ROM or firmware to an I9100G)
OP, I'd make absolutely sure you are flashing a ROM or firmware that is meant for your model of device.
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Hi,
Yes previously it was showing as attached image then i have switched off & switch on back then no indication. completely dead just like a phone with out battery.
tried connecting to pc in all types( using all software's & drivers) not working. now only hardware part is pending.
chetankalburgi said:
Hi,
Yes previously it was showing as attached image then i have switched off & switch on back then no indication. completely dead just like a phone with out battery.
tried connecting to pc in all types( using all software's & drivers) not working. now only hardware part is pending.
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Oh. Well, if it's completely dead now, and no longer shows that screen, than Cosmic Blue's statement is probably true. JTag it is.
Use Google to try to find a repair shop near you that offers this service. If you can't find one close to you, you'll probably have to mail it off to a shop that does it.
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Oh. Well, if it's completely dead now, and no longer shows that screen, than Cosmic Blue's statement is probably true. JTag it is.
Use Google to try to find a repair shop near you that offers this service. If you can't find one close to you, you'll probably have to mail it off to a shop that does it.
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Thank you
Sent to Samsung service center got reply as mother board faulty & has to change Price 9000 INR tried speaking about jtag & USB Jig with service center people even they have no clue about these words.
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If he's still getting the screen that he posted in his first post, then it does NOT mean it is bricked beyond repair. In fact, you should be able to flash using Odin while that screen is up.
I've only ever seen people get that screen when they either flashed an I9100G ROM or firmware to an I9100, or the reverse. (flashed an I9100 ROM or firmware to an I9100G)
OP, I'd make absolutely sure you are flashing a ROM or firmware that is meant for your model of device.
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@OP: I'm with this guy. Try a usb jig before jtag.
chetankalburgi said:
Thank you
Sent to Samsung service center got reply as mother board faulty & has to change Price 9000 INR tried speaking about jtag & USB Jig with service center people even they have no clue about these words.
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Customer service may not know but if you talk to the technician he will know but may not want to do it as they will not make as much money as replacing the motherboard.
If you check the service manual that are posted on in this forum. one of the steps before replAcing the motherboard is using jig then jtag before you replace MB.