Hello dear XDA-Community,
The idea of this thread was to serve as an un bricking thread eventually,
I am looking into a riffbox for jtag service, I am approaching xda to see if any users would be interested in helping me cover the cost of said riffbox
if you were to donate towards the cause in return you would receive free unbrick service and jtag service for all your devices as long as the riffbox supports the CPU architecture
If this is of no interested not a big deal i just thought i would give the community a chance to get involved rather than keeping all the cool toys at my house and not sharing
This thread will be the hub for service requests. If you happen to need unbrick service, you will find this thread and us to help you.
I will post a log of all payments made from that money plus all Items received (e.g. the RIFF Box, the cables, Jigs, etc.)
I will also keep an online "work and ticket tracker" so that you can see live reports /pictures of the status of your repairs
now your like ok i didnt donate to help you buy this thingamabobber now i bricked my phone and i dont wanna pay some dude on ebay 60$ to fix it
cool find me post in the thread if your device is supported we can get it unbricked
Please remember i am one man and do have a child so im not planning to support 43000000x users but i dont think it would be bad to offer service to RC's RD's and senior members of xda for no cost of labor just get the unit here and ill jtag it up
RIFF Box - US $155.00 + Shipping
JIG Connector - negligible i have a variable temp soldering station so i could solder to the board direct at low heat
Updates / Facts / News:
Some things you might see around the thread
Hope this is gonna be very very educational for people too. Unbricking always is some sort of a mystery for many and if you send off your phone to some stranger on ebay, you usually don't get an idea about the "Hands On" and gettin' dirty bit of tearing down a phone and actually make it look nice and work properly again afterwards.
So, maybe we will even have some photos or videos and stuff and just give you an idea of how that all works...
Please ask your questions
and if your located in the USA and close to me for XDA active members I will always do what I can to help out as XDA has always helped me out
I am not trying to sell jtag service at all guys im saying if we can get me a riffbox ill give xda senior members RD's RC's RT's mods and members with over a 300 post count free jtag service
Sounds like a great idea are you thinking of just doing any amount contributions from people or set amounts ?
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Is jtag really a viable option, considering how difficult the One is to disassemble?
tyshemi said:
Sounds like a great idea are you thinking of just doing any amount contributions from people or set amounts ?
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if someone donates ill keep tabs of them and put it against the total cost of the jtag box
so if john doe donates 3$ and jane doe donates 137$ i will inform the thread the box has been ordered post pics and setup a way for you guys to request service / track service
i have 30$ right now of my own $$ to start it with
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Is jtag really a viable option, considering how difficult the One is to disassemble?
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I took mine apart in 20 minutes its about as easy as an iphone 3gs to get apart once you get the front LCD warm and suctioned out (hehe that sounded bad)
it was way smoother and easier than i thought it would be to get apart much less prying and clips than previous HTC models
That's good to know. Side question for you since you successfully opened yours up- How easy would it be to fix the misaligned speaker pieces?
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That's good to know. Side question for you since you successfully opened yours up- How easy would it be to fix the misaligned speaker pieces?
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depends on the alignment cuz the speakers are part of the midframe section
i would have to see REALLY close pics of the issue to tell you wether or not i think it could be corrected without ordering new parts
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depends on the alignment cuz the speakers are part of the midframe section
i would have to see REALLY close pics of the issue to tell you wether or not i think it could be corrected without ordering new parts
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Well really just how there are gaps around those pieces on so many Ones. I don't know how the phone is constructed, can you pop them off and reglue them in properly? Sorry for the OT questions lol.
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Well really just how there are gaps around those pieces on so many Ones. I don't know how the phone is constructed, can you pop them off and reglue them in properly? Sorry for the OT questions lol.
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When the riffbox comes I'll do a video of teardown for you guys
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When the riffbox comes I'll do a video of teardown for you guys
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Cool, thanks.
Do we know that this jtag box can get s-off?
it supports the onboard SOC of the One just gotta get the program to get the pinouts
or find pinouts on a board with the probing tool in the jtag machine
then its simple and quick
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it supports the onboard SOC of the One just gotta get the program to get the pinouts
or find pinouts on a board with the probing tool in the jtag machine
then its simple and quick
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I will donate. How much are you thinking?
I'm in. I'd gladly donate to a dev for something like this.
I was considering paying mobile tech for S-off but would rather go this route.
gunnyman said:
I'm in. I'd gladly donate to a dev for something like this.
I was considering paying mobile tech for S-off but would rather go this route.
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That's why I wanted this option available to people
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Jtag box has been ordered yesterday
now to wait the 3-5 weeks for it to get here
hopefully customs doesnt take very long this time
i hate ordering stuff from china
Zarboz said:
Jtag box has been ordered yesterday
now to wait the 3-5 weeks for it to get here
hopefully customs doesnt take very long this time
i hate ordering stuff from china
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What is the donation amount?
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What is the donation amount?
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The jtag box was ordered I'm looking for a cheap place to order a bag of jigs from so I can support all phones
If you require service and have over a 300 post count I can set it up once the box arrives but those who donated for the box are already in line
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Zarboz said:
The jtag box was ordered I'm looking for a cheap place to order a bag of jigs from so I can support all phones
If you require service and have over a 300 post count I can set it up once the box arrives but those who donated for the box are already in line
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Dont need debrick now but want s-off. I just donated. Thanks for biting the bullet. What is the s-off process?
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Dont need debrick now but want s-off. I just donated. Thanks for biting the bullet. What is the s-off process?
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I will need to type it up in the meantime YouTube jtag
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@tjsooley
It will require a teardown of the unit, (I am not some kid doing this for the first time I worked 2 years at a mobile repair shop as lead technician and am well experienced) once the board is removed the JTAG unit will be attached in the proper points
Then essentially the jtag unit acts as the device in the factory that programs the chips. So I can program whatever I want on there like S-Off SuperCID etc
Then button up the unit ensure all is well (sealed up etc) pass to second eyes for inspection then send back to you
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Hi people, need some help with my motherboard on my Galaxy S2 and thought you might be able to help.
Initially I took the advice of a website to use a paper clip in the aerial connection on the back to increase signal... it worked, however, it never gathered signal again without this addition.
After a while the aerial connector broke, but I was able to solder a wire to the open contact on the PCB.
Today the contact broke free from the PCB which left me with nothing to solder to.
I found a page on anandtech.com at the location /print/4686 which shows all the PCB in a nice detail.
Below the sentence 'Moving right is the Infineon Smarti UE2 RF transciever...' there is a chip with 1EH 117 .1.3 which is on the opposite side of where the aerial connector was. Does anyone know what this chip does?
To sum up, does anyone know if any of these connector pins on the chip leads to the aerial connector?
I doubt I would be able to find a schematic of the wiring, and a new motherboard will cost about £150+. So I figure if I can solder a wire to something a bit more solid I could save myself some money.
Any help welcome.
Thanks
replace main board probably cheaper than repairing + u can make it a g(nfc)
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replace main board probably cheaper than repairing + u can make it a g(nfc)
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Nope this person is good with H/W I guess, this forum mostly deal with software issues, as most of us are apparently application developers, and only some of the best and those who are knowledgeable do tinkering with hardware, so you better contact someone who works on creating roms like CM as they will have some amount of hardware understanding.
Using GT - I9100
I thank those who give helpful comments
I expect the same from others.
Unless you're experienced at working with microelectronics, don't try and fix it yourself. A millimetre the wrong way with the soldering iron & you'll completely trash the phone.
Pay someone who knows what they're doing to replace the MB/fix it, and consider the 150 quid an expensive lesson in not messing around with things you don't fully understand/can't fix if you bork it (sticking a paperclip in the aerial connection; not something I'd do with a $700 piece of electronics).
Where can I buy a motherboard ?
I'll test another battery tomorrow, but I'm sure the MB is fried
Will You Please Start with the Problem, i mean i dont understand what problem you are facing
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It looks like my i9100 main board is dead. I don't know how or why because I was simply reading when it shut off. I had the EMMC bug, or maybe it is because it took some water a year ago.. I don't know.
Anyway I'm out of warranty and have to repair it myself, but I cant find a main board seller for the SGS2 on internet (tried ebay, amazon etc), I'm stuck.
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Will You Please Start with the Problem, i mean i dont understand what problem you are facing
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Goto samsung care
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I live in Albania
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Goto samsung care
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And that makes a magical fix appear how exactly ? The fix is the same whether you live in Albania, Australia or on the Moon; replace the motherboard. How you get one (off a 'donor' 2nd hand phone or pay Samsung to replace it) is up to you.
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I live in Albania
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Albania means no Samsung care, and that's why I'm talking about a seller in internet.
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And that makes a magical fix appear how exactly ? The fix is the same whether you live in Albania, Australia or on the Moon; replace the motherboard. How you get one (off a 'donor' 2nd hand phone or pay Samsung to replace it) is up to you.
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Albania means no Samsung care, and that's why I'm talking about a seller in internet.
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No samsung care?
Do u live on Mars?
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Seriously, you think I'd be asking here if I could go to a Samsung store and order it
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No samsung care?
Do u live on Mars?
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And you can't post it to Samsung/authorised repairer in whatever country they have same closest to Albania why; you do have a postal service in Albania I presume ?
One isn't going to magically appear on eBay because you've posted on XDA that you can't find one. There's nothing more anyone here can say to you. Monitor eBay constantly for as long as it takes & you'll get one eventually (if you're quick). Once you have a busted phone, take it to a local mobile repair shop, and ask them to take the motherboard out of the broken phone, and put it in your phone.
Done.
If I understand it right, you don't have anything to say because you can't imagine anything different from your world.
This is the kind of answer I was expecting : http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-main-board-with-program/
And as I specified above, I can replace the part myself, no need for a repairing shop or sending it anywhere.
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And you can't post it to Samsung/authorised repairer in whatever country they have same closest to Albania why; you do have a postal service in Albania I presume ?
One isn't going to magically appear on eBay because you've posted on XDA that you can't find one. There's nothing more anyone here can say to you. Monitor eBay constantly for as long as it takes & you'll get one eventually (if you're quick). Once you have a busted phone, take it to a local mobile repair shop, and ask them to take the motherboard out of the broken phone, and put it in your phone.
Done.
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So you were posting here purely to spam ? (Given you were obviously able to find what you were looking for/obviously lied about not being able to find same).
Edit -No, you clearly don't understand anything. At all. I said what I said because that is what I would do, I.E if I needed a motherboard replacement, I'd either get an authorised repairer to do it, or I'd get a donor board from a busted phone. It's really quite simple. You obviously have problems with that.
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If I understand it right, you don't have anything to say because you can't imagine anything different from your world.
This is the kind of answer I was expecting : http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-main-board-with-program/
And as I specified above, I can replace the part myself, no need for a repairing shop or sending it anywhere.
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Just found it, if you can imagine that possibility. Obviously I didn't enjoy this conversation (where instead of getting help, I got someones pedantic point of view, one who also calls me a lier)
Edit- Then next time read the question and answer simply that : "I go to an authorized repairer and don't know where you can find one"
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So you were posting here purely to spam ? (Given you were obviously able to find what you were looking for/obviously lied about not being able to find same).
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If I understand it right, you don't have anything to say because you can't imagine anything different from your world.
This is the kind of answer I was expecting : http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-main-board-with-program/
And as I specified above, I can replace the part myself, no need for a repairing shop or sending it anywhere.
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Well buy it then.
"noob ok...lazy noob not ok"
I was waiting for a Senior to approve. Thank you
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Well buy it then.
"noob ok...lazy noob not ok"
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theunderling said:
Well buy it then.
"noob ok...lazy noob not ok"
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Do we really need to tell him that buy it ?
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Anyone know where I can get a screw for the i717. I need it for the back plate. It's bugging the hell out of me knowing one screw is missing. OCD I know. I don't want to try ebay because the last time I ordered one for an iphone, it was some cheap stuff.
I would be taking out another screw and take it to the hardware store.
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I go here for everything I buy ... http://www.etradesupply.com/
They have it all ...so far ...g
Thanks guy. Hardware store won't have screws this small. I think the smallest I ever seen was 4-40 at OSH.
Thanks for the tip Greg. I sent them an email as they didn't have one listed.
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Thanks guy. Hardware store won't have screws this small. I think the smallest I ever seen was 4-40 at OSH.
Thanks for the tip Greg. I sent them an email as they didn't have one listed.
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Your welcome ..
I was a bit Leary buying from them at first, as I am from most online retailers, but with these folks, I've been treated beyond good at every turn.
Top notch customer service, and fast delivery at very fair prices.
One note, you are buying from an international retailer based in China....But
They Fedex direct ship, and never miss a beat.
I continue to use and refer them, and prices for parts are sweet as well....g
I have had great experience with tvmall.com
Why not open your old phone and 'borrow' a screw? It works for the Army. The Supply seargent had a technical name for it. Anyone?
hi, you can maybe try getting a screw from another device your not using any more or you can look for one in an electronics store. i think it would be pretty hard to find just one small screw online.
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hi, you can maybe try getting a screw from another device your not using any more or you can look for one in an electronics store. i think it would be pretty hard to find just one small screw online.
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Man, I wish I thought of that!
Anyway, is it "I'm pretty, badass"? I wasn't sure about your bio.
now the Note won't even turn on or go into download mode or do anything at all. I made a total noobie mistake and now the Note is bricked. I guess there's a first time for everything, never bricked a phone before in my life. I did some search and I hear there's a thingamajiggie called "Samsung debrick jig?" I guess I need to try it, got nothing to lose at this point. Any suggestions?:crying::crying:
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now the Note won't even turn on or go into download mode or do anything at all. I made a total noobie mistake and now the Note is bricked. I guess there's a first time for everything, never bricked a phone before in my life. I did some search and I hear there's a thingamajiggie called "Samsung debrick jig?" I guess I need to try it, got nothing to lose at this point. Any suggestions?:crying::crying:
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If your under warranty you could get ahold of Samsung and see about sending it in for repair. Turn around time is roughly 3 weeks. I doubt that a "jig" is going to work (from my previous experience.) You could send it out to get it JTAG repaired. Which is more probably what your thinking of. Either way your looking at between a couple days to a couple weeks to get it fixed.
If your sending it in to Samsung, you could tell them that you were installing an app, and then the phone turned off and wouldn't turn on or anything.
You need to pay up for the mistake and get jtag. It's going to cost you about 50 bucks. Sending it to Samsung is considered fraud since this is not a warranty issue but user error
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You need to pay up for the mistake and get jtag. It's going to cost you about 50 bucks. Sending it to Samsung is considered fraud since this is not a warranty issue but user error
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Agreed. And returning it for warranty should not even be suggested here on xda. Once rooted the warranty is void.
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www.mobiletechvideos.com website will be your solution. And fifty dollars.
I guess you ignored my advice to educate yourself. You're getting off cheap. Slow down.
thanks guys, I've ordered a repair service with Josh Groce at MTV as mentioned in posts above, paid $50 through Google Wallet (you can also pay through Paypal but they are evil), now I just need to find a postal office near me.
Just to make it clear, I never said I was going to return it to Samsung for warranty repair. I didn't know Sammy offered a 2-year warranty on their consumer mobile products, you learn new things everyday especially on XDA!!! (sarcasm)
It shows there are two kinds of people here: one group wants to really help people in need to the greatest extent including legal and possibly illegal means, the other group just wants to sit on their asses and go "I told you so, you should be more careful and do research first"
I did my basic research, including asking newb questions on xda. Based on what you guys said, I bought an i717 instead of the t-mobile version. Because I was carrying out a research, I had dozens of tabs on open on Firefox, and that's a contributing factor as to why I mistakenly flashed an international kernel on my at&t note.
Before you jump in, fingers waggin, saying useless things like "do search," please realize that an older device like the original note can have a long and sordid history of development. I was overwhelmed by the variety of "guides" and "howtos" and questions and answers when I first started reading about the Samsung Galaxy Note. Please be kind to semi-newbs like me, we are the silent majority here. (ranting)
One more rant before I go back to sleep (it's 6:25am here in rainy Southern California),
kernel developers should NOT be allowed to name their kernels "UNIVERSAL" I was suckered in to flash a "UNIVERSAL" kernel on my ATT Note I717. That UNIVERSAL kernel was only for International Note N7000.
I know, I should've known better. Well, a lesson learned, and as someone said above, it only cost $50.
If you are referring to me in your rant, I never even referred to you in my post. I pointed out that the posted suggestion above to return to Samsung for warranty was not only fraud .. But also against xda rules to be talking about. As for the post I agreed with ... If you've been reading around here lately you know there has been a rash of "help I've bricked my phone"threads lately. Some were due to a bad link to a rom outside xda. For some reason ... a lot of users here think that Samsung should replace under warranty for their mistakes. It's not the case. Simple fact is ... once you root the phone you have no warranty. That said, I believe that there is a grey area ... a know hardware failure ..I think it is fine to revert to stock to warranty.
I'm glad you've worked you issue out and wish you luck in the future. But instead of going on a rant to people who you may need help from in the future ... ... Just saying .. don't burn any bridges.
Have a good weekend
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In rereading ... I really don't think anyone was that harsh. Some of these have gotten quite ugly.
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Allright, got some needed sleep, got up and went to the post office to mail off my bricked Note to [email protected] in Texas. Priority mail to Texas from Southern Cal cost about $6 plus insurance cost $4, so all told about U$10 to mail my Note (sans batt, back cover, stylus, sim card and sdcard). According to the MobileTechVideo site, it will take about 4 business for Josh to repair it. So I'm looking at about 2 weeks before I can get mine back. Kinda wishing that I had sprung for express service for another $15-20.
I'm now regretting the rants I spewed out earlier. However, I believe I made a couple of valid observations. I am grateful to those who pointed out the jtag repair, specifically sending it for repair to mobiletechvideo. I know I can attempt the repair myself but for $50 it's well worth it for me to let a seasoned pro handle it.
One of my pet peeves is the "I am holier than you" attitude, you know the kind who goes around saying "I told you to research, make a backup nandroid, do md5 hash check on ALL your downloads, etc..." You know what, things have happened and now you're holding a brick in your hand due to whatever you did. No sense in kicking a man when he's down. How can you call it a help? And to those of you who clicked on the Thanks button to these kind of people, you know who you are, Fie on You!!!
To Bubbajoe,
Cool, I didn't mean to refer you or anyone else in my regrettable rants in my previous posts. I thought I needed to clarify that I never thought sending my bricked note to Samsung for warranty repair was an option. Thanks for pointing out that it would've constituted a fraud, had I done it. Having said that, now that the cat is out of the bag, I now know I have an option. I am sure other people who read this thread have now seen the option of sending it back to Samsung for repair under warranty. I don't want to judge people, what they do with their stuff is their private matter, I can only hope that you would do the right thing. I believe in karma, what goes around, comes around. If you gloat over other people's misfortune, your turn will come.
It seemed harsh to me. I was down and instead of helping me get up, some people were taunting and kicking me: "I told you so," "you didn't take my advice," "why didn't you read", etc, etc, etc... Do you call these advice "help" that deserved to be thanked???
From just reading the title your gonna need jtag. Its like $50-$60
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Allright, got some needed sleep, got up and went to the post office to mail off my bricked Note to [email protected] in Texas. Priority mail to Texas from Southern Cal cost about $6 plus insurance cost $4, so all told about U$10 to mail my Note (sans batt, back cover, stylus, sim card and sdcard). According to the MobileTechVideo site, it will take about 4 business for Josh to repair it. So I'm looking at about 2 weeks before I can get mine back. Kinda wishing that I had sprung for express service for another $15-20.
I'm now regretting the rants I spewed out earlier. However, I believe I made a couple of valid observations. I am grateful to those who pointed out the jtag repair, specifically sending it for repair to mobiletechvideo. I know I can attempt the repair myself but for $50 it's well worth it for me to let a seasoned pro handle it.
One of my pet peeves is the "I am holier than you" attitude, you know the kind who goes around saying "I told you to research, make a backup nandroid, do md5 hash check on ALL your downloads, etc..." You know what, things have happened and now you're holding a brick in your hand due to whatever you did. No sense in kicking a man when he's down. How can you call it a help? And to those of you who clicked on the Thanks button to these kind of people, you know who you are, Fie on You!!!
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Sir if your rant was directed at me I never said you were implying you were going to send it to samsung. I was only pointing out that that advice that someone else mentioned was not a good idea.
I am glad that you got in touch with mobiletechvideos to get it repaired. He has helped many people out with hard bricks around here. As for doing the repair yourself you need a riff box to do jtag and the cost of that is a lot more than what you ended up paying for Josh to do the service.
Hope to see you back up in running around here soon.
Bubbajoe40356 said:
Agreed. And returning it for warranty should not even be suggested here on xda. Once rooted the warranty is void.
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That statement bothers me considering they posted an article regarding rooting in July.
http://www.xda-developers.com/xda-tv-2/your-warranty-is-not-void-xda-tv/
You saying they should make a retraction?
He flashed a kernel for a completely different phone. You don't need root privileges to do that. So, no, this doesn't contradict the xda position.
Buy a new gasoline fueled car, then go and put diesel fuel in it and destroy the engine. No dealer will cover that error under a warranty. You pay for your mistake and learn to double check next time.
Why is this thread still running? The op has his issue handled. Now it's just turning into a debate thread.
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MoJoe277 said:
Why is this thread still running? The op has his issue handled. Now it's just turning into a debate thread.
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That's debatable
We've never had a debate thread.
Yeh....
We certainly don't need another heated thread.
Losing a great developer this week should be enough anger to tide us over don't you think ?
OP ....we have great people here, always doing their best to give back.
And once again, they "ALL" did ....IMHO ....
Bricking sucks, but thank goodness we have an out, unlike the old days where a guy just throws the phone in the trash and starts over.
Those guys down south do a fantastic job keeping us fixed up and going again.
It'll come back running like new...
Happy flashing ....g
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We've never had a debate thread.
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Shirokishi said:
That statement bothers me considering they posted an article regarding rooting in July.
http://www.xda-developers.com/xda-tv-2/your-warranty-is-not-void-xda-tv/
You saying they should make a retraction?
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While I highly respect Adam's opinion .. If you look at the attached post, you can see the statement copied directly from the Samsung website. Adam may be right ... Maybe not... But since it's Samsung we would be dealing with .. I would say the statement I made holds true. I'm not willing to fight my way to the supreme court to find out. If you are .. Let me know how it turns out. Also if you can gain root privileges without modifying or altering the electric circuitry .. Let me know that as well. Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36727175
As far as xda .. If the official opinion is that rooting doesn't void the warranty .. I have to wonder ... If we do have a rooted user .. Say with a hardware issue that wants to claim warranty .. why are we not seeing everyone post that it's no problem .. Just send it back rooted. We see responses on how to unroot to claim warranty. Why bother? Why aren't the mods closing these threads stating that the unrooting is not needed? Additionally if I'm denied warranty, I'd venture to say that xda would not replace my phone or help me hire an attorney to fright Samsung.
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Mods, please lock this thread, close it, or do whatever you have to do to stop people from posting to it anymore. It has degenerated into something that's so far removed from the original intent of the OP, namely me. The issue has been handled. No more replies should be accepted. Thank you!
Has anyone used the JTAG s off method on their DNA? I'd really like to chat with somebody who used JTAG to s off the 2.04 but feedback from anyone who used the method on 1.15 would be good too.
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CharliesTheMan said:
Has anyone used the JTAG s off method on their DNA? I'd really like to chat with somebody who used JTAG to s off the 2.04 but feedback from anyone who used the method on 1.15 would be good too.
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I'm seriously contemplating this method given that my newly purchased DNA has the 2.04 OTA and clearly there are no viable workarounds or any options for that matter. The price of the JTAG is of little concern to me considering the count-less benefits one has available with an S-OFF device. The only concern(s) I have atm is in regards to the amount of time I will be without it (I'm impatient about having but not utilizing a new toy yet I can deal) and just how definitive the process they use for S-OFF is in terms of stability and associated bugs/risks that accompany a newly JTAGed DNA. Personally I'm leaning towards doing it, if you were in such a predicament would you go ahead with it? Thanks for opening the thread to discuss this btw.
1stCentauri said:
I'm seriously contemplating this method given that my newly purchased DNA has the 2.04 OTA and clearly there are no viable workarounds or any options for that matter. The price of the JTAG is of little concern to me considering the count-less benefits one has available with an S-OFF device. The only concern(s) I have atm is in regards to the amount of time I will be without it (I'm impatient about having but not utilizing a new toy yet I can deal) and just how definitive the process they use for S-OFF is in terms of stability and associated bugs/risks that accompany a newly JTAGed DNA. Personally I'm leaning towards doing it, if you were in such a predicament would you go ahead with it? Thanks for opening the thread to discuss this btw.
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Only risks would be them breaking it while opening it up. Besides that the jtag process would have no software bugs, it is just like if you used facepalm to s off your device.
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i dont think but maybe one member or so has done that method but dont quote me on that and also i know it sounds like a ****ty answer but give the same devs a little while they will get it plus you save 65 dollars and yes 45 for service 20 + for shipping rather pricey but as the video shows it works just fine
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Only risks would be them breaking it while opening it up.
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^^^this^^
If I were seriously considering using their service I would ask about what happens if....
and from my experience taking stuff apart sometimes when it goes back together it never feels right again.. My DNA is a little "creaky" now I don't think I could handle it if I sent it them and it came back "creakyer"...
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^^^this^^
If I were seriously considering using their service I would ask about what happens if....
and from my experience taking stuff apart sometimes when it goes back together it never feels right again.. My DNA is a little "creaky" now I don't think I could handle it if I sent it them and it came back "creakyer"...
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I agree about it not feeling right when you get it back, it might feel new again though once taken apart and put back together, who knows. I am thinking about sending it too. But I have faith in the DEVs and think this might be resolved soon. . . I hope.
It will void your warranty because he rips that black plastic shielding paper thing and also he does not accept responsibility for breaking it and will only refund what you pay him, not the cost of the phone.
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It will void your warranty because he rips that black plastic shielding paper thing and also he does not accept responsibility for breaking it and will only refund what you pay him, not the cost of the phone.
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it's a given that it would void your warranty..
but if the other part if true then I would only send him my phone if it was hard bricked... I wouldn't take a chance like that just to get root/s-off, but that's just me..
OK guys.. Im about to suck it up and ordering a RIFF box (They're about 150-200 on ebay).
Wondering, IF I do... and I JTAG my DNA, would anyone else be interested in having me do it for them? I'd be looking at trying to get about $30 per phone, and the owner of the phone covers shipping to and from me (First class would be about $3 each way) and I could offer in person JTAGs. (I'm located in Reading, PA).
Let me know... (It's looking like I could have it in under 14 days (all orders come from China)
(I ask here because I did sort of the same thing when the XTC was floating around for some of the older HTC phones and it paid for itself in about 3 months)...
What experience do you have taking apart a phone of this sort? Personally, I'm very concerned with structural condition of the phone after. Are you going to do it to yours when you get it? Maybe post pics?
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What experience do you have taking apart a phone of this sort? Personally, I'm very concerned with structural condition of the phone after. Are you going to do it to yours when you get it? Maybe post pics?
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So glad you asked... Already done..
I will post pics tomorrow... when im sober and with a camera.
Met a gentleman in Philly this evening who had a riff box and some experience JTagging phones (Never did a DNA before.. but, then again, Neither did I).
That being said... Tomorrow, I will post "the secrets to Jtagging and unlocking a DNA (We actually didnt succeed in S-Offing my DNA, but we DID unlock the bootloader, and install CWM)
...The biggest thing I got from it all was flashing the SuperCID as 22222222... Then unlocking via HTC Dev (Full details will be supplied when im less... well, horizontal (Mostly, just a full run down of what we did to get to this point... not sure what parts were redundant or unneeded...)...
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BUT!!! The phone can, to some degree, be fully rooted after 2.04 by a "general" novice... with some phone disassembly skills and soldering skills (And a $200 Riff box)...
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What experience do you have taking apart a phone of this sort? Personally, I'm very concerned with structural condition of the phone after. Are you going to do it to yours when you get it? Maybe post pics?
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What experience do you have in not being a douche?
Shiz. I'd be interested after photos. I'd save the shipping and come to you. I'm in Dover, DE
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lol... Guy asks legitimate question, gets called a douche.
Good luck getting people to send anything to you.
RIFF box .. expensive for me
Phaded said:
lol... Guy asks legitimate question, gets called a douche.
Good luck getting people to send anything to you.
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I HAVE an unlocked DNA.. I TOOK the risk of learning how to do this procedure AND POSTED HOW TO DO IT... So, anyone who wants to do it themselves has all the knowledge to get where I did...
As for my "resume"... I wasnt offering one.
And I dont feel the need to prove my abilities when I am simply offering help to those around (and, Ive stated that I would post pics...)...
Only "damage" is on the top... and that's pretty much just because it's not completely snapped back together (Not pushing my luck to snap it all tight as I have to disassemble again and let a little slack out of one of the screws)... The only other cosmetic flaw is the red aluminum sticker above the volume button got knocked off (I need to 3M it back on)
Mind you, this was the fist HTC phone ive ever disassembled... (By deduction, also the first DNA) and it was the first time this phone was ever opened... (The knick on the top near the headphone jack is from me droping it... not from opening)...
Sorry about my finger in 2 of the pics... the camera wouldnt focus on the edge...
I'm in Palmyra, so a nice drive out to reading wouldnt be a problem. Once you have more phones under your belt.
If I cannot put a nice cm on this one I'm jumping ship for the S4.
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I'm by Wilkes barre so I'd be down for driving there to get it done. I got a otterbox anyway so as long as it's minor chips it's just gonna be like my razr after the maxx battery conversion
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OK.. pulled the trigger. Ordered the RIFF Box. Should be here by the end of the month...
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OK.. pulled the trigger. Ordered the RIFF Box. Should be here by the end of the month...
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Who'd you buy your riff box from?
CharliesTheMan said:
Who'd you buy your riff box from?
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Ordered off of eBay (Sending from China). A company called gsm-forever.
(Ive ordered parts, gevey chips, and some glitch chips from them in the past... never had an issue)
Our rules are pretty clear about trying to sell things on this site (this includes services).
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