Bricked phone - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

So I rooted my daughters kae kwon doe teachers phone a while back well his phone was fully stock with root he didnt make any modifications or nothing well he wanted to to update to m3 I think it is...so I used mskips toolkit to flash stock recocery so he could apply update everything went fine then it cut off and I cant get it back on tried everything wont go into download mode either...any advice I pretty much take it as bricked..
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If u can't get to download mode a USB jig may work for u... I think these phones are hard to brick
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If u can get it into download mode flash the alternate or root66 file along with pit that should fix u right up
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207 in section 1b try the root66 file and pit file
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Thanks yall but I cant get the thing to do nothing...
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jameztownbarber said:
Thanks yall but I cant get the thing to do nothing...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Jig-Don...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item51acb6eafd
most phones have a specific resistance setting,such that when its electrical output is met with a usb's specific-resistance-resistor, will completely re-do all of the phones settings. This should do the trick. and for 5 bucks, id say its worth it. This is what the first poster was getting at, but i dont think you understood based on your reply. and if you did my apologies.

eboodnero said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Jig-Don...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item51acb6eafd
most phones have a specific resistance, that when met, will completely re-do all of the phones settings. This should do the trick. and for 5 bucks, id say its worth it. This is what the first poster was getting at, but i dont think you understood based on your reply.
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Lol...damn I skipped over that...thanks sucks cuz it wont my phone so if verizon wont replace it ill have to go that route
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eboodnero said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Jig-Don...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item51acb6eafd
most phones have a specific resistance setting,such that when its electrical output is met with a usb's specific-resistance-resistor, will completely re-do all of the phones settings. This should do the trick. and for 5 bucks, id say its worth it. This is what the first poster was getting at, but i dont think you understood based on your reply. and if you did my apologies.
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Samsung phones resistance is 300k Ohms. Here is a link to instructions on how to make one, it's very easy and anyone with beginner soldering skills can make it.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
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shangrila500 said:
Samsung phones resistance is 300k Ohms. Here is a link to instructions on how to make one, it's very easy and anyone with beginner soldering skills can make it.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-yor-gal/
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Thanks bud, I made one already it is pretty easy but for some reason I messed up the first one even though I did the same thing with the second. For some the piece of mind of getting one for a few bucks as opposed to getting a soldering iron and some spare resistors is easier. Buuuuuuut I'll link this elsewhere too!

Yea imma try to make one today
Thanks yall
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***warning*** do not flash any rom made for n7000 on i717 note it will brick it!!!

I want to run the ICS Stunner on my ATT, so I flash it and it be came a brick...
just want to let people know.
If any one knows how to fix it, any help would be appreciated..
hope this help...
ronin2ppc said:
I want to run the ICS Stunner on my ATT, so I flash it and it be came a brick...
just want to let people know.
If any one knows how to fix it, any help would be appreciated..
hope this help...
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I thought this was a given...
Anyways, does your computer or Odin recognize it?
Wow. Just wow.
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i'm new at this stuff. but no my computer does not, i been reading for hrs on how i might be able to bring it back.. but i can't seem to find the solution...
any sugestion?
hyukki said:
I thought this was a given...
Anyways, does your computer or Odin recognize it?
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not at all
Reclaim said:
Wow. Just wow.
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do you think the sam jig will work? do yu think i should even try it?
well i'm going to try it tomorrow...
I'll find out and will let you know the out come.
ronin2ppc said:
do you think the sam jig will work? do yu think i should even try it?
well i'm going to try it tomorrow...
I'll find out and will let you know the out come.
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Well you have to try to enter download mode first.
If the jig doesn't work, your Note is done for. Good rule of thumb is, if you are even 1 % unsure, WAIT IT OUT.
dude that sucks. bad.
ronin2ppc said:
i'm new at this stuff. but no my computer does not, i been reading for hrs on how i might be able to bring it back.. but i can't seem to find the solution...
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That's what you should have done in the first place. You might be better off trying to get a warranty replacement. If the phone is bricked, they won't be able to tell if you tried to do something to it anyway. Just an idea. Hope you learned your lesson. Should have been a given.
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About a half hour of reading in the first place would have saved you the 600+ dollar paperweight you just created. In a half hour, you could effectively figure out that n7000 ROMs are a big no-no for the i717, learned how to root your i717, learn how to flash CWM on your i717, and flash an i717 ROM to your i717.
Not to condone screwing over AT&T, but I would suggest you do the following, if you by chance have the monthly insurance on your phone: report it lost or stolen, pay the $200 deductible to order a new one, then take your old one which is now completely useless, and smash it with a hammer, run it over with your car, burn it, spray paint it, burn it again, smash it some more, wrap a strip of firecrackers around it and light it off, use it for target practice for the nearest firearm or paintball gun, then put it in a display case to keep in a prominent location in your home or office as a reminder of what a lack of reading can do to your device. Then, while you are waiting patiently for your new i717 to arrive in the mail, take the time to READ everything you can about your specific phone so you know every in and out of it before it is in your hands.
All joking aside, the best you can probably do is report it lost or stolen, order a new one, and then see if somebody needs it to try out JTAG repairs for the Note. I'm not sure if JTAG has been accomplished on the i717 yet, but that's probably the most use your phone will ever provide again.
welchertc said:
About a half hour of reading in the first place would have saved you the 600+ dollar paperweight you just created. In a half hour, you could effectively figure out that n7000 ROMs are a big no-no for the i717, learned how to root your i717, learn how to flash CWM on your i717, and flash an i717 ROM to your i717.
Not to condone screwing over AT&T, but I would suggest you do the following, if you by chance have the monthly insurance on your phone: report it lost or stolen, pay the $200 deductible to order a new one, then take your old one which is now completely useless, and smash it with a hammer, run it over with your car, burn it, spray paint it, burn it again, smash it some more, wrap a strip of firecrackers around it and light it off, use it for target practice for the nearest firearm or paintball gun, then put it in a display case to keep in a prominent location in your home or office as a reminder of what a lack of reading can do to your device. Then, while you are waiting patiently for your new i717 to arrive in the mail, take the time to READ everything you can about your specific phone so you know every in and out of it before it is in your hands.
All joking aside, the best you can probably do is report it lost or stolen, order a new one, and then see if somebody needs it to try out JTAG repairs for the Note. I'm not sure if JTAG has been accomplished on the i717 yet, but that's probably the most use your phone will ever provide again.
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It's probably best to do it through att warranty as it will be added to their refurbished units.
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Return it and go back to an iphone.
***warning*** read the dam description and do a dam backup.
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No one has even asked the guy what his description of s brick is...cause everyone throes that word around like it means whenever your phone is in a state of not being able to use it
Op does your phone do ANYTHING AT ALL? bootloop, hang at splash screens, only show charging symbol when plugged in? All of those aren't bricks and are recoverable
If your phone just sits there and does absolutely nothing, nothing at all, like a corpse, then that and ONLY that is a brick.
What exactly id your phone doing?
studacris said:
No one has even asked the guy what his description of s brick is...cause everyone throes that word around like it means whenever your phone is in a state of not being able to use it
Op does your phone do ANYTHING AT ALL? bootloop, hang at splash screens, only show charging symbol when plugged in? All of those aren't bricks and are recoverable
If your phone just sits there and does absolutely nothing, nothing at all, like a corpse, then that and ONLY that is a brick.
What exactly id your phone doing?
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Lost cause.
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Says you...its not your phone.
Let's remember that when you mess your **** up dude...
Asking a question and trying to help a stranger is never a lost cause... That is the spirit of xda... Help and share knowledge.
studacris said:
Says you...its not your phone.
Let's remember that when you mess your **** up dude...
Asking a question and trying to help a stranger is never a lost cause... That is the spirit of xda... Help and share knowledge.
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I agree. Though when the person asking for help doesn't follow the xda rules....
And I showed I agree by offering my advice earlier in the thread.
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Reclaim said:
Lost cause.
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You sound and look like a retard.., Help the guy out or stay out of it. If i was having problem with my phone i would be posting right away, due to panic.
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studacris said:
Says you...its not your phone.
Let's remember that when you mess your **** up dude...
Asking a question and trying to help a stranger is never a lost cause... That is the spirit of xda... Help and share knowledge.
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Right on!
supac said:
You sound and look like a retard.., Help the guy out or stay out of it. If i was having problem with my phone i would be posting right away, due to panic.
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Right on!
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Fine. As you should. But you should also follow the rules when doing ao. I gave my advice in this thread as did others in which the same advice (not by me) was also posted in countless other threads including ones the OP posted in. If you forgot here is a refresher for new users:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=211OzgB2xiE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I'm not really sure how I sound and look retarded, but name calling definitely says a lot about you. Looking at your other posts, you're on a name calling rampage. You must be extra cool!
Hope this helps!
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Reclaim said:
Fine. As you should. But you should also follow the rules when doing ao. I gave my advice in this thread as did others in which the same advice (not by me) was also posted in countless other threads including ones the OP posted in. If you forgot here is a refresher for new users:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=211OzgB2xiE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I'm not really sure how I sound and look retarded, but name calling definitely says a lot about you. Looking at your other posts, you're on a name calling rampage. You must be extra cool!
Hope this helps!
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Actually Im not cool at all but a genuine retard.
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JTAG unbrick

Does anyone have any experience with jtag and unbricking? I ask because after bricking two phones, a third probably won't go over so well with the warranty dept. I'm willing to pick up a jtag jig so that I can keep developing but I'd like to pick the brain of someone with experience in this area before I do so. Possibly someone with the hardware already whose willing to soft brick and attempt a recovery. I know its a lot to ask but if we have
a definite way to unbrick we can really go at it. Plus I'd be willing to use the jig I pick up to attempt unbricking for others if they soft brick while devving.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618429
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I saw that thread but he never posted whether or not he was successful
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Don't tell me you bricked your rezound....
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Evocm7 said:
Don't tell me you bricked your rezound.... would be awesome if there was a way to unbrick. I'm going to search on this a bit.
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did you try to get you rezound into "download" mode? i know there was another member that could unbrick it if you could get into that mode. when i bricked i couldnt get it to work. but maybe your brick was a different type then mine
synisterwolf said:
did you try to get you rezound into "download" mode? i know there was another member that could unbrick it if you could get into that mode. when i bricked i couldnt get it to work. but maybe your brick was a different type then mine
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qhusb_dload? I tried by doing the wire trick (like for s-off). I figured if I could get that I'd be able to recover but it wasn't working for me. Is there another way?
Right now I get no indication that the phone has any signs of life, no power on at all and not even a charge led. I have another one on its way but I really don't want to try for three strikes. I'm thinking I'm going to stay s-on for devving. It should be harder to brick then.
chad0989 said:
qhusb_dload? I tried by doing the wire trick (like for s-off). I figured if I could get that I'd be able to recover but it wasn't working for me. Is there another way?
Right now I get no indication that the phone has any signs of life, no power on at all and not even a charge led. I have another one on its way but I really don't want to try for three strikes. I'm thinking I'm going to stay s-on for devving. It should be harder to brick then.
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This is the exact reason I never s-off'd. I don't need the smallest mistake to cost me a phone. With all of the aroma installers, it doesn't really seem necessary.
chad0989 said:
Does anyone have any experience with jtag and unbricking?
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I've done similar stuff with routers.. not phones, but I imagine it's the same idea.
tcpsyn on gchat.
MajikUF said:
This is the exact reason I never s-off'd. I don't need the smallest mistake to cost me a phone. With all of the aroma installers, it doesn't really seem necessary.
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You do know he's been working on cm9 to bring to us right?
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chad0989 said:
qhusb_dload? I tried by doing the wire trick (like for s-off). I figured if I could get that I'd be able to recover but it wasn't working for me. Is there another way?
Right now I get no indication that the phone has any signs of life, no power on at all and not even a charge led. I have another one on its way but I really don't want to try for three strikes. I'm thinking I'm going to stay s-on for devving. It should be harder to brick then.
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yep thats the one. if you could get it into download mode then you can flash a stock recovery and stock hboot back on. but like you said, there was no life at all. it sounds like you did what i did. :/
i dont think you need to worry about how many you are RMA'ing. im on my 3rd now. 2 HW failure and this one has a bad screen.
synisterwolf said:
did you try to get you rezound into "download" mode? i know there was another member that could unbrick it if you could get into that mode. when i bricked i couldnt get it to work. but maybe your brick was a different type then mine
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Wasn't the whole purpose of the "wire trick" that we used for S-OFF for forcing the phone into download mode?
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oops didn't read the whole discussion. My bad
synisterwolf said:
yep thats the one. if you could get it into download mode then you can flash a stock recovery and stock hboot back on. but like you said, there was no life at all. it sounds like you did what i did. :/
i dont think you need to worry about how many you are RMA'ing. im on my 3rd now. 2 HW failure and this one has a bad screen.
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It would still be nice to have a solid way of unbricking. If I keep sending them back with the same exact problem I feel they would get suspicious eventually. Plus the new one I just got is pretty flawless so far, no dead pixels or anything so I'd like to keep it.
I have a new CM build sitting here right now that I'm terrified to try. Haha. So if you're uh sending the one with the bad screen back and want to try a couple things out first...
Yea that would be sick if we could get this to work. Probably, to find a JTAG/Uart port, we would have to take the board out of the device. I don't really wanna do it to mine since I wouldn't know how to put it back together
chad0989 said:
It would still be nice to have a solid way of unbricking. Plus if they keep coming back with the same exact problem I feel they would get suspicious eventually.
I have a new CM build sitting here right now that I'm terrified to try. Haha. So if you're uh sending the one with the bad screen back and want to try a couple things out first...
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If you go S-On it should fix the bricking. Atleast that's what JonMan said lol
dmeadows013 said:
If you go S-On it should fix the bricking. Atleast that's what JonMan said lol
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I concluded that also, since whatever partition is getting corrupted won't be able to be written to. But I haven't had the guts to try it again yet.
How about it with your new one and let me know. Haha. I'm already two bricks in.
chad0989 said:
I concluded that also, since whatever partition is getting corrupted won't be able to be written to. But I haven't had the guts to try it again yet.
How about it with your new one and let me know. Haha. I'm already two bricks in.
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Lol I haven't gotten my new one yet went to VZ yesterday and they said they only had new ones in stock and no warranty replacements. They offered me a Razr. Why couldn't I just get a new one? I dunno... Dumbass Verizon lol
Gonna try HTC Repair Department today and see if I can get one from them. If not I'll just keep trying at VZ
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Lol I haven't gotten my new one yet went to VZ yesterday and they said they only had new ones in stock and no warranty replacements. They offered me a Razr. Why couldn't I just get a new one? I dunno... Dumbass Verizon lol
Gonna try HTC Repair Department today and see if I can get one from them. If not I'll just keep trying at VZ
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trade you my rez for your gnex
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a.mcdear said:
Wasn't the whole purpose of the "wire trick" that we used for S-OFF for forcing the phone into download mode?
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oops didn't read the whole discussion. My bad
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lol no worries.
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chad0989 said:
It would still be nice to have a solid way of unbricking. If I keep sending them back with the same exact problem I feel they would get suspicious eventually. Plus the new one I just got is pretty flawless so far, no dead pixels or anything so I'd like to keep it.
I have a new CM build sitting here right now that I'm terrified to try. Haha. So if you're uh sending the one with the bad screen back and want to try a couple things out first...
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do you think it has something to do with the kernel that is causing the bricks?
One thing I'm worried about is if devs stay s-on to prevent bricking then how would they know if their stuff would brick other people's phones or not?
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ijustwantmydock said:
One thing I'm worried about is if devs stay s-on to prevent bricking then how would they know if their stuff would brick other people's phones or not?
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what about if everyone s-on's ? i mean s-off is nice but if it means brick/no brick....
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Lol I haven't gotten my new one yet went to VZ yesterday and they said they only had new ones in stock and no warranty replacements. They offered me a Razr. Why couldn't I just get a new one? I dunno... Dumbass Verizon lol
Gonna try HTC Repair Department today and see if I can get one from them. If not I'll just keep trying at VZ
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Just call *611 and keep hitting 0 until you get someone. They'll transfer you to the tech support people and they'll hook you up.

[Q] Need ODIN tar - NOVENADXLJ2!!

Is there anybody out there that can make me an ODIN tar of the Novena J2 rom? It's the only way I can flash the rom on my phone, and I am unable to do it... yet. I will gladly donate!
Sir, there is no need to create multiply threads on the same subject/issue, your issue/question has been noted, I have closed your other thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2019772, but if you notice there was a post on this issue in your old thread.
Bottom-line I understand your seeking for resolution, so let's contain your issue in this thread, and Good Luck.
It wasn't done intentionally, I put it in the wrong category then switched it to q&A. Couldnt delete the other, thanks
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Well after a week of asking probably 400 people how to wipe my phone in any other way than recovery, finally someone could help me and it was easy as using kies!
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Ok, so good efforts by 400 people. Its always something easy.
Now we all know if our phone is stolen, a lock screen is no security.
The ultimate lesson ...?
Don't buy a phone you can't use first ...g
I thought of a few "moral of the story. . ." ideas too but surprisingly I held back.
Lulz @ "Buy"
Actually it is pretty secure i had to completely wipe everything to get in
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rangercaptain said:
I thought of a few "moral of the story. . ." ideas too but surprisingly I held back.
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I've never been one to hold back...
And I'm pleased that a solution was found.
No dis-respect was intended toward the OP, simply a best practices approach next time....g
Agreed.

[Q] 4.1.2 Casual root/unlock

I had 4.1.1 unlocked and rooted. I reverted back to stock and locked bootloader updated to 4.1.2 and had a bootloop. I ran the no you verizon and it fixed the bootloop but it won't give me root or unlock my bootloader. I would upload my pastebin but limited due to little posts.
no2burner said:
I had 4.1.1 unlocked and rooted. I reverted back to stock and locked bootloader updated to 4.1.2 and had a bootloop. I ran the no you verizon and it fixed the bootloop but it won't give me root or unlock my bootloader. I would upload my pastebin but limited due to little posts.
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for those having problems with roms pre vramc3 and are having boot loop problems I would recommend getting a usb jig on eBay or Amazon or making one.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
It'll save you a ton of time dealing with those finicky pit files and spending hours on Odin.
Then you can download whatever stock Rom and flash it with Odin!
eboodnero said:
for those having problems with roms pre vramc3 and are having boot loop problems I would recommend getting a usb jig on eBay or Amazon or making one.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
It'll save you a ton of time dealing with those finicky pit files and spending hours on Odin.
Then you can download whatever stock Rom and flash it with Odin!
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You'll still have to use Odin and the pit files, all it does is boot your phone into Download Mode when you can't or have issues doing so.
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shangrila500 said:
You'll still have to use Odin and the pit files, all it does is boot your phone into Download Mode when you can't or have issues doing so.
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Ah thanks for clearing that up : )
I don't have a boot loop anymore. Im stock with 4.1.2 but the "no you Verizon" get a critical error. And, I don't know why.
Post 4.... waiting another 5 min
post 5... :crying:
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post 5... :crying:
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Try posting in the Casual thread and asking for help
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shangrila500 said:
Try posting in the Casual thread and asking for help
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I would but like I said I need 10 posts to post a url which I need to explain..
Post 7 yayyyy
no2burner said:
I would but like I said I need 10 posts to post a url which I need to explain..
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You can always get around the url posting by doing something like wwwDOTgoogleDOTcom or something similar.
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You can always get around the url posting by doing something like wwwDOTgoogleDOTcom or something similar.
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In order to even post where I need to I have to have 10 posts anyways.
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In order to even post where I need to I have to have 10 posts anyways.
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Ahh. I forgot about that.
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Ahh. I forgot about that.
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Im gettin there, I hope to be a regular on here now anyways so to the future! :highfive:
Yay 10 posts :angel:
eboodnero said:
for those having problems with roms pre vramc3 and are having boot loop problems I would recommend getting a usb jig on eBay or Amazon or making one.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
It'll save you a ton of time dealing with those finicky pit files and spending hours on Odin.
Then you can download whatever stock Rom and flash it with Odin!
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Dude please stop telling people about JTags and JIGs on eBay if their phone can boot then there is a 99.9% chance that there is a fix or workaround for what they're experiencing...usually people are not explaining the problem correctly but even still this guy said his phone is working and he is up and running....straight to the point just please stop telling people they need to buy extra stuff without first trying to help them or fully understanding what exactly the problem is that theyre experiencing....i know you want to help which in my opinion is fantastic but even if you dont know the answer try and look it up for them or direct them in the right place for further assistence before telling them they need to buy something which in reality is just not the case
JamesPumaEnjoi said:
Dude please stop telling people about JTags and JIGs on eBay if their phone can boot then there is a 99.9% chance that there is a fix or workaround for what they're experiencing...usually people are not explaining the problem correctly but even still this guy said his phone is working and he is up and running....straight to the point just please stop telling people they need to buy extra stuff without first trying to help them or fully understanding the problem theyre experiencing....i know you want to help which in my opinion is fantastic but even if you dont know the answer try and look it up for them or direct them in the right place for further assistence before gelling them they need to buy something which in reality is just not the case
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I posted that before shangrila corrected me. You're right, I'm sorry :/ I won't be recommending that at all. I think those were the only two posts I made about them. Sorry!
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eboodnero said:
I posted that before shangrila corrected me. You're right, I'm sorry :/ I won't be recommending that at all. I think those were the only two posts I made about them. Sorry!
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Its fine man it really is....most of the time if you can AT THE VERY LEAST boot your phone into download mode then you should be okay and there is probably a fix but you just have to find it....keep helping people man even just pointing someone in the right direction is a much much much better way to go about helping than telling someone to buy something that is very unnecessary.... Keep it up though man you'll be fine just please stop with the JTags and JIGs lol
So I reverted my bootloader back to 4.1.1 unlocked and rooted it again. Updated my radio to 4.1.2 now I feel like I have my phone again.
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Im trying to root on Note2 i605VRAMC3. But Casual stops to download Heimdall_1.4RC3_mac32.pkg over and over. I have a mac64 and have downloaded and installed Heimdall_1.4RC3_mac64.pkg but still with no luck. Can someone help me me, Thanks

Tried to update TWRP via goomanager, now the phone won't power on. Brick?

I was having trouble getting TWRP to recognize my SD Card so I downloaded an updated version from goomanager. Flashed in TWRP, rebooted and the phone never came back up. It seems as though its dead. Can't get it to go in to recovery or download or anything. Did I brick it?
Are You sure you installed the correct version?
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rangercaptain said:
Are You sure you installed the correct version?
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At this point I am assuming I did not install the right one. I have never updated via goo before. When I used it to search for roms it on;y showed me roms for my phone, so I assumed it was only showing me recoveries for my phone as well.
I believe it was this one openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.2-t03g.zip
After searching the goomanager website, I do see the phone specific recoveries have the phone name in the file name. DANG
2.5 is the most recent. You said no response to power button. What happens when you connect to your pc?
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2.5 is the most recent. You said no response to power button. What happens when you connect to your pc?
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2.5 is the most recent, but like I said, now that I've searched the web, I am reasonably sure the file I flashed was not specific to my phone.
Nothing happens when I connect it to my PC.
Sorry Amigo, that's a brick. But you can get it repaired. The repair is called JTAG and its not a do-it-yourself job. You send the phone away and a week later and $50 later you get your phone back. www.mobiletechvideos.com has all the details.
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Sorry Amigo, that's a brick. But you can get it repaired. The repair is called JTAG and its not a do-it-yourself job. You send the phone away and a week later and $50 later you get your phone back. www.mobiletechvideos.com has all the details.
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I was afraid of that. MY fault for not learning more about goomanager. It wasn't something I used much, and it bit me.Thanks for the help and the link.
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Sorry Amigo, that's a brick. But you can get it repaired. The repair is called JTAG and its not a do-it-yourself job. You send the phone away and a week later and $50 later you get your phone back. www.mobiletechvideos.com has all the details.
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I thought JTAGs weren't available for the Note?
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JTAG isn't a thing. Its a process where inputs are soldered to the mainboard and the OS is flashed directly to the ROM.
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Jamesyboy said:
I thought JTAGs weren't available for the Note?
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my phone just got back from jtag repair, so of course you can get it fixed that way LOL
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my phone just got back from jtag repair, so of course you can get it fixed that way LOL
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ROFL! I did some looking back, and apparently i got a Hardware Jig confused with a JTAG. Haha, apparently my brain saw a J, a G, said " duuurrmrmmmmmmmaawwaaafffllleeees, and thought everyting was all good.
I blame goomanager for bricking mine that way too.
Wromg one for phone when I expected it to omly give me my phone.
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. . . apparently i got a Hardware Jig confused with a JTAG.
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I figured that.
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I blame goomanager for bricking mine that way too.
Wromg one for phone when I expected it to omly give me my phone.
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Not sure how you attempted to upgrade but if you choose "flash ROM" it will ask you if you want to search for a recovery. If you input yes it finds the proper file for your device.
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Not sure how you attempted to upgrade but if you choose "flash ROM" it will ask you if you want to search for a recovery. If you input yes it finds the proper file for your device.
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I am admittedly a "stupid user" as many posts on these forums will show, but I think this is what happened to me as I have flashed many many roms, but when I tried to update to 2.5 TWRP I created a shiney door-stop.
I had updated before manually but thought, wow, goo manager looks more simple and dependable.
I could be wrong! No way to tell for sure. But I "feel" like this also happened to me.
I think it is the right thing to voice it as a concern.
zeddock said:
I am admittedly a "stupid user" as many posts on these forums will show
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Hey, I hold the title of King of Stupid!
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Could i trim the quotes a lot more? Yea. And I will. Could you find something better to do with your time, than to go on a one man crusade and remake XDA in your likeness?
Next time, instead of sounding like a judgmental 12 year old girl, send a PM and make a "suggestion", listing the reasons its hetter for XDA, and ultimately, yourself. But it's not your role, its not your job, to ensure others are typing the way you like.
Hey buddy, relax. I was agreeing with you about getting jig and JTAG mixed up. Notice my patient response to your question.
Why are you getting so worked up? So why didn't you follow your own suggestion about PMs? Your rant sounds a little harsh. Who put you in charge of calling out people you don't agree with.
That thing about quotes is my signature line. How many people quote a huge post to only answer one line from the post? How often in a face-to-face conversation do you repeat everything a person said? Everyone would think you're on drugs. The reason the search function is usless is because of the needless quoting by lazy people.
If the signature bothers you, you probably need to follow the advice.
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mike208 said:
I was having trouble getting TWRP to recognize my SD Card so I downloaded an updated version from goomanager. Flashed in TWRP, rebooted and the phone never came back up. It seems as though its dead. Can't get it to go in to recovery or download or anything.
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I blame goomanager for bricking mine that way too.
Wrong one for phone when I expected it to only give me my phone.
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I almost did the same thing today! Used the Goo Manager app and it started downloading twrp 2.5, and I started thinking, isn't there a 2.6? Then I realized, even more importantly, that the file did not have i717 in the name, and I knew past versions had. I thought the app was going to automatically install and reboot (according to the teamw.in website), but thankfully my internet was slow and I was able to cancel the download about 30 seconds in. Scary stuff.
I would definitely NOT recommend trusting this app to download recovery. Do it the "old-fashioned" way.

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