Hi, I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) which I recently hard bricked by flashing the wrong kernel. If I were to use a USB jig, would it force my device into download mode or not? Any help would be appreciated, because I need to fix this phone ASAP. :crying:
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I also would like to know
I have done the exact same thing. I have the i535 GS3, being the Verizon one. In a moment of severe inattention to detail, i tried to flash the international version of the omega custom rom, and hard bricked it. No response to any type of button combo, nada. I would prefer not to have to send it to be jtagged, its expensive. I'm capable of fixing it through ODIN, but i am unable to get it into download mode. would building/buying a jig solve my issue?
have your tried using ODIN
You need a jtag to repair a hard brick. I just sent mine out to a gentleman on ebay and he only charges 30 bucks. The usb jig will not do anything unless you are soft bricked.
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blitzed604 said:
have your tried using ODIN
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yes sir, I have. The screen will not show anything. If i follow the steps to get into download mode, thus being holding volume down+power+home, then pressing volume up, will it work on a hard brick, even if nothing is displayed?
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gimmeitorilltell said:
You need a jtag to repair a hard brick. I just sent mine out to a gentleman on ebay and he only charges 30 bucks. The usb jig will not do anything unless you are soft bricked.
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Thank you, i really would prefer not to send it away, i get a pathetic sort of anxiety when i don't have my phone, but it seems my options are awfully limited.
Could you, by any chance, direct me to aforementioned ebay gentleman?
Mattj96 said:
Thank you, i really would prefer not to send it away, i get a pathetic sort of anxiety when i don't have my phone, but it seems my options are awfully limited.
Could you, by any chance, direct me to aforementioned ebay gentleman?
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I was a little reluctant about sending my phone off too but this guy has 100% positive feedback so I sent it in. I sent you a PM with the ebay link, didn't want to put a link up that may not be approved. Good luck with your phone.
My phone wouldn't do anything, not even a charging light, therefor it was hard bricked.
EDIT: This is the guy that repaired mine but the pricing is a little different now. Read his listing carefully and email him first so he can send you the shipping information. Good luck with your phone, this guy was fast and my phone is still running great. http://m.ebay.com/itm/281145512327?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1
US Cellular Galaxy S3 Hard Bricked
my US Cellular Galaxy S3 has recently hard bricked after attempting to install a rom called energy 2.0 when i attempted to install it said something about a boot.img i dont know if it was bad thing i dont recall and a code 7 error installation aborted.
so after it said that i just decided id keep the KitKat 4.4 rom i had and left CWM through the restart phone option. so after i hit that it turned off and never turned back on, i cant access Download Mode, Recovery Mode or anything no vibration no nada. so i recently decided to purchase a USB JIG from ebay in hopes that it will set it to download mode? however knowing that i have a US Cellular model (SCH-R830U I Believe) all of the descriptions in ebay for the JIGs say that they work for Sprint models, Verizon models and so on but nothing about them working for US Cellular models, so my question is does anyone know if it will work?, i bought it hoping it will work but i just want to know so i dont get my hopes up haha? thanks.
Did it work
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My friend broke his i777 when trying to update to the newest AOKP (he used rom manager) I wasn't home to help him fix it and he accidentally used some vibrant tool to fix it instead of normal Odin.
So it is hard bricked, he got a jig and that's not working either. Any ideas?
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If it is a hard brick and the jig does not work then i think you need to buy a new phone
If it's truely hard bricked, then the only option is jtag recovery. Mobile Tech Videos is a reputable vendor who can do that.
If there is absolutely no sign of life, then that is your only option. If there is any sign of life at all, then you possibly might recover the phone without that.
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If it is a hard brick and the jig does not work then i think you need to buy a new phone
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Negative. There is plenty of JTAG brick repairs. Google: mobile tech videos
Edit: sorry creepy, didn't see your post
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MTV repaired my captivate when i hard bricked it. Odin hanged on me during a boot-loader revert and it was toast. The guy that does the repair must have some special tools cause you'd never even know my phone had been opened up just by looking at it.
He flashed a vibrant rom with bootloaders?, that's the only way to hard brick a galaxy s2 from what I've read. Did you try connecting to computer and pressing volume up and down to enter in download mode?
Provide more information.
I don't know what vibrant thing he used it could have had boot loaders he doesn't know also yes I tried all those combinations
Also I am looking into JTAG repair now thanks for the help
Edit: are we sure this will work 50$ is allot (although not too much if it works) also where can I find this MTV guy?
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bbm21 said:
I don't know what vibrant thing he used it could have had boot loaders he doesn't know also yes I tried all those combinations
Also I am looking into JTAG repair now thanks for the help
Edit: are we sure this will work 50$ is allot (although not too much if it works) also where can I find this MTV guy?
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Go to mobiletechvideos.com. $50 is worth it and he can fix it. And for whatever reason, they can't get it working , they refund your money. But they're a trusted site. They unbricked my captivate
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Before you send it in for jtag repair...
If you havn't tried it already, try putting the phone into download mode by first removing the battery, then holding down Vol+ and vol- (but not power) while you plug in the usb cable connected to your pc. The key here is to have the battery out. If this puts you into download mode, then go to the Download Repository and flash the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries including bootloaders.
Re: jtag. From what I have read, you can trust mobile tech videos. $50.00 is a bit less than replacing the phone. The XDA developer Adam Outler also has done some jtag repair for folks on the captivate, and may also do the sgsII. I havn't heard lately, but some time ago he was a little cheaper than MTV.
Yes Mobile Tech videos will work perfectly for getting it fixed. I have also spoken to him on the phone many of times and he is a really cool person and very knowledgeable. He fixed my cappy back in the day and he got it to work with our sgs2s back when they first came out. Also you may see if he can apply the unbreakable mod for you while he is at it. Makes it darn near impossible to ever brick it again with bad flashes of even wrong/bad boot loaders. And $50 is way cheaper than a new phone or even insurance if you now decide to accident run it over with your car before calling att.
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I bricked my mother-inlaws captivate a while back and sent it to MTV. Had it back in 8 days, he also keeps you updated of the process. Seeing the "your phone has been resurrected " e-mail arrive was a sigh of relief. Didn't feel like hearing the wife or mom-inlaws grief
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Nuskul said:
I bricked my mother-inlaws captivate a while back and sent it to MTV. Had it back in 8 days, he also keeps you updated of the process. Seeing the "your phone has been resurrected " e-mail arrive was a sigh of relief. Didn't feel like hearing the wife or mom-inlaws grief
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Erhmm, if it's not broken, don't fix it. Should've thought of that before you flashed her device lol
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Thanks guys I guess I'll have him do that
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Hey, Is that problem solved? I did not flash the wrong ROM but was flashing CM9 nightly on top of LD3.
Now my phone wont turn on.
I don't have JIG so if you say your problem got resolved, then I will send it to MobileTechVideo.com
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Hey, Is that problem solved? I did not flash the wrong ROM but was flashing CM9 nightly on top of LD3.
Now my phone wont turn on.
I don't have JIG so if you say your problem got resolved, then I will send it to MobileTechVideo.com
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Hi,
Pretty much the same problem here,tried to update hydrogen rom,wiped cache/dalvik through CWM. Installation was hanging for 10-15 minutes,i pressed power button and phone died.Doesnt respond to any button and action.
I am awaiting jig to arrive today ,and will post back if it worked,i doubt though...
2 months later...
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Jig couldnt bring it to life. Probably only thing that helps is jtag...
I felt twice with my I777..I 'played" different options, and use SuperOneClick and Odin. I did know how, but Unroot, install Stock Kernel, reinstal CWMR 5.0.5.4 and enter in Download Mode and later ..uuulaaa.....Dont ask me how...In my desesperation test all I can imagine and had a good look to save my phone.
RockRatt said:
Yes Mobile Tech videos will work perfectly for getting it fixed. I have also spoken to him on the phone many of times and he is a really cool person and very knowledgeable. He fixed my cappy back in the day and he got it to work with our sgs2s back when they first came out. Also you may see if he can apply the unbreakable mod for you while he is at it. Makes it darn near impossible to ever brick it again with bad flashes of even wrong/bad boot loaders. And $50 is way cheaper than a new phone or even insurance if you now decide to accident run it over with your car before calling att.
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I am wondering if AT&T would go to this level of trouble to determine if a ROM was uploaded to a phone or not to determine whether or not the warranty was voided? My phone froze under normal usage under one of the more popular ROMs. I wrote about it elsewhere so I won't write about it here again.. but it said something about encryption when rebooting and never came back from black.
My only concern is when sending it in under warranty at&t will reject and stick me for replacement bill..
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jcomana said:
I felt twice with my I777..I 'played" different options, and use SuperOneClick and Odin. I did know how, but Unroot, install Stock Kernel, reinstal CWMR 5.0.5.4 and enter in Download Mode and later ..uuulaaa.....Dont ask me how...In my desesperation test all I can imagine and had a good look to save my phone.
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Did you have a continually black nonresponsive screen?
HP
heartspeace said:
I am wondering if AT&T would go to this level of trouble to determine if a ROM was uploaded to a phone or not to determine whether or not the warranty was voided? My phone froze under normal usage under one of the more popular ROMs. I wrote about it elsewhere so I won't write about it here again.. but it said something about encryption when rebooting and never came back from black.
My only concern is when sending it in under warranty at&t will reject and stick me for replacement bill..
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Did you have a continually black nonresponsive screen?
HP
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Bleh
Hello..
please i need an urgent help..
i just downloaded "cm-10-20120727-n7000-XPLODWILD" and flashed it, and when i rebooted it, it stock and doens't want to start at allllllllllllll..
and i even tried to remove the battary and put it back and still the same.. and when i connected it to the charger it didn't show the battery charging
please i need help very fast
That's for the international note, you just hard bricked your phone. International roms aren't compatible with our phones and vice versa. Hopefully you're under warranty or have insurance...
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N7000 is NOT the same as i717. Can you still get to recovery? Hold vol+, vol -, and power for 5 seconds or so until it shows samsung logo, with luck you will only have screwed your main kernel and still have recovery to flash a working i717 one. If not do Power+Vol+ for 5 seconds for download mode which requires Odin on PC to flash a cwm/twrp recovery or stock rom.
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zouheirito said:
Hello..
please i need an urgent help..
i just downloaded "cm-10-20120727-n7000-XPLODWILD" and flashed it, and when i rebooted it, it stock and doens't want to start at allllllllllllll..
and i even tried to remove the battary and put it back and still the same.. and when i connected it to the charger it didn't show the battery charging
please i need help very fast
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if you can't boot into download mode, your Note is dead , pull the battery out, leave it for a minute and while holding the volume down, stick the battery in and see if it boots into download mode. I'm not going to ask why at this point of time anyone wouldn't know the difference of the two model Notes, it happened at first right after the US Note came out , anyways, you can try to get your hands on a jig and force it into download mode if nothing else works, pretty cheap http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/ , I have one and all you do is plug it in the usb port and it should automatically boot into download mode, they don't have one for the note but the galaxy s/vibrant 4g/nexus should all work.
If you can get it booted into download mode you can save it with the proper rom flashed thru odin, the n7000 boot.img/zImage is what killed your note, you can't use the kernel or modem from each other.
Good luck.
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if you can't boot into download mode, your Note is dead , pull the battery out, leave it for a minute and while holding the volume down, stick the battery in and see if it boots into download mode. I'm not going to ask why at this point of time anyone wouldn't know the difference of the two model Notes, it happened at first right after the US Note came out , anyways, you can try to get your hands on a jig and force it into download mode if nothing else works, pretty cheap http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/ , I have one and all you do is plug it in the usb port and it should automatically boot into download mode, they don't have one for the note but the galaxy s/vibrant 4g/nexus should all work.
If you can get it booted into download mode you can save it with the proper rom flashed thru odin, the n7000 boot.img/zImage is what killed your note, you can't use the kernel or modem from each other.
Good luck.
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thanks for your tips but i tried to do as you siad to take off my battery and hold down the volum ...etc... and it didn't work..
does that mean i lost my NOTE??????????!!!!
and unfortanatly i don't think i'll be able to find that JTAG here... but i watchd at youtube how to make a simple one with resistors and USB plugin i'll try it tomorrow and hopfully it will work...
and yes correct i still can't understand the differnece but i was trying to learn from my own experience with my NOTE, and i ended up here..
i will do that simple jtag tomorrow and if it doesn't work then i think i will have to take it to the place where i bought it hoppfully they will help me out..
thanks anyway for all.
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thanks for your tips but i tried to do as you siad to take off my battery and hold down the volum ...etc... and it didn't work..
does that mean i lost my NOTE??????????!!!!
and unfortanatly i don't think i'll be able to find that JTAG here... but i watchd at youtube how to make a simple one with resistors and USB plugin i'll try it tomorrow and hopfully it will work...
and yes correct i still can't understand the differnece but i was trying to learn from my own experience with my NOTE, and i ended up here..
i will do that simple jtag tomorrow and if it doesn't work then i think i will have to take it to the place where i bought it hoppfully they will help me out..
thanks anyway for all.
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Using a jig is completely different than JTAG. Jig simply boots download mode, and probably won't work. JTAG involves soldering something on the motherboard and costs about 50 bucks if you ship it to somebody to do, which could save your phone possibly. And since you didn't read enough to know the difference between the international and ATT notes, you should probably read a lot more before the next time you try something.
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Sorry for your loss....
It's an expensive (and avoidable) lesson to learn...
(Reading for comprehension)...is mandatory around here, to avoid a paperweight...and I'd rather risk being flamed alive for asking a repeat question, than to brick my note due to lack of understanding. The difference between these two devices is "very" easy to spot with minimal research.
very sorry....g
Sorry man. I read a lot before I started anything with an iPhone or android. There are devoted sections to each international and states note. At the very least you learned a huge lesson. Try a warranty exchange or insurance and you'll be good to go again.
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Sorry for your loss man... wish I had something to help ya out because I know the feeling of a bricked phone
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thank you guys, but not body gave me an essential answer so far..... DID I LOSE MY NOTE? or there is any hope to restore it back?
I think you were given an answer; in all likelihood you've lost your note which is why people are suggesting warranty/insurance returns.
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thank you guys, but not body gave me an essential answer so far..... DID I LOSE MY NOTE? or there is any hope to restore it back?
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You were given many answers
You lost your note
Next time read and read before flashing anything
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That's for the international note, you just hard bricked your phone. International roms aren't compatible with our phones and vice versa. Hopefully you're under warranty or have insurance...
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Looks like you messed up bigtime son!
As it's already been said I won't bother, oh ok then- read read read, then read some more. Best way to stop this ****e from happening!
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zouheirito said:
thank you guys, but not body gave me an essential answer so far..... DID I LOSE MY NOTE? or there is any hope to restore it back?
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I gave you the only answer you need ! Unless you can boot into download mode your Note is D.E.A.D.-S.O.L.... if it won't boot to download mode, either make a USB jig or buy one like I showed you, even gave you a link for it or claim warranty/insurance. Don't know what else you want, maybe someone can take a trip to your house and do it for you.....
RoloRacer Paranoid on JellyBean
After reading posts by the OPer it reminds me of a movie, remember rush hour "do you understand the words coming out of my mouth!" Well I also think your note is dead, JTAG probably.
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heyy guys, i read that there is always UNBRICK way for any phone..... so i think i'll stick to that hope
but thanks anyway.
Did you flash the zip in cwm or via download mode?
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zouheirito said:
heyy guys, i read that there is always UNBRICK way for any phone..... so i think i'll stick to that hope
but thanks anyway.
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Brick means dead. Paperweight. It happens. JTAG.
Here is a link to mobiletechvideos
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-jtag-brick-repair/
I just broke the rules by posting that, you're welcome.
That is listed for the international version, but at the bottom it says "valid for the at&t lte version"
Josh is a trusted member of xda, and he has zombified many phones.
As stated above, this type of repair is the only hope you have of saving this phone.
ok yesterday i flashed the siyah kernel and my battery was almost dead and when i reboot recovery i picked my phone up and battery fell out so i put the battery in and put cover back on and tried powering it on and it didnt so i left it on charge all night and in the morning i tried to power it on and it still doesnt and i tried pulling battery out aswell and can you help me and its just a blackscreen display doesnt come on
Have you tried booting to recovery mode or download mode?
Power button+volume down+up
Power button+volume down
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Have you tried booting to recovery mode or download mode?
Power button+volume down+up
Power button+volume down
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yes
things come to mind:
/ need the "jig" to at least get into download mode.
/ ODIN that sucker and frankenstein the thing
UnicornKaz said:
things come to mind:
/ need the "jig" to at least get into download mode.
/ ODIN that sucker and frankenstein the thing
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link to jig? and is it hard to use and do u think its maby the battery
The good news: it's not your battery that did it.
The bad news: it was flashing a kernel that's not made for the i717 that did it.
The ugly news: your phone is probably hard bricked and it'll cost you about 50 bucks to get it JTAG'd. Unless you somehow get it back to download mode. Which is unlikely.
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The good news: it's not your battery that did it.
The bad news: it was flashing a kernel that's not made for the i717 that did it.
The ugly news: your phone is probably hard bricked and it'll cost you about 50 bucks to get it JTAG'd. Unless you somehow get it back to download mode. Which is unlikely.
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can i use a jig to fix it? and whats a good jtag service and is this a good one? remove the spaces
w w w . mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-jtag-brick-repair
just orderd a jig on amazon for $5 gonna try that but send a link of a good jtager
jordy787 said:
just orderd a jig on amazon for $5 gonna try that but send a link of a good jtager
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I've read a lot of good things about this outfit, http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note/
Really now said:
I've read a lot of good things about this outfit, http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note/
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ok i think ill do that then and im gonna first wait till my jig comes in the mail which is this thursday and if it doesnt work im gonna do the service and also my imei is messed up the guy i got it from unlocked it from the galaxy unlock app which finds my unlock code and so when i try to call up samsung and give them my imei they say they cant find the phone and so do any of you guys know how to fix?
quick question how about if you get format e drive repeatly .. ??
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ok my bad for not explaining my self
1. device wont turn on
2. connect to usb i get format e drive
3. jig usb wont work i dont see download mode
..
Well... if you have no signs of life..you'll probably need jtag.
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quick question how about if you get format e drive repeatly .. ??
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I was having this same issue with my last Note after flashing a corrupt rom, pretty sure it's hard bricked. Brought it to the service center and told them it happened randomly after pulling it off the charger. The guy was definitely skeptical but he replaced my phone regardless so I imagine (hope) they couldn't tell. If you happen to try a jig I'd be curious to know if it works for you.
Edit: Saw that you tried a jig to no avail. Mind that last sentence lol.
jibjab90 said:
I was having this same issue with my last Note after flashing a corrupt rom, pretty sure it's hard bricked. Brought it to the service center and told them it happened randomly after pulling it off the charger. The guy was definitely skeptical but he replaced my phone regardless so I imagine (hope) they couldn't tell. If you happen to try a jig I'd be curious to know if it works for you.
Edit: Saw that you tried a jig to no avail. Mind that last sentence lol.
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Next time you commit fraud maybe you shouldn't post it on the internet for all to see. Xda does not condone fraud
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Bought one, but have to wait till it ships, so figured I would ask if anybody in the 757 has a mini-usb jig that I could use to get my Note into download mode. Send PM if you do.
Thanks in advance.
U can reboot into download thru recovery
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U can reboot into download thru recovery
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Walk me through that one, no response to anything, power and up volume results in nothing. Plugging into usb results in nothing Windows, ODIN nor Kies registers it.
vanemburghj said:
Bought one, but have to wait till it ships, so figured I would ask if anybody in the 757 has a mini-usb jig that I could use to get my Note into download mode. Send PM if you do.
Thanks in advance.
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I think this is what you're looking for, yes?
http://galaxys2root.com/tag/diy-usb-jig/
Sidenote:
I thought it was "down volume button + power " to get into ODIN mode for Samsung devices
up+ down is for recovery
Shirokishi said:
I think this is what you're looking for, yes?
http://galaxys2root.com/tag/diy-usb-jig/
Sidenote:
I thought it was "down volume button + power " to get into ODIN mode for Samsung devices
up+ down is for recovery
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That is what I ordered, either way on the buttons, phone is bricked to point will take very special sauce to fix it.
Oh... I didn't know all of that... When my phone freezes I can hold the power button for 10 seconds n it'll reboot but u r n need of special sauce... I'm n the 540 sorry
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mrstone77 said:
Oh... I didn't know all of that... When my phone freezes I can hold the power button for 10 seconds n it'll reboot but u r n need of special sauce... I'm n the 540 sorry
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Yep am with you on that one, I have soft bricked before, but nothing like this, my very first true brick of my cell. Hopefully Jig I ordered at least gets me into download mode, where I can fix it.
vanemburghj said:
Yep am with you on that one, I have soft bricked before, but nothing like this, my very first true brick of my cell. Hopefully Jig I ordered at least gets me into download mode, where I can fix it.
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If you can see the samsung bootloader then yeah there's hope otherwise you're gonna need the $100 fix for it.
But at least people are responding, I got no love on my end, lol
keeping things in perspective, as I posted before, I have never seen anyone report that a jig does any good on this phone..
You would be better off either using JTAG, or calling Samsung, and playing stupid, and tell them it died after you did an update that the phone requested..they will send you a replacement, with no questions asked.
go through the general and q&a sections; you will see that a jig doesn't do anything for this phone..
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keeping things in perspective, as I posted before, I have never seen anyone report that a jig does any good on this phone..
You would be better off either using JTAG, or calling Samsung, and playing stupid, and tell them it died after you did an update that the phone requested..they will send you a replacement, with no questions asked.
go through the general and q&a sections; you will see that a jig doesn't do anything for this phone..
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Well smokestack76 told you differently yesterday. He said over 20 times with a jig. Plus for $1.60 I will give it a try.
yes, for the price, if it makes you feel better, try it..
and, if you believe him, when you can find 20 others that said it did absolutely nothing, then that's your choice.
the sooner you send it in to Samsung, the sooner you will have a working phone..
If Samsung is wiling to send you a loaner phone while you're under warranty i can't see why you wouldnt do that.
I know Nintendo is awesome like that but apparently Samsung reps are quite jaded when you do something silly like ask an honest question.
I wish Samsung would honor warranty services if the device hasn't been on the market longer than year.
I'm A. Maybe he Made a mistake and wants to own up for it insted of weasling into a fraudulent phone.
B. I would be a little jaded as well when I get people calling me all day that have messed up their own phone and are now trying to steal from me.
C. Samsung does honor warranties a year after the device has been on market. YOUR WARRANTY DOES NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE. not when the first one of its kind rolls off the assembly line.
Also, wase a jig does work of you are not actually bricked, if you were to be soft bricked the jig would force download mode. I had a captivate I built a jig for, first thing I did was try it on my note. Bam, download mode.
And finally op it's a micro usb jig not mini. Mini is bigger than micro
yeah bro, I know a jig works for SOME phones; it helped me bring my S2 back to life..
However, I have read many many reports of it doing nothing for the Note, so that was why I said what I did..
Plus, people are using the term "Bricked" around here in so many ways, that its hard to know what they mean when they say it..to me, a bricked phone is DEAD, and nothing but an expensive paperweight.....
I can take a video of my note going from off to download mode with nothing but my jig. However the same jig that works on both my phones is out of resistance tolerance on my brothers sgs2.
And yes bricked is used much too often,it is a term to describe when your phone is inert, has no pliability and just sits there, like the baked red clay building material it was named for.
was curious to see if the OP had any luck with the jig....
Well the jig did nothing for me. I suggest send your phone to mobiletechvideos.com for repair, he goes through the JTAG recovery method, and he also unlocked mine... he did a great job. I bricked my Note flashing a ROM for another device by mistake, could not use the jig for anything, so had it repaired. Feeling really happy now... hope this helps.
the jig isn't and was never meant to fix a hard brick...
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Back on captivate, certain bootloaders would disable the button combos for download and recovery, making a simple (I hate the term... But) soft brick into a much stickier situation, so it was discovered that using 300k ohms of resistance across certain pins on the usb port from a powered off state would trigger download mode in seconds, making you then able to simply odin a stock rom and try again.
It was later discovered that the jig had the same effect on the sgs2 with the added benefit of restting the flash counter.
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If you flash a firmware for the international note on an i717 you will need jtag because you are indeed bricked of the hard variety.
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was curious to see if the OP had any luck with the jig....
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Nope gig still in the mail, however took Note to ATT Device Service Center and they told me mother board failure and replaced it. So might not have been related to flashing, inspection seem pretty in depth, removed back cover, using multi meter type of tool and said mother board didn't provide correct response to input. My mandatory 10 days to return no functioning unit is 17 Dec so don't think will have chance to try the jig before I send it back or be charged $549 for non-functioning unit.
vanemburghj said:
Nope gig still in the mail, however took Note to ATT Device Service Center and they told me mother board failure and replaced it. So might not have been related to flashing, inspection seem pretty in depth, removed back cover, using multi meter type of tool and said mother board didn't provide correct response to input. My mandatory 10 days to return no functioning unit is 17 Dec so don't think will have chance to try the jig before I send it back or be charged $549 for non-functioning unit.
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might as well keep the jig for the couple of bucks it cost..plus, even if it doesn't work for this phone, it might work for your next one!
So a guy is selling S2 very cheaply. In the description he wrote that the phone was working perfectly until he tried to root it. After that only samsung logo shows up and that's it.
From the description I think that I should be able to go to download mode, flash new ROM and everything should work.
However, I have never seen what happens when the phone gets soft or hard bricked (e.g. by MMC bug) or user ticks "repartiton" and flashes wrong PIT file.
So can someone with more experience help me out? What are the chances that this phone can not be repaired with odin/USB jig?
Just don't. If he wants money for it, just don't go there.
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So a guy is selling S2 very cheaply. In the description he wrote that the phone was working perfectly until he tried to root it. After that only samsung logo shows up and that's it.
From the description I think that I should be able to go to download mode, flash new ROM and everything should work.
However, I have never seen what happens when the phone gets soft or hard bricked (e.g. by MMC bug) or user ticks "repartiton" and flashes wrong PIT file.
So can someone with more experience help me out? What are the chances that this phone can not be repaired with odin/USB jig?
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Very high chance of that device being garbage, or the seller must be an absolute idiot who did not try to fix it (he was brave enough to try and root it, so go figure).
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Is this a website sell?
PM the link.
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It probably done the 200m backstroke at the last olympics.
thanks guys, I'll try and figure out something, most probably I won't buy it. It is a website sell, but the link is in Croatian so I won't post it here.
Yeah, don't; I don't do croatian.
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