Hi everyone!
So, yesterday I picked up my Galaxy S II and tried to unlock it, but the touchscreen didn't work. 5 seconds later, the phone turned off, and it is completely bricked.
I have no access to recovery, download mode, absolutely nothing. It just doesn't turn on, even if the charger is plugged in.
Obviously, my phone was rooted and flashed with the latest JB rom available. Since the phone still has almost one year and a half of warranty left, will they be able to know if the phone was rooted, and the number of Odin flashes?
I flashed my phone via Odin about 15-20 times. Since it bricked so quickly, I couldn't reset the counter and unroot.
So, what do you think?
They probably won't be able to tell, but you can never be 100% certain & nobody here can give you that certainty. Anyone who says they can is lying to you.
Give it to a service centre, say as little as possible & see what happens.
MistahBungle said:
They probably won't be able to tell, but you can never be 100% certain & nobody here can give you that certainty. Anyone who says they can is lying to you.
Give it to a service centre, say as little as possible & see what happens.
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I know that it's difficult to be 100% certain, but maybe it has happened to someone and they could share their story
It was clearly some defect on the device, since I got it on late November 2012. It lasted for 8 months, and it used to get quite hot, right below the camera... is that normal on the S2?
Besides, the moment you flash something to your phone/use the phone in a manner excluded by the warranty, having an expectation of warranty service is completely unreasonable.
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Besides, the moment you flash something to your phone/use the phone in a manner excluded by the warranty, having an expectation of warranty service is completely unreasonable.
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I know that rooting voids the device warranty, but on the other hand, the device failed not because of the rooting process, but because of some faulty hardware.
I know how warranty works, but the brick isn't related to bad use, since the rooting process worked flawlessly.
Anyway, I already delivered the phone at the service centre, now I'll just wait.
Thanks for all the responses
Irrelevant.
The warranty explicitly states if you use the phone in a manner not specified in the warranty (I.E use unauthorised firmware), all bets are off. Whether flashing unauthorised firmware caused the problems or not doesn't matter. If you expect warranty, leave your phone stock.
Mattz94 said:
I know how warranty works, but the brick isn't related to bad use, since the rooting process worked flawlessly.
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Or just be honest....and admit to voiding your warranty and learn from your mistake. I know that is not what you want to hear or you may not hear that to often....
good luck with the service dept....And since there are too many trying to give you fraud instructions...Thread Closed.
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Hi,
I recently sent my Galaxy S II in for repair at Samsung Repair Center.
I flashed trough ODIN and it suddenly stopped without any reason. It was just flashing SBL, so I figured that the bootloader is gone.
My Odin flash count was at 20.
Will Samsung repair this under warranty ?
If not what will be the repair costs ?
Generally speaking, any messing around with custom roms or kernels will void your warranty. Given you didn't get a change to reflash stock or erase the flash count, I'd say you might well be looking at paying for the repair yourself.
Having said that, however, I have also heard some reports of some Samsung repair centres not caring that the phone had been messed with. Sooo...Looks like you're going to have to roll the dice & see what happens. How much the repair costs are will obviously depend on what they end up doing to the phone. This is probably going to vary from country to country.
Have you tried using a jig ?
Nick502 said:
Hi,
I recently sent my Galaxy S II in for repair at Samsung Repair Center.
I flashed trough ODIN and it suddenly stopped without any reason. It was just flashing SBL, so I figured that the bootloader is gone.
My Odin flash count was at 20.
Will Samsung repair this under warranty ?
If not what will be the repair costs ?
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Let us know how you get on.
I recall some earlier threads where people still got the repair done under warranty, even though the flash count was high.
It wouldn't surprise me if the Sammy techs just flashed newest firmware as a matter of course, without even looking at the problem. That would fix a lot of the faults which resulted in phones being returned without spending a lot of time trying to diagnose for a fix.
killall said:
Let us know how you get on.
I recall some earlier threads where people still got the repair done under warranty, even though the flash count was high.
It wouldn't surprise me if the Sammy techs just flashed newest firmware as a matter of course, without even looking at the problem. That would fix a lot of the faults which resulted in phones being returned without spending a lot of time trying to diagnose for a fix.
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I don't think they have time to check something like this.
they fix the Problem of the Phone as fast as they can (mostly flash new firmware/bootloader), and the Problem is gone, then they take the next phone.
(Most workers don't care if the warranty is gone, since its more easy for them to just flash the software.)
Got it back,
they repaired it under warrenty with new internal parts
Got it back with XWKI9 Firmware
Now its running CM9
Hello,
Very short:
I have a weird problem that basically boils down to "Can a repair company known that at one stage my handset had custom firmware on it?
More detail:
The reason is that because of a hardware fault (miroc USB things its always plugged in) I sent my phone to get repaired within the 3 month guarantee period.
The company has since requested 85 Euro to fix it because they say that I voided my warranty by installing customer firmware on the handset.
But, before I sent them the phone I factory reset everything back to the way it was when I bought it.
How could they know that I used custom firmware?
How the hell in the first place could installing customer firmware and safely uninstalling custom firmware void a warranty.
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So while on holiday my handset stopped working correctly and started to think that it was always plugged into a power outlet. This occurred mid week into a holiday so I doubted OS problems.
Just to be sure, when I got back home I installed a handful of new and old OS’s and kernels to see if the problem would go away.
The issue did not go away, so I flashed back to my first backup and reinstalled a secure kernel. The phone was back to stock and the yellow triangle was gone.
Gave the phone to my T-mobile store and they sent it to the repair company to be fixed
The phone returned a week later stating that the issue was fixed and the latest firmware was installed on the handset. I turned the phone on and the exact same problem was still there.
Returned to the store, informed them, they sent it back to the repair company.
Another 2 weeks later and I get a letter stating that I need to pay 85 euro to fix the phone, no explanation
Go to the store, they look it up and state that since I used customer firmware I void the warranty and have to pay even though the issue is HW related and not SW.
So, can the company know that I used customer ROMs and do this?
mathewr said:
Hello,
So, can the company know that I used customer ROMs and do this?
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Yes it Voids Warranty That's the way it is ...
Dude SEARCH...
Anyways,
Yes they know as your Download rom Number increases every time.
Simple Easy to use Solution
I hope you must have read somewhere about USB Jig .. Use that
It Clears the Costom Rom numbers and Then u can safely give it to repair
Yep. You didn't mention the bit where you use a jig to reset the flash counter in your blurb. So that's a dead giveaway.
Like it or not, it's well known that running non-stock firmware on your phone voids your warranty, and frankly, anyone who expects warranty service after they've run non-stock firmware is kidding themselves.
Obviously if you reflash stock firmware, do a factory reset/get rid of any apps that might hint you've rooted the phone & use a jig to reset the flash counter there's a fair chance you'll get warranty service.
But it's never a dead-set 10000% rolled gold certainty & you certainly shouldn't have an expectation of same.
Thanks for the replies.
I did try a few searche, but I must have had a bad string. It's not like looking up a model number.
The jig thing I totally forgot about. I remember reading it and it slipped my mind lol. All that effort to get it back to stock and I forgot the jig lol.
Thanks for the replies, enjoy your day!
I just put mine back to stock and they repaired it no questions asked. And I didn't use a jig.
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I think all companies are different. Some will look for anyway possible to make a money.
I understand that you void your warranty when you install custom OS, but I still think it's dirty tactics. I bought it, I own it, I will do what I want with it. If the fault is a physical defect, I expect it repaired regardless of what happened to the software.
"Oh I see you changed the stereo in your car. Sorry the defect within the motor is now not under warranty."
That's a not unreasonable argument, but at the end of the day that's the warranty. They don't exactly go all out to hide that part of the warranty, it's clearly stated. At the end of the day, no amount of "wishing upon a star" will change it. If you had the financial means, you might be able to take it further, but it's a case of diminishing returns. If you did take it further and lost, you'd be buggered financially. Hardly worth it for the sake of €85.
And frankly, if the warranty was unreasonable from a legal POV, I'm sure someone/a consumer organisation somewhere would have had a crack at Samsung/other smartphone manufacturers by now.
I personally don't have a problem with it. If I do something with something I own where it's clearly stated doing same voids the warranty, that's my tough luck. Obviously I'll take all the proper steps to try and get warranty service (stock firmware, factory reset, jig), but I wouldn't be overly devastated/surprised if they knocked it back. I did a few weeks of research on here before I even bought my phone & knew what I was potentially getting myself into on the warranty front.
mathewr said:
I think all companies are different. Some will look for anyway possible to make a money.
I understand that you void your warranty when you install custom OS, but I still think it's dirty tactics. I bought it, I own it, I will do what I want with it. If the fault is a physical defect, I expect it repaired regardless of what happened to the software.
"Oh I see you changed the stereo in your car. Sorry the defect within the motor is now not under warranty."
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That's a not unreasonable argument, but at the end of the day that's the warranty. They don't exactly go all out to hide that part of the warranty, it's clearly stated. At the end of the day, no amount of "wishing upon a star" will change it. If you had the financial means, you might be able to take it further, but it's a case of diminishing returns. If you did take it further and lost, you'd be buggered financially. Hardly worth it for the sake of €85.
And frankly, if the warranty was unreasonable from a legal POV, I'm sure someone/a consumer organisation somewhere would have had a crack at Samsung/other smartphone manufacturers by now.
I personally don't have a problem with it. If I do something with something I own where it's clearly stated doing same voids the warranty, that's my tough luck. Obviously I'll take all the proper steps to try and get warranty service (stock firmware, factory reset, jig), but I wouldn't be overly devastated/surprised if they knocked it back. I did a few weeks of research on here before I even bought my phone & knew what I was potentially getting myself into on the warranty front.
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Yea, I understand. Please don't miss construed the tone. I'm not angry or *****ing, I just find it completely unreasonable and the line in the sand seems to keep moving.
I add it to the same category as those online companies changing there T&C's so that you cannot sue them if you agree and you cant take another step until you do agree. I add this to the same category as Apple/Sony suing and criminally charging people who rooted their products. Apple and Sony sold those products and what the buyer chooses to do is their business.
Let's stop pretending we are the owners of our products, we are just renting.
Wish i should find a clip, but I am reminded of this family guy ep:
Peter Griffin: Where's my VCR?
Redneck Kid 1: Dang it Buck. It's my turn to use the sex box.
Redneck Kid 2: It's my sex box, and her name is Sony.
Haha ;-) Yep it is like that (Saw that episode again on pay TV a couple of weeks ago).
mathewr said:
Wish i should find a clip, but I am reminded of this family guy ep:
Peter Griffin: Where's my VCR?
Redneck Kid 1: Dang it Buck. It's my turn to use the sex box.
Redneck Kid 2: It's my sex box, and her name is Sony.
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My Galaxy Note (Bell) has a loose micro USB port. It can charge from the wall and is recognized by my pc however I need to prop it up on a slant in order for it to maintain pressure on the cable input, otherwise it will disconnect. It was caused by my dog knocking it off an end table while charging. It's a pain and Samsung has sent me a UPS slip to send it away.
The phone is rooted and this is my first experience with an Android. I've had a good time loading Da_G's kernel, figuring out adb, cwm, dagr8's Saurom and all the rest. However its time to send it back and I really don't know what Samsungs procedures are for a rooted phone. I've loaded the Bell kernel back to the phone but it's not the 100% solution I was looking for so I got frustrated and just went back to where I was already at with Saurom rc4 loaded up and titanium backup now doing it's thing.
Anyone with previous experiences send back a rooted phone for a hardware issue and know their policies?
Is there a step after flashing the bell kernel tar I'm missing?
Thanks
Jesso2k said:
My Galaxy Note (Bell) has a loose micro USB port. It can charge from the wall and is recognized by my pc however I need to prop it up on a slant in order for it to maintain pressure on the cable input, otherwise it will disconnect. It was caused by my dog knocking it off an end table while charging. It's a pain and Samsung has sent me a UPS slip to send it away.
The phone is rooted and this is my first experience with an Android. I've had a good time loading Da_G's kernel, figuring out adb, cwm, dagr8's Saurom and all the rest. However its time to send it back and I really don't know what Samsungs procedures are for a rooted phone. I've loaded the Bell kernel back to the phone but it's not the 100% solution I was looking for so I got frustrated and just went back to where I was already at with Saurom rc4 loaded up and titanium backup now doing it's thing.
Anyone with previous experiences send back a rooted phone for a hardware issue and know their policies?
Is there a step after flashing the bell kernel tar I'm missing?
Thanks
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I had to send my Captivate to Samsung for repair. it was rooted and they fixed it without any issues.
Most manufacturers will fix hardware issues clearly not caused by rooting. Of course, no promises.
That's the reassurance I needed. I'll get on with it and send it away tomorrow. I'll report back in a very long 2 weeks...
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Jesso2k said:
My Galaxy Note (Bell) has a loose micro USB port. It can charge from the wall and is recognized by my pc however I need to prop it up on a slant in order for it to maintain pressure on the cable input, otherwise it will disconnect. It was caused by my dog knocking it off an end table while charging. It's a pain and Samsung has sent me a UPS slip to send it away.
The phone is rooted and this is my first experience with an Android. I've had a good time loading Da_G's kernel, figuring out adb, cwm, dagr8's Saurom and all the rest. However its time to send it back and I really don't know what Samsungs procedures are for a rooted phone. I've loaded the Bell kernel back to the phone but it's not the 100% solution I was looking for so I got frustrated and just went back to where I was already at with Saurom rc4 loaded up and titanium backup now doing it's thing.
Anyone with previous experiences send back a rooted phone for a hardware issue and know their policies?
Is there a step after flashing the bell kernel tar I'm missing?
Thanks
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Best luck.... if you were in America you could just take it to an att store. Just be on a stockish rom and turn it in and they would not notice lol, get another device that day. Idk how things go up in Canada though.
Dont Do It!!!!
I dont know WHY there are people here sending the OP off....EVERYONE KNOWS that if you root it voids your warranty...it doesnt say "It voids your warranty except for hardware issues"
Why set yourself up to be disappointed when you can just revert it back to stock and not worry at all.....people always trying to catch a fool slipping....question is who will be the fool in this scenario????
BigBrotherMotown said:
I dont know WHY there are people here sending the OP off....EVERYONE KNOWS that if you root it voids your warranty...it doesnt say "It voids your warranty except for hardware issues"
Why set yourself up to be disappointed when you can just revert it back to stock and not worry at all.....people always trying to catch a fool slipping....question is who will be the fool in this scenario????
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Well he should revert back to stock for sure but you can't roll back the counter. But as long as your stock they may not look at the counter and just fix the phone. It's been said before, there's no known case of Samsung voiding a warranty because of it.
Dont know how they do it up there but down here on AT&T we have a 30 day return/exchange policy I exercised yesterday in fact, plus a year warranty giving us refurbished phones if anything happens. I know you guys got it a little before us but I would check into this. Go back to stock there's a thread on how to do this in our development section and take it into your local providers store see what happens maybe you'll get lucky and they'll replace it on the spot. Say it was a hardware defect though.
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I dont know WHY there are people here sending the OP off....EVERYONE KNOWS that if you root it voids your warranty...it doesnt say "It voids your warranty except for hardware issues"
Why set yourself up to be disappointed when you can just revert it back to stock and not worry at all.....people always trying to catch a fool slipping....question is who will be the fool in this scenario????
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Because in everyone's experience they'll generally fix hardware problems even if you're rooted. Of course they have to, but they tend to. We all said there were no guarantees.
BigBrotherMotown said:
I dont know WHY there are people here sending the OP off....EVERYONE KNOWS that if you root it voids your warranty...it doesnt say "It voids your warranty except for hardware issues"
Why set yourself up to be disappointed when you can just revert it back to stock and not worry at all.....people always trying to catch a fool slipping....question is who will be the fool in this scenario????
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It seems like one does not simply revert back to stock. Admittedly I'm new to this but all I can find in the development forum is the Bell kernel. The full bell system doesn't seem to be up, just the At&T. After a factory reset and old kernal I still have super user loaded and all of the bell bloatware gone. I'm sure with some due diligence I could have made a back up right after my original root but I didn't. Frustrated with the mess I created I just set the phone back up with Saurom the way I liked it.
alexige said:
Dont know how they do it up there but down here on AT&T we have a 30 day return/exchange policy I exercised yesterday in fact, plus a year warranty giving us refurbished phones if anything happens. I know you guys got it a little before us but I would check into this. Go back to stock there's a thread on how to do this in our development section and take it into your local providers store see what happens maybe you'll get lucky and they'll replace it on the spot. Say it was a hardware defect though.
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It's only 14 days here. I've had it since launch on Feb 14th. Bell is synonymous for passing the buck off, contact them online and they tell you to call in, call them and they tell you go into a store, go to a store and they'll tell you to go to the original store of purchase or another another store with a repair tech on duty. Going directly through Samsung has been smooth thus far, I just hope if they have an issue they'll contact me before blowing whistles and charging my bill some erroneous fees.
I did a stupid, stupid mistake of pulling the USB out as Odin crashed whilst performing the pit file update. Now, my phone won't turn on at all. I mean, AT ALL.
I've done everything I could.
I've ordered a USB Jig from Amazon, which I'm hoping MIGHT do the trick. However, I know "mobiletechvideos" offer their JTAG repair service if the Jig doesn't work.
1. Are they reliable at all? All their reviews are 5stars, like 49 out of 49.
2. I have warranty on this phone, but I've rooted it. Will Samsung bother with my problem or will they not mind/care?
3. Shall I send it to Samsung or shall I send it to Mobile Tech Videos?
Thank you.
Jig might work (tho very unlikely; I'm being honest with you here. But still try it anyway). Cross everything it does.
1) They're members here (I recall seeing posts by the guy who runs it on here months ago), and I've seen one or two people on here who have used them successfully (tho I'm sure there's probably a lot more than that).
2) That's the luck of the draw. Nobody on here can answer that for you. In the 8 mths I've been coming here, for people who haven't been able to go back to stock/reset the flash counter & sent their phone into Samsung/an authorised repairer it seems to be about 50/50. That is, half seemed to have been denied warranty service (which is quite reasonable; messing with the phone does void your warranty) and half have got warranty service because whomever fixed it either didn't care or couldn't tell it had been messed with.
3) Should you send it to Samsung or have it JTAG'd ? Having it JTAG'd will almost certainly be cheaper than having it repaired by Samsung outside warranty. There is always a possibility that it can't be JTAG'd (we've seen people on here who have sent phones to be JTAG'd & for whatever reason it couldn't be done). What you could do is send it to Samsung (play dumb obviously; the less you say the better), and if they say they're not going to fix it under warranty (you've got no comeback on this btw, so don't bother arguing the point), ask them for a quote. If it's cheaper than the JTAG repair, get them to fix it. If it's not, have it JTAG'd.
Essentially, whether or not you get it done under warranty will probably be determined by how messed up the NAND is after you pulled the plug. So yeah, send it in & pray ;-)
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Jig might work (tho very unlikely; I'm being honest with you here. But still try it anyway). Cross everything it does.
1) They're members here (I recall seeing posts by the guy who runs it on here months ago), and I've seen one or two people on here who have used them successfully (tho I'm sure there's probably a lot more than that).
2) That's the luck of the draw. Nobody on here can answer that for you. In the 8 mths I've been coming here, for people who haven't been able to go back to stock/reset the flash counter & sent their phone into Samsung/an authorised repairer it seems to be about 50/50. That is, half seemed to have been denied warranty service (which is quite reasonable; messing with the phone does void your warranty) and half have got warranty service because whomever fixed it either didn't care or couldn't tell it had been messed with.
3) Should you send it to Samsung or have it JTAG'd ? Having it JTAG'd will almost certainly be cheaper than having it repaired by Samsung outside warranty. There is always a possibility that it can't be JTAG'd (we've seen people on here who have sent phones to be JTAG'd & for whatever reason it couldn't be done). What you could do is send it to Samsung (play dumb obviously; the less you say the better), and if they say they're not going to fix it under warranty (you've got no comeback on this btw, so don't bother arguing the point), ask them for a quote. If it's cheaper than the JTAG repair, get them to fix it. If it's not, have it JTAG'd.
Essentially, whether or not you get it done under warranty will probably be determined by how messed up the NAND is after you pulled the plug. So yeah, send it in & pray ;-)
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Thank you for that response. Very helpful! According to a currency converter, I'll be looking towards £40 to have it JTAG'd and for them to send it back.
However, I'm not too sure how much it'll cost for me to send it. The SII box isn't that heavy lol.
No probs ;-)
If you look at what they (MobileTech) charge you for return international shipping (this is obviously on top of the cost of the repair; read this carefully), that should give you a bit of a guide as to what it will cost you to post the phone to the US from the UK. So yeah, with the exchange rate nicely in your favour I think you'll find them repairing it will be much cheaper than Samsung repairing it outside warranty.
Good luck, and post your experience back on here when you're done. Will be good for other people in the same situation to have a recent reference/someone who has been in the same situation.
BlurrOVO said:
Thank you for that response. Very helpful! According to a currency converter, I'll be looking towards £40 to have it JTAG'd and for them to send it back.
However, I'm not too sure how much it'll cost for me to send it. The SII box isn't that heavy lol.
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No probs ;-)
If you look at what they (MobileTech) charge you for return international shipping (this is obviously on top of the cost of the repair; read this carefully), that should give you a bit of a guide as to what it will cost you to post the phone to the US from the UK. So yeah, with the exchange rate nicely in your favour I think you'll find them repairing it will be much cheaper than Samsung repairing it outside warranty.
Good luck, and post your experience back on here when you're done. Will be good for other people in the same situation to have a recent reference/someone who has been in the same situation.
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I dont think the Jig will work , unless you have a gingerbread OS .. deffo wont work on ICS ive tried it ,, you should have the option to boot the phone in two ways ,, which im sure if you look at the tech side on this site you should get all the help you need ,..,, i dont know how true it actually is but ive been told its near on impossible to hard brick a SGS2 phone .. but do have a good look around to find the solution.
can you charge your phone? i believe i had in the past not been able to boot my phone no matter what i did... until i plugged it in so that the "charging" icon showed up and then I could connect it to my computer usb
Near impossible to hard brick an SGS2 is it ? Then how do you explain the half a dozen or so (on an average week; sometimes more) hard bricks we see here in Q&A ? It can & does happen. It is far from impossible.
The OP knows his options, the jig was suggested as a last resort which is pretty standard on here regardless of anything else. On (very) rare occasions it has been known to get a phone that otherwise can't be made to get into download/recovery modes or boot into download mode. It was made clear to & acknowledged by the OP this was unlikely to work.
The OP has a handle on the situation (this thread was done & sorted a week ago). He understands the phone is only going to be fixed by JTAG. The issue was whether he got Samsung to do it or a 3rd party repairer.
The one thing that has me curious tho; why quote my post ?
RapmasterUk said:
I dont think the Jig will work , unless you have a gingerbread OS .. deffo wont work on ICS ive tried it ,, you should have the option to boot the phone in two ways ,, which im sure if you look at the tech side on this site you should get all the help you need ,..,, i dont know how true it actually is but ive been told its near on impossible to hard brick a SGS2 phone .. but do have a good look around to find the solution.
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So, first of all, sorry for not replying or anything, I actually hadn't signed on XDA ever since I had my phone bricked.
Good news, I got my SII back today from T-Mobile, fully repaired!
I ordered the Jig, didn't work. So..
I bought the phone off a friend, who had got it on a contract from T-Mobile, so he did me the favour in ringing T-Mobile and inquiring whether the phone was eligible by their repair service, which it was. The phone was sent around the 6-9th of July, (free post, they sent a carrier parcel bag all for free) and it come back today.
So, if anyone manages to hard-brick their phone, you know my method works
I hard bricked my S2 as well (sad times) but all I did was ring my service provider and they fixed it for me. They said the hardware was faulty and fixed it for free!
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Hello!
I really hope you guys can help me. I tried to flash a recovery with Odin, and now my phone won't do anything. Its screen stays black, regardless of whether I try to turn it on, or go to recovery or download mode.
Here's some background as to what I did and what I was trying to do:
I had CheckROM RevoHD V6 with CWM Recovery (v5 I think) on my phone.
I wanted to install Cyanogenmod v 10.1.3-RC2.
I followed this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9100
However I couldn't get Heimdall to work, so I got Odin v3.07.
I used this guide with the supplied PIT file (this may have done me in).
In the attachments you can see the Odin output.
I waited a good 4-5 minutes, but my mobile wasn't restarting or anything, so I disconnected it, but couldn't get it to boot.
And as I've said before, now I only see a black screen, regardless of the buttons I push. I've tried removing and then replacing the battery, but still doesn't work.
I've read that the USB-JIG is the last resort, but that you need to at least have the screen turn on and display a logo for it to work. Is this true, or can I still in my phone's state of brokeness use it?
And if I can use a jig, this one would be a good one to get, right?
Thanks for any help!
Jig has a 0.000000000000000000000001% chance of working, but try it anyway. If you can afford to be without your phone for as long as the jig takes to arrive, try it, but if you want it fixed sooner than later - service centre. You don't flash PIT's. Ever. This is most likely the cause of your busted phone.
Yeah. PIT is the cause of most phone bricks. I don't want to lead somebody to misinformation, but I heard that you use PIT file only for 3-file stock software when you want to start again with clear fully wiped phone. This is the only situation I heard when PIT file is used.
About your problem. You can buy USB JIG. Like the user above has mentioned you have really low chances to get it working. Your last resort in this case is to try and leave the phone on warranty in samsung repair service. Many people suggest that you should say that your phone turned off during update with Samsung KIES software and has never turned on again even though it has been written on your computer screen that installation has completed succesfully. This might help and they will replace motherboard for free. If not buy new phone. Anyway be patient and wait for more answers.
Dammit. Well thanks for the replies and tips. I hope there is someone who has another tip.
The reason I went with the PIT file as well is because I did it the first time around, flashing the first recovery. So I thought it wouldn't harm this time.
No miracle fixes. If the phone won't even bootloop, you've got zero chance of fixing it yourself. It's unlikely to even be JTAG'able. A Samsung service centre certainly wouldn't attempt one given a motherboard replacement is quicker/easier for them to do (not to mention they make a nice profit margin on the labour/parts). Having mentioned motherboards, you could also source a 2nd hand one from a 'donor' phone with a broken screen & either replace it yourself or pay a local mobile repair shop to do it (will be cheaper than paying a service centre to put a new one in).
Also, if you're lucky, service centre may not notice or care that you've been messing with it/you broke it & might fix it under warranty. Tho anyone here who tells you that's a certainty is lying to you. It's a crap shoot, you might get it, you might not. Obviously if you have no warranty that's irrelevant.
Damn. I was afraid of this. I've contacted Samsung support, but I'm pretty sure they won't do anything since I'm 3 months out of guarantee.
And now I'm looking for replacements as well.
Always seems to be the way unfortunately (this kind of thing happening just after warranty expires). If you've had the phone a while (e.g since it was released), yeah, maybe a new phone might not be a bad idea. But still, get the jig, try it, see what happens. Nothing to lose except a couple of bucks for the jig.
Thanks. Will do, since it's only 4€. And it might come in handy if I replace my phone with an S3, S4 or Note 2.
I feel your pain. I did the exact same thing earlier this year. I didn't think I was still covered by the warranty but when I took it in to the service center they fixed it for free even replacing the main board (I think). Your as well to take it in on the off chance their record still show it as under warranty.
Thanks for the support. Unfortunately the service centre is not close to me, so I'm awaiting a reply from Samsung support and hope they allow me to send it to them.
At least I was just smart enough to make a backup of the files before. So nothing lost on that end, I can get all my contacts, messages, etc. back.