[Q] Galaxy S3 bricked ? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello Commiunity,
Before only great forum here because each is helped and I have learned many things.And sorry my english is very bad this is couse why im using google translator.
However, I have a little big problem now.
I tried 4 different custom roms all remain at boot hang. (Boot logo from Rome, not the Samsung sign at the beginning.)
Have it now with odin flashed the original firmware on it but even there it remains exactly hanging on the side.
Have now started three hours time since I'm still eingepennt no boat.
I'm really desperate on the phone because a colleague was and had only loaned: (
Now do not know exactly where but what I find here think that would ever be some info.
MODEL: GT-i9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SSN: I9300GSMH
More because I do not also because the system does not boot.
What can I do: <
Maybe help the description why this all happened.
I chilled on facebook yesterday, the phone has started zuflackern as if not enough power longer be an issue.
Then there is ausgegangen.Als I have Angemacht has booted it as the first start time and it was the intro so I have to enter time zone, etc and if I have gmail blah this welcome stuff like that :/
But the phone went off again because it had no battery until I've tried it at home and now write here.
Into the recovery menu and I get into download mode also. Instalieren he does Rome without any problems and without visible Errors.But it always hangs at boot hang (not for the SIII characters)
However, I have tried the recovery menu dan "mount / efs" to press but then comes Error mounting efs.
Does anyone have ideas and can help me or if you need anything else just tell me what you need for info and I look after.
greetz

m1dge2 said:
Hello Commiunity,
Before only great forum here because each is helped and I have learned many things.And sorry my english is very bad this is couse why im using google translator.
However, I have a little big problem now.
I tried 4 different custom roms all remain at boot hang. (Boot logo from Rome, not the Samsung sign at the beginning.)
Have it now with odin flashed the original firmware on it but even there it remains exactly hanging on the side.
Have now started three hours time since I'm still eingepennt no boat.
I'm really desperate on the phone because a colleague was and had only loaned: (
Now do not know exactly where but what I find here think that would ever be some info.
MODEL: GT-i9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SSN: I9300GSMH
More because I do not also because the system does not boot.
What can I do: <
Maybe help the description why this all happened.
I chilled on facebook yesterday, the phone has started zuflackern as if not enough power longer be an issue.
Then there is ausgegangen.Als I have Angemacht has booted it as the first start time and it was the intro so I have to enter time zone, etc and if I have gmail blah this welcome stuff like that :/
But the phone went off again because it had no battery until I've tried it at home and now write here.
Into the recovery menu and I get into download mode also. Instalieren he does Rome without any problems and without visible Errors.But it always hangs at boot hang (not for the SIII characters)
However, I have tried the recovery menu dan "mount / efs" to press but then comes Error mounting efs.
Does anyone have ideas and can help me or if you need anything else just tell me what you need for info and I look after.
greetz
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which f/w did you flash via odin?

sriram231092 said:
which f/w did you flash via odin?
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I flashed with Odin 3.07.
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
CSC_I9300DBTEMG3_bitstopfen.tar.md5
PDA_I9300XXEMG4_bitstopfen.tar.md5
PHONE_I9300XXEMG4_bitstopfen.tar.md5
[Stock Rom][4.1.2][06.08.2013] I9300XXEMG4 [Germany] [root] [3tlg]
Thank you.

m1dge2 said:
I flashed with Odin 3.07.
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
CSC_I9300DBTEMG3_bitstopfen.tar.md5
PDA_I9300XXEMG4_bitstopfen.tar.md5
PHONE_I9300XXEMG4_bitstopfen.tar.md5
[Stock Rom][4.1.2][06.08.2013] I9300XXEMG4 [Germany] [root] [3tlg]
Thank you.
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XXEMG4 changes efs format. did you try flashing the latest firmwares like XXMEG5 or XXEMG6?

sriram231092 said:
XXEMG4 changes efs format. did you try flashing the latest firmwares like XXMEG5 or XXEMG6?
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no idont . can u tell me where i can download the files :*
thank you i will try it.

m1dge2 said:
no idont . can u tell me where i can download the files :*
thank you i will try it.
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XXEMG5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383365
XXEMG6: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/4...xemg6-android412-jellybean-update-release.htm

sriram231092 said:
XXEMG5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383365
XXEMG6: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/4...xemg6-android412-jellybean-update-release.htm
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Heyy
Thank you very much for the links but i doesnt work :<
Any other Ideas ?
Greetz

GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
You flashed a PIT my guess is then that you have damaged the partition information table and now require a service centre .
But it is very difficult to read your non English post .

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galaxy s3 cannot turn on!!!!

Hello guys.
Unfortunately my galaxy s3 cannot turn on. My phone started to freeze all the time and I got a message when i turned on that i have to wipe data because my cell phone can become unstable. Below the message it was a key which said "I am feeling lucky" :/ I tried to boot to recovery with the standard way of Home + volume + power and Android logo came on the screen like the way when I updated the firmware. When it stuck after 10 mins I turned it off and now the only thing I can see is a white screen with grey lines. nothing more nothing less.
I cannot do anything via toolkit because it cannot find the mobile...
Please help!!!!!!
hello my friend. can you boot in rocovery mod or download mod?
no
unfortunately no :/
chris21rod21 said:
hello my friend. can you boot in rocovery mod or download mod?
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panais86 said:
Hello guys.
Unfortunately my galaxy s3 cannot turn on. My phone started to freeze all the time and I got a message when i turned on that i have to wipe data because my cell phone can become unstable. Below the message it was a key which said "I am feeling lucky" :/
>>>>TROJAN .
Charge battery .
Boot to download mode flash stock rom .
Based on your previous posts you may well have a brick.
jje
jje
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if i plug it on the wall the same thing happens. White screen with grey lines (zig zag like a zip). What do you mean if i have a brick? Can I fix it? Thanks for your help
JJEgan said:
panais86 said:
Hello guys.
Unfortunately my galaxy s3 cannot turn on. My phone started to freeze all the time and I got a message when i turned on that i have to wipe data because my cell phone can become unstable. Below the message it was a key which said "I am feeling lucky" :/
>>>>TROJAN .
Charge battery .
Boot to download mode flash stock rom .
Based on your previous posts you may well have a brick.
jje
jje
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finally i managed to boot to download mode. i open odin to flash the stock firmware but i got a message which says that the galaxy has no pit partition
chris21rod21 said:
hello my friend. can you boot in rocovery mod or download mod?
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R: galaxy s3 cannot turn on!!!!
Wow "i am feelin lucky" hackers are getting a sense of humor...
U shouldve understood immediatly it was a virus...if it cant find something its probably cause the virus flashed stuff on your phone. Try searching the internet for this sort of phone infection youre likely to find the "fix" immediatly..
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Read this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796062
Low ship I9300 firmware for flashing with PIT. (three files firmware)
jje
re-partition failed!!
i tried to flash a pit file last night and i got a message 're-partition failed'. anyone has a clue what to do next?
Guessing you need to replace the motherboard...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
if the last firmware which was installed was the stock firmware and unrooted (i have reset the counter on the download rom) it can be replaced over the warranty?
riecardow93 said:
Guessing you need to replace the motherboard...
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samsung galaxy s3 white screen with grey lines
panais86 said:
Hello guys.
Unfortunately my galaxy s3 cannot turn on. My phone started to freeze all the time and I got a message when i turned on that i have to wipe data because my cell phone can become unstable. Below the message it was a key which said "I am feeling lucky" :/ I tried to boot to recovery with the standard way of Home + volume + power and Android logo came on the screen like the way when I updated the firmware. When it stuck after 10 mins I turned it off and now the only thing I can see is a white screen with grey lines. nothing more nothing less.
I cannot do anything via toolkit because it cannot find the mobile...
Please help!!!!!!
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I am facing the same problem please help me with the solution if anyone have
kailashsoni said:
I am facing the same problem please help me with the solution if anyone have
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read the thread, solution has been given
my samsung not working
Glebun said:
read the thread, solution has been given
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As you mentioned i could not find the solution .
Please reply me with the solution i would be thankful to you.
kailashsoni said:
As you mentioned i could not find the solution .
Please reply me with the solution i would be thankful to you.
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Take to a service centre .
Replace motherboard .
jje

[Q] SIII GT-I9305 Stuck in download mode after root

Hey everyone, I just tried to root my Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 and I believe that I used the wrong rom (for I9300). Ever since I rooted it I can't use the phone, whenever I turn it on it just goes straight to the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!". I can't exit download mode (tried pressing volume up+power+home) All I can do is re-enter download mode by pressing volume down+power+home. Please help! What should I do? I don't know where to start and I really hope I haven't turned my precious into an expensive doorstop.
Try reflash stock rom I9305
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
biggyjurss said:
Hey everyone, I just tried to root my Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 and I believe that I used the wrong rom (for I9300). Ever since I rooted it I can't use the phone, whenever I turn it on it just goes straight to the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!". I can't exit download mode (tried pressing volume up+power+home) All I can do is re-enter download mode by pressing volume down+power+home. Please help! What should I do? I don't know where to start and I really hope I haven't turned my precious into an expensive doorstop.
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First you posted on the wrong forum the I9305 has a separate Q & A thread. Onto though your problem though... your phone is on a semi-brick state since it can still boot into download mode so there's still hope... what I can recommend you to do is that you flash a stock rom this time make sure its for the I9305 branch and not the I9300 one just go to Sammobile and search. If that still fails then better wait for a more experienced user to give you a possible fix as i don't own an I9305 one.
It seems hard to find the stock rom on sammobile for the I9305, I'm aware I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff but usually I'm pretty good at finding these things... Has anyone got a link to it?
biggyjurss said:
It seems hard to find the stock rom on sammobile for the I9305, I'm aware I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff but usually I'm pretty good at finding these things... Has anyone got a link to it?
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
@JJEgan
You should've just posted the link of the firmware section of Sammobile and not copy paste it as a whole... look it's all messy and much more confusing.
SignetSphere said:
@JJEgan
You should've just posted the link of the firmware section of Sammobile and not copy paste it as a whole... look it's all messy and much more confusing.
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That was a copy / clipboard accident deleting them all as i speak .
OP could not find ???
downloading the ~800MB file now, will keep you guys posted on how it goes.
Success!!
I was in a similar situation to our unfortunate friend, biggyjurss. I nearly gave up all hope of ever restoring my phone (SIII GT-19305) to the way it was. I really didn't think there was any way back from being stuck in the download screen that will still haunt me the rest of my days. With everyone's help, I managed to restore everything to the way it was!!!! **** YEEEAAHH! I have learnt a valuable lesson in not to EVER attempt rooting a phone again unless I really know what I am doing and I have done my research. I want to thank everyone on this thread for helping me out!
i'm having this exact same problem after doing the exact same mistakes and nothing seems to be helping. I've already wiped everything from the phone and tried Kies to getting the phone back to stock, but Kies just crashes in the process. I can also get to the boot menu and to the download menu, but nothing helps. The phone just keeps coming back to the downloading screen. Please help :crying: I thought there would be no trouble with rooting your phone since every site just said how easy it is...
THANK YOU!
I made the same error (flashed i9300 instead of i9305), and got stuck too.
Tried flashing the rooted i9305 to no avail.
Had to cross my fingers hoping that my laptop's BSOD doesn't come when I was downloading the stock off Sammobile. (I get intermittent BSODs, usually because of the heat. My laptop is old.)
It's now working again after flashing the stock firmware.
Thank you all, once again!

[Q] [HELP] Failed odin rom

i need help i tried to upgrade my software to 4.1.2 from 4.0.4
using a rom can it failed half way now i stuck in
a "bootloop" of odin download screen and help please
Rom was from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154790
My phone info
Samsung note 1 (SHV-E160L)
Adam1337 said:
i need help i tried to upgrade my software to 4.1.2 from 4.0.4
using a rom can it failed half way now i stuck in
a "bootloop" of odin download screen and help please
Rom was from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154790
My phone info
Samsung note 1 (SHV-E160L)
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I do not have the Korean model, but understand your present moment of craziness. I am sorry if I may not b able to provide you with actual technical support. however, if you find someone that can help here, they might need a bit more information. I have looked at the thread and wow, flashing is a bit more involved with you model.
don't get offended when I ask you some very basic questions here, many times it is something so simple and was simply overlooked. I thought that I had read somewhere else that the screen you posted was an alternate download mode screen. I always make extra preparations when I need to Odin anything.
did you read OP ? (I know, but I read several times) I read some of it and it seems as if you are not the only one to have similar problem.
did you et ALL the files you needed ? do you know where they are ?
were there any tutorals on Youtube ? they helped me
did you actually rehearse ? silly, I know. walk though everything in your head an compare to thread / youtube.
I hope somebody else will come around offer some more help, sometimes when someone brings up the most basic things, it triggers switch, and you realize what went wrong.
I hope this does that for you, good luck
Its there a way to reboot normally or its it broken i have read it a lot and prepared everything when i tried it fail i'm not sure how to restore it because when i try plug it in to my computer it doesn't come up only on Odin i tried kies did not find my phone so yeah oh and i tried to reboot in to recovery mode didn't work so i'm kina stuck and as far as i know it could be in a bootloop or somthing.
Many thanks,
Adam
Is download mode boot looping? If so it sounds like a stuck power button. Try tapping the power button rapidly and see if it stops looping.
Odin won't recognize a looping device. Neither will kies. Once you stop looping flash files again.
440bro said:
Is download mode boot looping? If so it sounds like a stuck power button. Try tapping the power button rapidly and see if it stops looping.
Odin won't recognize a looping device. Neither will kies. Once you stop looping flash files again.
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i've try tapping the power button rapidly nothing happened
Phone name : Samsung note 1 korean version
on the phone it saids :
ODIN MODE
Product name: SHV-E160L
Custom Binary download : No
Current Binary : samsung Official
(The photo) Real one is in korean same meaning
Adam1337 said:
i've try tapping the power button rapidly nothing happened
Phone name : Samsung note 1 korean version
on the phone it saids :
ODIN MODE
Product name: SHV-E160L
Custom Binary download : No
Current Binary : samsung Official
(The photo) Real one is in korean same meaning
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can you pull battery and get into download mode?
captemo said:
can you pull battery and get into download mode?
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Ok i'll made a video , will be uploaded soon
www *dot* youtube *dot* com/watch?v=JWr67N122r8&feature=youtu.be
By the way i'm using Odin v 3.07 do i need to use a lower version?
It can't hurt trying version 1.85
Adam1337 said:
Ok i'll made a video , will be uploaded soon
www *dot* youtube *dot* com/watch?v=JWr67N122r8&feature=youtu.be
By the way i'm using Odin v 3.07 do i need to use a lower version?
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may I suggest posting under the general forum here, there is a sub forum for your device there which may give you some more target specific technical help.
just go back out from here and up t the general section. it might be about 5 or 6 threads down. there may be more people there with same device with a post as recent as yesterday.
good luck and keep us posted here. you are getting some reaction from your phone so I am sure it is not bricked.
440bro said:
It can't hurt trying version 1.85
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Tried it didn't work as well lol

[Q] GT-i9300 turned into SGH-i747. How to turn it back?

Hello everybody!
My phone which is a Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 version (thats what it says on the sticker and the box) now appears as SGH-i747 (in Download Mode) product name.
I've been surfing the internet and doing a lot of research on whats going on with my GT-i9300 since I cant boot to the OS or Recovery, I can only boot to Download Mode. This happened after trying CF-ROOT (I used the one that was supposed for to work for my phone) and since then I can't install anything-i9300 'cause Odin just wont be able to because the phone displays the message "unsupported dev_type".
I thought about just flashing a SGH-i747 stock rom but I don't wanna risk my phone much more and hard-brick it
I really need help on this. Is there any way to return it to i9300?
Pleeease help me
Anyone? :crying:
nord_musician said:
Anyone? :crying:
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Please read the rules and stop bumping posts .
nord_musician said:
Anyone? :crying:
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You can try this >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6 << (if you can get Odin to recognize your phone) but unfortunately your phone as been flashed with wrong firmware that is why it is showing SGH-i747 in download mode do not even attempt to flash SGH-i747 firmware this is not for your device and is probably the reason you are in the position you are..
^ I will try!
EDIT:
I tried the solution above and didnt work, I flashed a SGH-I747 rom since is the only thing the phone wants to eat. It flashed flawless. I dont know whats going on... For example, if I go to recovery mode there is an error messages about multiple CSC, but the phone is working nevertheless :s I really wish I could go back to i9300
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is it possible to change it back i9300 without jtag?

Samsung Galaxy S3 - Many issues :(

Hello everybody,
I have ran into lot of issues in my Samsung Galaxy S3 I-9300. I bought it from UK(unlocked) two years ago.
The issue started with the recharge issues. It shows as it is charging but it doesn't charge and some times the battery suddenly increases by 30-50% on phone restart. And then one day I started encountering phone restart issue. I started losing files that I had copied or created during those times on my external SD card. I once saw that I had android robot fallen with red exclamation mark in the recovery screen. And then one day my phone won't go ahead of Samsung logo so I did a factory reset. After factory reset I thought everything will be fine but still I had few issues so I installed Kies and did a firmware upgrade from the Samsung site. But the recovery robot was still down with red exclamation mark. I thought rooting will help me in fixing it so I rooted the phone but no help. I finally installed stock recovery from odin and it fixed it. Everything looked fine. But I still had files getting deleted from SD card and phone auto restart issue. And recharging issue resurfaced as well and I was not able to recharge from wall charger. I had to switch off my mobile and recharge it from USB cable. I keep it overnight for approx. 8-9 hours at a stretch ans still charging would be around 60-70%. Yesterday my phone restarted on its own and now its getting stuck at Galaxy logo screen. Its not even going to Samsung screen. I can't go to recovery mode but I can still go to download mode. I tried installing stock recovery firmware today from odin and it failed. I can install stock image from odin but I want some solution as I can't keep on doing it again and again.
P.S: I did factory reset twice and after factory reset every time I restart few old applications were getting installed automatically which I had not selected.
Please help me guys.
Update:
Tried flashing stock recovery and stock rom. Nothing worked. Have took capture of the ODIN screen to give more clear idea. Thanks.
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I have added screenshot. Please take a look and help me people. I am really stuck. Thanks.
Can anybody please help me ? Atleast tell if it is possible to recover my mobile or not. Thanks and Happy New Year!!
Can somebody please give me a link to S3 Original Kernel file so that can try flashing it. Thanks
crazy access said:
Can somebody please give me a link to S# Original Kernel file so that can try flashing it. Thanks
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Try the rescue firmware here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735 << there are two versions you will find the pit file in the 4.1 version download. If this fails or issues come back then it will need service repair.
Bro, it isn´t a software problem, its your battery, it needs to be changed
adaltavo said:
Bro, it isn´t a software problem, its your battery, it needs to be changed
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I agree he may have a battery problem but that would not explain all the other issues with Odin and recovery etc. I would still recommend flashing rescue firmware first before paying out for a new battery.
Yeah, I guess he might have some problems with his rom, but is kinda wierd too. Hey Crazy Access, have you tried access to recovery from an apk?, some of them do it, like Quick Reboot, or quick boot, search for them in Google play, take a look on it
Thanks for the replies tallman43 and adaltavo.
Adaltavo, my phone is not booting at all. It's not going beyond S3 screen to Samsung logo so I can't try recovery from any apk.
I am going to try recovery method in the link provided by tallman43 and will come back with the results.
Meanwhile, if you have any other tips do tell me.
Thanks.
adaltavo said:
Yeah, I guess he might have some problems with his rom, but is kinda wierd too. Hey Crazy Access, have you tried access to recovery from an apk?, some of them do it, like Quick Reboot, or quick boot, search for them in Google play, take a look on it
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Hi. I tried following the steps in rescue link and still was not able to fix it. I have attached screenshot of the error. Hope it gives you more clarity where I am stuck.
Any help is appreciated.
In ODIN Mode my screen reads:
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (2 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
Ring a bell ??
crazy access said:
Hi. I tried following the steps in rescue link and still was not able to fix it. I have attached screenshot of the error. Hope it gives you more clarity where I am stuck.
Any help is appreciated.
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You did not read the instructions in the rescue thread I gave you!! Are you seriously trying to brick your device? Why have you got nand erase all ticked in Odin this is a bad move where does it say to tick this!
Sorry to be harsh but you need to read instructions fully before attempting anything with your phone.Ttry again with Odin and follow the instructions exactly as posted in the screenshot in the rescue thread also maybe try Odin 1.85. But it looks like you have messed up your device even more. (Recommend Service repair) :crying:
Hi tallman. Thanks for the response. I actually downloaded the file from the link you gave, and there were four files but there was no pit file in it. So when I did search again in the forum for pit file I got another link where a user had the same problem and he did ticked the options so I tried that as well. And you were not harsh. It is irritating when you are trying to help and I didn't read the instructions carefully
I will try again and post results here.
Thanks for the help once again
tallman43 said:
You did not read the instructions in the rescue thread I gave you!! Are you seriously trying to brick your device? Why have you got nand erase all ticked in Odin this is a bad move where does it say to tick this!
Sorry to be harsh but you need to read instructions fully before attempting anything with your phone.Ttry again with Odin and follow the instructions exactly as posted in the screenshot in the rescue thread also maybe try Odin 1.85. But it looks like you have messed up your device even more. (Recommend Service repair) :crying:
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After trying everything the ODIN still failed, so went to service station where they told that internal memory is corrupt and I need to replace motherboard. Thanks tallman and adaltavo for trying to help me out. Appreciate it. Hunting for new phone now.

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