GS3 Hardbricked? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

After my phone being fine for around 5 months, It suddenly bricked, and now is stuck in a boot loop. Download mode works, Recovery works, but when i try to flash with odin, I get this:
Code:
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
Recovery is fine, but I cant flash anything either.
Does my phone need repairing? If so can samsung find it's flashed? I was running 4.4.
Thanks in advance

Nand error fail is usually fatal, you can try a rescue firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6&nocache=1&z=4402082341257483
But I wouldn't expect miracles. Your flash count/modified in download mode tells Samsung if your warranty is void.

Rores said:
After my phone being fine for around 5 months, It suddenly bricked, and now is stuck in a boot loop. Download mode works, Recovery works, but when i try to flash with odin, I get this:
Code:
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
Recovery is fine, but I cant flash anything either.
Does my phone need repairing? If so can samsung find it's flashed? I was running 4.4.
Thanks in advance
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Change your computer or make a format. Trust me, it helps.
You can also try different USB ports, especially if you're using front one instead of back one.

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India Galaxy S2 soft brick while JB OTA firmware update. PLEASE HELP!!

Recently i got a notification for OTA firmware for my I9100G. I guess it was JB update. After the update phone refused to start, it went into boot loop. I am trying to flash the stock rom ICS for India (I9100GXXLPQ_I9100GODDLP7_I9100GDDLP5_HOME.tar.md5) using Odin .
1. Initially I tried to flash custom ICS Kernel (SuperICS_i9100g_v1.0.2.tar) , then tried to wipe cache and wipe data/factory reset and wipe Dalvik cache. It says error mounting /sdcard/android.secure! .
2. After that I tried to flash the Stock firmware mentioned above after going into download mode but Odin fails every time after factoryfs.img or hidden.img
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> cache.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Tried different stock firmwares and custom Kernels for GB,ICS and JB (all for G versions) , different USB ports, different ODIN versions too! Nothing helped
Also I disable Kies everytime while attempting to flash the firmware.
Phone is soft bricked.
Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance
Since you Necro-Posted an old thread, please do not open another with the same info. One or the other and in this case, it is the other.
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[Q] GT-N7100 is stuck at GT-N7100 logo, goes no further.

Good days to everyone!
I've got a situation with my GT-N7100. It doesn't seem to get past the first logo during boot-up, ever.
I've tried the newest MD5 version for that model. "N7100UBUEND1_N7100TCEEND1_N7100UBUEND1_HOME.tar.m d5"
Used the PIT file to Re-Partition and several versions of Odin.
With the PIT file, only version V3.07 hangs at, "Get PIT for mapping..", all other versions seem to fail.
Pit File used: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit
Without the file I get: (Using the tar.md5 packet with V3.07 Odin)
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> tz.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
Odin V3.09
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
The phone will not go into recovery mode, the only thing I can get it to do is enter download mode.
How this started? Holding the phone, looking at it. It reset itself and never came back.
I disabled my Anti-Virus... Not sure what else to try. Thank you very much in advance!
***UPDATE*** (I was able to enter recovery mode but it seems to fail to mount anything.)
***UPDATE*** (At wits end, not sure what else to try. I'm thinking the NAND has become corrupt and or unrecoverable. Or unless there was a way to, similar to PC's, do a chkdsk repair. At this time i'm downloading the toolkit and attempt anything through ADB, I feel there is nothing more I could do to Un-Brick the phone. I read about Soft/hard Brick, the phone seems to be Soft Bricked but nothing is allowing me to repair/recover through any download method. Booting into recovery fails to mount everything [as seen in pics].)
Darkie0000 said:
Good days to everyone!
I've got a situation with my GT-N7100. It doesn't seem to get past the first logo during boot-up, ever.
I've tried the newest MD5 version for that model. "N7100UBUEND1_N7100TCEEND1_N7100UBUEND1_HOME.tar.m d5"
Used the PIT file to Re-Partition and several versions of Odin.
With the PIT file, only version V3.07 hangs at, "Get PIT for mapping..", all other versions seem to fail.
Pit File used: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit
Without the file I get: (Using the tar.md5 packet with V3.07 Odin)
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> tz.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
Odin V3.09
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
The phone will not go into recovery mode, the only thing I can get it to do is enter download mode.
How this started? Holding the phone, looking at it. It reset itself and never came back.
I disabled my Anti-Virus... Not sure what else to try. Thank you very much in advance!
***UPDATE*** (I was able to enter recovery mode but it seems to fail to mount anything.)
***UPDATE*** (At wits end, not sure what else to try. I'm thinking the NAND has become corrupt and or unrecoverable. Or unless there was a way to, similar to PC's, do a chkdsk repair. At this time i'm downloading the toolkit and attempt anything through ADB, I feel there is nothing more I could do to Un-Brick the phone. I read about Soft/hard Brick, the phone seems to be Soft Bricked but nothing is allowing me to repair/recover through any download method. Booting into recovery fails to mount everything [as seen in pics].)
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I'd try to install a custom recovery and use that to install new software to see if you can get booted. If the custom recovery can't mount anything, then that might tell us more about what's going on.
es0tericcha0s said:
I'd try to install a custom recovery and use that to install new software to see if you can get booted. If the custom recovery can't mount anything, then that might tell us more about what's going on.
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Thanks for your response! I am not sure where to find a custom recovery or how I would apply that to the phone. Debugging isnt enabled and I cannot enable it as its stuck in boot. Over half of the features wont work in ADB mode, due to debugging not enabled.
Darkie0000 said:
Thanks for your response! I am not sure where to find a custom recovery or how I would apply that to the phone. Debugging isnt enabled and I cannot enable it as its stuck in boot. Over half of the features wont work in ADB mode, due to debugging not enabled.
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Just have to get to Download Mode and use Odin to install the custom recovery. Has nothing to do with USB Debugging.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55198275&postcount=2
es0tericcha0s said:
Just have to get to Download Mode and use Odin to install the custom recovery. Has nothing to do with USB Debugging.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55198275&postcount=2
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I'm still not exactly sure where to get this custom ROM you mention.
I tried another recovery, Note2-CWM-6.0.4.3-GT-N7100. It goes about %75 rather quickly and fails.
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Darkie0000 said:
I'm still not exactly sure where to get this custom ROM you mention.
I tried another recovery, Note2-CWM-6.0.4.3-GT-N7100. It goes about %75 rather quickly and fails.
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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Sounds like you might have messed it up from flashing that older Pit file, which might have been Gingerbread or early ICS, being that it's from 2011...
You realize that there is a whole sub forum here devoted to your phone, right? It seems like you haven't tried to do much research here.

GT-i9300 Intl Soft Bricked Please Help

Hi Devs,
I am stuck in a issue. I installed cm 12.0 (unofficial rom) to my Galaxy s3 GT-i9300 everything was working fine but suddenly it keeps on crashing randomly one day while calling my phone froze. I restarted the phone it stucked on SAMSUNG BOOT SCREEN.
I can go into download mode and recovery mode, currently using PhilzTouch 6 on recovery.
Things I have tried already.
Wiped Cache Partition
Wiped Data/Factory Reset
when i try to wipe cache or factory reset i get errors
E: can't mount /data or Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure
For some reason my phones internal memory is on the read only mode i tried to flash the stock rom as well so far no luck.
I tried 4 different stock roms none of them work they all stopped on nand write or setup connection
I followed the instruction below because thats what exactly happened to my phone but no luck when ever i try to load boot files into PDA it keeps failing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
please guys i am tired and exhausted trying all different stuff guide me. I even tried PIT Files noting work. Thanks in advance
Try going back to stock/factory.
Boot in download mode (vol down+home+power).
Use Odin to flash stock recovery and firmware.
Once you are able to boot perfectly into touchwiz, can narrow down your points of failure and try again or try another ROM
blu88 said:
Try going back to stock/factory.
Boot in download mode (vol down+home+power).
Use Odin to flash stock recovery and firmware.
Once you are able to boot perfectly into touchwiz, can narrow down your points of failure and try again or try another ROM
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Hi Blue,
Thanks for reply , so you meant to say i replace philztouch with stock recovery.
Correct me if i am wrong.
Replace philz with stock recovery and replace your rom with touchwiz. Figure out where you went wrong and then flash your custom rom again or flash a different custom rom.
Try flashing another recovery. Worked for me once
Thanks for Help
Can you send me link for GT-i9300 International Stock Recovery so i am installing exact thing it would be great help from you guys and i would really appreciate it.
blu88 said:
Replace philz with stock recovery and replace your rom with touchwiz. Figure out where you went wrong and then flash your custom rom again or flash a different custom rom.
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Hi Blue i tried official recovery this what comes up and get fails
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
its problem with internal memory to read only is there any way to change it read write mod.
saqygee said:
Hi Blue i tried official recovery this what comes up and get fails
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
its problem with internal memory to read only is there any way to change it read write mod.
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saqyee, you placed the stock recovery file in the PDA section right? DO NOT TOUCH THE PIT SECTION.
saqygee said:
Hi Blue i tried official recovery this what comes up and get fails
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
its problem with internal memory to read only is there any way to change it read write mod.
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Nand write fail usually means emmc corrupt/damaged you could try the rescue firmware but this looks like hardware failure.
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[Q] Soft Bricked my Galaxy S4 I545/Can't flash stock ROM!

Last night I was trying to flash a custom rom on 5.0 or 5.1 lollipop(i forgot) on safestrap from 4.4.2 kitkat. But after doing so, and going through the flash menu, I then rebooted and the samsung boot logo came up and froze. It then rebooted itself and goes into recovery mode.
And while in recovery mode, the info in the left corner said that the version was
I545VRUFNK4.
Also I have tried flashing back to the stock rom and This is the error I get when I flash my the MJ7 stock rom(Or pretty much any other stock rom I've tried for i545)
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/007> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> sbl3.mbn
<ID:0/007> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
After trying and trying to fix it, the screen eventually goes into the "This firmware upgrade has encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again."
I've been looking for answers all day and last night but I haven't been able to find one. Recently, what I've found is that theres a possibility that I'm stuck in the NK4 bootloader or something? and that I need to flash that same firmware on the same version im on? sorry if I don't know that much.
I really need help fixing this because I've tried so much and I would love to hear some of your guys advice. Thanks.
nvm sike i fixed it lolz
Jtieu said:
nvm sike i fixed it lolz
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Yeah but i have the same issue, how did you do it? lol i hope its not too obvious...

[help] Can't flash anything

Hi all,
I need help to fix the S3 that i have here, model GT-I9300, I don't know what happened but I cant boot the phone it is stuck at Galaxy S3 screen, I can enter in recovery and Download mode but I am not being able to flash anything using Odin and KIES also does not work, what I have tried:
Flash stock room using Odin;
Flash TWRP Using Odin;
Update firmware using KIES, I do put the model and serial number but the KIES give a message that is not possible to start the process;
Odin fails in anything that I tried to flash:
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/006> recovery.img
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006> FAIL!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
If I enter in the recovery mode i saw a lot of red messages saying that is not possible to mount E: bla bla.
Any help Is appreciated.
Looks like a SDS
MGSGS said:
Looks like a SDS
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I googled for it and seems that there is no fix for it... so, good bye
Tried different USB cables and ports?
audit13 said:
Tried different USB cables and ports?
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Yes, also different computers, I think that it is a sds
Confirmed the model # in download mode? Using the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com?
audit13 said:
Confirmed the model # in download mode? Using the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com?
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Yes, also tried to flash twrp, stock recovery, everything fails....

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