First of all, I wanted to say hi to everyone here and thanks for the great forums
Secondly, as to the first question that pops up in mind, yes I did read the forums and I did google the problem and as a last resort, I need help!
I was trying to flash the original firmware from sammobile with odin 3.07, I wiped data/factory reset,formatted system and did everything and I went to the download screen, started odin and everything was just fine...only problem is that the flashing on odin took about an hour:
first it went fast but then it got stuck where Kernel was written above and it got stuck for about an hour and I just left it there and went doing my things...but I came back and a big red Failed was written on Odin...I checked it out and it turned out the phone was disconnected from PC...so I freaked out and turned off the phone...I thought I could go again or flash another ROM or something...but my phone won't start...it doesnt respond to any key or combination I try...I cant get into download mode or recovery mode and the phone doesn't start at all.
so my question is, did I hard brick my phone ? if so, then what do I do ?
if not, then also what do I do...
NOTE: before I started flashing the battery was 100% charged.
EDIT: I have Samsung Galaxy S II I9100
was trying to flash this firmware: (sorry i cant post links)
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Model: GT-I9100
Country: Israel (Orange/Partner)
Version: Android 4.1.2
Changelist: 1211311
Build date: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:15:40 +0000
Product Code: PTR
PDA: I9100JHLS7
CSC: I9100PTRLS4
MODEM: I9100JHLS2
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also, [Q] Can I replace Galaxy S II GT-I9100T motherboard with another's S2 model ?
any help is much appreciated and thanks in advance!!
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this is for future referrence:
you can read about the problem above.
What's there to try ? thats ALL I could find:
I tried kingrats hotboot method, didn't work.
I tried a jig, didn't work.
I tried something called RIFF Box, my friend had one, and IT DID WORK...I got my phone back.
I DIDN'T try replacing motherboard, but I'm sure it would have worked as well.
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You couldnt have looked very hard,as my pal Mistahbungle posts chapter and verse about your problem every 2 days.
Maybe post your model and what you were trying to flash,and he can break the news to you gently when he replies to your thread.
theunderling said:
You couldnt have looked very hard,as my pal Mistahbungle posts chapter and verse about your problem every 2 days.
Maybe post your model and what you were trying to flash,and he can break the news to you gently when he replies to your thread.
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thanks for the reply! I edited the post.
Ok its probably bricked.You need to try king rats hotboot method,or see if a jig will work.
Failing that its jtag or even new motherboard.
theunderling said:
Ok its probably bricked.You need to try king rats hotboot method,or see if a jig will work.
Failing that its jtag or even new motherboard.
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okay I tried kingrats hotboot and it didnt work.
I dont have a jig and I know I can get one from ebay but I wanted to ask, whats the probability that it would work in my situation ?
I had the CyanFox 4.4 before I tried to flash the new firmware but it I wiped all data out before flashing on odin so I'm guessing that info doesn't help at all.
What's the chance of a jig working ? About 0.0000001%. But try one anyways, won't cost you anything other than a few bucks. It's either a JTAG (though again a fair chance that isn't possible) or more likely a motherboard replacement.
okay then another question, if I connect 3 x 100 ohm resistors with a micro usb can it replace the jig ?
like in this video: search "Revive bricked Galaxy S2 I9100 using USB Jig [HD].mp4" in youtube first result.
Yes. Any of those tutorials should enable you to make a functioning jig if you do it properly. Can't speak as to whether they work or not myself given I bought one though.
ok ill give it a try.
also, a friend said there's something called a "special box" that runs a "simulator" on your phone and copies the firmware installed data on the phone's sd card...and once its done you can start your phone as if you had flashed the rom with odin. is such a thing possible ?
Never heard of it, unless he's referring to a 'RIFF box' which is used to JTAG a phone. If you can find someone who will try a JTAG on the basis of 'no pay if it's not JTAG'able', you might as well, even though it probably won't work. A motherboard replacement is almost certainly the only fix in your situation.
I wouldn't be forking out money for a RIFF box if I were in your situation given that it won't work anyways, it costs a lot more than paying someone else who already has one/knows how to use it, and you'll likely never use it again.
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Never heard of it, unless he's referring to a 'RIFF box' which is used to JTAG a phone. If you can find someone who will try a JTAG on the basis of 'no pay if it's not JTAG'able', you might as well, even though it probably won't work. A motherboard replacement is almost certainly the only fix in your situation.
I wouldn't be forking out money for a RIFF box if I were in your situation given that it won't work anyways, it costs a lot more than paying someone else who already has one/knows how to use it, and you'll likely never use it again.
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he was referring to the RIFF box. I'll try with a jig and see if it works if not motherboard it is then.
thank you for your help
Good luck. You're welcome
how much does a motherboard cost, by the way ?
Variable. A service centre won't sell you a new one without them replacing it for you, so you're at their mercy with regard to how much they want to charge you for labour. Or you can source 2nd hand one from a 'donor' phone (say a phone with a broken screen) and either swap the boards yourself or pay a local mobile repair shop (who isn't a Samsung service centre) to do it which will still probably be much cheaper than the new board/service centre option.
Search online for 2nd hand boards (the usual places; eBay/Swappa/Google search).
and does changing the motherboard change the imei ?
If you put a 2nd hand board in, yes. If a Samsung service centre gives you a new board, in most countries the device will keep the current IMEI. Either way, it makes no difference in your ability to use the phone I.E it will work normally in either case.
can I replace the motherboard with other galaxy s2 models or does it have to be the exact same model ?
mine is Galaxy S II GT-I9100T
The I9100 & I9100T are exactly the same phone except for slight difference in radio output, I'm not aware of anything on the motherboard that's different in either model. Everything I've ever seen on here over the past two years says on many networks you'll need to use specific modems with an I9100T (I.E the modems which were bundled with stock roms released by carriers who specifically sold the I9100T) in order to get the best connectivity, which has suggested the difference is in the modem firmware only.
So, to the best of my knowledge, you should be able to use a motherboard from an I9100 in a I9100T. That may or may not be the case though.
Edit - OP - Edit the title of your thread to that of the duplicate thread which was closed by mods & make another post to this thread along the lines of your OP in that closed thread.
I posted what I tried for future reference.
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So I had previously rooted my SGSII, and decided to try installing CM7 on it. I used CWM Recovery and ran it off the SD card, and everything appeared to work fine. I think I had a bad/not fully functioning CWM or something, as it didn't list an option to backup anything (I'm guessing because I flashed the stock kernel after rooting?) Anyway, it will no longer boot. I can access download mode, but Odin fails everytime I try to flash anything back on there. When I try to boot my phone, I just get a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error.
EDIT: I just tried again as I was writing this, after rebooting, reinstalling my drivers and rebooting my computer. I was able to get the Firmware to flash properly in Odin. Now I have my phone booting and getting stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 splash screen... Doesn't seem to go any further than that though, unfortunately.
Any ideas what I can do? Is it possible that I need re-flash a bootloader or something ??
Any help would be supremely appreciated!
So I was just trying to re-install the Kernel, using the CF unsecured kernel, and it failed, but when I try to go into recovery mode, it looks as though it managed to install CWM Recovery. I have no idea what to do from here, and am sort of afraid to do anything for fear or bricking the phone completely...
I'm hoping someone out there knows how to fix this, I feel like such a tool
As long as you can get into download-mode, your phone isn't bricked.
If you switch from or to a TouchWiz-based ROM, you have to do a full-wipe in the recovery.
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Go back to stock first via download mode via odin
Nah you're good. Similar thing happened to me at my first flashing attempt. Get your stock firmware from Intratech's thread, put the phone into download mode & flash the firmware via Odin.
Then maybe have another go at rooting the phone with the matching CFRoot kernel.
Porkchops said:
So I was just trying to re-install the Kernel, using the CF unsecured kernel, and it failed, but when I try to go into recovery mode, it looks as though it managed to install CWM Recovery. I have no idea what to do from here, and am sort of afraid to do anything for fear or bricking the phone completely...
I'm hoping someone out there knows how to fix this, I feel like such a tool
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yes, if you can still go in download mode it's no so difficult..this "small brick" it's on of "Android things to do" once in your SGS2 life
Hi guys. I'm in a worst situation. As my phone after a failed ODIN downgrade from Android 2.3.6 to one stock kernel is completelly dead - it doesn't boot anymore - not even managed to put it back into download mode or revert to fact defaults (no keys, no lights not even battery charging displayed when pluged in) - tryed the USB jig also. Nothing worked.
The question is: Will Samsung manage to repair and how much will it cost - an average ammount offcourse. Because I guess it's out of the question to be considered a warranty issue. I guess it will be visible somebody have done smth to the ROM by a software approach....
This is the short story because I would bore you to discuss all the things I have been through - it was only my faoult out of stupidity
HELP!
I don't see why Samsung wouldn't fix it ? As to how much they'll charge you, I think you'll find that will vary from country to country (labour costs being variable, etc). No, I don't think you'll be able to have it repaired under warranty.
You might want to look at having it JTAG repaired by someone other than Samsung. This will possibly be cheaper than having Samsung repair it. Do a search on here/Google.
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The question is: Will Samsung manage to repair and how much will it cost - an average ammount offcourse. Because I guess it's out of the question to be considered a warranty issue. I guess it will be visible somebody have done smth to the ROM by a software approach....
HELP!
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Thank you very much. I have searched alot to actually understand - unfortunatelly for me it will cost... I saw on youtube a JTAG in action right now (cannot post the link yet). I understand now it is the only way. I'll keep you posted guys. Tomorrow I'll go to service.
I'm sorry it's going to cost Alex. A difficult thing to happen, I know
Here's a link for a JTAG repairer in the US who is also a member here, tho I see you've already found one. I'm sure doing it this way will be cheaper/probably faster than having Samsung do the repair as well.
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Thank you very much. I have searched alot to actually understand - unfortunatelly for me it will cost... I saw on youtube a JTAG in action right now (cannot post the link yet). I understand now it is the only way. I'll keep you posted guys. Tomorrow I'll go to service.
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Thax. Funny thing is that this is exactly the thing I found - the same mobiletechvideos in US Now I allready have an ideea of how much should cost that. Hopefully I'll find a local GSM repair shop with the posibilitty to unbrick it cheep - or at least not much than 50USD - in local currency ofcource.
I'm still thinking if it is possible to use an ATMEL copy process - like in the old times for EEPROMS - I have done that in the past. In theory it might work but I will never do it - alredy scared about what happened to my beloved droid.
Thx again Mistah and have a gr8 day and a wonderfull new 2012!
Yeah I've seen a report or two on here from people who have used his service & have been happy. Must admit I found his page when thought I'd bricked my phone after my first flash attempt messed up. Yeah you might be able to get it done cheaper somewhere local, and that will mean less time without the phone for you without the phone in mail from you to the US & back again.
Let us know how you get on, your experience will be a good guide for people in future who have the same problems as you.
No probs man, happy to give you the little help I did. You too Alex Hope you have a great year & you get your phone back & working soon
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Thax. Funny thing is that this is exactly the thing I found - the same mobiletechvideos in US Now I allready have an ideea of how much should cost that. Hopefully I'll find a local GSM repair shop with the posibilitty to unbrick it cheep - or at least not much than 50USD - in local currency ofcource.
I'm still thinking if it is possible to use an ATMEL copy process - like in the old times for EEPROMS - I have done that in the past. In theory it might work but I will never do it - alredy scared about what happened to my beloved droid.
Thx again Mistah and have a gr8 day and a wonderfull new 2012!
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Hello again. Solved right now. The service didn't charged me at all - I was kind of lucky after all. Unfortunately there are still some issues I have from the start. I'll keep on digging - software related.
hi everybody!
all the steps below were taken from galaxys2root.com as well as the files
i have i9100 with a stock rom 2.3.4 (ki4) (and 1.4gb of free memory-maybe that was the problem).
yesterday i rooted it (everything was fine) and then i installed CWM recovery 4.0.1.4 through odin v1.85 (went fine too) and then on my way to find myself a new rom i decided to backup my current one with cwm. then i entered cwm by pressing vol-down+pwr+home and hit "backup". it backed up the system and then moved on to the data and thats where it got stuck for like an hour.... from the guide i understood that it shouldnt take more than 10 min- 15 min top so i figured that im having a problem, i tuned off the phone by pressing pwr button and turn it back on, then the phone got stuck on the sgs2 screen with the triangle so i turned it off again----> this time it didnt came back on, and not responding to download mode neither to polling battery out or not even by connecting to usb and charger- just dead!
how is it possible? and what should i do to bring it back to life? (and myself)
thank you very much(please help...), and sorry for the long text and the bad english
do you have usb jig with you?
i assume you brick your phone.
read my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286 carefully. anyway, usb jig will not harm your device
No download mode = try jig. Jig doesn't work = JTAG repair by 3rd party repairer (cheaper option) or JTAG repair my Samsung (more expensive option).
thank you,
no dont have one but i ordered from ebay.
is there a chance that my battery died and as a result of the two my phone wont respond?
Possible but highly unlikely. I guess you might as well try a new battery, at worst you'll have a spare when you get the phone repaired.
Fairly common problem go to forum xx download something and follow the instructions dont work go to a totally different forum and ask why ???
CWM 4 very old .
vol-down+pwr+home and hit "backup why ??? thats download mode
My guess would be wrong instructions/firmware .
The other question to ask is it a i9100 or a different version .
jje
i really hope thats the problem, im going to a friend now to try with his battry.
but really how is it possible that my phone is bricked when i didnt even try to flash a new rom, and more than that it happened in the backup process when all the cwm does is a copy operation... so what really had happened?
JJEgan said:
Fairly common problem go to forum xx download something and follow the instructions dont work go to a totally different forum and ask why ???
CWM 4 very old .
vol-down+pwr+home and hit "backup why ??? thats download mode
My guess would be wrong instructions/firmware .
The other question to ask is it a i9100 or a different version .
jje
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to be honest i was too lazy to search here (which im not going to be now)
thats what he was doing in the video (it did went in cwm)
and my phone is i9100 i bought it in the UK
Wrong firmware faulty firmware wrong instructions any number of things can go wrong with a flash . But it is very odd that it happens in backup recovery yes but backup very rare .
jje
JJEgan said:
Wrong firmware faulty firmware wrong instructions any number of things can go wrong with a flash . But it is very odd that it happens in backup recovery yes but backup very rare .
jje
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so there is a slight chance that its the battery right?
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so there is a slight chance that its the battery right?
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no, there is not.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
ok the battery swap doesnt work so its not the problem,
any other ideas??? (except usb jig and jtag)
thanks
Jig <=1% chance of getting you into download mode, JTAG = 100% chance of fixing it. Other options = 0.
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Jig <=1% chance of getting you into download mode, JTAG = 100% chance of fixing it. Other options = 0.
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I should say jog = 50% chances of getting into download mode. JTAG is more like a solution for hard brick(totally unresponsive, bootloader totally mess up, brain system totally corrupted).
Base on my understanding, getting yourself a hard brick is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. If you go through zedomax(galaxys2root.com owner), he mentioned that he flashed all his android device countless time. All he got is just a couple of soft brick. Never a hard brick. Don't waste your money first. Invest on a cheap usb jig which only cost around 2 dollar, compare to JTAG services which cost 50 dollar.
If usb jig doesn't work, try to go for warranty , see whether they charge you or not. If warranty doesn't cover you and cost less than 50 dollar to repair, go for it.
Only go for JTAG if every effort above don't work.
Warning: JTAG is just a service that reinject Samsung firmware into your device. If your phone has hardware failure, I don't think they can help. Unless they provide hardware repair now. If you wanna be sure, email or call them up to see if they provide hardware repair/replace as well, just in case it is a hardware failure cases.
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i know its a very rare situation but it happened. I've tried the jig and it didnt work, then i decided to send it back to the store and they told me they have sent it to the manufacturer, now im waiting...
Hey there,
i really read several topics in the xda-developers forum and tried to help myself. Nothing worked so I'm very grateful for any help of you professionals.
I've got an I9100GSMH which was already flashed with Odin and 2.3.6.
Following (stupid) steps I did:
1) tried to flash I9100XXLPQ - seems to be working but the phone got stuck at the bootloader/samsung logo after flashing
2) after that I tried I9100GXXLPN - but this didn't work anyways.
3) i did a Wipe/Factory Reset in recovery mode and deleted the cache. then I tried I9100GXXLPN - no success
4) now I tried to get back to 2.3.6 with I9100GXXLA1 and used a omap4_all PIT file. The repartitioning worked but not the flash. After that I just pulled out the usb plug, which was kinda stupid.
Now the phone stays fully black and doesn't react to any buttons, no Recovery mode, no Download Mode or anything else.
- What can I do to get back into Download mode? Does this USB jig help/work?
- Which Firmware, PIT, Bootloader, etc. would fit for my phone? (Just working - no matter 2.3.6 or 4.0.1)
Thanks for your help. I really appreciate this.
Greetings
Futuretec
If the phone shows no signs of life, only thing you can do is try a jig which realistically probably has 1% chance of getting you into download mode. Actually, I'm being generous. Probably a lot less than that. But worth a try nonetheless.
So that means you can either have it JTAG'd by a 3rd party repairer or send it into Samsung & hope they either can't tell or don't care that's it's been messed with & they repair it under warranty. Best thing to do would be to send it into Samsung/authorised repairer in the first instance, and if they're going to charge you for the repair (don't bother debating this, btw), ask for a quote. That way you can compare their price to fix it with the cost of a JTAG. Here's a JTAG repairer to give you an idea of what you're probably up for (say $100 USD incl postage to/from ?). I'm sure you'll find others with a Google search, maybe even one close to you.
Edit to add -Actually, given you ended up with bootloop after flashing the I9100 rom in the first instance, it probably wasn't that which killed it. More likely pulling the plug.
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it probably wasn't that which killed it. More likely pulling the plug.
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My guess would be his flashing of an OMAP .pit on what seems to be an I9100, rather than I9100G (he said I9100GSMH not I9100GGSMH).
Ahhhh yes. You're right ;-) The fine details.
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My guess would be his flashing of an OMAP .pit on what seems to be an I9100, rather than I9100G (he said I9100GSMH not I9100GGSMH).
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is your phone under warranty
Warranty ain't covering that. Only way you get away with it is if the NAND is so stuffed they can't tell, or if whomever fixes it doesn't care/turns a blind eye.
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is your phone under warranty
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Warranty ain't covering that. Only way you get away with it is if the NAND is so stuffed they can't tell, or if whomever fixes it doesn't care/turns a blind eye.
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if the phone is completely bricked then perhaps we can clain it in warranty
just go to service center and act stupid as if the u never id anythng
i did that when my phone went dead once and ya i got it fixed from them for free under warranty
Hello all,
thanks for your nice respones.
I learned that I have NO G-Version of it.
GT-I9100
Model I9100GSMH
I'm from Germany - anyone now where I can find a professional doing a JTAG "unbrick"? Or do you have other Solutions.
I ordered a USB Jig + Docking station for external battery loader (maybe the battery is low).
Thanks for your help!
futuretec said:
Hello all,
thanks for your nice respones.
I learned that I have NO G-Version of it.
GT-I9100
Model I9100GSMH
I'm from Germany - anyone now where I can find a professional doing a JTAG "unbrick"? Or do you have other Solutions.
I ordered a USB Jig + Docking station for external battery loader (maybe the battery is low).
Thanks for your help!
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Doubtful the jig will work, and battery low isn't the issue.
As mentioned above by oinkylicious, the issue is you flashed an OMAP .pit file meant for an I9100G to an Exynos I9100 phone.
It was probably recoverable yourself up until you did that.
JTAG or Samsung service is your only option at this point. Google for a mobile phone repair shop near you that has JTAG Riff boxes.
Had about the same issue, Odin was stuck in the middle - pulling the plug here was fatal.
USB jig for SGS2 ICS is different, won't help anyway.
Cost me around $120 for a Jtag treat that fixed the flashed data chip
Model GT-i9100, SSN: i9100GSMH
Reuvenm said:
Had about the same issue, Odin was stuck in the middle - pulling the plug here was fatal.
USB jig for SGS2 ICS is different, won't help anyway.
Cost me around $120 for a Jtag treat that fixed the flashed data chip
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Hi All,
I have a similar issue. Exactly the same phone. But I don't think I've fully bricked it yet.
Under the battery it says Model: GT-i9100, SSN: i9100GSMH
Originally Gingerbread, then I upgraded to 4.03 via official Kies firmware release.
Couple of days ago tried to upgrade to 4.04 using ODIN and got a fail at factoryfs.img. probably used the wrong firmware.
Could still get into download mode at that stage, but can't anymore. I tried to install a couple of different firmware versions of 4.04. I can still get 'added' when I connect to ODIN though.
Can somebody please help me to upgrade to either 4.04 or Jellybean? I'm willing to go fully custom, just don't know how to do it....Can I do it with ODIN? Do i need a new kernel or pit or image or anything?
Thanks heaps, look forward to any help.
Cheers,
Jackson
Dear Forum members i am new to this forum please help me to boot up my Phone :
After rooting using odin i have installed custom rom all working fine later tried to install another using odin selected .PIT file & re partition was checked in the middle Odin stopped responding disconnected the phone & phone stopped as attached image later battery empty. Now its completely dead no light no logo no boot sign tried to enter download mode, recovery mode, connecting to pc using kies, Odin nothing working.
Please help me to get the phone back to working
Thanks in advance
Unfortunately because you played around with the PIT file unless advised means that your phone is bricked.
Since you cannot get into any mode at all, the only method that might work to fix your phone is a Jtag device.
Cosmic Blue said:
Unfortunately because you played around with the PIT file unless advised means that your phone is bricked.
Since you cannot get into any mode at all, the only method that might work to fix your phone is a Jtag device.
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Thanks for quick reply. can you please tell me where Jtag is available in India people who do it?
Thanks in advance.
For the first time i used forum and its really helpfull.
If he's still getting the screen that he posted in his first post, then it does NOT mean it is bricked beyond repair. In fact, you should be able to flash using Odin while that screen is up.
I've only ever seen people get that screen when they either flashed an I9100G ROM or firmware to an I9100, or the reverse. (flashed an I9100 ROM or firmware to an I9100G)
OP, I'd make absolutely sure you are flashing a ROM or firmware that is meant for your model of device.
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If he's still getting the screen that he posted in his first post, then it does NOT mean it is bricked beyond repair. In fact, you should be able to flash using Odin while that screen is up.
I've only ever seen people get that screen when they either flashed an I9100G ROM or firmware to an I9100, or the reverse. (flashed an I9100 ROM or firmware to an I9100G)
OP, I'd make absolutely sure you are flashing a ROM or firmware that is meant for your model of device.
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Hi,
Yes previously it was showing as attached image then i have switched off & switch on back then no indication. completely dead just like a phone with out battery.
tried connecting to pc in all types( using all software's & drivers) not working. now only hardware part is pending.
chetankalburgi said:
Hi,
Yes previously it was showing as attached image then i have switched off & switch on back then no indication. completely dead just like a phone with out battery.
tried connecting to pc in all types( using all software's & drivers) not working. now only hardware part is pending.
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Oh. Well, if it's completely dead now, and no longer shows that screen, than Cosmic Blue's statement is probably true. JTag it is.
Use Google to try to find a repair shop near you that offers this service. If you can't find one close to you, you'll probably have to mail it off to a shop that does it.
ctomgee said:
Oh. Well, if it's completely dead now, and no longer shows that screen, than Cosmic Blue's statement is probably true. JTag it is.
Use Google to try to find a repair shop near you that offers this service. If you can't find one close to you, you'll probably have to mail it off to a shop that does it.
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Thank you
Sent to Samsung service center got reply as mother board faulty & has to change Price 9000 INR tried speaking about jtag & USB Jig with service center people even they have no clue about these words.
ctomgee said:
If he's still getting the screen that he posted in his first post, then it does NOT mean it is bricked beyond repair. In fact, you should be able to flash using Odin while that screen is up.
I've only ever seen people get that screen when they either flashed an I9100G ROM or firmware to an I9100, or the reverse. (flashed an I9100 ROM or firmware to an I9100G)
OP, I'd make absolutely sure you are flashing a ROM or firmware that is meant for your model of device.
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@OP: I'm with this guy. Try a usb jig before jtag.
chetankalburgi said:
Thank you
Sent to Samsung service center got reply as mother board faulty & has to change Price 9000 INR tried speaking about jtag & USB Jig with service center people even they have no clue about these words.
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Customer service may not know but if you talk to the technician he will know but may not want to do it as they will not make as much money as replacing the motherboard.
If you check the service manual that are posted on in this forum. one of the steps before replAcing the motherboard is using jig then jtag before you replace MB.
Hey guys !
Well...
Yesterday, I decided to flash a new ROM on my aunt's SII...
It wasn't the first time I did this : my own phones have all been flashed, I know how it works !
But... I got a problem ! While I was wiping the data/cache, the phone got stuck on this step. Then, shut down. And now, it doesn't boot anymore. Screen stays black. I did everything I found on the web : tried to boot on recovery and on download mode, tried to press the buttons to get into these modes and inserting the battery while pressing, tried to connect it on USB (not even detected)...
After some researches, I found out that it was a eMMC problem...
Anyway, in a nutshell, my phone is hard bricked. What can I do ?
Thanks.
rohecla said:
Hey guys !
Well...
Yesterday, I decided to flash a new ROM on my aunt's SII...
It wasn't the first time I did this : my own phones have all been flashed, I know how it works !
But... I got a problem ! While I was wiping the data/cache, the phone got stuck on this step. Then, shut down. And now, it doesn't boot anymore. Screen stays black. I did everything I found on the web : tried to boot on recovery and on download mode, tried to press the buttons to get into these modes and inserting the battery while pressing, tried to connect it on USB (not even detected)...
After some researches, I found out that it was a eMMC problem...
Anyway, in a nutshell, my phone is hard bricked. What can I do ?
Thanks.
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what stock firmware version was the Phone when u did the wipe from recovery (if it was on ICS 4.0.4 then ur phone will be bricked because of the kernel of ICS4.0.4 being plagued with the 'EMMMC' brick bug and only a JTAG or a MB replacement is the solution for it) .
JTAG won't work; motherboard replacement or bin.
I think it was 4.0.4...
Motherboard replacement is the only thing I can do ?
Mate.... Samsung KNOWS this is a problem.......I'd try for warranty repair/replacement.....if the phone is less than two years old, you have a good chance......
Just remember to 'act dumb' at the service center..... Tell them you were trying to use kies to update from ICS and the phone died...... If it is the emmc brickbug, there's NO WAY they can check what os was on ur phone or whether you'd rooted or modified it in any way.....right now it's an unrecoverable (expensive) paperweight........
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
Yeah, I saw this is a quite common problem... But often, it's just a soft brick. In my case, it's a hard brick...
And warranty expired two months ago...
Well, it's unlikely to succeed, but you could try emailing Samsung explaining your situation regarding expired warranty and going on to explain that updating with kies is a 'normal' procedure and that it's that 'normal' Samsung provided procedure plus the 'unstable' OS version (having read on the internet about 4.0.4 brickbug) that have killed a phone that would otherwise be working today. Stress the point that the ICS firmware AND kies were both supplied by Samsung for official (end user) use on Samsung devices......see what they say.....can't hurt right?
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
Yeah, they're going to honour an expired warranty. That happens all the time
Mb....I *did* say right at the start that it probably wouldn't work..... But what has he got to lose?
Lol.....they *might* be suffering from an excess of Xmas and new year goodwill.......
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
I have twice super bricked my two SGS-2s.... EMMC bug is one hell of a pain in ass. You have to let go some SD card space, but u can revive you phone using the URL in my signature. I revived both my phones losing about a GB space in one and a couple GBs in other. Good Luck
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but u can revive you phone using the URL in my signature
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People have said he needs a new motherboard.Do you know something they dont?.
S4 victim
The problem is that I can't flash anything ! The phone simply doesn't turn on ! No recovery mode, no download mode, nothing ! It doesn't even charge !
Yes try this link from alvinasnow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886
So far as I know if you only connect your phone normally if it os charging then it already has some kind of connection with the pc I believe its adb.
But since you dont have warranty you can give it a shot to save money so just give it a try and read carefully. I was surprised when I got this phone, that samsung would make a big mistake like that its a just shame.
Edit: i dont know or you need jtag or riff and I will not test it cause I dont have a superbrick phone with mmc cap erase.
But just open device manager on the pc and connect the phone and see if there is a new device connected.
In my opinion my previous phone has one of the best options to make it unbrickable
It was nvflash but it sucked.nvidia wouldnt release sources.
Gooodluck with your phone
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Which part of this phone needs a motherboard replacement are you lot having trouble comprehending ?
OK...For all the slow kids who keep posting to this thread (including the OP); this phone needs a new motherboard. No threads promising magical fixes are going to work, there is no other way to fix this.
Is this clear now or do I have to make another post in bolded caps to make it really clear ?
There is a SLIGHT chance that if a JTAG recovery house can boot a kernel via JTAG (I do not know if RIFFBox can do this or not), they can use the solution that the Kindle Fire community used. (This was a recent discovery 2-3 months ago)
The problem is, I have attempted to provide information on this solution to these JTAG houses with no response. I don't know if they can boot a modified kernel via JTAG or not.
Currently:
All Exynos4 devices that are Superbricked are unrecoverable, as Samsung refuses to provide any way to boot these from USB, and anyone who could develop a solution hasn't responded (since most dead devices are long gone at this point...)
All Qualcomm-based Samsungs that are Superbricked are hosed too
Kindle Fires that are Superbricked are recoverable as of 2-3 months ago thanks to some discoveries by Oranav that were used by Hashcode to develop a recovery solution. This solution can't be used on Samsung Exynos4 devices as it depends on the ability to boot the device from USB.
And folks...... @Entropy512 needs to be listened to.......he is the dev who has done the most research into this issue and (somebody cmiiw) was the one who discovered the "emmc cap erase" command was the culprit. I think he also wrote the original (much copied) 'got brickbug' app which tells you if your phone is affected or not. If what he says doesn't work, then as @MistahBungle says, the ONLY OTHER OPTION is a new motherboard........
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
Well...
I think I'm just going to call the insurance, and see what they can do ! Even if my warranty is now void, they may replace the phone !
Thank you all !