So this is my second non-fixable brick, except the first time the device wouldn't turn on at all so I sent for a replacement. This time I just had the screen with the phone and computer. Tried every possible combination of fixes for getting into download mode and nothing worked so I ordered one from mobiletechvideos.com and it got here in just two days(not counting sunday) as I was hesitant to make one myself.
Anyways, I really should've followed the advice of others on here and got one(or made one) before I bricked my phone, it will save a lot of headache.
if something comes on the screen it is most certainly NOT a 'non-fixable' brick
dude...waste of moneys
dude, if u got anytings on da screen, its a fixabel brick. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911 this post helped me when i thought i bricked it, i didnt
Markolic said:
dude, if u got anytings on da screen, its a fixabel brick. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911 this post helped me when i thought i bricked it, i didnt
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Hello everybody
Cappy on firefly. Was trying to restore using Rom manager and got stuck on galaxy s boot screen. Cant get into download mode. Tried Odin one click but suck at file analysis. Tried every trick on the forums. Can somebdy help?.
TY
Not every trick in the forum... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919816
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Not every trick in the forum... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919816
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Except the $0.99 trick, tried prety much everything else. Can't get into d/l mode. tried all the button combos. No luck. Been stuck at the same galaxy s boot screen. Any ideas??
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Except the $0.99 trick, tried prety much everything else. Can't get into d/l mode. tried all the button combos. No luck. Been stuck at the same galaxy s boot screen. Any ideas??
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Sounds like a jig is what you need then, the $.99 jig will work
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Sounds like a jig is what you need then, the $.99 jig will work
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Damn.. I have to get this up and running before work tomorrow. Calling the almighty cappy devs, please help
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Damn.. I have to get this up and running before work tomorrow. Calling the almighty cappy devs, please help
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The jig will work.
This is a simple fix if your able to follow directions with the jig. Relax and breath, and go to radio shack. No need to brainstorm here...
edit: Will someone else chime in here, lol, I'm thinking he's looking for more than 1 opinion.
Xstop said:
The jig will work.
This is a simple fix if your able to follow directions with the jig. Relax and breath, and go to radio shack. No need to brainstorm here...
edit: Will someone else chime in here, lol, I'm thinking he's looking for more than 1 opinion.
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Not exactly a second opinion, but waiting for somebody who's been there to chime in and drop his 0.02 cents. And if nothing works, will do the inevitable
Just make a jig, it's good to have anyway.
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Not exactly a second opinion, but waiting for somebody who's been there to chime in and drop his 0.02 cents. And if nothing works, will do the inevitable
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Either check my sig or go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
I have purposely botched my phone for those people who have thought they have bricked their phone. There are various way to make a jig or you can buy one.
But as Thnikk said, it's good to have one anyways. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
The jig will work, I was in a situation close to yours and nothing worked till i built the jig. There is a nice step by step guide on how to do it. I suggest not cutting up your USB cable and buy the MicroUSB iGo adapter while you are at radio shack. Just search the forums or google for iGo jig.
Edit: The link in the above post is the one I was talking about.
Xstop said:
Either check my sig or go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
I have purposely botched my phone for those people who have thought they have bricked their phone. There are various way to make a jig or you can buy one.
But as Thnikk said, it's good to have one anyways. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
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Buy one???, From you? J/K. Heading out to radio shack. I am not totally sure abt the Igo thing but will try with just the resistors. Hope it works. Will keep you folks posted. If nothing works, get ready for a bounty thread . Not that I am rich but can't afford another phone or stay long enough with out a phone. TY
Killerfish1450 said:
The jig will work, I was in a situation close to yours and nothing worked till i built the jig. There is a nice step by step guide on how to do it. I suggest not cutting up your USB cable and buy the MicroUSB iGo adapter while you are at radio shack. Just search the forums or google for iGo jig.
Edit: The link in the above post is the one I was talking about.
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Somebyd else uploaded a youtube link abt a work arnd for this using just the resistors. Is it easier with the Igo??
Xstop said:
Either check my sig or go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
I have purposely botched my phone for those people who have thought they have bricked their phone. There are various way to make a jig or you can buy one.
But as Thnikk said, it's good to have one anyways. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
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Time for a Not a single f was given thread
Take it to the att warranty center for sleep death and power cycle issues mention it happened during a keis sync and the'll get you a replaced phone given you havn't done any physical or water damage, it'll take 15-30 mins and get you back up before work tomorrow was in the same boat two days ago.. oh and order the jig mines due in a few days.
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Take it to the att warranty center for sleep death and power cycle issues mention it happened during a keis sync and the'll get you a replaced phone given you havn't done any physical or water damage, it'll take 15-30 mins and get you back up before work tomorrow was in the same boat two days ago.. oh and order the jig mines due in a few days.
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Nice, but if the rep turns it on.. He will come across a GalaxyS SGH-I897 logo during boot screen and not like the usual boot screens that comes up for a stock captivate. Do you think he will spot the difference??
And btw, I got this phone from Amazon. Will ATT replace it?
Alright... Jig is ready .
Damn this is tough. Shaky hands
Update: No luck. Nothing working, no d/l mode. Tried at least 20 times.
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Alright... Jig is ready .
Damn this is tough. Shaky hands
Update: No luck. Nothing working, no d/l mode. Tried at least 20 times.
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You must not want you phone to work again. Keep trying and be patient, it took me a little while when I first came up with the resistor method.
Use a desk lamp and/or a magnifying glass to see the prongs better.
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You must not want you phone to work again. Keep trying and be patient, it took me a little while when I first came up with the resistor method.
Use a desk lamp and/or a magnifying glass to see the prongs better.
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No luck. Been trying this under a table lamp with magnifying glasses. Phone switched on for a couple of times and stuck on boot screen. May be 301 is what it needs. I will pick another 1k resistor and give it a try.
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Nice, but if the rep turns it on.. He will come across a GalaxyS SGH-I897 logo during boot screen and not like the usual boot screens that comes up for a stock captivate. Do you think he will spot the difference??
And btw, I got this phone from Amazon. Will ATT replace it?
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Well if your getting past the att world phone screen it could be a kernel issue, use a jig it'll work, if your not getting to the kernels's boot screen then take it to the "service center" not the rep that sold you the device if you cant get the jig to work, and if you got it from amazon and you purchased a two year account up/new take it to the service center att's service center supports all contract devices for one year no matter the retailer you purchased from (minus the iphone heh "droid food")so take it in if the phone dosn't get past the att world phone screen. if it dose use a jig flash to stock if your still having issues after a "Passed" stock flash take it in, and if you got to the reset part when flashing stock and failed.
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Well if your getting past the att world phone screen it could be a kernel issue, use a jig it'll work, if your not getting to the kernels's boot screen then take it to the "service center" not the rep that sold you the device if you cant get the jig to work, and if you got it from amazon and you purchased a two year account up/new take it to the service center att's service center supports all contract devices for one year no matter the retailer you purchased from (minus the iphone heh "droid food")so take it in if the phone dosn't get past the att world phone screen. if it dose use a jig flash to stock if your still having issues after a "Passed" stock flash take it in, and if you got to the reset part when flashing stock and failed.
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No luck with the jig as of now. Will try using the Igo adapter later today. Managed to borrow an iphone from a friend and yeah Android FTMFW.
I think I posted this in the wrong forum, I suppose I was a little confused on my phone
I have a US AT&T version of the i727 Skyrocket. I think i accidentally flashed an improper kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369977
I didn't realize I was browsing the wrong forum *sigh*.
Anyway, when I went to reboot after installing the kernel in CWM, I get a black screen. If I hold down both volume buttons and plug in USB, I get nothing. It doesn't seem to put it in download mode. There, it doesn't get recognized in ODIN.
What are my options here? Would a "jig" actually do anything in this case? I can't tell the scenarios it can actually recover from and not.
Hard brick, its done
Jtag or send to samsung
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I think I posted this in the wrong forum, I suppose I was a little confused on my phone
I have a US AT&T version of the i727 Skyrocket. I think i accidentally flashed an improper kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369977
I didn't realize I was browsing the wrong forum *sigh*.
Anyway, when I went to reboot after installing the kernel in CWM, I get a black screen. If I hold down both volume buttons and plug in USB, I get nothing. It doesn't seem to put it in download mode. There, it doesn't get recognized in ODIN.
What are my options here? Would a "jig" actually do anything in this case? I can't tell the scenarios it can actually recover from and not.
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If it does absolutely nothing, i'd say you bricked it which is quite possible if you flashed something for another phone. I don't think a jig will do you any good, based on things i've read before. Not 100%. Maybe someone else will give you some better input.
thanks for the replies. I can't get it in to download mode at all, so I'm afraid it's hard bricked.
Are there any guides to doing the jtag repair yourself? I'm pretty tech-savvy and comfortable opening up the phone, etc. I could get my hands on a jtag unit.
I just don't want to keep bricking it and sending it out for another $50. I'd rather have a solution where I can fix it myself.
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thanks for the replies. I can't get it in to download mode at all, so I'm afraid it's hard bricked.
Are there any guides to doing the jtag repair yourself? I'm pretty tech-savvy and comfortable opening up the phone, etc. I could get my hands on a jtag unit.
I just don't want to keep bricking it and sending it out for another $50. I'd rather have a solution where I can fix it myself.
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I don't know any off hand, but why would you keep bricking it?
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I don't know any off hand, but why would you keep bricking it?
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I'd hope not to, but on my first try I bricked it. I've never bricked my Nexus S after a ton of crappy kernels. Sigh...
Doesn't look like anyone has figured out a homebrew JTAG solution.
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I'd hope not to, but on my first try I bricked it. I've never bricked my Nexus S after a ton of crappy kernels. Sigh...
Doesn't look like anyone has figured out a homebrew JTAG solution.
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Well, jtag for this phone was just made possible only a month or two ago. There may be a guide somewhere, but I dunno. You flashed something from a completely different phone, any time you do that you are pretty much guaranteed a brick. Just pay attention to what you're doing, man. Read more and flash less.
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Well, jtag for this phone was just made possible only a month or two ago. There may be a guide somewhere, but I dunno. You flashed something from a completely different phone, any time you do that you are pretty much guaranteed a brick. Just pay attention to what you're doing, man. Read more and flash less.
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Right, understandable. Lesson learned there.
I can't tell if this is legitimate or not:
http://www.jtagbox.com/2012/03/page/2/
$50 isn't too bad. Obviously doing it yourself, if you could, would be better. I'd be on the safe side though and have mobiletech (i'm assuming you know about them), do it.
Alright... heres the situation, I have an Samsung galaxy s2 LTE i7R2 from Rogers... rooted.. worked fine. tried to flash a rom after erasing all data... and now my phone wont turn on, cant boot whatsoever.. tried pulling battery and holding the volume buttons and plugging in usb to download boot and no dice...
ive had this thing for 3 months its for sure not the hardware... anyone know how the hell i can fix this situation without returning my phone... im not a dumby.. but i feel sort of dumb for trying to put a i777 rom on my phone and not realizing it until my phone doesnt boot anymore... uhg... someone please help me
Flashing a 777 rom is a hard brick so no you can't save it you f'd up jtag is your only hope
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are you sure ... theres nothing i can do!
She's dead, Jim.
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are you sure ... theres nothing i can do!
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Yes I'm sure give up hope
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one of you guys have to be smart enough to find a way around this
uhg... i guess ill just take it back to rogers and say it crashed..
Uh oh, here it comes....
Its just common since to not flash anything for any other phone. You learned the hard way instead of reading.
oh believe me.. i was reading up all day.. i am not a tech noob either, i deploy computers for a living... i just had so many windows open i downloaded the wrong zip because i was checking other roms and features out... blah i guess ill just make a USB jig..
Jig won't help you you have damaged your partitions and can only fix with jtag why won't you listen I'm not stupid dude I been around for a while
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oh believe me.. i was reading up all day.. i am not a tech noob either, i deploy computers for a living... i just had so many windows open i downloaded the wrong zip because i was checking other roms and features out... blah i guess ill just make a USB jig..
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But there are no i777 roms in this forum. You would not look on the MAC forums for Lenovo support would you?
Okay so the USB jig wont work at all... damn... whats jtag.. i wonder if rogers will even take my phone back
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Okay so the USB jig wont work at all... damn... whats jtag.. i wonder if rogers will even take my phone back
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Uhhhmmmm... have you tried google? You are not a tech noobie, right?
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Yea i have looked through google... its a hard brick so not much i can do at this point.. i was thinking a USB jig would get me to download mode... but im being told other wise.. blah this sucks
I suggest sending it off for jtag. You knew the risk, now pay the price. Its an expensive lesson. But a lesson learned hopefully. you can probably get your phone back instead of trying to con Rogers out of a new or refurb phone.
There's another one for noobs/ people who don't listen or read other peoples mistakes! Huh way to go to make skyrocket owners look like we like bricking our phones.... :thumbdown:
Android 4.0.4 AOKP
Ok first of all relax on the hate... im not making anyone look back but myself, i clearly made a simple mistake which cost me a working phone, not much i can do now... i may still try to USB JIG and see if i get anywhere... if not then i will send it in i guess.. anyone know the cost of a Jtag... and what are the chances of rogers just replacing it.. or reflashing it
Seriously.... http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
This was recommended in the past. Next time search before you post.
Well i appreciate all the suggestions and help.. and sorry for the hostile people who clearly need to get girlfriends.. like calm down its a question first of all, second of all not everyone has time to spend 9 hours researching bricked phones, I agree i should have taken better steps towards not bricking my phone.. my bad, i guess JTag will get this one... or i will send my phone in to rogers most likely for repair..
It only takes 10 seconds to GOOGLE. Just saying. Its just thread after thread after thread of people flashing the wrong rom, asking for stuff that is right in front of them, or posting threads in the wrong forum all together.
Are there any fix I can do at home,yet?
My one x has been bricked for months...
Or is J-Tag my only option?
Anyone know how much it costs total ?:/
I bricked my phone by installing this kernel...
My phone hadn't turned on since ; doesnt charge,nothing. Im really pretty sure I didint do anything wrong.
I remember seeing a post saying someone else got bricked with that kernel.
Ive tried this method : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966850
Seems to detect my phone (windows make a sound when I plug it in via usb) but I dont think this fix works for my situation .
Cant risk it anymore,so Ive already decided to leave the modding world. Never again. I have NEVER bricked or even broken/lost a phone.
I really loved this one too. It sucks. Totally discouraged.
I tried searching around for recent related threads but its just hard and pointless going through all the replies with no answer,
They really should make it so that people can choose the best answer ,like in Tom's hardware.
Your only option is a jtag repair, that isn't like to change.
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Are there any fix I can do at home,yet?
My one x has been bricked for months...
Or is J-Tag my only option?
Anyone know how much it costs total ?:/
I bricked my phone by installing this kernel...
My phone hadn't turned on since ; doesnt charge,nothing. Im really pretty sure I didint do anything wrong.
I remember seeing a post saying someone else got bricked with that kernel.
Ive tried this method : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966850
Seems to detect my phone (windows make a sound when I plug it in via usb) but I dont think this fix works for my situation .
Cant risk it anymore,so Ive already decided to leave the modding world. Never again. I have NEVER bricked or even broken/lost a phone.
I really loved this one too. It sucks. Totally discouraged.
I tried searching around for recent related threads but its just hard and pointless going through all the replies with no answer,
They really should make it so that people can choose the best answer ,like in Tom's hardware.
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JTag seems like your only answer. If it's been bricked for months, I doubt something new will come up from it. Don't leave the "modding" world please
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I was messing around on my I535 and I hard bricked it some how. I can across a youtube thread that unbricks i535. I was running 4,2,1 at the time. I tried it and it works! I had a Jig and it did not even detect it at all.
youtube.com/watch?v=dU5H8NJ7vTM
I was seeing a lot of people Bricking there phones recently. So i decided to post it.
*** I am not responsible if it does not work for you Nor if it messes up your phone more.***
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I was messing around on my I535 and I hard bricked it some how. I can across a youtube thread that unbricks i535. I was running 4,2,1 at the time. I tried it and it works! I had a Jig and it did not even detect it at all.
youtube.com/watch?v=dU5H8NJ7vTM
I was seeing a lot of people Bricking there phones recently. So i decided to post it.
*** I am not responsible if it does not work for you Nor if it messes up your phone more.***
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That actually comes from this thread by nconfer13 (page 8 to be exact). Glad you found it through other means cuz its pretty hard to find info on debricking an S3 TBH.
Edit: that's nconfer's video actually
I didnt know he had one. My bad
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I didnt know he had one. My bad
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It's all good. He's actually provided a link to it if you click "show more" below that video.
Tried this method and it did not work
I tried this method for fixing Hard Brick and it did not work. I had to send it out for Jtag service. cost $20, 1 week turn around . I used Ebay seller "jtag_recovery"