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Yessss another dead captivate thread.
I think I'm gonna go die now.
I followed the video guide to install a custom ROM, in the development thread to the letter, and now my phone wont even turn on... (now that im thinking about it, I think I may have left the debugging mode OFF before I went to flash back to stock, maybe thats why?)
I got into download mode, plugged the phone into odin3 JF6 one click, it started and at some point during the process it said "removed" even though I didnt touch anything, and then i got a weird msg saying my device is not recognized, keep in mind the drivers were installed properly, and I had everything double checked before i flashed....
wtf do I do now? Cant boot at all or go back into download mode. this is my third galaxy, got it two days ago ffs.
My only 2 suggestions. Go to the Dev section and in the guides there is a method to make a USB Jig without solder or anything. You're out like $1 if it doesn't work.
Also, what rev is your phone? There's been some threads started saying the newer Rev phones, maybe 1010 and up crap out using normal One-click. Do check your rev level under the battery and do a search of the forums. I know I have seen the threads.
good luck.
1 reboot pc
2 use different usb ports (direct to motherboard)
3 open odin first as administrator
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bobbylx said:
My only 2 suggestions. Go to the Dev section and in the guides there is a method to make a USB Jig without solder or anything. You're out like $1 if it doesn't work.
Also, what rev is your phone? There's been some threads started saying the newer Rev phones, maybe 1010 and up crap out using normal One-click. Do check your rev level under the battery and do a search of the forums. I know I have seen the threads.
good luck.
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I'm not sure if I was looking at the right place, but I think its 10.12. I'll do a search and see what comes up, thanks for your help.
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1 reboot pc
2 use different usb ports (direct to motherboard)
3 open odin first as administrator
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I'll try that, thanks.
Open Odin first then,
1. Remove your battery for 30 seconds, remove external SD card and SIM card
2. Reinsert battery.
3. Hold down both volume buttons and while holding them down plug the phone in.
It should get into download mode then. I bricked my phone and it wouldn't boot up at all and this worked for me.
On a side note, I have not had much luck flashing or doing much of anything on Windows 7 64 bit. I would suggest trying it on an XP machine if you have access to one.
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Open Odin first then,
1. Remove your battery for 30 seconds, remove external SD card and SIM card
2. Reinsert battery.
3. Hold down both volume buttons and while holding them down plug the phone in.
It should get into download mode then. I bricked my phone and it wouldn't boot up at all and this worked for me.
On a side note, I have not had much luck flashing or doing much of anything on Windows 7 64 bit. I would suggest trying it on an XP machine if you have access to one.
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I've tried every possible key combination out there and nothing works. I think my best bet is a Jig, unfortunately the source didnt have any transistors in stock so im SOL for now.
Use JIG ... It will be your last help.
Use it as a paper weight.
If you look up samsung captivate jig on ebay you will find some pre built. I bought one not long ago just to have and it works just fine.
I hope this helps. Best of luck to you.
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Sounds like you are a victim of the one size odin fits all debacle. You will indeed need a jig to recover and then you must use odin to flash jh2 or later firmware to your phone. Unfortunately, most guides still direct people to flash jf6 even though your situation comes up on a regular basis.
Check out this link for a jig. And there is a video to show you how to build one. Or mobiletechvideo guy sells them for 17 bucks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889128&highlight=usb+jig
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Sounds like you are a victim of the one size odin fits all debacle. You will indeed need a jig to recover and then you must use odin to flash jh2 or later firmware to your phone. Unfortunately, most guides still direct people to flash jf6 even though your situation comes up on a regular basis.
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It seems to me like there's consistent irregularities with the entire process, its not uniform at all, which is very frustrating, every one faces different problems, and the solution is never the same.
Anyways, I went out and bought 3 resistors, turns out they were the wrong ones, I found out the colors werent the same of what I needed, but then that just goes to show you how difficult it is, its partly my fault i got the wrong ones, but someone like me who doesnt know much about hardware hacking, walks into an electronic store, faced with several options, is some times lost.
Oh well, I could've fixed it, had I got the right resistors, but then again, who was going to guarantee I wasn't going to kill it again, for the exact same reason I mentioned in the first post, because I need to consider a few things here, first and foremost, that I have a rogers branded device, and these are the ATT forums.
I called rogers and a replacement has been placed, I should be getting it by friday, or tomorrow if im lucky, with whatever comfort that brings, I still have several concerns, and now that I've basically rendered 3 devices to "almost" none-working condition (this one being an exception because I can "possibly" fix it) I'm not even sure how far I want to go.
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It seems to me like there's consistent irregularities with the entire process, its not uniform at all, which is very frustrating, every one faces different problems, and the solution is never the same.
Anyways, I went out and bought 3 resistors, turns out they were the wrong ones, I found out the colors werent the same of what I needed, but then that just goes to show you how difficult it is, its partly my fault i got the wrong ones, but someone like me who doesnt know much about hardware hacking, walks into an electronic store, faced with several options, is some times lost.
Oh well, I could've fixed it, had I got the right resistors, but then again, who was going to guarantee I wasn't going to kill it again, for the exact same reason I mentioned in the first post, because I need to consider a few things here, first and foremost, that I have a rogers branded device, and these are the ATT forums.
I called rogers and a replacement has been placed, I should be getting it by friday, or tomorrow if im lucky, with whatever comfort that brings, I still have several concerns, and now that I've basically rendered 3 devices to "almost" none-working condition (this one being an exception because I can "possibly" fix it) I'm not even sure how far I want to go.
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My first captivate went fubar within my 30 days and I damaged the nv_data.bin on my second captivate and was stuck with the test IMEI. Samsung fixed my second one for free. Now I'm at the point where I'm totally sure about what precautions I need to take to keep me out of trouble but I'm not sure if I want to risk it again, heh.
The cheap jig does work. It helped me when I accidentally unplugged my phone during an odin flash.
Yes, you make a good point. You will find that most of the guides are written by people like myself who have an early revision or a phone from the initial release. For most of us, from what I've read and experienced, our phones are really hard to brick, ie, button recovery always works, odin one-click works, etc.
I honestly don't know all the differences now between revs. The first hiccup was the phones missing button recovery/download, and now it seems that people are having issues using the Odin One-click that we have been using for months.
I would recommend with your next phone check the rev or manufacture date, then search the forums for people with similar or same revs that have been successful at flashing and find out what they did.
good luck
@bobby
I wasnt trying to diminish the help that the guides provide. The work that went into creating them is certainly appreciated. The problem arises when so many people just tell newcomers to flash with x version of odin without considering the changes that have occured in the newer builds.
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@bobby
I wasnt trying to diminish the help that the guides provide. The work that went into creating them is certainly appreciated. The problem arises when so many people just tell newcomers to flash with x version of odin without considering the changes that have occured in the newer builds.
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I agree with you completely. I tend to take it for granted that button recovery works for me and that good old odin one-click does too. It seems we need to start collecting data and making new guides.
Something like,
If you have rev, 1006, 1007,1008 go here,
If you have rev 1009 to 1012 go here,
etc.
latest update,
Two cables, and six resistors later, my phone won't go into download mode, lol, I'm not even sure I did things right, I'm gonna try stripping the same cable, used in one of those videos on how to make a jig, I still have three extra resistors.
I'm starting to think its because of it being with rogers. im gonna search the forums.
A micro usb breakout board is the simplest method for constructing a jig.
Wow, I guess I'm lucky that the used Captivate I picked up for my gf is an older one at 1007. Root procedure for her went without a hitch.
From stock rom, all set up and in daily use, WITHOUT ROOTING first.
Put clockwork update.zip on her sdcard.
Reboot into recovery.
Reinstall packages twice to get into clockwork recovery.
Wipe data/factory reset.
Flash Cognition.
Profit.
She's been using it this way for two weeks and loves it so much more than stock.
What was so complicated about the procedure you followed? Or was it the same as this but it just didn't work?
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...and now that I've basically rendered 3 devices to "almost" none-working condition (this one being an exception because I can "possibly" fix it) I'm not even sure how far I want to go.
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I think you may have a good point. Eventually your carrier will stop replacing bricks for you. If you still have the inclination to play with flashing, investing in a jig would definately be a wise investment and if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't flash anything without one. I made a jig for myself before I ever flashed anything but luckily I have never had to use it, probably because I took the time (about a month and a half of trolling around here reading.) to research what all was involved with what I was about to jump into. Just something to consider in case you want to try again. Good luck!
Well my captivate is repaired. I didn't think it was possible but Josh Groce of the famed rom in a flash review videos was able to fix it for me.
Price is great and turn around time, atleast for my phone was awesome.
You can find more info at mobiletechreview.com
It is well worth the time it takes to contact him. Chances are if you have bricked your phone he will be able to fix it for you and it's a lot cheaper than buying a new phone.
I can't say enough good things about him and his work, he is a brilliant young man and we should all be thankful that he is a part of the xda community and wants to help people. I don't believe he does it for the money, off he did he would charge alot more than he does.
I hope this helps some of you that are in a bind with your phone, he certainly helped me.
Thanks Josh, for saving my phone.
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How did you brick it?
Your phone wasn't bricked if a jig fixed your problem.
P.s. you can't make jigs yourself for $5. That's not buying the supplies at a bulk discount. Takes approximately 1 minute to make when you have everything you need in front of you. So charging 8-10$ is actually a huge profit. Say 3$ Evey minute you work times 60 minutes in an hour. $180 an hour for what equates to monkey work. Not to shabby.
Edit: yes I oversimplified the process and math to exaggerate my opinion. Point remains the same.
I don't think he was talking about a jig. Probably he had to have his flashed.
His videos r helpful. But I would like to know how u bricked it and what he did to unbrick it...did he just gave u a jig? or changed something in the hardware? I am bricking a lot lately...would be great to take his help...
Don't quote me. But I think be is talking about a jtag type flash
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His videos r helpful. But I would like to know how u bricked it and what he did to unbrick it...did he just gave u a jig? or changed something in the hardware? I am bricking a lot lately...would be great to take his help...
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Pretty sure it involved a riff box and removing the motherboard. That's the only way to recover a completely bricked phone.
How long did shipping take? I ask because I ordered a jig from him a while ago to have just in case and I ail don't have it...
I was able to get into d/l mode with a jig but it would just shut itself off basically. Josh worked some magic on it for me.
I bricked it going back to stock from cm7. Like a dummy I didn't follow the directions.
It was truly fubared, before it started shutting off I was getting different colored screens. Green, blue, purple, then all black. This happened each time I tried to use odin to flash stock again.
To me his work was well worth it, now I can take this p.o.s atrix back and wait for the sgs2 or infuse to come out.
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How long did shipping take? I ask because I ordered a jig from him a while ago to have just in case and I ail don't have it...
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I shipped it out last fri, he got it yesterday and is shipping it out today. How long ago did you order the jig? I would just ask him about it, he seems like a very nice person. Ill let you know more when I get the phone back, shouldn't take long.
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To be honest I'm not 100% sure how he fixed it, I dont really care about that. Just glad I will have it back. Ive tried 3 inspires and then bought an atrix. They may be slightly faster than the captivate but screen quality doesn't come close to me. Maybe my eyes are getting old.
I am pretty sure though that he had to use his jtag box on it, I could be wrong. All I know for sure is that he fixed it and I can't wait to get it back.
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I was able to get into d/l mode with a jig but it would just shut itself off basically. Josh worked some magic on it for me.
I bricked it going back to stock from cm7. Like a dummy I didn't follow the directions.
It was truly fubared, before it started shutting off I was getting different colored screens. Green, blue, purple, then all black. This happened each time I tried to use odin to flash stock again.
To me his work was well worth it, now I can take this p.o.s atrix back and wait for the sgs2 or infuse to come out.
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i actually had this same brick last night (funny colors mid way through odin and everything). i bricked doing the EXACT same thing that you did, however, i was able to repair it by going into download mode (mine i can hold the volume rockers and put in usb to go to d/l mode, so no need for a jig) downloaded odin 1-click that DG put out (worst 40 minute wait of my life, felt like an eternity) and flashed it back to stock with odin 1-click.
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i actually had this same brick last night (funny colors mid way through odin and everything). i bricked doing the EXACT same thing that you did, however, i was able to repair it by going into download mode (mine i can hold the volume rockers and put in usb to go to d/l mode, so no need for a jig) downloaded odin 1-click that DG put out (worst 40 minute wait of my life, felt like an eternity) and flashed it back to stock with odin 1-click.
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I did try the odin version that dg put out but for some reason no matter what I tried my phone would just shut down. I'm not very tech savvy. I know just enough to get into trouble.
I'm glad you were able to fix yours, I just thought I'd post this for dummies like myself that tinker too much and beak things. Hopefully it will hellp someone.
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Got my phone back today and it works like new.
My thanks goes out to Josh
Now just have to wait for the infuse to come out so I can screw it up too.
Wife will someday kill me.
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Yes, yes to all I have done it again, my second very expensive paperweight.
It's my captivate this time.
used my epic JIG skills and put my phone into download mode...after that I then attempted ODIN. great....not! It's just stuck at file analysis... yes I googled, it, I ran as admin, made sure it was the right order. used heimdall. EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF....it's expensive and I'd like it to work...please help
Heimdall drivers conflict ODINs
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If its completely hard bricked josh at mobiletechvideos offers an unbricking service and they are really fast and its way cheaper than buying a new phone.
I've had the File analysis problem a couple of times...keep trying it always ends up working for me...if your usb cable is plugged into the front of your computer use the back and try throwing it into download mode twice before attempting the flash.
Alright, gonna try switching more stuff around when I get home. using this home made jig is a pain...also read last night if you try to repatrition the phone it might work as well...thank you for your help guys. The only problem with the Mobiletechvideo option is that, if I do get it fixed for like 60 bucks...I won't want to play with it any more....
You can also have mobiletechvideos or Adam outler do the unbrickable mod and never worry about bricking again.
First off, I am not unhappy with my Skyrocket in general. To be fair I only purchased it because my Nexus One broke and needed a new phone, but it's been exhibiting some very annoying things that I can't tell are "common" with this phone or if they're specific to my own model. Full disclosure, I have rooted and installed different ROMS on my phone, but many of these issues have existed since before I made all the modifications. I don't know if they're because of a bad battery, bad phone, or a bit of both.
1. Battery life is ATROCIOUS. Yes I know this is not that uncommon, but considering I'm not using LTE (because AT&T thinks Puerto Rico is more important than providing service to an actual STATE that is one of the most prolific in the nation) and I don't have a lot of background processes grabbing data. I mainly use my phone during the week to check facebook and twitter and such, but in about 8 hours I can be down to 20% power. I don't recall my battery life being that bad with my N1.
2. Sometimes I'll turn on my phone and it can't contact the AT&T network. I'll have to reboot, sometimes requiring that I do a battery pull. Speaking of battery pulls..
3. Sometimes when I leave my phone to charge overnight and then disconnect the charger, the 100% message does not come up, nor does the phone turn on. Once again, another battery pull. Also, more often than not the phone isn't actually fully charged.
Anyone else experiencing this? What would you all suggest? Should I go to AT&T and demand a replacement (obviously after I restore back to stock features and possibly run the counter wipe) or just get a new battery (which I think that AT&T should pay for) or just suck it up and deal with it?
Actually talk to at&t they might send a replacement battery for free
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Yea something isn't right with your phone. Sorry you had to go through all that.
~PsyCl0ne
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Yeah, sounds like a defective battery or device. Might as well go for the new device.
Go back to stock. Reset flash counter. Get real pissy at the store and demand a replacement. Get a replacement phone.
Stupid question: How do i reset the flash counter? I mean I know there's a file out there that does it, but do I go into recovery and just do "install from Zip file?" Also, will doing the return to Stock also remove my CWM recovery?
Just flash the zip in cwm. You'll still have cwm after but your count will be NO.
Then Odin back to stock using the Samsung UCKJ2 tar (not the one in the soft brick thread). For me, sometimes going into download mode using the two button combo trips the counter again, sometimes not. Using a jig to get into dl mode will prevent tripping it (Google how to make your own--its really easy)
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i went from the Nexus One as well. As for the general Android experience i really miss my Nexus One, but over all the dual-core cpu, expanded memory and bigger screen is enough of a reason to stick with it. I'm just patiently waiting for CM9 to come out. I'm not a big fan of Manufacturer's bloated UI's.
Fellow nexus users have you installed texasice just to taste aosp ics it's built from evervolv and runs great on the n1..... I kinda miss my track ball too but i do love the screen and speed of the lte network and the processor
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Just flash the zip in cwm. You'll still have cwm after but your count will be NO.
Then Odin back to stock using the Samsung UCKJ2 tar (not the one in the soft brick thread). For me, sometimes going into download mode using the two button combo trips the counter again, sometimes not. Using a jig to get into dl mode will prevent tripping it (Google how to make your own--its really easy)
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Where can I get that? I looked around and it seems to be at SamMobile.com, but it says I need to register to get the file. Is it somewhere else on here? Why shouldn't I use the one from the softbrick thread?
dvandam said:
Where can I get that? I looked around and it seems to be at SamMobile.com, but it says I need to register to get the file. Is it somewhere else on here? Why shouldn't I use the one from the softbrick thread?
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The one in the soft brick thread doesn't flash the modem (not sure about the kernel, but maybe not). I'll post a link in a few when I get back to my desk
EDIT: This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349207&highlight=uckj2
Once you download the file you'll need to unzip it. It'll ask for a password, enter sampro.pl . Once it's unzipped, open Odin (right click and click "Run as Administrator"). In the PDA slot place the file called HOME_SGS-I727user_CL626051.REV02.tar.md5 . Put into download mode and connect phone. Make sure Odin sees your phone (yellow COM box). Make sure nothing is checked other than Auto Reboot (DO NOT CLICK RE-PARTITION OR YOU WILL BRICK). Click Start and let it do it's thing.
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The one in the soft brick thread doesn't flash the modem (not sure about the kernel, but maybe not). I'll post a link in a few when I get back to my desk
EDIT: This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349207&highlight=uckj2
Once you download the file you'll need to unzip it. It'll ask for a password, enter sampro.pl . Once it's unzipped, open Odin (right click and click "Run as Administrator"). In the PDA slot place the file called HOME_SGS-I727user_CL626051.REV02.tar.md5 . Put into download mode and connect phone. Make sure Odin sees your phone (yellow COM box). Make sure nothing is checked other than Auto Reboot (DO NOT CLICK RE-PARTITION OR YOU WILL BRICK). Click Start and let it do it's thing.
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Thanks for the info.
So basically I go and get the counter reset here first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575712
Then I go do the Odin thing to send the phone back to it's not as cool state? Out of curiosity after I do the flash back, how can I check the flash counter?
dvandam said:
Thanks for the info.
So basically I go and get the counter reset here first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575712
Then I go do the Odin thing to send the phone back to it's not as cool state? Out of curiosity after I do the flash back, how can I check the flash counter?
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Yes, first do the counter reset, then Odin back to stock. After you flash back to stock you can check the flash counter by going into download mod. You don't need to have Odin open on your computer, just have the USB plugged in to your pc, and after pulling the battery and reinserting it, hold down the volume up+down keys as you plug in the USB. You'll get the yellow warning but click up. It should say:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I727
CUSTOM BINARY: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
Before you send it back you'll want to go into Settings/About Phone and make sure your baseband is UCKJ2, with the original kernel version (2.6.35.11). Lastly, go into Settings/Security and do a Factory Data Reset (check Format USB Storage to wipe out everything you have on there). Reboot and make sure you get the initial setup screen.
I'll try this all soon and head back to the AT&T store this weekend after I take a double shot of tequila so my inhibitions go down so I won't take any guff (but hopefully won't get me to Mel Gibson levels..)
I have a weird question: If I did a Nandroid/CWM backup and then did the Odin thing, what would happen if I rooted then reinstalled CWM and then did a restore? Would my phone go back to what it was or does it not work that way?
On a COMPLETELY unrelated topic I found this to be amusing from Gizmodo..
http://gizmodo.com/5903436/this-is-objectively-the-worst-default-email-signature
dvandam said:
I'll try this all soon and head back to the AT&T store this weekend after I take a double shot of tequila so my inhibitions go down so I won't take any guff (but hopefully won't get me to Mel Gibson levels..)
I have a weird question: If I did a Nandroid/CWM backup and then did the Odin thing, what would happen if I rooted then reinstalled CWM and then did a restore? Would my phone go back to what it was or does it not work that way?
On a COMPLETELY unrelated topic I found this to be amusing from Gizmodo..
http://gizmodo.com/5903436/this-is-objectively-the-worst-default-email-signature
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Nandroid backups tend to be a little buggy and you might find weird things happening (or you could brick altogether--not likely but possible).
I'd recommend using Titanium Backup to back up all your apps, and then backing up the Titanium folder, along with any pictures, music, etc. you want to keep to a desktop computer.
You're better off getting off to a fresh start with a new device and not introducing any bugs that may have been leftover on your Nandroid backup (including potential bugs that may be related to the problems you're having).
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Nandroid backups tend to be a little buggy and you might find weird things happening (or you could brick altogether--not likely but possible).
I'd recommend using Titanium Backup to back up all your apps, and then backing up the Titanium folder, along with any pictures, music, etc. you want to keep to a desktop computer.
You're better off getting off to a fresh start with a new device and not introducing any bugs that may have been leftover on your Nandroid backup (including potential bugs that may be related to the problems you're having).
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That was my original plan. Just thought it would be nice to bypass a few steps if I could.
Also, I lol'd at that article man! I don't use the stock email app so I hadn't run into this.
It is a phone worth bragging about having, but imo any signature block with two trademark symbols in it is going a little overboard.
Out of curiosity do you know how long this is supposed to take? It seems like it's been on <ID:0/003> system.img.ext4 for an uncomfortably long amount of time..
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1. Battery life is ATROCIOUS. Yes I know this is not that uncommon, but considering I'm not using LTE (because AT&T thinks Puerto Rico is more important than providing service to an actual STATE that is one of the most prolific in the nation) and I don't have a lot of background processes grabbing data. I mainly use my phone during the week to check facebook and twitter and such, but in about 8 hours I can be down to 20% power. I don't recall my battery life being that bad with my N1.
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What's wrong with puerto pico? My girlfriend is puerto rican and she's gorgeous. hahaha
Anyway this happened with my T989, swap it!!! Or use warranty with Samsung if you must.
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Out of curiosity do you know how long this is supposed to take? It seems like it's been on <ID:0/003> system.img.ext4 for an uncomfortably long amount of time..
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Took a long time last time I did it.
Still stuck there?
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Took a long time last time I did it.
Still stuck there?
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I ended up going against all conventional wisdom and turned off the phone. Now it's giving me the Yellow Triangle but I re-started ODIN and re-ran the process and now it's running at a more acceptable pace. I Don't know if it'll work, but now it's on amss.bin as opposed to being stuck on that section for like 30 minutes.
Of course now it's taking an excessive amount of time on the amss.bin step... I knew I should have started this earlier in the night (and with less drinks in my system..) It also says "MODEM" on the top left white box..
I hard bricked my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3.
I got the thing rooted just fine and I went to install a new ROM. I downloaded EZ unlock to unlock the bootloader and it all went fine. Then I went to restart it and nothing. It won't turn on at all. It doesn't enter recovery mode or download mode. It doesn't light up when it's plugged into the wall charger or laptop. My computer does make the sound when I connect the phone, but nothing shows up. When I open Odin I can get it to recognize the phone if I press the buttons to go into download mode but then it looses the connection as soon as it says added.
I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166 but it didn't work.
I can't believe I did this. I feel like a total fool. You know that sick feeling that sinks into your gut? Yeah, I have it. I need this thing fixed like now but I don't know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
lgfuad said:
I hard bricked my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3.
I got the thing rooted just fine and I went to install a new ROM. I downloaded EZ unlock to unlock the bootloader and it all went fine. Then I went to restart it and nothing. It won't turn on at all. It doesn't enter recovery mode or download mode. It doesn't light up when it's plugged into the wall charger or laptop. My computer does make the sound when I connect the phone, but nothing shows up. When I open Odin I can get it to recognize the phone if I press the buttons to go into download mode but then it looses the connection as soon as it says added.
I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166 but it didn't work.
I can't believe I did this. I feel like a total fool. You know that sick feeling that sinks into your gut? Yeah, I have it. I need this thing fixed like now but I don't know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You can either use the method you posted or get it jtag'd. Those are your only 2 options in this scenario.
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BadUsername said:
You can either use the method you posted or get it jtag'd. Those are your only 2 options in this scenario.
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Thank you for your reply.
I really got myself stuck in the creek.
I was looking up the jtag stuff last night but I'm still confused about it. Is it a program I can download or a usb stick that I have to buy? Can I get it from a store or do I have to purchase one off Ebay?
Thanks again.
lgfuad said:
Thank you for your reply.
I really got myself stuck in the creek.
I was looking up the jtag stuff last night but I'm still confused about it. Is it a program I can download or a usb stick that I have to buy? Can I get it from a store or do I have to purchase one off Ebay?
Thanks again.
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It's complex, it rewrites your bootloader to your mother board using a riff box. It isn't something easy that you could buy and operate yourself.
You'd send it out to someone. They'd break apart your phone and rewrite the boot image, put it back together, then send it back. Costs anywhere between $20-60.
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BadUsername said:
It's complex, it rewrites your bootloader to your mother board using a riff box. It isn't something easy that you could buy and operate yourself.
You'd send it out to someone. They'd break apart your phone and rewrite the boot image, put it back together, then send it back. Costs anywhere between $20-60.
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I just want to thank you again for your replies and your patience with my... noobishness.
I swear, I'm never messing around with my phone again. I had my old phone for 4 years and never fooled around with it. I had this one for 2 weeks and destroyed it.
Is there a company you could recommend that I could send it to? I'm in the U.S., Midwest region.
lgfuad said:
I just want to thank you again for your replies and your patience with my... noobishness.
I swear, I'm never messing around with my phone again. I had my old phone for 4 years and never fooled around with it. I had this one for 2 weeks and destroyed it.
Is there a company you could recommend that I could send it to? I'm in the U.S., Midwest region.
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No problem, glad I could point you in the right direction.
It's not an issue about you messing with your phone. You just have to read more and understand what you're doing before attempting anything. All the information about 4.3 having a locked bootloader and not using ez unlock was readily available. Just next time you decide to root your phone, just read up as much as you can about it before attempting the process.
I really have no recommendations for jtag because I've never had to use it, but I know some eBay sellers can get pretty cheap.
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No problem, glad I could point you in the right direction.
It's not an issue about you messing with your phone. You just have to read more and understand what you're doing before attempting anything. All the information about 4.3 having a locked bootloader and not using ez unlock was readily available. Just next time you decide to root your phone, just read up as much as you can about it before attempting the process.
I really have no recommendations for jtag because I've never had to use it, but I know some eBay sellers can get pretty cheap.
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OMG I got it working. I just had to buy a different card.
Yeah, you're completely right. I'm certainly going to read everything before I attempt something like this again.
Thank you again!