Resolved the problem
bricked mine as well, but i did it with DynamicRam's tweaks that was posted on another forum and confirmed working on the Thrill. Mine is stuck at the LG boot screen and will NOT go passed it.
Ive tried recovering it. doesnt work. Tried the LG Recovery software and sadly it doesnt support the Thrill yet.
Well it makes me feel better knowing I'm not alone, but it still sucks for us huh? I was gonna try the unbricking method for the Optimus 3d but I'm afraid it wont work because it's a European ROM instead of the stock one for the Thrill. I am willing to try anything at this point but I don't have much confidence in this unfortunately.
Hey guys im really sorry to hear about your problem... i also replaced the app_process and system_server files as well as the 99 tweaks no boot animation file... all permisions checked then rebooted... worked great on my rooted thrill already see better battery life !!!
All i can tuink of is u prolly noticed with root explorer you need to click the mount/unmount button to paste the modded files... right after you check permissions u need to click the mount/unmount button again... that could screw it up if you didnt...
I have not heard of anyone getting a recovery working on this yet... i would take it back where ever you got it and tell them its broke... and get a replacement...
Good luck
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Trekfan422991 said:
Hey guys im really sorry to hear about your problem... i also replaced the app_process and system_server files as well as the 99 tweaks no boot animation file... all permisions checked then rebooted... worked great on my rooted thrill already see better battery life !!!
All i can tuink of is u prolly noticed with root explorer you need to click the mount/unmount button to paste the modded files... right after you check permissions u need to click the mount/unmount button again... that could screw it up if you didnt...
I have not heard of anyone getting a recovery working on this yet... i would take it back where ever you got it and tell them its broke... and get a replacement...
Good luck
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Thanks for the advice, but won't they see that it's been rooted after they finally figure it out and charge full price on a new one or something? I'd rather be 100$ down and wait out a fix than $600 down total.
i have returned many bricked devices if it wont get past that att screen tjere is no way to know
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i bricked my phone first phone yesterday just went back amd said it wont boot they dont know why it wont boot
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Not exactly sure what could have went wrong. Can you guys pm me exactly what you did that bricked your devices.
I have applied the tweaks with no issues
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i bricked my phone first phone yesterday just went back amd said it wont boot they dont know why it wont boot
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We do now...noted
manske90 said:
Well it makes me feel better knowing I'm not alone, but it still sucks for us huh? I was gonna try the unbricking method for the Optimus 3d but I'm afraid it wont work because it's a European ROM instead of the stock one for the Thrill. I am willing to try anything at this point but I don't have much confidence in this unfortunately.
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That will not work.
I am trying to find a way to get into the phone to fix it AND see what could have went wrong. It doesn't make sense
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Trek.. It sounds like he was doing a different tweak. He was editing the build.prop not doing the 99 tweak
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Trek.. It sounds like he was doing a different tweak. He was editing the build.prop not doing the 99 tweak
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That's correct. Sorry that I wasn't quite specific enough.
Cant you atleast enter recovery mode? Because from there the problem would be solvable.
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Yes I am able to boot into stock recovery mode. I tried factory reset, clear cache, all those options available but none fixed it.
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Yes I am able to boot into stock recovery mode. I tried factory reset, clear cache, all those options available but none fixed it.
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factory reset i believe does not rewrite the system partition.. only clears the data partition meaning the build.prop you edited, which is in the system partition, and is not going to be replaced by a working one...
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How?
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i bricked mine the first day i had it. Luckily most phone shop employees dont know the first thing about mobiles. Mine was stuck booting into CWM recovery after an update from LG, i should have read the forums before updating. I just took it back and said it keeps going into recovery and they gave me a new one. I havent installed CWM on this one just to be safe
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So this morning I was checking out the new choices in my Froyo leak - rooted Captivate, I clicked on every one of them to see what it is and then I clicked on one that said something like user accounts, well ever since then my phone has been a black screen only displaying the top clock and a no signal bar. What should I do next? Unfortunately Im stuck at work with no programs. So Im wondering what would you do, which Odin should I use? Ill be checkin in cause at least I can do this and plan fixing my phone for later
Im guessing you tried pulling the battery?
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sure did tried the reboot screen.
and the other thing, now the phone wont go into sleep mode so my battery is slowly dying too
try to boot into recovery and clear out the cache...
I did that too and it clears and then i reboot then it goes right back to black screen
The same thing happened to me, but I wasn't digging around in the settings. Like previously mentioned, I booted into recovery, and cleared cache/factory wipe, and it booted back fresh. Luckily, I had a Titanium Backup from a few hours before it happened, so I didn't really lose anything.
I had something like this too. Can you get into Download mode and use Odin to return to stock rom? It took me several tries before Odin worked.
Well I still haven't heard anyone who has completely bricked there samsung captivate yet so I think you'll be alright. Just to be the 1 click Odin when you get home.
I'm pretty new myself at this But I think the only way were really screwed Is if we kill the bootloader.
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i will try when i get home, im stuck at work unfortunately, at least i know im not the only one, i was also fooling with settings
thank you
Theres been a few people that have fully bricked their captivates... Including me.
If you got your captivate within the last couple weeks be careful using odin with a froyo kernel. Check the Q&A thread for a post titled "phone-pc something" (Using my phone otherwise I'd provide a link)
loserskater said:
Theres been a few people that have fully bricked their captivates... Including me.
If you got your captivate within the last couple weeks be careful using odin with a froyo kernel. Check the Q&A thread for a post titled "phone-pc something" (Using my phone otherwise I'd provide a link)
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Well that sucks.
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Well I still haven't heard anyone who has completely bricked there samsung captivate yet so I think you'll be alright. Just to be the 1 click Odin when you get home.
I'm pretty new myself at this But I think the only way were really screwed Is if we kill the bootloader.
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I had one. OTA update. And I wasn't the only one. I couldn't even get into download mode.
yeah, bricked here too trying to go to Froyo. Sent to Samsung, they fixed it.
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Well I still haven't heard anyone who has completely bricked there samsung captivate yet so I think you'll be alright. Just to be the 1 click Odin when you get home.
I'm pretty new myself at this But I think the only way were really screwed Is if we kill the bootloader.
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lol its happened to many people, myself included.
Ok so i just got a g2x off craigslist in my area for a trade, but it's only showing the s/w upgrade screen...please wait while upgrading. I'm thinking the person that traded me was trying to manually upgrade the phone and messed it up. If i hold the power and volume down buttons it will show LG logo then the android with a loading bar underneath it but then it just boots back to the s/w screen.
What do i need to do so i can get root/flash recoveryand get to flasjing some roms.
When you do a battery pull and then try to boot like normal, what happens? Back to the s/w screen again?
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yep, i also noticed before that there was no cwm. I found out that the phone has been rooted already as otherwise i wouldn't have been able to flash cwm 4.0.0.2.. So now i can at least access CWM, but even after full wipe/and flashing a rom i can't get past s/w screen wtf?
Is there not a pdimg file that can wipe this stupid screen out of the way and even retorse me to stock ? i dont mind having to re-root if i have to. Just need to get past this damn screen lol ..just remembered theres a nandroid 2.2 gonna try that and see if it works, already tried flashing faux's cm nexus 1.3.1 but hit the damn s/w screen :rant:
Just call tmobile and tell them its stuck on that screen and they will sent u a brang new replacement, that's what I did when I messed up trying to root
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cwa542 said:
Just call tmobile and tell them its stuck on that screen and they will sent u a brang new replacement, that's what I did when I messed up trying to root
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screw that! i got it from craigslist and i dont have insurance thru them, thank god i found this thread which saved me after every other thread failed to fix my problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644
^^ LIFE SAVER!!!!!
if you have tmobile and u bought it off of craigslist you would still have insurence cause thats exactly what i did, got it off of craigslist
cwa542 said:
if you have tmobile and u bought it off of craigslist you would still have insurence cause thats exactly what i did, got it off of craigslist
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Nope, cuz i took off insurance after selling my g1.
Pls help-
I'm not quite a noob, but def no dev... got my Atrix 2 rooted using mastermind's 1-click method, installed bootstrap & flashed clockworkmod recovery- everything went fine until trying to flash/restore the ROM itself. I followed the instructions to the letter (save ROM in cwm backup folder, wipe cache & data, do not flash zip... restore in recovery). Yet i've bricked 2 atrix 2's trying to install this rom. Luckily the store I work at was good about letting me switch out, but kinda scared to brick a 3rd device. It just errors on restore then goes back to cwm. I try to reboot and cant get past the moto startup screen.. I'm sure i'm doing something wrong, cuz I know it should work (there are screenshots in the thread)... any help?
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Did you unzip the rom and then put the contents in the backup folder?
You do know that you are more than likely going to be charged full price of the phone if you are returning a bricked phone to the store.
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Why not flash the FXZ and start over?
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You do know that you are more than likely going to be charged full price of the phone if you are returning a bricked phone to the store.
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Luckily I work for a phone sales store, so they didn't charge me full price, as I blamed the phone bricking on a "bad software update" (which is kinda true- if the rom had restored properly, I wouldn't have been bricked in the 1st place)
; )
and it was still within the exch. period anyway... But that's neither here nor there... Yez, I unzipped the folder into the cwm backup folder. Not sure about reflashing fxz, havent tried that yet... don't really know how, never had to do that? I've flashed dozens of roms on my HTC & Samsung galaxy phones, but this is my first exp. w/ moto. So any help u can give is appreciated.
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No, not sure how to do that?
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jzachary78 said:
Luckily I work for a phone sales store, so they didn't charge me full price, as I blamed the phone bricking on a "bad software update" (which is kinda true- if the rom had restored properly, I wouldn't have been bricked in the 1st place)
; )
and it was still within the exch. period anyway... But that's neither here nor there... Yez, I unzipped the folder into the cwm backup folder. Not sure about reflashing fxz, havent tried that yet... don't really know how, never had to do that? I've flashed dozens of roms on my HTC & Samsung galaxy phones, but this is my first exp. w/ moto. So any help u can give is appreciated.
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I had a similar problem, found the unzipped folder nested 2x under clockwork/backup.
Like this
sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/myrom/myrom
What I did was move all the files from second folder to the first then deleted second folder.
Hope I am clear and that it helps.
ATRIX 2 / Victory Rom
smgulsby said:
I had a similar problem, found the unzipped folder nested 2x under clockwork/backup.
Like this
sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/myrom/myrom
What I did was move all the files from second folder to the first then deleted second folder.
Hope I am clear and that it helps.
ATRIX 2 / Victory Rom
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Can you post a like for the victory Rom, I'm kinda scared to install without the bootloader being unlocked and Id like something that's not att stock
I actually did find an extra set of files in the cwm backup folder & deleted them... so ur pretty confident that I should be able to install this ROM now? and (just to clarify) I don't need to flash the zip before restoring in cwm (that just doesn't make sense to me, but w/e works)? Thx for ur help
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jzachary78 said:
I actually did find an extra set of files in the cwm backup folder & deleted them... so ur pretty confident that I should be able to install this ROM now? and (just to clarify) I don't need to flash the zip before restoring in cwm (that just doesn't make sense to me, but w/e works)? Thx for ur help
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Unzip rom, move the folder with the 2 files, to CWM/BACKUP.....boot into recovery, choose BACKUP/RESTORE, and restore the rom.
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So the problem is that you stuck on motorola dual core logo?
Just try to flash fxz,it's pretty simple. You just need the file you need and let the pc doing everything while you watching a tv.
I got this problem twice when i try to flash victory rom this morning,wich is caused by a corrupt file.
And everything is sorted out by flashing fxz.
Trust me,it works! (It sounds like commercials on tv )
You can always boot to recovery and when you see the android with the exclamation press both volume rockers to reset to factory.
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kisnerct said:
You can always boot to recovery and when you see the android with the exclamation press both volume rockers to reset to factory.
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would you be kind and elaborate on this?
kojitabe said:
So the problem is that you stuck on motorola dual core logo?
Just try to flash fxz,it's pretty simple. You just need the file you need and let the pc doing everything while you watching a tv.
I got this problem twice when i try to flash victory rom this morning,wich is caused by a corrupt file.
And everything is sorted out by flashing fxz.
Trust me,it works! (It sounds like commercials on tv )
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Just in case that happens again- what is the file I'll need when I connect to PC... u just mean the ROM files, or is there a diff fxz file i'm not aware of?
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kisnerct said:
You can always boot to recovery and when you see the android with the exclamation press both volume rockers to reset to factory.
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actually tried that a cpl times via chat w/ a tech support rep from moto on first bricked device, it still wouldn't reset...
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Flash Fix
This link can explain alot of your questions and hopefully have an answer for you as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650. This is where I started to look when I began researching how to return my phone back to stock.
Installing the roms
if anybody could please tell me.......can I install Droid 3 or Droid razr's custom roms unto my Atrix 2. Would it work..? (Coz of the three phones bear same chipset i.e Powervr540)............Please help me out....i'm afraid if i'll brick my phone by doing this......!
devil.jeet said:
if anybody could please tell me.......can I install Droid 3 or Droid razr's custom roms unto my Atrix 2. Would it work..? (Coz of the three phones bear same chipset i.e Powervr540)............Please help me out....i'm afraid if i'll brick my phone by doing this......!
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The devs have got some roms from other moto phones to boot but have problems mostly with the radio and probably a handful of other things. I would highly recommend you not try to do this. We have plenty of good roms here in the dev section that you can flash that are good roms. Generally if you follow the instructions for each rom you would be fine but if you are afraid of bricking your phone make sure you read a lot before attempting anything and always make sure you have a way back to stock.
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Phone : unlocked AT&T
What was done : used multiple ways to get back to GB including "A2_go_bak_win". at i ended up in boot loop.... then i used RSD lite to do the same this it failed in between .... (battery was 50%)
After this the phone's screen is absolutely blank ... no powering up... just one catch if i put battery into the phone it starts getting warmer....
Any suggestions.....
sanatan said:
Phone : unlocked AT&T
What was done : used multiple ways to get back to GB including "A2_go_bak_win". at i ended up in boot loop.... then i used RSD lite to do the same this it failed in between .... (battery was 50%)
After this the phone's screen is absolutely blank ... no powering up... just one catch if i put battery into the phone it starts getting warmer....
Any suggestions.....
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When you flashed through RSD did you use the ICS patch? The patch skips the mbmloader which is the file that bricks your phone. Also Jim's script usually has to be run twice before the phone boots (first time it just hangs on Moto Logo).
If you didn't use the patch your phone is gone. Nothing you can do besides get a replacement....
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When you flashed through RSD did you use the ICS patch? The patch skips the mbmloader which is the file that bricks your phone. Also Jim's script usually has to be run twice before the phone boots (first time it just hangs on Moto Logo).
If you didn't use the patch your phone is gone. Nothing you can do besides get a replacement....
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exactly.
farshad525hou said:
When you flashed through RSD did you use the ICS patch? The patch skips the mbmloader which is the file that bricks your phone. Also Jim's script usually has to be run twice before the phone boots (first time it just hangs on Moto Logo).
If you didn't use the patch your phone is gone. Nothing you can do besides get a replacement....
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I would also like to know if you tried to use the patch for ics in rsd.
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It looks like he tried to use my script, but got the odd flash that 1 in 10 people seem to get. All the OP needed to do was rerun the script, that is posted in my thread about the return to GB thread. If it fails the second time, all you need to do is use RSDlite, and point it to the XML file that came within my script.
I hate to tell the OP, but you are bricked.
This is why im still scared to downgrade back to GB.
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bsballkingben99 said:
This is why im still scared to downgrade back to GB.
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lol, I know
bsballkingben99 said:
This is why im still scared to downgrade back to GB.
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Look, as with everything on this board, read WHOLE threads before you attempt anything... most times people post an issue and then there are ways posted on how to get around it.
If you follow the directions and have an issue post in the thread and one of us have most likely encountered it, and give you fix... DON'T do as the OP did and just start trying things. One of us devs or Sr. members will get you you taken care of fairly quickly, but panicing and just starting to try things is the easiest way to brick.
I wouldn't want to downgrade either.. to scared I might mess up
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jangeles323 said:
I wouldn't want to downgrade either.. to scared I might mess up
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I've done it like 8 times already... It's not too bad as LONG AS YOU FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!
Went to Motorola Service Center .... motherboard need to be changed.... INR-6800 ~ 122 USD...
I ll get it tomorrow...
sanatan said:
Went to Motorola Service Center .... motherboard need to be changed.... INR-6800 ~ 122 USD...
I ll get it tomorrow...
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Aww that sucks? Why don't they give you a replacement? Aren't you under warranty?
It is under warranty but i bought it from US and now i am in India.... the IMEI no will change too
sanatan said:
It is under warranty but i bought it from US and now i am in India.... the IMEI no will change too
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$122 is cheap for a motherboard replacement. Consider yourself lucky it did not cost you more.
Just picked up my G3, rooted and unlocked bootloader as soon as i got home. Downloaded one of the jelly bean roms and cwm, did a backup then flashed the rom. Everything looked fine but the screen went dark after the boot animation then nothing. Wont power up or reset using the power home volume combo. What the heck do i do now, thanks for any help.
Might be a stupid question, but have you pulled the battery?
Be more specific.
VZW GALAXY S 3 4G LTE
Do YOUR homework first
How about reading all the threads about unbricking. It certainly seems you did not read all the threads about rooting the phone. Do that too.
Finally, and I know this is not that helpful. Don't screw with a new phone. Use it at least for a month to make sure there are no problems with it.
That being said, there is plenty of information about how to handle your problem here in xda. Read all that and try what has already been posted before asking people to solve your self inflicted problem.
BTW when you do ask for help specify exactly what you did, with what script. I.E. don't ask someone to solve your problem without you taking the time to be very specific about how you got there.
pull the battery and go into recovery or odin and fix it.
Dead battery?
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With that being said I have been rooting phones for years, never had an issue when I couldn't get the phone to at least go into recovery. The phone is dead. Battery was fully charged and I have done a battery pull. It is a Verizon G3. I have read the unbrick articles but none explain if the phone will not boot into recovery. If someone could could just point me in the correct direction I would greatly appreciate it.
How did you actually do the flash? Odin? Some other way? As noted, more details are needed.
I flashed the new rom using Rom manager, went in to revovery and flashed it
jmill75 said:
I flashed the new rom using Rom manager, went in to revovery and flashed it
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I don't believe rom manager is supported for our phone yet. U need to flash straight from recovery. That said I'm sorry I'm not sure where u go from here.
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If you can't get into either recovery , or download mode you maybe SOL. However I would take this to IRC and see if someone can help on there. #verizons3 channel.
If the phone is under warranty, one other alternate solution is to take it into a VZW store and say it won't start. Of course I'd only go that route if I couldn't get it going any other way. On the plus side, your could at least confirm that battery didn't die on you.
Looks like you forgot to flash the insecure bootloader, buddy.
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Rom manager is supported I flashed clockwork there And the 3 cm nightlies
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Keep this discussion to technical solutions only, please. Leave gray area ethics out of it.
JMink said:
I don't believe rom manager is supported for our phone yet. U need to flash straight from recovery. That said I'm sorry I'm not sure where u go from here.
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Completely incorrect.
mikeew83 said:
Rom manager is supported I flashed clockwork there And the 3 cm nightlies
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Me too, been doing it since 6.0.1.2
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Looks like you forgot to flash the insecure bootloader, buddy.
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I'm gonna go with this one (possibly). Did you unlock the phone? Sorry, did you say it won't boot into anything? Download/Odin mode? Recovery? Anything at all when you do the vol up/down, home key, and power button?
Idk if this would help but I'd order a downloader jig off ebay for a couple dollars and use that to see if it'll boot to recovery
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Me too
I went to turn on my Verizon SGS3 on this morning and nothing happened. I have not even rooted it yet. It was charged when I turned it off 5 minutes before that and even did a battery swap. Phone is completely dead. Will not turn on. I have had it since it first came out, so I called Verizon and they are over-nighting me a "like-new" one. I hope I don't hear more of these stories.
jmill75 said:
Just picked up my G3, rooted and unlocked bootloader as soon as i got home. Downloaded one of the jelly bean roms and cwm, did a backup then flashed the rom. Everything looked fine but the screen went dark after the boot animation then nothing. Wont power up or reset using the power home volume combo. What the heck do i do now, thanks for any help.
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I had a similar issue. If you do the volume/home/power combo (try both volume buttons separately, i forgot which one worked) and hold them through the initial Samsung logo it should put you into download mode, where you can Odin back to stock. I used PureMotive's Unbrick method in the Dev section (I think) and it took all of 20 min. Just make sure to follow the directions carefully.
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Is there a difference is button sequence between recovery and download mode? (I thought it was the same thing)
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