HELP!!! Bricked SGS2 "Phone---i---Computer" on screen - General Questions and Answers

During upgrading the firmware of my SGS2 through Samsung Kies its stood on 1%for 2 hours, I disconnect the usb connection and now I can't do anything with my phone, its just showing "Phone---i---Computer". I can't go to any mode or connect to computer.

Can you access download mode?
If you can, just try finding an odinable rom that you can use to get it working agian.
If not, then try holding the download mode buttuns and plugging it into the computer while the Comp....!!...Phone symbol is up, ive gotten lucky before and it accepted it into odin as com7. If none of this works, might i suggest a jig?
Edit: Sorry missread the post, skipp the download mode thing.

I give my phone to Samsung Service Centre. They didnt look worried when they saw my phone, like its not a big problem.
But I still wonder, will they be able to repair my phone?

Narek SGS2 said:
I give my phone to Samsung Service Centre. They didnt look worried when they saw my phone, like its not a big problem.
But I still wonder, will they be able to repair my phone?
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That screen you see works the same as download mode, computer still should recognize it....they shouldnt have any problem with it

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Phone completely Dead

So I lent my brother my nexus s that had cm7 on it. He got into the clockworkmod, went to mounts/storage, and proceeded to format everything (bootloader, boot data, etc. everything in there) he said he thought that would fix the force closes, I figured no biggie, but now I can't even get the phone into download mode and I have no idea what to do, the phone will simply not turn on
wow.... dont even know why he would do that.
rule 1: dont lend people your phone.
and i dont know why you would try and get into download mode, Odin isn't the first thing you want to go to.
1. turn the phone off (if it isnt already)
2. hold volume up + power
... what happens? does bootloader mode pop up?
- plug your phone in your computer's USB
- does the sound for USB plugged in occur?
- does computer detect it?
Can't access fastboot.
Phone sometimes recognizes it and says this device is not recognized and it couldn't install the usb driver, sometimes when i plug it in it does nothing.
Didn't want to lend it to him, had no choice. I told him he should have just fixed the permissions on the phone, but then again he's not exactly android literate.
thats just dumb on his part.. i dont know why he would try and mess with your device. if it has problems, just ask you first.
its probably bricked if you cant access download or bootloader... definitely bricked if the computer is unable to detect it
your only way out of it is to get a replacement
In Device/Drivers of windows under Unspecified there's this:
SEC S5PC110 Test/BD
says drivers are not installed
Anybody out there with a solution?
I think there is more than one driver you can try, though I've never flashed anything in Windows (Linux already comes with the driver ), so I don't know for sure. I think I've seen people mentioned a few drivers before, try search for all the "brick" threads here.
Easiest solution might be to download a Linux live distribution (f.e. ubuntu) and run fastboot from there. No need to install any drivers.
Kicking him in the nuts will probably make you feel better... I don't know if it'll fix your phone though.
jruweaver said:
Kicking him in the nuts will probably make you feel better... I don't know if it'll fix your phone though.
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lmao!!!!!!!!!!
KryPTiCk0d3 said:
lmao!!!!!!!!!!
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While funny, it doesn't help one bit.
I would try the various methods to get into download mode and use Odin to fix it ...you might be screwed tho
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SphericalPuma said:
While funny, it doesn't help one bit.
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Unfortunately with the state your phone is in it is probably going to be the best advice you get.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000175
any chance that this could help you?
Ddi you ever get your phone sorted ? I'm now in the same situation !
Yes, hit up http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=970 For 50 bucks they'll fix your phone and ship it back to you in no time. They got my phone on a Friday, I got it back on either Monday or Tuesday. Of course they're based in Texas and I'm in STL so it could differ for you, but the point is, they're fast, reliable, and professional.
Thanks for that - I'm based in Ireland but I'll give them a shout and see if we can do business......
Thanks a million for the reference PUMA. Please contact me when you are in need of a brick fix. I fix hundreds of Galaxy S / Samsung / HTC variants and several others in a brick of nearly any scenario. I've devoted a lot of time to providing and almost unseen service to people in need versus parting the phone out or trashing it.

[Q] Noobie help: Phone Bricked during rom installation

Hello, I visit often to look up stuff on the phone, but first time posting (plz be gentle)!
During a rom installation process... I installed the villainrom and then accidentally reboot the phone before I flashed the conversion package... The phone shut off and now I can't turn the phone on at all. Nothing comes on when I plug it into the charger, either...
Any suggestions? Insights?
UPDATE: Returned the phone to AT&T no questions asked since it wouldnt turn on
So youcant get into download mode either? Do u know how to get into download mode? If it wont then u need a usb jig. Checkout this thread for info on the jig http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954458
pkparadox said:
Hello, I visit often to look up stuff on the phone, but first time posting (plz be gentle)!
During a rom installation process... I installed the villainrom and then accidentally reboot the phone before I flashed the conversion package... The phone shut off and now I can't turn the phone on at all. Nothing comes on when I plug it into the charger, either...
Any suggestions? Insights?
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First thing I'd try is pulling the battery for a good minute it two. Put the battery back in and then hold down both volume keys (keep them held) while plugging in your USB cable connected to your computer. Hopefully you'll see the download mode screen.
See if you can get this done first.
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silver03wrx said:
So youcant get into download mode either? Do u know how to get into download mode? If it wont then u need a usb jig. Checkout this thread for info on the jig http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954458
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Would this jig work for the skyrocket? I don't see it listed on the link you sent me.
Kadin said:
First thing I'd try is pulling the battery for a good minute it two. Put the battery back in and then hold down both volume keys (keep them held) while plugging in your USB cable connected to your computer. Hopefully you'll see the download mode screen.
See if you can get this done first.
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Yea.. I tried that and nothing
Yes it should work with all the galaxy s models This jig supports all Samsung Galaxy S European models as well as domestic models
Does anyone have any information on successful returns/exchanges to AT&T when the phone hard bricks like this?
I have read alot of people reaturned there bricked phones and they were exchanged. If it doesnt power onor do anything they cant tell that u bricked it theyll just see it doesnt work and exchange it.
silver03wrx said:
I have read alot of people reaturned there bricked phones and they were exchanged. If it doesnt power onor do anything they cant tell that u bricked it theyll just see it doesnt work and exchange it.
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Yea I think this is what I'm going to try... the device doesn't power on at all, and I don't want to take my chances at the jig
Yeah id go that route first it is easier. But for futre order yourself the jig it really does work . An tons of people have and have used them. Its an awezone thing about samsung phones. Unless you physically damage the hardware the jig can save your ass
silver03wrx said:
Yeah id go that route first it is easier. But for futre order yourself the jig it really does work . An tons of people have and have used them. Its an awezone thing about samsung phones. Unless you physically damage the hardware the jig can save your ass
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Yea I'll do the jig if ATT won't take it back.. I'm just too anxious about the issue to wait on the jig order

[Q] Unbrickable Samsung Galaxy S?

I am unable to get into download mode, or recovery mode. I have tried making a JIG device and that did not work either.When I plug the device in via computer or its charger the screen flashes on and off as a blank white screen. Odin Connects when the screen turns white but disconnects when the screen shuts off again. I do not have a warranty with samsung nor am able to find any cell phone repair store in my city able to unbrick the device. Does anyone have any advice for me?!?
connect to cpu...then hold vol key and power key together till phone reboots itself...it might take a couple minutes of holding the buttons down and letting it cycle through the reboot a few times...don't let go of the keys until you see the big yellow triangle....run odin before you do all of this so that it is waiting for communication ...also try heimdall or kies...hope this helps a little
The phone is hard bricked, meaning that entering download or recovery mode is not an option.
hence the flashing of the white screen....
sorry I thought you were just having a problem getting your cpu to talk to it...what kind of rom did you try to flash originally? was it from clockwork mod? The galaxy series phones for some reason aren't working with CWM unless it's forced through programming (i'm not 100% about this, and I don't know how to do it)..do you think heimdall would hold on to communication rather than odin? I hope your able to figure this out without too much anxiety...sounds pretty rough though. Have you tried SDK software to get communication with your phone? GL and let me know if you figure it out.
The rom I tried to flash originally was a rooted version of Gingerbread 2.3.3 but there was an interruption during the update process. I cant connect to heimdall as I am not able access download mode. I have read on the xda forums that this device is almsot impossible to brick but I am starting to wonder if this phone can ever be recovered.
I feel your pain!
Bricked mine the same way with interruption. Built the jig and tried to see the pins to hold it to but they were to small. had to just guess/hold it to the right side of the socket and move it slightly every 5 sec. Surprisingly worked for me and the digger appeared. Pro jig from ebay now on route!
I have tried the JIG method and was unsuccessful. I have spoke with someone about a pro jig and he said my only option is a JTAG at this point. I have asked every cellular repair store in my city and they all said they are unable to perform a JTAG, half of them had never heard of a JTAG. Can anyone recommend where I would send my phone for such a service?
There's a guy on these forums Adam something. He does jtag repair. Let me see if I can find his user name for you.
Edit: his user name is adamoutler shoot him a PM as he may be able to help you get back up and running and also make it unbrickable for good at the same time.
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Thanks for your help guys but I guess I will end up getting it JTAGed by someone, I also found a website that JTAGs most phones for about $50 in the US. I will provide the link for other members.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
Thanks for your help guys but I guess I will end up getting it JTAGed by someone, I also found a website that JTAGs most phones for about $50 in the US. I will provide the link for other members.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
I'd still hit up Adam before you chose who to go with. He's helped many in the community.
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[Q] Will USB Jig work?

Hello, so here is the story the best I can tell it. I have done quite a bit of work on Iphones, Ipods, and roms on my own phones, because of this my friends son asked if I had ever JTag'd a phone before, which I had never heard of at the time. Apparently a friend of his was trying to load a custom ROM on his Verizon Galaxy S3 and something went wrong. Unfortunatly, I have no idea what ROM he tried loading or how he tried loading it. All I do know is, there is no response on the phone at all, the screen stays black. When you plug it into the computer, the computer recognizes a device but asks for a qhsusb_dload driver. I have read that this is a hard brick, and needs Jtag service, however I have also read that it is really hard to actually hard brick a phone, and this is actually more of a soft brick. Can anyone confirm this, and is it possible that just a USB jig will work to force it into download mode? I have ordered a Jig and it should be here next week, but I wanted to ask some questions in the mean time. Thanks for your help.
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Hello, so here is the story the best I can tell it. I have done quite a bit of work on Iphones, Ipods, and roms on my own phones, because of this my friends son asked if I had ever JTag'd a phone before, which I had never heard of at the time. Apparently a friend of his was trying to load a custom ROM on his Verizon Galaxy S3 and something went wrong. Unfortunatly, I have no idea what ROM he tried loading or how he tried loading it. All I do know is, there is no response on the phone at all, the screen stays black. When you plug it into the computer, the computer recognizes a device but asks for a qhsusb_dload driver. I have read that this is a hard brick, and needs Jtag service, however I have also read that it is really hard to actually hard brick a phone, and this is actually more of a soft brick. Can anyone confirm this, and is it possible that just a USB jig will work to force it into download mode? I have ordered a Jig and it should be here next week, but I wanted to ask some questions in the mean time. Thanks for your help.
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Good luck. That qhsusb tag denotes a hard brick.
pedenspeed said:
Hello, so here is the story the best I can tell it. I have done quite a bit of work on Iphones, Ipods, and roms on my own phones, because of this my friends son asked if I had ever JTag'd a phone before, which I had never heard of at the time. Apparently a friend of his was trying to load a custom ROM on his Verizon Galaxy S3 and something went wrong. Unfortunatly, I have no idea what ROM he tried loading or how he tried loading it. All I do know is, there is no response on the phone at all, the screen stays black. When you plug it into the computer, the computer recognizes a device but asks for a qhsusb_dload driver. I have read that this is a hard brick, and needs Jtag service, however I have also read that it is really hard to actually hard brick a phone, and this is actually more of a soft brick. Can anyone confirm this, and is it possible that just a USB jig will work to force it into download mode? I have ordered a Jig and it should be here next week, but I wanted to ask some questions in the mean time. Thanks for your help.
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That sucks, that my friend, is a hardbrick, fixable, but its a process and tedious.
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I had the same thing happen to me. See here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770341
I pushed a corrupt ROM and it borked. Contrary to your post, it is easy to brick this S3. I've hard bricked twice.... Just be sure the files you flash are for your variation of the S3 (ie don't flash an ATT rom onto a VZW fone) and make sure you got a good download by checking the md5.
FWIW, Josh over at MobileTechVideos.com has JTAG'd me back both times. Fair price and quick service. I believe he's the only dude in the US doing it...
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hi there, unfortunately i flash the wrong rom, and the result is the same of the first poster
what i can do? what is jtag?
i have bought a j usb someone have used it? it works?
what is "jtag?"
It's a debugging port that can be used to push firmware onto memory. Mostly used for diagnostics and initial programming since it allows debugging after the first cpu instruction.
UnEZ said:
It's a debugging port that can be used to push firmware onto memory. Mostly used for diagnostics and initial programming since it allows debugging after the first cpu instruction.
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i have bought the jig usb, i'll try, if download mode starts, then what i should do? follow this guide? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
Interested to see if you are able to get the jig to work. I have not heard of a jig working on a hard brick. Yes if you get back into download mode just start the process over with Odin
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arkas90 said:
i have bought the jig usb, i'll try, if download mode starts, then what i should do? follow this guide? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
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Hey arkas90 did JIG work for you i am in the same boat trying to revive my s3 . Please let us all know if that works

[Q] So.. a good old fashioned brick, need help.

So, as title says, I think I managed to brick my tab for good, but you never know, so I'm asking for ideas.
Basically while I was rooting it the power of the building went off, and like a dumb monkey I was rooting it with the desktop PC instead of the laptop
Now it doesn't turn on, download mode doesn't work, if I plug it on PC gives a wrong name and fails to find the drivers (that were already installed and working before). I tried removing the battery to make sure it wasn't in some weird stuck/bootloop situation, but it didn't change anything.
Other ideas? I'm willing to try more or less anything at this point
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If it helps, it is a p3110 (galaxy tab 2 7.0 wifi only)
And the only sign of life I get is by plugging it on the PC it keeps detecting for a second the cpu (OMAP4430)
If you cant get into download mode then it needs a jtag. Sad to hear. Most times it's a user flashing the wrong recovery/rom. Never power loss.
Talk about bad luck... Sadly what you have right now ia called a hard brick. Your gonna need a Jtag to bring your device back to life. You can contact certain people that offer that service for around 40.00$ I wish you goodluck.
Never power loss.
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I thought it was because the transfer of the PDA was halted midway since the PC was turned off by the power failure. Oh well...
MistedEvo said:
Talk about bad luck... Sadly what you have right now ia called a hard brick. Your gonna need a Jtag to bring your device back to life. You can contact certain people that offer that service for around 40.00$ I wish you goodluck.
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Seems I can't find any that do it for the p3110 here in Italy, I might have to ship it overseas, so I figure it'd be more like 75+$
Is trying to send it back to Samsung worth a try?
Hi,
i have same problem with Galaxy Tab 2 P5100 several month ago. If your device is bricked and can't be turned on in download mode best solution for you is sending it to Samsung. Because Galaxy Tab 2 it is impossible to repair it with JTAG yet. I've visited a lot of masters in my country - all said that it is unbrickable now. Also i've visited official Samsung service and they proposed to replace entire board of my tablet because it they can't repair it programmatically.
I assume you tried booting into recovery?
Any chance ODIN detects it ? Anything at all.....
DigitalMD said:
I assume you tried booting into recovery?
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Sean_Seany said:
Any chance ODIN detects it ? Anything at all.....
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Tried both, even on other two PCs, but no signs of life. I guess I'll just send it back to Samsung and see what happens
The_Bard said:
Tried both, even on other two PCs, but no signs of life. I guess I'll just send it back to Samsung and see what happens
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Flashing your tab using odin didn't ruined your warranty?
what will you say to them? spilled coffee on it?
anyways good luck buddy. :good::good:
hope you have you baby smiling again
akshayjoshi1993 said:
Flashing your tab using odin didn't ruined your warranty?
what will you say to them? spilled coffee on it?
anyways good luck buddy. :good::good:
hope you have you baby smiling again
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Samsung seems to be quite open to ignoring similar details, I'll just say "it doesn't boot up" and see.
It worked a couple of years back when I sent back a galaxy one with issues reading the external SD that would boot into a custom rom
And a clearly opened monitor that I broke trying to get the panel out to do a DIY projector ;D

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