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Well I have a good friend who is not exactly a genius, he thought if he deleted the efs folder, it would let him use the old web2go on his Galaxy 4G... Well now his imei is all 00000's and I can not get anything...phone calls, web...nothing, regardless what I flash it to.....
Is the phone a brick for now or is there a way I can save it??? Im more than willing to buy a beer if anyone can help me fix this....
Thanks in advance
Update: Ok well ive found that If i leave my sim card in for 10 minutes or so it WILL pick up a signal... The internet will work...BUT very slowly, like 2G slow....I can make calls, but when the other person answers they can hear me, but I cant hear them.
Either way, its not a solution to the problem, is there even a possibility to get the imei back without the original folder??
Have you tried flasing a new ROM?
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Have you tried flasing a new ROM?
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah ive tried flashing to gb, back to froyo, back to gb.... The imei # never changes from 00000000000000000
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah ive tried flashing to gb, back to froyo, back to gb.... The imei # never changes from 00000000000000000
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ODIN to a stock froyo, then Factory reset the phone. See if that helps.
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ODIN to a stock froyo, then Factory reset the phone. See if that helps.
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Is there a certain stock froyo that you would suggest? Im willing to try whatever at this point, thanks for the input
Sounds like you need to get kc1 with bootloaders.
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Sounds like you need to get kc1 with bootloaders.
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+1 on this. Should set the factory defaults.
Where exactly was this efs folder located?
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Just looked into this.
/efs is mounted on a whole different partition. You might've just gotten yourself a very expensive paperweight since some of the files contained in that partition are specific to your device (IMEI #'s etc). =|
Check this for reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793322
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Well I have a good friend who is not exactly a genius, he thought if he deleted the efs folder, it would let him use the old web2go on his Galaxy 4G... Well now his imei is all 00000's and I can not get anything...phone calls, web...nothing, regardless what I flash it to.....
Is the phone a brick for now or is there a way I can save it??? Im more than willing to buy a beer if anyone can help me fix this....
Thanks in advance
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This happen to me and honestly best way you may have a backup of it on your sd card..if you do put it back to where it belongs and reboot..no one will privide you with that folder since it contains private data..thata the one folder YOU NEVER DELETE
I didnt delete it,its just came up like that one day with garbage characters..i dont know how I got it like that cause that usually happens when you try to unlock phone..maybe a combination of things for me.just everyone backup that folder everywher and anywhere lol..its like the heart of yoyr phone lol.
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odin a stock rom but change around a few of the files to actually cause a software brick use efs clear checked
once u turn on the phone and see that u get the phone to pc flash the right way with the files in the proper locatons make sure efs clear is checked and use the pitt file flash do factory rset bla bla bla bla
turn phne off let it sit for about 5 mins turn back on it should take awhile to load
it should rebuild your efs folder off the backup the device retains if that doesnt work go take it back
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odin a stock rom but change around a few of the files to actually cause a software brick use efs clear checked
once u turn on the phone and see that u get the phone to pc flash the right way with the files in the proper locatons make sure efs clear is checked and use the pitt file flash do factory rset bla bla bla bla
turn phne off let it sit for about 5 mins turn back on it should take awhile to load
it should rebuild your efs folder off the backup the device retains if that doesnt work go take it back
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Thanks, Im about to give this a shot.... What rom should I use, does it matter? Ive been looking for a kc1 with bootloaders as mentioned earlier, BUT I cant seem to find it anywhere...........
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Thanks, Im about to give this a shot.... What rom should I use, does it matter? Ive been looking for a kc1 with bootloaders as mentioned earlier, BUT I cant seem to find it anywhere...........
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Kc1 cleanup by me in the odin setion of the bible
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Kc1 cleanup by me in the odin setion of the bible
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I knew you made one with bootloaders just havent seen it floating around here. Good work raver.
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Kc1 cleanup by me in the odin setion of the bible
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Went through the whole thing, flashed wrong first to get soft brick, reflashed the right way, did a factory reset and I still get nothing.... Deciding of I want to sell it cheap ($150) or pay the 50 to get it fixed..... Either way i got it free from my efs-deleting-buddy so its a good deal for me lol...
Anyways, thanks for the help with this guys, I really do apprecitae it.
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Went through the whole thing, flashed wrong first to get soft brick, reflashed the right way, did a factory reset and I still get nothing.... Deciding of I want to sell it cheap ($150) or pay the 50 to get it fixed..... Either way i got it free from my efs-deleting-buddy so its a good deal either way lol...
Anyways, thanks for the help with this guys, I really do apprecitae it.
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Have you tried calling Samsung and see if they have a solution?
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Have you tried calling Samsung and see if they have a solution?
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Im about to try that...If thats a no-go I can have it jtag'd for $50, I was just trying to avoid the send it in option. Thanks again for the advice
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Im about to try that...If thats a no-go I can have it jtag'd for $50, I was just trying to avoid the send it in option. Thanks again for the advice
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yea being that it was rooted that voids the warranty so if Samsung does fix it they will more than likely be charging you.
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Hi as mentioned I can repair this with a good working IMEI if needed.
do this completly wipe your efs folder...
yes i know lol im telling u to do what we said ur shuoldnt do
im sure you have odin
flash the gingerbread kh1 build stock and see if it repairs it it is possable consideirng your device still has a backup of the orgional.
I bought the black tie from best buy and I want to send in my phone for repair because my power button doesn't do anything, but first......... Can someone please tell me how I can revert to stock settings as in having a locked boot loader and a stock build........I currently have cm7 (the old unfinished one since it broke like 4 months ago)
I just decided I cant take it anymore since sometimes the anyunlock app makes my phone unlock in my pocket and stays on all day and drains the battery super fast!
please help me with my dilemma! :C
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Try to boot in recovery with rom manager and select fast boot mode .
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Try to boot in recovery with rom manager and select fast boot mode .
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I cant select anything since the power button (select button in this case) doesnt work
Or am I on another page here? lol
open rom manager app, then select reboot in recovery then fastboot and selects instead of taking your power button select the search button it work!
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Sorry for my english, but I try to explain the better I can !
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Sorry for my english, but I try to explain the better I can !
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Its ok, but I tried and it doesnt work also the volume keys wont do anything in recover :/
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thanks but i had already seen it and couldnt find anything to resolve my problem :'(
I don't undetstand why it dosent work ! It work on mine . Try to get an exchange by your supplier even you are rooted, it's a hardware problem, who knows!
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Go ahead to best buy and send it in, my phone quit booting and best buy took care of it and i even got it back with all my data still on it and the phone still running CM7.
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Go ahead to best buy and send it in, my phone quit booting and best buy took care of it and i even got it back with all my data still on it and the phone still running CM7.
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may i ask how long it took for u to finally have it back fixxed?
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I don't undetstand why it dosent work ! It work on mine . Try to get an exchange by your supplier even you are rooted, it's a hardware problem, who knows!
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maybe different model?
Use fastboot from your PC. Everything is controlled from CMD Prompt. Look at Pete's tutorial. Just need to setup the drivers. Check the stickies.
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Just have it fixed through best buy it takes 3 business days I sent mine in on Thursday and got it Monday since obviously weekends don't count. My power button wasn't working either and I was rooted and unlocked bootloader..just save all your data since they might just give you a new nexus like me
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doesnt black tie give you a new phone right there?
also try, inserting the battery in while its plugged in. It may turn on automatically.
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I bought the black tie from best buy and I want to send in my phone for repair because my power button doesn't do anything, but first......... Can someone please tell me how I can revert to stock settings as in having a locked boot loader and a stock build........I currently have cm7 (the old unfinished one since it broke like 4 months ago)
I just decided I cant take it anymore since sometimes the anyunlock app makes my phone unlock in my pocket and stays on all day and drains the battery super fast!
please help me with my dilemma! :C
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If ur bootloader is unlocked, switch off the fon, connect the phone to computer by pressing both volume keys and connect the using data cable. Ur fon wil enter into download mode. So u can flash rom and all with odin.
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If ur bootloader is unlocked, switch off the fon, connect the phone to computer by pressing both volume keys and connect the using data cable. Ur fon wil enter into download mode. So u can flash rom and all with odin.
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I'm sorry but idk what odin is, i never came across that word when I was flashing roms......could u please post a link with the tutorial? thx!
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doesnt black tie give you a new phone right there?
also try, inserting the battery in while its plugged in. It may turn on automatically.
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I know how to turn it on.......I want to know how to revert to stock everything and lock bootloader again
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I'm sorry but idk what odin is, i never came across that word when I was flashing roms......could u please post a link with the tutorial? thx!
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simply to say, Odin is like PC version of recovery...
some other model like Galaxy Ace flash via that.
i know it on Galaxy Ace but not Nexus S....
you should try google it...
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simply to say, Odin is like PC version of recovery...
some other model like Galaxy Ace flash via that.
i know it on Galaxy Ace but not Nexus S....
you should try google it...
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can't find anything that helps on the internet :/
OK accidently flashed the wrong rom and i cant get my phone to boot , or enter boot loader at all and when i plug it in charger nothing still happens ............ I have a Galaxy SII Skyrocket I727 , any suggestions at all . Thank you very much if someone could help me out.:crying:
http://www.ort-jtag.com
Is your only solution
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http://www.ort-jtag.com
is your only solution
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thank you very much ill check it out
Flashed what Rom? For a different phone? If so it needs jtag to fix it
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yes different rom on accident SalmanRom v4.2 XWLPG.zip , i went to jtag but cant find the correct download to do it ....... im sorry i dont know to much about jtag could u direct me in the right direction
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yes different rom on accident SalmanRom v4.2 XWLPG.zip , i went to jtag but cant find the correct download to do it ....... im sorry i dont know to much about jtag could u direct me in the right direction
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You don't down load anything. You send it to someone to fix it for you. You can't do this yoursef.
Check out mobiletechvideos.com.
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yes different rom on accident SalmanRom v4.2 XWLPG.zip , i went to jtag but cant find the correct download to do it ....... im sorry i dont know to much about jtag could u direct me in the right direction
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http://www.firstpost.com/topic/prod...vice-debrickin-video-AkJQAbwZjRk-91645-7.html
Here watch the vid and contact them
Or try this one....
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=JTAG+SERVICE+FOR+SKYROCKET
But that one is just mean but its such a fun thing to do.... its like the ultimate face palm...
Don't know but if you hadn't had the phone very long call your carrier and tell them you updating to ics via Samsung kies and the dang thing hung up blinked and now won't do nothing. You may just get lucky and get a new one cheap or maybe replaced free.... its worth a try....
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Did you try odin on your pc and reflace the correct rom. Worked for me. Good luck
So, i bricked my phone trying to update recovery. No power, nothing. Except, when i connect the device Windows recognizes as qhsusb_dload device. I found the drivers and can get Odin to recognize it, but i get stuck at setup connection when i try to flash. Does anybody have any ideas on what to do next? It's there a different tool i need?
I am in Linux running xp in a vm if that make a difference... oh, Linux doesn't seem to recognize the device...
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So, i bricked my phone trying to update recovery. No power, nothing. Except, when i connect the device Windows recognizes as qhsusb_dload device. I found the drivers and can get Odin to recognize it, but i get stuck at setup connection when i try to flash. Does anybody have any ideas on what to do next? It's there a different tool i need?
I am in Linux running xp in a vm if that make a difference... oh, Linux doesn't seem to recognize the device...
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The phones gone dude you either have to have cell.company replace or jtag it for 50 bucks
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The phones gone dude you either have to have cell.company replace or jtag it for 50 bucks
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I as afraid you was gonna say that...lol
The bad thing, if it were and HTC then it could be unbricked... I'm going to look into how it is done and try to make one for the skyrocket...
But luckily my sky is still under warranty so I'll just send it to Samsung...
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So you can't get to dl mode? ie plugging in the usb cable after holding down the volume buttons. Remove and replace batt first. Cable into computer only.
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Thomas you've bricked it man. Have you tried talking to Adam Outler or Bhundvyn about trying to figure out the unbrickable MOD on this phone? Worth a shot as it would be a really nice mod to have. lol Pretty sure Adam would be able to jtag it for you as well. What recovery where you trying to flash?
Hey hech... nice to see you man...
I haven't talked to Bryan or Adam yet. I'm just going to send it to Samsung...
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Yeah that's what I would do as well. They'll have it back to you in no time. I'm still wondering what recovery you tried to flash that caused a hardbrick?
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Yeah that's what I would do as well. They'll have it back to you in no time. I'm still wondering what recovery you tried to flash that caused a hardbrick?
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Probably one for a different phone
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Yeah that's what I would do as well. They'll have it back to you in no time. I'm still wondering what recovery you tried to flash that caused a hardbrick?
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Stock ics trying to come from touch recovery...
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Stock ics trying to come from touch recovery...
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Stock ics? How bout some version numbers or links?
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Stock ics trying to come from touch recovery...
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Trying to flash just the stock ICS recovery? I didn't even know you could do that without flashing the stock ICS ROM as well. Assuming you actually can and that's not what bricked you, I'd love to keep that piece of information in my back pocket for future applications.
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Trying to flash just the stock ICS recovery? I didn't even know you could do that without flashing the stock ICS ROM as well. Assuming you actually can and that's not what bricked you, I'd love to keep that piece of information in my back pocket for future applications.
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holy hell this is the exact issue i'm having right now. though I didn't flash anything, change anything or anything like that. see my thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32403455
i remember the night it happened i plugged it in and was able to get the QHSUSB_DLOAD to pop up but never could again and couldn't remember what it was called.
please let me know asap if you come up with a solution or need a tester or anything from someone that happens to be in the same boat.
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holy hell this is the exact issue i'm having right now. though I didn't flash anything, change anything or anything like that. see my thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32403455
i remember the night it happened i plugged it in and was able to get the QHSUSB_DLOAD to pop up but never could again and couldn't remember what it was called.
please let me know asap if you come up with a solution or need a tester or anything from someone that happens to be in the same boat.
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I just did the same thing...wonder how I will recover this phone...
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I just did the same thing...wonder how I will recover this phone...
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You won't. JTAG or warranty.
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So, i bricked my phone trying to update recovery. No power, nothing. Except, when i connect the device Windows recognizes as qhsusb_dload device. I found the drivers and can get Odin to recognize it, but i get stuck at setup connection when i try to flash. Does anybody have any ideas on what to do next? It's there a different tool i need?
I am in Linux running xp in a vm if that make a difference... oh, Linux doesn't seem to recognize the device...
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Same thing happened to me but i can't get Odin on windows 7 to recognize my device, can u help me getting the drivers so Odin can recognize it?
netanele said:
Same thing happened to me but i can't get Odin on windows 7 to recognize my device, can u help me getting the drivers so Odin can recognize it?
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Download kies. That's not gonna help if you're hard bricked though. What did you do?
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Hi all, let me explain, I downloaded a soft (GOO MANAGER) that download rom itself for the phone, I flashed it, and now my sky dont boot o cant get recovery mode or recovery, I did VOL - and put de usb .. nothing happens, only my pc show me FORMAT USB (for a few seconds) and disconected, and show me again the same window (asking for formating) again again again. What I can do?
Sorry for english XD. Spanish here.
Warranty or jtag. Your hard bricked.
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Hi all, let me explain, I downloaded a soft (GOO MANAGER) that download rom itself for the phone, I flashed it, and now my sky dont boot o cant get recovery mode or recovery, I did VOL - and put de usb .. nothing happens, only my pc show me FORMAT USB (for a few seconds) and disconected, and show me again the same window (asking for formating) again again again. What I can do?
Sorry for english XD. Spanish here.
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you probably flashed the wrong rom for your phone, so yes jtag the only way if your does nothing at all, no vibration or splash screen
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you probably flashed the wrong rom for your phone, so yes jtag the only way if your does nothing at all, no vibration or splash screen
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Nop, no vibration .. no splash.. I have nothing XD.. only de format.. like to have a pendrive bad.. and windows ask for format xD
TiTy said:
Nop, no vibration .. no splash.. I have nothing XD.. only de format.. like to have a pendrive bad.. and windows ask for format xD
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Google techmobilevideos. They have a good reputation for jtag service. There are probably others too.
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Google techmobilevideos. They have a good reputation for jtag service. There are probably others too.
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I believe its mobiletechvideos but ya, I always hear good things about them.
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I believe its mobiletechvideos but ya, I always hear good things about them.
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
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I believe its mobiletechvideos but ya, I always hear good things about them.
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+1 my dyslexia is showing
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Think I had the same thing happen to me. I believe the'file'name'was something like aokp-skyrocket-milestone6 and gapps file that popped up with it when checking for compatible Roms through the goo.im app
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Think I had the same thing happen to me. I believe the'file'name'was something like aokp-skyrocket-milestone6 and gapps file that popped up with it when checking for compatible Roms through the goo.im app
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Don't use it to flash Roms.
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Definitely don't use goo manager to flash roms!
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Don't use it to flash Roms.
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This is exactly why I never use goo manager or ROM manager to flash any thing or download any thing to many times have I read about ppl bricking because of these apps.
Did the same thing to mine, except I was downloading a recovery for another phone. Wasn't going to flash it off course, but GOO did it automatically. Hard bricked my phone just like yours. If it is still under warranty take it to AT&T store. They'll replace it for free. Don't worry, they won't be able to flash it back to stock or get it to boot either. Just play dumb and say you tried to start it up after charging and it just wouldn't turn on. I was in and out with a new skyrocket in less than 20 minutes
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I don't think it was all goos fault I've had it flash before so my guess is you guys did something wrong.
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