Hey guys,
As the title suggests, I hard bricked my phone. I was flashing the Sky Ice Cream ROM and its associated update in CWM, and then I flashed the Sky Kernel by faux immediately after. When I went to reset the phone, it never turned back on. I tried all the combinations of button pressing and taking out the microsd card, sim card, and battery while plugging it into the computer. Nothing worked so far. I was wondering if you guys had any more suggestions before I go down to the AT&T store so I can try to exchange it.
On a related note, would a USB jig get the phone into download mode?
Damn. So pulling the battery doesn't do anything. And nothing happens when you plug USB into wall charger or computer? A USB jig may be your only hope. I guess just for giggles you could plug into computer and just see if Odin will recognise the phone but I seriously doubt it.
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cdshepherd said:
Damn. So pulling the battery doesn't do anything. And nothing happens when you plug USB into wall charger or computer? A USB jig may be your only hope. I guess just for giggles you could plug into computer and just see if Odin will recognise the phone but I seriously doubt it.
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Yeah, it's not responding to anything.
What was your battery at before you flashed?
kr3w1337 said:
What was your battery at before you flashed?
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I think it was about 75%.
I'll buy it for 50.
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how does it hard brick. i soft brick it all time. how does hard brick happen. breaks? got a warranty? say lost it if so. if see you rooted it your warranty voids
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do you have a car charger? A few of us have accidentally got into download mode by powering up while holding volume up +down while plugged into a car charger or wall charger. (More so on a car charger) Worth a shot
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I really don't know if this will help, but when I rooted my phone, for some reason I could only get it into down load by holding ONLY the volume DOWN & power... it can't get worse than it is now. Give it a try.
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If you really are hard bricked a jig won't get you into download mode. And if the key combo+insert USB isn't working then a jig isn't likely to work either.
But hey, might as well try. Make your own though, it's really easy. All you need are three 100k ohm resistors (cost = $.75), some electrical tape, and a micro usb cable you can cut up (some people claim to be able to do it without cutting up a cable but I couldn't make it work).
I hard bricked not too long ago, so I know how much it sucks. Good luck!
I just hard bricked my skyrocket
xxsicknessxx said:
how does it hard brick. i soft brick it all time. how does hard brick happen. breaks? got a warranty? say lost it if so. if see you rooted it your warranty voids
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I was doing soft bricks left and right. It took simply one more flash to turn it into a hard brick. I didn't it out of sequence and i did it with goo.manager. I think one should stay away from automatic flashs. Do these things one step at a time. I think it flashed the particion and that's why it's hard brick.
But i don't understand, why can't i get any response from the phone, not even a vibrate etc.
What to do now with a hard brick phone?
kparikh82276 said:
I was doing soft bricks left and right. It took simply one more flash to turn it into a hard brick. I didn't it out of sequence and i did it with goo.manager. I think one should stay away from automatic flashs. Do these things one step at a time. I think it flashed the particion and that's why it's hard brick.
But i don't understand, why can't i get any response from the phone, not even a vibrate etc.
What to do now with a hard brick phone?
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Jtag. Google mobiltechvidoes.com
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I had the same issue. I pulled the battery out when it was in download mode. [Didn't odin or flash or anything] The phone would not turn back on. It showed in device manager as qhusb_dload or something. After a lot of research and trying everything I could, I sent it to mobiletechvideos and he was able to get it working again with a jtag. Had to suffer with an old iPhone for a week but got my skyrocket back and was flashed stock. The phone hard bricked on me again flashing a rom a couple days later. I ended up buying a broken skyrocket and swapping out the mainboard and has worked great ever since.
From my understanding [ and I could be wrong] but just flashing a rom through recovery won't hard brick your phone because I don't believe it touches the boot area. I believe my issues were from some sort of hardware issue as opposed to software.
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Xanoschild said:
From my understanding [ and I could be wrong] but just flashing a rom through recovery won't hard brick your phone because I don't believe it touches the boot area. I believe my issues were from some sort of hardware issue as opposed to software.
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your understanding is wrong!
True
I also hardbrick my phone flashing a bad kernel. Got a new one because I had warrant. Dont waste more time and send it to Jtag repair if you dont have warranty. And if you have, dont mention you were playing with the software. Good luck on that!
josuemolina2000 said:
I also hardbrick my phone flashing a bad kernel. Got a new one because I had warrant. Dont waste more time and send it to Jtag repair if you dont have warranty. And if you have, dont mention you were playing with the software. Good luck on that!
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I hard bricked my infuse with Odin flashing cwm and su pack, don't know what went wrong, bit I bricked it so hard that when it was sent back to Samsung(through Rogers warranty) they couldn't even figure out how to fix it and they just sent me the skyrocket I'm using now lol. Nice free upgrade
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I was installing a ROM and I messed it up, so I went to flash it with Odin and I left re-partition checked even though it said not to (by accident). Well now I get nothing on the screen at all during any point. I cannot get back to download mode. When I plug the USB in my PC says it doesn't recognize the device. I have re-installed the drivers. I have also tried charging it to ensure the battery wasn't dead.
I appreciate any advice.
Take it back to att I did the same thing they have me a brand new one on the spot I told them I did update and it restarted and that's where it left me
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Take it back to att I did the same thing they have me a brand new one on the spot I told them I did update and it restarted and that's where it left me
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I came from having the Captivate which I think its impossible to brick. I was really hoping there was a way out.
I appreciate your response.
I must've done something wrong, or maybe its hardware related, but my skyrocket won't boot. If I hold volume up and down and power all at once, Samsung flickers on the screen, so I know it isn't completely dead. Can anyone help me maybe restore it? Or any suggestions? Many thanks...
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Check out the sticky in the dev section the all in one guide. And you can YouTube search it also.
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Can you get into download mode?
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Did u charge ur battery?
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If you are seeing signs of life, ie the Samsung logo flickering, I would expect you should be able to get into download mode and flash back to stock with Odin.
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the battery is charged, and no, i can not get it into download mode. the samsung logo only flickers when i boot it with the volume up and down buttons pressed. it does do the power on vibrate, too...Im stumped. It worked great until lust the other day...it shut itself off and hasnt come back on. really sucks too, because i bought it NIB sealed on ebay about 2 months ago, no contract, so i cant return it...
If you don't mind me asking what exactly did you do to try and get into download modee
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Pulled the battery, put it back in. held volume and and down while plugging in the usb. And i have done every button configuration and variation as well as used all the USB ports i have available on my laptop...just cant seem to get it out of a endless bootloop of the samsung logo. the logo only flickers for a split second...like if you arent looking for it, you will miss it...
Hell, ive even tried different usb cables from my old phones as well.
Were you flashing something when it shut off?
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juggalofr33k said:
Pulled the battery, put it back in. held volume and and down while plugging in the usb. And i have done every button configuration and variation as well as used all the USB ports i have available on my laptop...just cant seem to get it out of a endless bootloop of the samsung logo. the logo only flickers for a split second...like if you arent looking for it, you will miss it...
Hell, ive even tried different usb cables from my old phones as well.
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have you tried just volume down and plug in USB?
EDIT: if your handy with instructions you should Google search how to build a USB jig. Its fairly easy and would prob kick you into download mode. That flickering Samsung makes me hopeful. Usually you don't even get that with a hard brick.
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you should still have a warrenty, regardless of where you bought it. if anything give Sammy a call.
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you should still have a warrenty, regardless of where you bought it. if anything give Sammy a call.
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your right. I think I heard Sammy does warranty based on imei, not purchase date
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what were you doing when the error happened?
have you tried to get into recovery?
when you go into download mode the samsung logo should never even come up...
I have indeed tried recovery and download mode. Its not going anywhere.. I will give the USB jig a try. I have plenty of donor cables and have resistors at my workstation at home...I'll put one together in the next day or so and report back with the results.
Edit...it was on the charger overnight and when I woke up it was dead.
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USB jig did not work...oh well...
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It happened to me on my new Skyrocket a few days ago- the phone just wouldn't turn on after charging overnight. I kept on trying - nothing. Checked battery - was showing full when plugged in, but still the phone wouldn't boot. I suspected it had something to do with the power button being too buried in. Finally I left it alone for a couple of hours...and then tried again calmly ...it turned on. Try some positive thinking..
positive thinking went out the window after the jig attempt... oh well, on eBay at auction for .99 cents to start...
Call the 800 number for AT&T's warranty department that's listed on your receipt. Have to jump through some hoops and answer some questions, but get angry and demand a replacement. They'll give you one.
I had experienced something similar just recently. I just took out the battery, made sure that the connectors were clean, and put the battery back then it worked again.
I seriously thought all this rooting and custom stuff finally caught up with me, but in the end, don't ignore the most simple solution.
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positive thinking went out the window after the jig attempt... oh well, on eBay at auction for .99 cents to start...
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Whats your ebay ID? I'll bid on that...
I'm considering buying a gs 4g from an ad on craigslist. seller says he or a friend bricked it by flashing the wrong kernel or something and now it wont boot. from the ad "I tried to have my friend flash/root it, but he accidentally used the wrong program to flash my kernel, now it won't boot up"
Does this sound fixable? or is there no way to know for sure without having the device. He's selling for $75 obo, i think if i could get it for 50 it would be a good deal
I'm not extremely tech savvy but I'm sure it's fixable. We got plenty of helpful people here that are willing to take their time to help(i hope). Don't get me wrong but 50 bucks is a darn good price for this device. You should also consider asking about the physical condition of the phone. Best of luck if you decide to buy!
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I'm considering buying a gs 4g from an ad on craigslist. seller says he or a friend bricked it by flashing the wrong kernel or something and now it wont boot. from the ad "I tried to have my friend flash/root it, but he accidentally used the wrong program to flash my kernel, now it won't boot up"
Does this sound fixable? or is there no way to know for sure without having the device. He's selling for $75 obo, i think if i could get it for 50 it would be a good deal
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All him if it will go to download mode. (volume up + volume down and insert USB cable) if it well then it's fixable
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Joshhayes801 said:
All him if it will go to download mode. (volume up + volume down and insert USB cable) if it well then it's fixable
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does the other end of the usb cable need to be plugged into anything?
Shano56 said:
does the other end of the usb cable need to be plugged into anything?
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Your computer.
FBis251 said:
Your computer.
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Lol. Good call. I forgot to mention that.
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Joshhayes801 said:
All him if it will go to download mode. (volume up + volume down and insert USB cable) if it well then it's fixable
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Ya, like he said, I think it will work for you, as I bricked my phone once (it even couldn't boot to download mode, googled around hopelessly and I just riskily tried odin (try to hold buttons to download mode) and magically, odin still recognized it and then, with 2 times one-click KJ6 (to have bootloader), it was on (I think you just keep patient and w a little hope and carefulness, everything will be ok )
Yep. Same as above for me. It didn't even look like my phone was booting into download mode, the screen was just black. I tried over and over with my phone plugged in, and odin finally detected it and I was able to fix it.
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I'd go for it. This device seams to be pretty hard to permanent brick. Odin seems to save me from any issues.
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Even if it's hard bricked it would be worth it... JTAG repair runs around $40 to $50 dollars or you can do what I did and perform the unbrickable mod...
So today i was using my Skyrocket which was running Cm9 Alpha 2a. Everything was fine and then i put it in my pocket. i take it out and the lock screen is frozen. I then reboot the phone like ive done before, but this time it got to the second Samsung logo and then shut off and kept vibrating. i've gotten into download mode but it shuts off. Anything that i can do to return to stock?
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So I decided to take a chance and visit the AT&T device support center near me. I "forgot" to mention that my phone was rooted and using a custom rom. She came back, laughed and then told me I shouldn't be rooting my phone. She told me she would return my phone to stock. About 10 minutes later I had my phone up and running. I lost root and all of mms but it saved me some money. So my advice; if you're still under warranty,go to a Device support center if you believe you're bricked. More then likely they will love to help you.
If one plugs into computer in dl mode will it stay on
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No it just shuts off.
And it just vibrates. nothing else.
Hmmm jtag that's all she wrote unless your battery is low leave it off charge it for an hr then try
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Thanks ill update if anything happens.
If you don't have a jig.... get one from here.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/
If i get the Jig. all i have to do is plug it in?
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Hmmm jtag that's all she wrote unless your battery is low leave it off charge it for an hr then try
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I got it fixed
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I took it to a At&t device support center since it was under warranty. She managed to boot into my phone and saw it was running CM9 and said she'll return it back to stock. And said if happened again to go to back to her and she'll give me a new one
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I took it to a At&t device support center since it was under warranty. She managed to boot into my phone and saw it was running CM9 and said she'll return it back to stock. And said if happened again to go to back to her and she'll give me a new one
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They'll do that? I thought that if they saw your phone had root/custom stuff that they'd give it right back and say the phone is out of warranty because of it
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They'll do that? I thought that if they saw your phone had root/custom stuff that they'd give it right back and say the phone is out of warranty because of it
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He got lucky and found someone friendly who probably also mods their phone.
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He got lucky and found someone friendly who probably also mods their phone.
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Agreed. All she did was Odin back a stock tar however.
As a side note was this "she" hot? Attractive female tech geeks are a real turn on... just sayin
Honestly idk what she did to get it to turn on. i swear i tried everything, except the Jig because i didnt have one. But yeah she was hot, she had some junk in her trunk. people still say that right? right?
Yeah I'm going to go under the assumption that the odds are much greater that I WON'T find someone who also mods their phone and thus will need to ODIN before I head to the store. I'm still having some battery issues and I want to get a replacement but I know that if they take one look at my phone they'll be able to tell in about 2 seconds that I'm not on stock.
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Yeah I'm going to go under the assumption that the odds are much greater that I WON'T find someone who also mods their phone and thus will need to ODIN before I head to the store. I'm still having some battery issues and I want to get a replacement but I know that if they take one look at my phone they'll be able to tell in about 2 seconds that I'm not on stock.
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If you can Odin yourself, then you should. Back up contacts and anything else because they will most likely erase everything
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So this morning I installed SkyJellybean from seanzscreams. I've been using it all morning and into the afternoon. I've installed plenty of custom roms, i have CWM from skater and I've never had a problem... until now. I went on a walk with my girlfriend, phone in my pocket the entire time, when I got back I pulled my phone out and tried to unlock it. Nothing happened. I tried to reset it. Nothing. Pulled battery, tried to go into recovery, tried to go into download mode, absolutely NOTHING. My phone isn't responding whatsoever. Seems like a brick but before the walk the phone was working perfectly fine and now it's dead. I didn't do anything from the time I stopped using it to the time I got home. This makes no sense to me whatsoever. It doesn't even vibrate. What in God's name is going on here?
Tell me what you think.
No offense....but...dead battery?
maybe the battery is dead.
if that doesn't work try a jig USB_JIG
stoopendis said:
No offense....but...dead battery?
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None taken. Thanks for the input. I'll check into that.
EDIT: It would be a fried battery, more like. Now to hit up all of my Android user friends for a compatible battery. If this works... I'll be mad.
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None taken. Thanks for the input. I'll check into that.
EDIT: It would be a fried battery, more like. Now to hit up all of my Android user friends for a compatible battery. If this works... I'll be mad.
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If you connect up the charger do you get the charging display?
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Same here no charge display.
What next at&t model rooted installed cm and install pa noid android and gaps now nothing
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If you connect up the charger do you get the charging display?
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Yeah absolutely nothing. I've kept it plugged in for quite some time now. Just in case. I'm thinking it's not the battery. I ended up calling AT&T and blamed KIES.
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Yeah absolutely nothing. I've kept it plugged in for quite some time now. Just in case. I'm thinking it's not the battery. I ended up calling AT&T and blamed KIES.
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Bummer. Too bad we can't find out what happened! Good luck man.!
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if u usb connect to the pc and pull battery to boot in dl mode and *the pc doesnt recognize it at all* use samsug kies to manually install the device drivers on the computer and odin will should find ur phone. the phone will be blank probably but the green light will turn on in odin. i have bricked this thing bad. sometimes it takes 3-4 days of being dead with no battery in it before it will boot into dl mode.
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Bummer. Too bad we can't find out what happened! Good luck man.!
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Thanks a lot. It certainly wasn't the battery. Your comments are nice but your avatar is ironic. lol