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[Q] Hard bricked my Skyrocket

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
God promised men that he'd put beautiful women in all corners of the world. Then he laughed and laughed and made the world round

EDIT: never mind
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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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Skyrocket not booting

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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nthknd said:
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.

juggalofr33k said:
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...

Possible hard brick?

Last night I was trying to send a text and my phone kept saying sending. When I have problems with the signal I usually put it in and out of airplane mode and it works fine. I put it into airplane mode but was unable to get it out. I held the side button an powered down and now the phone is unresponsive. I can't even do a master reset.
The phone is rooted but has no custom rom or anything else. I have a protection plan on the phone. Any help would be awesome!

Try putting the phone into download mode and run the one click heimdall kj6
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Wacko90901 said:
Last night I was trying to send a text and my phone kept saying sending. When I have problems with the signal I usually put it in and out of airplane mode and it works fine. I put it into airplane mode but was unable to get it out. I held the side button an powered down and now the phone is unresponsive. I can't even do a master reset.
The phone is rooted but has no custom rom or anything else. I have a protection plan on the phone. Any help would be awesome!
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Try taking the battery out, hold the power button down for 10-15 seconds, put the battery back in, and see if that helps.

falcons2 said:
Try putting the phone into download mode and run the one click heimdall kj6
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when i say unresponsive i mean to everything lol i cant turn it on at all. no master reset/download mode or anything.
"Try taking the battery out, hold the power button down for 10-15 seconds, put the battery back in, and see if that helps."
did not work...i have insurance but apparently my phone isnt covered by malfunctions??? dafuq assurion

Try going through the various methods to get into DL mode in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069032
Obviously, Method 4 won't work for you, but you still have three others. If these methods don't work, see if Odin will recognize your phone (if you are on a PC). If this doesn't work, some people have reported success using a USB jig.
If none of these work - you may be SOL. Good luck.

Try using the +/- and insert USB cable approach or one of the approaches linked off that page.
Failing that, a Download jig might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-make-samsung-galaxy-s-download.html
I purchased one for $8 delivered from http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/ -- It was delivered within a week and gives me a lot more confidence flashing self-built ROMs.

If you're gonna buy a jig, check ebay. Mine cost me $1.01 including shipping.
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adobrakic said:
If you're gonna buy a jig, check ebay. Mine cost me $1.01 including shipping.
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thats the way to do it! Just dont lose it like I did
P.S. Ebay currently has the best prices

I think I have met my match with this g2x....

bought it knowing it was boot looping. i've fixed numerous ones in the past so i figured this one would be no different.
needless to say the volume down/power button yielded nothing. i got the android and open box but it still boot loops.
was going to try nvflash but my computer won't pick it up. and no, its not the computer or cable as its the same ones i've used 6 times before and they all found the phone fine!
also don't think its the charging port as it charges while off.
what are my others choices to revive it?

buuuuuuuump

This might sound stupid, but after reading your post it just came to me. It's probably completely unrelated, but have you tried a different battery?

Maybe try the freezer trick? I think nvflash is the best way to revive but if it's not talking then...well...
When you plug it in using the 3 button combo does anything show up on your device manager?

SefEXE said:
This might sound stupid, but after reading your post it just came to me. It's probably completely unrelated, but have you tried a different battery?
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yeah tried that with my current battery. if i could just get the damn thing to be seen on my computer i'd be good. not sure why this one is giving me fits.
TwitchyEye said:
Maybe try the freezer trick? I think nvflash is the best way to revive but if it's not talking then...well...
When you plug it in using the 3 button combo does anything show up on your device manager?
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nope. don't even get the pop up in the system tray. but sure as the world i can use the same computer and cable and hook mine up and it picks it right up.

While mines in the shop for a cracked screen due to a 4yr old... nuff said lol
Since its used try using compressed air and a tooth brush to clean the USB port. Some people have tried that on other phones when it seems like PC and cable are ruled out due to dirt causing a bad connection.
Or try
Remove battery
USB cable removed
Hold volume +/- *No power button* keep them pressed
Plug USB cable *s/w upgrade should show up*
If you get there NV flasher should work as per instructions on it.
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fabricatedhero said:
While mines in the shop for a cracked screen due to a 4yr old... nuff said lol
Since its used try using compressed air and a tooth brush to clean the USB port. Some people have tried that on other phones when it seems like PC and cable are ruled out due to dirt causing a bad connection.
Or try
Remove battery
USB cable removed
Hold volume +/- *No power button* keep them pressed
Plug USB cable *s/w upgrade should show up*
If you get there NV flasher should work as per instructions on it.
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yeah if i can just get the computer to see it im gravy!
i'll give the compressed air a whirl later today along with a cleaning of the usb. just weird that it picks up the usb while charging on a wall outlet
the only other thing i can think of that could be wrong is that one of the power buttons doesn't work. ergo the vol up/down wouldn't work.

blackbeasst said:
yeah if i can just get the computer to see it im gravy!
i'll give the compressed air a whirl later today along with a cleaning of the usb. just weird that it picks up the usb while charging on a wall outlet
the only other thing i can think of that could be wrong is that one of the power buttons doesn't work. ergo the vol up/down wouldn't work.
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Mine wouldnt see it either it turn out to be alot of build up of dirt and cloth inside the charge port due to keeping it in my pocket all the time.. I cleaned it all out with a sewing needle.. the other thing that would happen was the charger would pop out easily if touched... worth a try. After cleaning it my computer picked up the phone immediately.
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sadly, still nothing. although now my phone is minty fresh from the toothbrush
im still bumfuzzled why i can get to the open box and android via power/vol down, yet it doesn't work?

oh well. guess i'll cut my loses and ebay it!
i feel that im so close yet i can't put all the pieces together on it

Damn dude I was rooting for you! Have you opened it up and checked if someone was screwing around in there?

TwitchyEye said:
Damn dude I was rooting for you! Have you opened it up and checked if someone was screwing around in there?
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yeah i took it all apart and nothing seemed amiss

The driver doesnt work because theres a hidden driver from tegra that deals with connecting to nvflash. Try searching up nvflash and how to, I think you download the hidden driver. I hope this helps cause i got the same experience as you do
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xmagiicsx said:
The driver doesnt work because theres a hidden driver from tegra that deals with connecting to nvflash. Try searching up nvflash and how to, I think you download the hidden driver. I hope this helps cause i got the same experience as you do
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thanks or the tip, but again im using the same computer with the same driver i have with the other 5 g2x's i've had and the computer recognized those. not to mention it sees my g2x when i plug it in. so i can't foresee this being a driver problem.

Theres another driver that recognizes on nvflash
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xmagiicsx said:
Theres another driver that recognizes on nvflash
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got a link to said driver? of all the time i've spent here i've never heard of a hidden driver for nvflash

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057849
I remember the driver is called apx driver that help you detect the nvflash. Follow the steps and you'll be fine.
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xmagiicsx said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057849
I remember the driver is called apx driver that help you detect the nvflash. Follow the steps and you'll be fine.
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says i already have the latest version installed. guess i did that with one of the others i've fixed.
but alas, still nothing on this one particular phone.
oh well. thanks for the help. its going on ebay tonight for someone else to have better luck :laugh:

I was experiencing the same issues as you. The phone was a hit and miss. According to the Tmobile rep it could be a short circuit or a bad motherboard. Getting a warranty replacement sent. Best of luck!
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says i already have the latest version installed. guess i did that with one of the others i've fixed.
but alas, still nothing on this one particular phone.
oh well. thanks for the help. its going on ebay tonight for someone else to have better luck :laugh:
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Help! Phone in loop rebooting

Hi guys,
I need your help, once again. This afternoon my phone fell on the ground, not from a big height, but it did. As I picked it up it was still working, but I couldn't pick up a phone call I was receiving, so I switched it off. Since then, it's in constant reboot. I tried to pull the battery, but as soon as I put it back in, the loop starts again, without even pushing the power button.
Unfortunately, when I pulled the battery I realized some had craved in, from a previous spill. Not much at all, in fact I was surprised to see it there, but as a fact there was.
I tried to access recovery mod, but with no success.
Thoughts?

Get into download mode and go back to stock.

Could be a problem inside the phone. But you should try going into download mode and go back to stock by using the one click back to stock tool.
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MeteorStorm101 said:
Could be a problem inside the phone. But you should try going into download mode and go back to stock by using the one click back to stock tool.
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No success. As soon as I pop the battery in it starts the loop, so basically I have no time to press volume and then plug the cable in.
If I plug the cable, press volume, and then pop battery in, it goes into a different "battery loop", but still loop.
I can't believe it got damaged for three drops of water...

siddharta1979 said:
No success. As soon as I pop the battery in it starts the loop, so basically I have no time to press volume and then plug the cable in.
If I plug the cable, press volume, and then pop battery in, it goes into a different "battery loop", but still loop.
I can't believe it got damaged for three drops of water...
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Try this different method to get into download mode.
Take everything out of the phone (microSD, Battery, and SIM card).
Then hold both volume button up and down and THEN connect it to the cable.
Keep holding the volume buttons and then put the battery in.
It may be hard so you should flip to the back side of the phone and do tht. By doing tht, it will automatically go into download mode.
If that doesnt work it could be a battery problem or the phone is broken :/
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MeteorStorm101 said:
Try this different method to get into download mode.
Take everything out of the phone (microSD, Battery, and SIM card).
Then hold both volume button up and down and THEN connect it to the cable.
Keep holding the volume buttons and then put the battery in.
It may be hard so you should flip to the back side of the phone and do tht. By doing tht, it will automatically go into download mode.
If that doesnt work it could be a battery problem or the phone is broken :/
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Nothing, still goes to a sort of battery charging loop. Damn it...

Can you try to get into download mode without putting the battery in. Just hold the volume buttons and connect it to the cable and see if it goes to download mode. If it does then put battery in. Be careful.
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MeteorStorm101 said:
Can you try to get into download mode without putting the battery in. Just hold the volume buttons and connect it to the cable and see if it goes to download mode. If it does then put battery in. Be careful.
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No luck....

That sucks. :/ Download mode is the only way to fix these kinds of problems. I dont see why you wouldn't be able to get into there. Try looking in other forums to see if it can help you.
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MeteorStorm101 said:
That sucks. :/ Download mode is the only way to fix these kinds of problems. I dont see why you wouldn't be able to get into there. Try looking in other forums to see if it can help you.
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I can't believe it... I realize water is lethal to these devices, but that was not much water at all...
I guess I can start looking for a new one. Suggested phones? Nexus 4?

That phone seems nice. As long as you can afford it then it would be great. Just make sure it doesn't contact wit water. Even doe it my seem like tht is a great phone to chose phones arent made to be water proof at this point
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MeteorStorm101 said:
That phone seems nice. As long as you can afford it then it would be great. Just make sure it doesn't contact wit water. Even doe it my seem like tht is a great phone to chose phones arent made to be water proof at this point
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Unfortunately I can't really afford it, but now it's hard to go back to a dumb phone. At the same time I'm pissed at how fragile these things are..

Sadly i have nothing to add to this except i have this exact same problem happening to me right now. Now This is the second phone ive ever rooted so you know I'm a newb their. So Can someone shoot me in the direction of stock tar files and what Odin to use.
I believe that is what i need to do yes?
use Odin to (IDK) inject root access with some other programs needed to use custom roms backups etc, also this is doe using a specific file as this is the part of the process where most phones are bricked?
So sorry but for those following this thread I have searched but IDK the best way to go as they change and i want the latest. As when i first rooted this phone I first tried Superoneclick as it was said to be so easy. Well SOC froze on step 3 i think and never finished once so i ended up doing it with Odin which is the way i did it with my SG3 (for some reason way easier to use maybe more devs??) So i am trying ti pimp my mothers phone LOL She is in her 60s but she knows what shes doing lol. Anyway she hated her phone and i told her all she had to do was root it and load a new ROM and your phone will look and act newer. (wanting to save mom money too) This is my situation.
If you read all that i am asking what Odin version i need or better where to get it. Same with the flash file. IDK if any ICS or JB rooted flash files are made or if its better to use stock 2.3.6 (i think) whichever way results in easiest upgrading and how it should be done. I thank you a lot. I am sorry for the thread hijack but i thought it would be better one post here instead another thread (i hope to have found it from you or on my own before that) like i said i search but i cant find i know its their i found it before so idk.
I do know to thank you again and sorry again for the hijack

Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12255848
Odin 1.7 is fine
Here is a list of Roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-T959V/List_of_ROMs
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hutson23 said:
Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12255848
Odin 1.7 is fine
Here is a list of Roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-T959V/List_of_ROMs
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Thanks for that information as long as your not hard bricked AFAIK this is the fix all if you have to start over.