[Q] Bricked Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5801). Need to find a JTAG in Mumbai, India - Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My phone was running on stock 2.2 Froyo ROM. I first flashed it with CM7 Alpha 8 which is under development. It has some issues so flashed it with Kyrillos ROM based on 2.3. Was still not satisfied so tried going back to stock. downloaded the firmware from Samfirmware.com and started flashing with ODIN 1.81. After the downloading part, the phone switched off and never started. I think i might have flashed the bootloader which i shouldnt have and so my phone is not starting. On pressing power, Powe +home+down or Up button, nothing happens.No lights, no display, no sound.
What all things i have tried:
1. Tried charging the battery for 8 hours and then pressing power button. No go.
2. Power + home + volume down. No go
3. Power + Home + volume up. No go
4. connected the phone to usb without battery. while holding power + home + volume down key, reinsterted the battery. phone does not get detected on computer/odin.
I am pretty sure its a hard brick. If i give it to samsung, they will charge a bomb for motherboard replacement. I need to find a shop in mumbai with JTAG (its a device which can put the bootloader directly on to the processor). After some research i found this address:
Wonder Gallery
Manish Market, 1st Floor,
Shop Number No.27, Palton Road,
Mumbai 40001
Does anyone live or work nearby and can give me this guy's number? i want to confirm before i make a trip (i stay 100 Kms from mumbai). Anybody is vashi does a similar job?

Actually boot loader is a very small file and if flashing is completed then it might not be a brick. Are you sure your battery is charged. I saw in Motorola forums that after a hard brick the device will switch on but show a white screen or something
Edit :Sorry I just saw that battery is not the problem
Anyways did Odin show whether flash was successful or not?
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I think its a hard brick because files on samfirwire contain bootloaders and you hav messed it.
And as for JTAG,i think ebay or other similar websites should help.
And for the address call just dial,they might have the contact information of the person u mentioned.
Hope this helped

Sorry to break your hopes mate, but a massive fire had broken out at the place you mentioned a few months back. Although most of the restoration work has been done, still I highly doubt that the shops would be up and running so soon! Anyhow, just check with them once before planning your travel.

vaibhavyagnik said:
My phone was running on stock 2.2 Froyo ROM. I first flashed it with CM7 Alpha 8 which is under development. It has some issues so flashed it with Kyrillos ROM based on 2.3. Was still not satisfied so tried going back to stock. downloaded the firmware from Samfirmware.com and started flashing with ODIN 1.81. After the downloading part, the phone switched off and never started. I think i might have flashed the bootloader which i shouldnt have and so my phone is not starting. On pressing power, Powe +home+down or Up button, nothing happens.No lights, no display, no sound.
What all things i have tried:
1. Tried charging the battery for 8 hours and then pressing power button. No go.
2. Power + home + volume down. No go
3. Power + Home + volume up. No go
4. connected the phone to usb without battery. while holding power + home + volume down key, reinsterted the battery. phone does not get detected on computer/odin.
I am pretty sure its a hard brick. If i give it to samsung, they will charge a bomb for motherboard replacement. I need to find a shop in mumbai with JTAG (its a device which can put the bootloader directly on to the processor). After some research i found this address:
Wonder Gallery
Manish Market, 1st Floor,
Shop Number No.27, Palton Road,
Mumbai 40001
Does anyone live or work nearby and can give me this guy's number? i want to confirm before i make a trip (i stay 100 Kms from mumbai). Anybody is vashi does a similar job?
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now this is what you do! just get another rom..u can get it from xda! reflash using odin! and then wen the phone starts in recovery do a factory reset and if ur sd is partitioned then do a cache partion...i had the same problem but it was solved this way...dont worry...nd after that if u wanna reflash stock rom

snikhils4196 said:
now this is what you do! just get another rom..u can get it from xda! reflash using odin! and then wen the phone starts in recovery do a factory reset and if ur sd is partitioned then do a cache partion...i had the same problem but it was solved this way...dont worry...nd after that if u wanna reflash stock rom
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How do you think he can flash a rom when it won't even switch on
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vaibhavyagnik said:
My phone was running on stock 2.2 Froyo ROM. I first flashed it with CM7 Alpha 8 which is under development. It has some issues so flashed it with Kyrillos ROM based on 2.3. Was still not satisfied so tried going back to stock. downloaded the firmware from Samfirmware.com and started flashing with ODIN 1.81. After the downloading part, the phone switched off and never started. I think i might have flashed the bootloader which i shouldnt have and so my phone is not starting. On pressing power, Powe +home+down or Up button, nothing happens.No lights, no display, no sound.
What all things i have tried:
1. Tried charging the battery for 8 hours and then pressing power button. No go.
2. Power + home + volume down. No go
3. Power + Home + volume up. No go
4. connected the phone to usb without battery. while holding power + home + volume down key, reinsterted the battery. phone does not get detected on computer/odin.
I am pretty sure its a hard brick. If i give it to samsung, they will charge a bomb for motherboard replacement. I need to find a shop in mumbai with JTAG (its a device which can put the bootloader directly on to the processor). After some research i found this address:
Wonder Gallery
Manish Market, 1st Floor,
Shop Number No.27, Palton Road,
Mumbai 40001
Does anyone live or work nearby and can give me this guy's number? i want to confirm before i make a trip (i stay 100 Kms from mumbai). Anybody is vashi does a similar job?
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If you have a paypal account try ebay. Search for USB JIG. It may help you, give it a try. Its not expensive (about 3 pounds). If you are interested tell me to search a good one for you.

kyrillos13 said:
If you have a paypal account try ebay. Search for USB JIG. It may help you, give it a try. Its not expensive (about 3 pounds). If you are interested tell me to search a good one for you.
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^Even I was searching for the same on eBay India some time back, but couldn't find a single one compatible with our device. All of them were for Galaxy S series devices.
So if am not asking for too much, could you kindly share the link over here (the 3 pound one)?

Here you go: http://www.ebay.com/itm/UnBrick-USB...Accessories&hash=item3a71d8e963#ht_2373wt_952

No paypal
kyrillos13 said:
If you have a paypal account try ebay. Search for USB JIG. It may help you, give it a try. Its not expensive (about 3 pounds). If you are interested tell me to search a good one for you.
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Dont have a paypal account (infact no credit card ) so cant buy off ebay.com. found a usb jig that said samsung galaxy unbrick jig, tried it, did not work. tried on a galaxy, it worked. Now i dont know if the resistor values in the jig are meant to be same or not but gave it a shot.
Isnt this jig meant for people who have a soft brick, i mean they have a PC-exclamation-mobile icon on screen? Mine does not even switch on.
so can anybody help me out? any jtagers from mumbai? or even india?

vaibhavyagnik said:
Dont have a paypal account (infact no credit card ) so cant buy off ebay.com. found a usb jig that said samsung galaxy unbrick jig, tried it, did not work. tried on a galaxy, it worked. Now i dont know if the resistor values in the jig are meant to be same or not but gave it a shot.
Isnt this jig meant for people who have a soft brick, i mean they have a PC-exclamation-mobile icon on screen? Mine does not even switch on.
so can anybody help me out? any jtagers from mumbai? or even india?
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ask some of your friends who have a paypal account or credit card.....and pay them via cash

Galxaxy3 gets bricked:
snikhils4196 said:
now this is what you do! just get another rom..u can get it from xda! reflash using odin! and then wen the phone starts in recovery do a factory reset and if ur sd is partitioned then do a cache partion...i had the same problem but it was solved this way...dont worry...nd after that if u wanna reflash stock rom
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Reply : hey 'Vaibhavyagnik' my phone also gets bricked by samsung repair workers.
Now how this happened: i did root my phone , activated live wallpapers also but after one month i feel my phone is responding slow so, i decided to do factory reset. when i just click on factory reset ..It never starts againwaiting for 30 mins. & did many simple things to start like battery charging etc. It just hang on start up showing logo & model no. but when try to charge it was charging well like on switch off mobile charging....
Then i decided to go samsung service center they told me that if we try to download software it may get dead or may be not.....i thought i wouldn't be & I gave them my mobile and now in return it is dead like your mobile no light,no sound,no charging like a brick.
Now, they are charging me to replace motherboard for Rs.2850/- & i dont want to do that............please help me if you found any solution...call me -09545083283 from Pune.
thanks...Hoping to get my mobile work well again.
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vaibhavyagnik said:
My phone was running on stock 2.2 Froyo ROM. I first flashed it with CM7 Alpha 8 which is under development. It has some issues so flashed it with Kyrillos ROM based on 2.3. Was still not satisfied so tried going back to stock. downloaded the firmware from Samfirmware.com and started flashing with ODIN 1.81. After the downloading part, the phone switched off and never started. I think i might have flashed the bootloader which i shouldnt have and so my phone is not starting. On pressing power, Powe +home+down or Up button, nothing happens.No lights, no display, no sound.
What all things i have tried:
1. Tried charging the battery for 8 hours and then pressing power button. No go.
2. Power + home + volume down. No go
3. Power + Home + volume up. No go
4. connected the phone to usb without battery. while holding power + home + volume down key, reinsterted the battery. phone does not get detected on computer/odin.
I am pretty sure its a hard brick. If i give it to samsung, they will charge a bomb for motherboard replacement. I need to find a shop in mumbai with JTAG (its a device which can put the bootloader directly on to the processor). After some research i found this address:
Wonder Gallery
Manish Market, 1st Floor,
Shop Number No.27, Palton Road,
Mumbai 40001
Does anyone live or work nearby and can give me this guy's number? i want to confirm before i make a trip (i stay 100 Kms from mumbai). Anybody is vashi does a similar job?
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REPLY : hey 'Vaibhavyagnik' my phone also gets bricked by samsung repair workers.
Now how this happened: i did root my phone , activated live wallpapers also but after one month i feel my phone is responding slow so, i decided to do factory reset. when i just click on factory reset ,It never starts again i did wait for 30 mins. to get start up my mobile & did many simple things to start like battery charging etc. It just hang on start up showing logo & model no. atleast not brick till that time because when try to charge it was charging well like on switch off mobile charging....
Then i decided to go samsung service center they told me that if we try to download software it may get dead or may be not.....i thought i wouldn't be & I gave them my mobile and now in return it is dead like your mobile no light,no sound,no charging like a brick.
Now, they are charging me to replace motherboard for Rs.2850/- & i dont want to do that............please help me if you found any solution...call me -09545083283 from Pune.
thanks...Hoping to get my mobile work well again.

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when you connected the phone to usb without battery. while holding power + home + volume down key, reinsterted the battery. phone does not get detected on computer/odin..... was there a beeping sound..? if there was there chances that the bootloader partition might be corrupted...

nikhilsehgal said:
Reply : hey 'Vaibhavyagnik' my phone also gets bricked by samsung repair workers.
Now how this happened: i did root my phone , activated live wallpapers also but after one month i feel my phone is responding slow so, i decided to do factory reset. when i just click on factory reset ..It never starts againwaiting for 30 mins. & did many simple things to start like battery charging etc. It just hang on start up showing logo & model no. but when try to charge it was charging well like on switch off mobile charging....
Then i decided to go samsung service center they told me that if we try to download software it may get dead or may be not.....i thought i wouldn't be & I gave them my mobile and now in return it is dead like your mobile no light,no sound,no charging like a brick.
Now, they are charging me to replace motherboard for Rs.2850/- & i dont want to do that............please help me if you found any solution...call me -09545083283 from Pune.
thanks...Hoping to get my mobile work well again.
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REPLY : hey 'Vaibhavyagnik' my phone also gets bricked by samsung repair workers.
Now how this happened: i did root my phone , activated live wallpapers also but after one month i feel my phone is responding slow so, i decided to do factory reset. when i just click on factory reset ,It never starts again i did wait for 30 mins. to get start up my mobile & did many simple things to start like battery charging etc. It just hang on start up showing logo & model no. atleast not brick till that time because when try to charge it was charging well like on switch off mobile charging....
Then i decided to go samsung service center they told me that if we try to download software it may get dead or may be not.....i thought i wouldn't be & I gave them my mobile and now in return it is dead like your mobile no light,no sound,no charging like a brick.
Now, they are charging me to replace motherboard for Rs.2850/- & i dont want to do that............please help me if you found any solution...call me -09545083283 from Pune.
thanks...Hoping to get my mobile work well again.
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No buddy, I havent found any one who does it. I am still trying. will let you know if i find some one.

same thing hapeened to my cell.try this.hold vol key down+home key thn plug in ur charger.and see to it button is on this wil take ur cel into downloading mode.thn flash another rom.it workrd for me.

nick269 said:
same thing hapeened to my cell.try this.hold vol key down+home key thn plug in ur charger.and see to it button is on this wil take ur cel into downloading mode.thn flash another rom.it workrd for me.
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Tried it, not working

hard luck if hard bricked
if your phone is hard bricked.. jtaging may get you into download mode, but, there also chances that it might lose its imei number after jtaging... my suggestion would be sell it off for parts .. and buy a new one.. that will easier.. repairing it will just keep on losing your money for repairs..... just buy a new and cheaper one like samsung galaxy Y .... it less of a headache... besides android phones are getting cheaper now-a - days....

prasadnaik073 said:
if your phone is hard bricked.. jtaging may get you into download mode, but, there also chances that it might lose its imei number after jtaging... my suggestion would be sell it off for parts .. and buy a new one.. that will easier.. repairing it will just keep on losing your money for repairs..... just buy a new and cheaper one like samsung galaxy Y .... it less of a headache... besides android phones are getting cheaper now-a - days....
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Dude why suggest to sell a phone with strong development and buy a low legacy device
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[SOLVED] Yet another phone bricked...

I know this had been posted all over this forum but I can't for the love of me find a way solve this. By phone won't boot, nothing comes up in the screen everything is black. This happened while trying to do the 3 button fix.
This is what I have tried so far:
All the possible combinations of buttons
Trying to get it to connect with adb on 3 different computers
Tried to see if the usb connection was read by the linux kernel
And nothing...
At this point the only thing I haven't tried is the Jig method that I will try tomorrow. Aside from this is there anything else before having to go to ATT and beg for a new one?
Thanks in advance
Additional Info:
I was running Serendipity 5.10 with the kernel included
Some people have had success getting back into download mode by removing the battery for 30 seconds to a minute then plugging in the USB cable, holding the volume buttons and (continuing to hold the buttons) inserting the battery.
opcow said:
Some people have had success getting back into download mode by removing the battery for 30 seconds to a minute then plugging in the USB cable, holding the volume buttons and (continuing to hold the buttons) inserting the battery.
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My phone was soft bricked last night, this method above helped me get back into download mode. Good luck to the op!
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Drkstar81 said:
My phone was soft bricked last night, this method above helped me get back into download mode. Good luck to the op!
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I had the same experience last week. Took several tries, but I finally got back in and flashed a new ROM onto it.
The three button fix requires you to flash a new sbl, right? Chances are pretty high that you permanently bricked your phone and a jig won't do you any good. If the jig doesn't work (and I don't expect it to), you have one of two choices: Buy a riff box and revive your phone by taking out the motherboard and connecting it to the riff box, or mail it back to Samsung and have them do it for you.
Note that using the riff box will definitely void your warranty and Samsung will be able to tell that you took it apart in the event that you eventually send it back to them. Custom roms and bricking supposedly void your warranty, but if you're clever enough over the phone, they'll be none the wiser. Especially in your situation, where the phone doesn't do anything when the power button is pressed.
Thanks to all for your help and will update this thread on what happens for future reference. The jig did not work so the next step is to go beg at an AT&T store for a new phone... Here goes nothing.
masterkoppa said:
Thanks to all for your help and will update this thread on what happens for future reference. The jig did not work so the next step is to go beg at an AT&T store for a new phone... Here goes nothing.
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Just tell them the official 2.2 update did it. "My phone turned off by itself while I was trying to do the update through kies".
Also, if you deal with Samsung directly, they'll mail you back the same phone, so if you got one of the lucky ones with a functioning GPS, you might want to hang on to it by dealing with Samsung instead of ATT.
I took out the SIM, and battery for more than 30 seconds, enter recovery using 3 button mode, open ODIN, attach cable and flash to Eclair...worked fine. Installed SIM after everything worked.
As modest_android pointed out nothing at this point works. I managed to get a hold of AT&T yesterday and they'll send me a new phone overnight.
Thanks to everyone for their help.

I belive my G2X bricked its self :-(

Hello, i belive this is my first post but i been reading up on these forums and find them very helpfull. i did a search on here and google with my issue and found no help. last night i was looking through my contacts and my phone just froze. i waited a min or two and still froze. so i pulled the battery out to shut it off. now the phone is dead...it wont turn on, it wont charge when i plug it in the charger, i also tried pressing the volume and power buttons to do a factory reset with no luck.
if anyone can help, i would really appreciate it.
thank you
BTW: i belive tmobile return time is 14 days...so i cant return it to them since its like day 34...just my luck lol
You should be able to swap it out no matter what, your warranty is still in place. Just bring it to the store and they should either give you another one the same day or order you one man.
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neeko5 said:
Hello, i belive this is my first post but i been reading up on these forums and find them very helpfull. i did a search on here and google with my issue and found no help. last night i was looking through my contacts and my phone just froze. i waited a min or two and still froze. so i pulled the battery out to shut it off. now the phone is dead...it wont turn on, it wont charge when i plug it in the charger, i also tried pressing the volume and power buttons to do a factory reset with no luck.
if anyone can help, i would really appreciate it.
thank you
BTW: i belive tmobile return time is 14 days...so i cant return it to them since its like day 34...just my luck lol
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Did you press the volume down and the power button(not both volume buttons) until you see the screen with the box and android? Also try pulling battery and leaving it out for at least a minute or two. Have you rooted the phone?Where you on a custom rom? With more information furnished I am sure the talented people on this forum can be of more help.
tenbeau said:
Did you press the volume down and the power button(not both volume buttons) until you see the screen with the box and android? Also try pulling battery and leaving it out for at least a minute or two. Have you rooted the phone?Where you on a custom rom? With more information furnished I am sure the talented people on this forum can be of more help.
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Yes i pressed the down volume button( i also tried the top still no help) i also tried turning it on with plugged in the wall charger with and with out the battery. i did leave the battery out for a few mins with no luck either. the phone is rooted( i used superoneclick) but i have not played with any roms or major phone settings( im still new the rooting world). oh yea i also tried to plug it to my pc with no luck.
using nokia phones all my life and i decied to switch to the world of android...this is what i get lol
did u use nv flash to flash recovery?
neeko5 said:
Yes i pressed the down volume button( i also tried the top still no help) i also tried turning it on with plugged in the wall charger with and with out the battery. i did leave the battery out for a few mins with no luck either. the phone is rooted( i used superoneclick) but i have not played with any roms or major phone settings( im still new the rooting world). oh yea i also tried to plug it to my pc with no luck.
using nokia phones all my life and i decied to switch to the world of android...this is what i get lol
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It might just be your battery, couple of folks been having battery problems..
G2X
fcisco13 said:
It might just be your battery, couple of folks been having battery problems..
G2X
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I would try putting the vol down and power together again (you can press the vol button and then press the power and hold both for at least a minute) to see if you get any response. If not, contact TMo on the phone and you will have a replacement unit in a few days.
Question - when you plug it into the charger, do you see a battery charging screen come up? One unknown is the battery.
You might go to a TMo store and see if they will let you plug the battery from their demo in yours and see if it will respond to the above. If it does, it is your battery (you should also be able to get that under warranty).
If not - it is your phone - then do the above.
If your PC is not recognizing the device when you plug in then you are pretty much screwed... sorry man...
he sd he just tryed doing a factory reset which is vol up n power thats y i asked if he put recovery on there using nvflash cuz if not vol down n power wont work idk man could be a battery dwf weird n do what jhaste sd if it recognizes it ur good if not idk
thanks for your help everyone.
to answer some questions
1. i did not do nv flash
2.when i plug it in the charger i dont get a charging indicator or screen.
my girlfriend has the same phone as me...so when i get home today i will swap the battery to see if its the issue. i did call tmobile and they said if the battery swap dosnt do anything that i can get a replacement under warranty. good new i guess
im just worried i will get one with bugs lol ( like random shut downs, screen bleed, and gps issues) cause mine has been flawless...untill this lol
neeko5 said:
thank for your help everyone.
to answer some questions
1. i did not do nv flash
2.when i plug it in the charger i dont get a charging indicator or screen.
my girlfriend has the same phone as me...so when i get home today i will swap the battery to see if its the issue. i did call tmobile and they said if the battery swap dosnt do anything that i can get a replacement under warranty. good new i guess
im just worried i will get one with bugs lol ( like random shut downs, screen bleed, and gps issues) cause mine has been flawless...untill this lol
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well seeing as you did not use nvflash, when you get home try flashing clockworkmond recovery using the nvflash method... Ive got a feeling that when you pull the battery, hold your volume buttons down and plug in the usb cord that it will perk up
JHaste said:
well seeing as you did not use nvflash, when you get home try flashing clockworkmond recovery using the nvflash method... Ive got a feeling that when you pull the battery, hold your volume buttons down and plug in the usb cord that it will perk up
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ok i will look into nvflash( still new to this stuff so i gonna do some studying first). i will also try the reset while its plugged in.
JHaste said:
well seeing as you did not use nvflash, when you get home try flashing clockworkmond recovery using the nvflash method... Ive got a feeling that when you pull the battery, hold your volume buttons down and plug in the usb cord that it will perk up
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is this guide what i need?
androidtotal.com/install-clockworkmod-recovery-lg-g2x-t-mobile-nvflasher
looks like a complete guide. also will make my phone stock again or will it have something else? i guess i should google what clockworkmod is
yea dude im with jhaste on this one i mean that is weird shouldnt have dun that on stock rom thats y 50% of me says its battery but dude if u do hook it up to the computer n u get life ur good then u need to do the nvflash method install recovery n flash a rom theres even an image for the stock rom if u like that one that much. its all in development part of forum. so worst case scenario bro u could do that i think ull be aight n if u do end up takin it back under warranty n u get a ****ty one man that sounds so bad u should always get a good one, but neways if u get one that has bad screen bleed or something quirky call tmobile again u have a yr warranty just dont drop it scratch it or dunk it in water lol n ur warranty should be good n dude dont worry bout screen bleed i have it a lil n i can give two ****s it dont bother me its common with newer lcds i mean if u have it bad n can notice it when doing daily things with ur phone then by all means take it back if that aint the case then dont worry bout it cuz 99% of the time ull get the same result if u take it back
its under development and u wana use the ext4 version its the newest tgagunman has a nice easy guide i myself dont know how to put links up so if someone could
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[RECOVERY][APP] One-Click ClockworkMod 3.1.0.1 Flasher (ext4 Support) 5-19-11 (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
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thats what it looks like in development sorry i couldnt post link
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thats what it looks like in development sorry i couldnt post link
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nice...thanks alot for your help. i will update this when i get any results
no prob bro let me know what happens
so here is the update....i swap the battery out and stick nothing! so battery is good. now when i did the apx my pc found a apx...so i installed the drivers. then i got to flash it using nvflash. i click on clockworkmod internalSD/ext4 green box pops up and says waiting for bootloader to initialize and stays there.... it wont go any furture then that. i also tried stock recovery and it does the same damn thing. i am holding the vol buttons.
so it looks like this phone is POS dead lol.....yay
unless im doing something wrong and im missing something. do i HAVE to run the nvflasher as admin like the guy in the video did? cause im having trouble login in as admin

help just bricked new phone

i just got this phone from a friend it was rooted an stuck in boot loop so i flashed a normal s2 rom not thinking this was a s2 skyrocket now no power or nothing is there anything i can do to fix it no recovery an it will not boot into download mode
krazydude4g said:
i just got this phone from a friend it was rooted an stuck in boot loop so i flashed a normal s2 rom not thinking this was a s2 skyrocket now no power or nothing is there anything i can do to fix it no recovery an it will not boot into download mode
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Sorry dude if it doesn't connect via usb you've pretty much got a paper weight.
My moms basement.
Look up jtag. It's your only option at this point. Unless the phone was purchased under a year ago. So yeah, paperweight for now.
thanks for the help i figured the skyrocket would say sky rocket on it lol so i just jumped into the s2 i777 forum like a noob i feel so dumb but will the jtag thing for sure fix it
Almost nothings for sure but it's a pretty good chance they revive it. mobiletechvideos is who a lot of people have used.
ok what about the usb jig thing has anyone tried that an how much does the jtag fix usaully cost
krazydude4g said:
ok what about the usb jig thing has anyone tried that an how much does the jtag fix usaully cost
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no, wont work for the i727, just call these guys http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
Try to install USB drivers switch off and press call or volume button while connecting usb
DONT FORGET HITTING THANKS......
yash.pranjale86 said:
Try to install USB drivers switch off and press call or volume button while connecting usb
DONT FORGET HITTING THANKS......
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its hardbricked, like op stated, no power no nothing
yes i am for sure its hard bricked im so mad at my self i could rip my head off lol but i guess thats what i get for rushing into it im guessing everone would reccomend the mobiletechvideos fix for 50 instead of the 30 dollar ones on ebay or does it matter?
Spend the extra 20 bucks. lol It might matter or it might not. You don't wanna be the one that finds out it mattered though. lol
I would trust mobile techvideos over anyone on ebay. They have a stellar rep.
mimart7 said:
I would trust mobile techvideos over anyone on ebay. They have a stellar rep.
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My moms basement.
Possible bootloop fix without jig or any other 3rd party means
krazydude4g said:
i just got this phone from a friend it was rooted an stuck in boot loop so i flashed a normal s2 rom not thinking this was a s2 skyrocket now no power or nothing is there anything i can do to fix it no recovery an it will not boot into download mode
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Hey there, Today my phone got stuck in a bootloop where the screen was black and there was an intermittent vibration. I couldn't get out of this bootloop at all. I tried getting into recovery mode, download mode, using Odin, holding down power for more than 20 seconds, removing the battery for 10 minutes, etc. Anyway, I figured, there has to be a solution without having to take apart my phone and trying to use JTAG, Geez! ANyway, I decided to try pressing the power and volume buttons in different combinations with and without the battery, and while being connected or disconnected to the PC. OK to make a long story short, here is the combination.
Plug USB into computer ( I used win7) without connecting it to your skyrocket.
Remove the battery from your phone.
Insert the Data cable into your phone without the battery.
Install battery and quickly press both the volume up/down button and the power button repeatedly (about 5-10 times) Basically press and release both sides at the same time over and over again until your skyrocket pops out of a bootloop. It took me only 5 presses.
I'm not saying this will work for everyone, but it worked for me. Due to the fact that this happened on a whim, I can't test it out to make sure the steps are just right. Whoever tries this, take note of the steps.
I hope this helps you guys out. Cheers.
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Hey there, Today my phone got stuck in a bootloop where the screen was black and there was an intermittent vibration. I couldn't get out of this bootloop at all. I tried getting into recovery mode, download mode, using Odin, holding down power for more than 20 seconds, removing the battery for 10 minutes, etc. Anyway, I figured, there has to be a solution without having to take apart my phone and trying to use JTAG, Geez! ANyway, I decided to try pressing the power and volume buttons in different combinations with and without the battery, and while being connected or disconnected to the PC. OK to make a long story short, here is the combination.
Plug USB into computer ( I used win7) without connecting it to your skyrocket.
Remove the battery from your phone.
Insert the Data cable into your phone without the battery.
Install battery and quickly press both the volume up/down button and the power button repeatedly (about 5-10 times) Basically press and release both sides at the same time over and over again until your skyrocket pops out of a bootloop. It took me only 5 presses.
I'm not saying this will work for everyone, but it worked for me. Due to the fact that this happened on a whim, I can't test it out to make sure the steps are just right. Whoever tries this, take note of the steps.
I hope this helps you guys out. Cheers.
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what you have sir is a stuck power button, by repeadetly pressing the power button you momentarily "unstuck" the button, it can stay unstuck like that or it can become "sticky" once again, more info on that in the 1stop sticky
peter7del said:
Hey there, Today my phone got stuck in a bootloop where the screen was black and there was an intermittent vibration. I couldn't get out of this bootloop at all. I tried getting into recovery mode, download mode, using Odin, holding down power for more than 20 seconds, removing the battery for 10 minutes, etc. Anyway, I figured, there has to be a solution without having to take apart my phone and trying to use JTAG, Geez! ANyway, I decided to try pressing the power and volume buttons in different combinations with and without the battery, and while being connected or disconnected to the PC. OK to make a long story short, here is the combination.
Plug USB into computer ( I used win7) without connecting it to your skyrocket.
Remove the battery from your phone.
Insert the Data cable into your phone without the battery.
Install battery and quickly press both the volume up/down button and the power button repeatedly (about 5-10 times) Basically press and release both sides at the same time over and over again until your skyrocket pops out of a bootloop. It took me only 5 presses.
I'm not saying this will work for everyone, but it worked for me. Due to the fact that this happened on a whim, I can't test it out to make sure the steps are just right. Whoever tries this, take note of the steps.
I hope this helps you guys out. Cheers.
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uhhhh, another person who is slightly misinformed. a boot loop doesn't equal JTAG. if your phone turns on AT ALL u should be able to recover it and get it working. JTAG is required for a brick, and like its name implies, a brick is just that. A phone that does absolutely nothing but sit there. No display, no sound, no vibrate, nuthin
icenight89 said:
uhhhh, another person who is slightly misinformed. a boot loop doesn't equal JTAG. if your phone turns on AT ALL u should be able to recover it and get it working. JTAG is required for a brick, and like its name implies, a brick is just that. A phone that does absolutely nothing but sit there. No display, no sound, no vibrate, nuthin
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The original op was hard bricked, jtag refers to him
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
if you have a car charger try it... cause i dont know if its for me alone but my car charger works as a jtag when the phone is off
orbourne53 said:
if you have a car charger try it... cause i dont know if its for me alone but my car charger works as a jtag when the phone is off
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a car charger will never ever act work as a jtag......ever.
i meant to say put the phone in download mode if thats what jtag is

[Q] Phone Not Opening (What Happened?)

i just got at&t sgs2 skyrocket phone 4 days ago online, from someone i dont know,... for 3 days it worked, camera works, wifi works, i downloaded like 5 games already from google play.
then after 3 days, i restarted it, then it didnt turn ON, there was nothing. i didnt root or installed any kind of 3rd party software.
before my phone was screwed. i tried to update it via Kies, kies was always saying "the phone is not supported"
- i tried to remove battery and plug in back, no change, not working.
- i connected the charging cable, still, there is nothing in the screen, NOT EVEN CHARGING ICON.
- there is no vibration or light at all.
so do you guys think that the guy, from i bought the phone, installed a custom software in it?
and if you pls post a solution, that would be helpful.
i cant find usb jig in stores here, do i have to buy it online only? no other option?
3 day curse?
Haha I guess Ursula ( the witch) put a 3 day curse on you phone, that if you don't educate yourself by the dawn of the third day ... your phone will forever become a crippled rabbit. So a USB Jig is helpful and it puts your phone into the download mode, but have you already tried putting your phone into the download mode? (pull the battery, put it back in without turning the phone on yet, WHILE holding the 2 up+down volume keys plug the usb cable into the computer and keep holding those 2 buttons)
Have the proper Drivers installed, have Odin and stock ROM ready to go.
If you after you reading this you feel like WTF is this guy talking about, it means you need to go read Vincom's thread and see what other did.
Search and educate yourself knowing that if you do something to your phone by trial/error, there is always that one error that sets you so far back you wish you took the time to make sense out of things.
After you do your research ask questions like" this is my problem, this is what I based on my research think I should do, what do you guys think?"
Cheers,
Wtf? But you're on the right track.
OP, look for vincom's stickies in the development forum. Read them carefully.
Commodore 64 said:
but have you already tried putting your phone into the download mode? (pull the battery, put it back in without turning the phone on yet, WHILE holding the 2 up+down volume keys plug the usb cable into the computer and keep holding those 2 buttons)
yes, no luck, nothing coming up
Have the proper Drivers installed, have Odin and stock ROM ready to go.
drivers? u mean the usb drivers?
If you after you reading this you feel like WTF is this guy talking about, it means you need to go read Vincom's thread and see what other did.
exactly, i dont know the **** u are talking about, i should educate myself first. :laugh:
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Oh boy! I've had one of those. If you can't get it into download mode (volup+down and then plug in the usb), then you might try a jig from ebay for like $2 or so. That puts it in download mode as well.
Other than that it might be an emmc failure ( the memory chip/internal SD or equivalent to your computer's hard drive/ssd), which again the guys that perform a JTAG repair will be able to diagnose that and offer you some repair options.
Check your messages I'm gonna send you a link ... this guy Josh from MobileTechVideos help me get mine fixed.
Good Luck,
if your battery is charged, it is charged right, and you get no signs of life when depressing power button even w/the cable plugged in(even try keeping the power button depressed for more than 10 sec's) then its either hardbricked or hardware failure, you need to get it professionally fixed.
even with no battery installed but w/the cable plugged in you should get a vibration every few seconds
yep, no vibration at all even with cable plugged in.
now im 99% sure its hard bricked
but my question remains:
it was working fine for 3 days, i installed some games from google play, then i sleep, then i woke up, it wont turn ON, how come?
i didnt installed any custom software in it.
Yes my wife's i777 galaxy s ii did the exact same thing. Gone all of a sudden without any prior notice.
Turned out it was an emmc failure, but rule out all the other odds first.
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hell911 said:
yep, no vibration at all even with cable plugged in.
now im 99% sure its hard bricked
but my question remains:
it was working fine for 3 days, i installed some games from google play, then i sleep, then i woke up, it wont turn ON, how come?
i didnt installed any custom software in it.
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to op, post ur questions here.
where did u buy the phone, was it ebay, if yes see if the buyer will take it back or file a complaint with ebay, if not resolved try mobiltechvideo.
please no more pm's
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sry. i bought it from kijiji
there is also someone in kijiji offereing jtag service for $20 or i think $30.
vincom said:
to op, post ur questions here.
where did u buy the phone, was it ebay, if yes see if the buyer will take it back or file a complaint with ebay, if not resolved try mobiltechvideo.
please no more pm's
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You too on the pm 's. Persistent bugger lol.
To OP:
Please no more PM's. You have all the information you need to make up your mind. This is no longer an issue for the xda or development or troubleshooting.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda app-developers app

[Q] Need clarifications regarding RMA

I have a nexus 5 32gb black.I was running on latest omni rom and elementalx kernel.Yesterday night i saw an update for faux kernel and so i downloaded it.Before flashing i made a nandroid backup(system,data,boot and efs) ,wiped cache and dalvik cache,flashed the kernel,restarted my phone and I went to sleep. I didnt actually see if it turned on at that time. Now in the morning when i tried to use the phone it was off and when i tried to turn it on its not turning on. I tried charging but the LED light is not glowing. I also tried to restart by holding power button and both the volume buttons for 20seconds. Still no use
Here is more information on my problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51379115&postcount=3644
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post 4379 ownwards from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496506&page=438
So i contacted google and they said if it doesnt turn on they will replace it for free.But since i am now in India they said i would have to get it to states and i have 11 months since i bought the phone to do it. So i will be sending it this weekend. My doubt is how does RMA process work. This is what i understood
1.You contact google RMA team and they send u a link to buy new phone
2.You buy a new phone and they will take back the old phone.
3.Once they verified the phone comes under warranty they will release the money they held in ur card to buy the new phone
Now here are my doubts:
1.What does 'comes under warranty' include.My phone looks brand new. No damage outside.Its only a month old
2.If they manage to turn it on then will they take the money for the phone they send me. Will i end up buying a new phone? or would they just send the old phone back?
3.Will the shipping of old phone be handled by them?
4.Should i ship the old phone first to get the new phone?
5.How much time does it take for the whole process?
6.Am i allowed only to buy the same model or can i order the red one?
7.Can the original buyer only apply for RMA or anyone with the full box set can?
8.Is the bill required?I only have the box and all the accessories
9.Anything else i should be knowing before doing it?
Thanks in advance
Connect your phone to the pc and see what error it shows.
As per the RMA process I bought my device from Indian play store and know about their process but its differenent from that of the states.
I have a general Idea about how it works in the US but it will be better if someone from there only could explain you further.
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Anyways if your phone is not gettimg on they would also not be able to detect what happened with it.
varuntis1993 said:
Connect your phone to the pc and see what error it shows.
As per the RMA process I bought my device from Indian play store and know about their process but its differenent from that of the states.
I have a general Idea about how it works in the US but it will be better if someone from there only could explain you further.
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Anyways if your phone is not gettimg on they would also not be able to detect what happened with it.
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I tried conntecting it to PC but there is no change.Its not even getting detecting in any of the laptops. Ill try using wug's toolkit today.Day after im sending it to US
aswinrulez said:
I tried conntecting it to PC but there is no change.Its not even getting detecting in any of the laptops. Ill try using wug's toolkit today.Day after im sending it to US
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Connect it to the pc, keep pressing the power button and then go to the device manager on the pc and see what it shows.
Do you get a notification sound on pc when u connect phone to PC.
looks like a hard brick in ur case but this thing will confirm it.
varuntis1993 said:
Connect it to the pc, keep pressing the power button and then go to the device manager on the pc and see what it shows.
Do you get a notification sound on pc when u connect phone to PC.
looks like a hard brick in ur case but this thing will confirm it.
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I already tried it.Holding power button..holding vol- and power button, vol+ and power button vol+and vol- with power button with phone connected to PC..without connected..still no change and pc never made any sound

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