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Flashed rom via clockwork BRICK...PISSED!!!

So just being bored, i decided to flash a t-mobile rom, via clockwork rom manager, now the skyrocket wont even power on. So thanks Rom Manager for the bricked phone, Bad Buisness....

First sorry to hear that man. Ive never trusted rom manager to flash, I always use clockwork mod. Have you tried pulling the battery and try to get into download mode?
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immor2al said:
So just messing around, i decided to flash a t-mobile rom, via clockwork rom manager, now the skyrocket wont even power on. So thanks Rom Manager for the bricked phone, Bad Buisness....
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Why would you blame ROM Manager for your mistake?
A. Anytime you flash anything (even if its the correct ROM flashed the correct way (CWM)) you always assume responsibility yourself.
B. You flashed a T-mobile ROM on your AT&T Skyrocket. If done right, it usually works, but it still adds extra risk.
C. You said you were "just messing around". Anyone that doesn't want a bricked phone should take flashing or modifying anything serious...not just messing around.
D. Most of the ROMS you are supposed to flash on the SkyRocket give detailed directions in the OP. Any I have sen all say to use CWM and give great instructions.
I don't see how any of this is ROM Managers bad business? Hopefully this will be a good tale of precaution for others before they brick their phone not paying attention. Sorry to hear about your phone, but take the blame for yourself...not ROM manager.

scott14719 said:
Why would you blame ROM Manager for your mistake?
A. Anytime you flash anything (even if its the correct ROM flashed the correct way (CWM)) you always assume responsibility yourself.
B. You flashed a T-mobile ROM on your AT&T Skyrocket. If done right, it usually works, but it still adds extra risk.
C. You said you were "just messing around". Anyone that doesn't want a bricked phone should take flashing or modifying anything serious...not just messing around.
D. Most of the ROMS you are supposed to flash on the SkyRocket give detailed directions in the OP. Any I have sen all say to use CWM and give great instructions.
I don't see how any of this is ROM Managers bad business? Hopefully this will be a good tale of precaution for others before they brick their phone not paying attention. Sorry to hear about your phone, but take the blame for yourself...not ROM manager.
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+ 1 well explained.
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+2 I use rom manager quite often. For fixing permissions. And when I'm to lazy to boot to cwm myself...NEVER had a single issue with it. Sounds lke mabye rom manager is perhaps not the red handed bandit in this soap opera.........but remember if all else fails blame canada.....LOL just joking ay. I have no problem with Canadians ay.

LordGeek said:
+ 1 well explained.
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Thanks. I'm not trying to give the guy a hard time. He just bricked (atleast soft-bricked) his phone so I'm sure he really is pissed. But blaming an app for it when it isn't the apps fault starts alot of confusion. If something really is wrong with an app, we all need to know about it so it can be tested / fixed/ avoided / reported / etc...If the fault is with the phone's owner than the phone's owner needs to take responsibility for the problem and stop blaming the creators of useful apps (and ROMS) for the problems.

immor2al said:
So just messing around, i decided to flash a t-mobile rom, via clockwork rom manager, now the skyrocket wont even power on. So thanks Rom Manager for the bricked phone, Bad Buisness....
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It bricked because ROM manager doesn't recognize the recovery on the skyrocket. It's something in the first line of the app.
Although, I might agree with you and blame ROM manager also if it let you flash a ROM while it couldn't detect a recovery. That's just straight up ****ty oversight on the developer.
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Never use ROM manager to flash roms on the skyrocket
Sent from SKYROCKET
NexusMod 4.0
Romracer 0.3

But it does not do that. U have to let it install the T-Mobile gs2 recovery to flash anything

Well of course its my fault...i have flashed the kang Roms from there and a couple other ones...i am aware of the risks..ive been programming for years....but goddam a hard brick!! WTF. ...phone won't even power up....so i will fix it any...and maybe sell..i just went and got a Note..lol
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immor2al said:
Well of course its my fault...i have flashed the kang Roms from there and a couple other ones...i am aware of the risks..ive been programming for years....but goddam a hard brick!! WTF. ...phone won't even power up....so i will fix it any...and maybe sell..i just went and got a Note..lol
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Report on how the battery is and if it is too big

immor2al said:
Well of course its my fault...i have flashed the kang Roms from there and a couple other ones...i am aware of the risks..ive been programming for years....but goddam a hard brick!! WTF. ...phone won't even power up....so i will fix it any...and maybe sell..i just went and got a Note..lol
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LOL you sir is speshel
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The note is toooo big to be a primary phone. You may not be happy if you are gonna use it that way. Good luck...

i honestly love it, i had bought my wife one and she loves it, it fits my hands perfect. It operates almost identical to the skyrocket, will post later about battery, comparable to a stock Skyrocket i would imagine, but i cant wait to get my root on, sKyrocket is still my favorite.... most powerful phone out hands down! I am so pissed that it bricked that way what a bunch of crap....definetly best to stay away from clockwork rom manger download section...(KICKING MYSELF) oh...I know how to use thats not what happend..but it was a new rom i had not seen..cant even remember the name...thats what i get for not reading up on it more...So for all the noobies out there...
read...read...read..and then if u dont get it read it again!!...ahhh f_ck my life...lol..might fix it then donate
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http://www.narrygsm.com/narrygsm/node/95
they want 50 online to do it plus shipping, i think ill buy thw riff box and jig and do it myself..lol
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immor2al said:
http://www.narrygsm.com/narrygsm/node/95
they want 50 online to do it plus shipping, i think ill by thw riff box and jig and do it myself..lol
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Try Samsung first. Tell them it just derped one day when you tried to turn it on. If they believe you, it might take a week or two but you'll get another phone. Samsung will just fix it and give it to the next person that has a warranty replacement as a "referbished" unit. They won't lose money and you will get a new phone. That is if they believe you.

still a 200 dollar deductible..i could probably smoose out of it...but i would actually like to fix it my self..just for the experience.....oh and the Rom was called Ziggy and Mobstergunz..(minimal triumph.v1.02..state away from that ****
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immor2al said:
still a 200 dollar deductible..i could probably smoose out of it...but i would actually like to fix it my self..just for the experience.....oh and the Rom was called Ziggy and Mobstergunz..(minimal triumph.v1.02..state away from that ****
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That's not a i727 ROM, what the hell did you download?
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Its a T-Mobile Rom....You can flash T-Mobile Roms on the SkyRocket...I never had an issue till now....I think its posted wrong..and I have seen it on my Nook...and my 10.1 and an Infuse all in rom manager....I thought it was a T989 rom...."I was wrong like Ron White"...but mobiletechvideos will get me going again...www.mobiletechvideos.com
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Good luck man. Sucks that happened!
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[Q] Unroot my SGSII

Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)

Any idea why Odin method doesn't work? Try the tar from sammy. Try a different version of Odin. Try a different computer or USB slot. Theres no reason it shouldn't work. Maybe reinstall drivers. Have you tried all that? :thumbup:
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Have you Odin'ed the .tar from sammobile.com yet? It will take you back to original 2.3.5 unrooted and 3e recovery. Seems you are comfortable with Odin. Your phone will be unrooted. Make a backup of calls, schedules, messages and etc. With Kies then restore after you flash back to stock. You will have to redownload all of your apps. If you had a nandroid of 2.3.5 you could restore it then use the zergrush exploit to unroot.
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Is it an sgsii or a sgsii skyrocket?
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gorealmighty said:
Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)
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if u want to return to stock read this, the whole op http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
to just unroot u can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726445&highlight=deleteing+su+unroot
"yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket" , did u really?

gorealmighty said:
Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)
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Make sure your phone is connected via USB at moment you place the phone into firmware update (download mode) konane tar and Odin should work I hope that this is mistake you are making and that it works out for you mate.
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Make sure the phone is hooked up to the computer and then do the same step you would do to place the phone into recovery mode, without the USB cable connected your phone will not go into download mode. Make sure none of the boxes on the top are checked in.

Hey thanks guys, i'm looking into all of this asap. I appreciate all.the responses as soon as i'm back to a computer thanks to all.
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Odds are if it doesn't work for your skyrocket means you are doing it wrong . Odin failing can happen for a variety of reasons. Bad usb cable, not using a Motherboard usb port on PC (if desktop use rear USB ports, don't use any adapters or external USB hubs), not using Download mode. Just to be sure run ODIN as admin. Plenty of references in general and Q&A.

gorealmighty said:
Hey thanks guys, i'm looking into all of this asap. I appreciate all.the responses as soon as i'm back to a computer thanks to all.
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If Odin's still a problem try triplexkush's Kies method.

gorealmighty said:
Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)
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You should be happy you have a rooted skyrocket, there are other people in the world that have unrooted phones that wish they did (me)
Tsk tsk, ungrateful.
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HelloJessicka said:
You should be happy you have a rooted skyrocket, there are other people in the world that have unrooted phones that wish they did (me)
Tsk tsk, ungrateful.
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Why is you phone not rooted......
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cdshepherd said:
Why is you phone not rooted......
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too noob to try yet
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Rooting was the easy step and from experience Samsung has the easiest to root phones. Mind you i'm saying this based on the blood, sweat and tears of the devs who paved the way. This is a great community and the tools available are awesome.
even for the absolute noob the"all in one" guide in the Dev forum is awesome. Hell even for someone not new to it the all in one rocks!
Again thanks so much guys, and for the record, after getting flamed enough times in the past for posting a question that I know damn well has been asked, yes I'll dump HOURS into combing the threads and googling and checking various other sources before I ask anymore. I never knew a community of people could be so hostile towards someone for asking, god forbid I was the pinnacle of noob and got some of the responses on a question that I've gotten in the past for various other phones and issues.
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gorealmighty said:
Rooting was the easy step and from experience Samsung has the easiest to root phones. Mind you i'm saying this based on the blood, sweat and tears of the devs who paved the way. This is a great community and the tools available are awesome.
even for the absolute noob the"all in one" guide in the Dev forum is awesome. Hell even for someone not new to it the all in one rocks!
Again thanks so much guys, and for the record, after getting flamed enough times in the past for posting a question that I know damn well has been asked, yes I'll dump HOURS into combing the threads and googling and checking various other sources before I ask anymore. I never knew a community of people could be so hostile towards someone for asking, god forbid I was the pinnacle of noob and got some of the responses on a question that I've gotten in the past for various other phones and issues.
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??? When was someone hostile I am sry for hearing that.
Samsung Galaxy s2 Nuclear Rocket - Embryo 3.2 [UCLE2 BASE]
iPhone 4S - Gave it away, not cool enough
iPhone 3GS - Went for a Swim
Dog - Custom Rom [Golden Retriever] [BEAR2 BASE]

ActionMax09 said:
??? When was someone hostile I am sry for hearing that.
Samsung Galaxy s2 Nuclear Rocket - Embryo 3.2 [UCLE2 BASE]
iPhone 4S - Gave it away, not cool enough
iPhone 3GS - Went for a Swim
Dog - Custom Rom [Golden Retriever] [BEAR2 BASE]
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Not too recently. It just happens from time to time. You get people who instead of just shaking their heads and moving on they would rather let you know that your post insults them because they took the time to read a lot of similar posts...really its as easy as saying to one self "another one, really?" Then moving on.
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xcrazydx said:
too noob to try yet
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That's totally it! You got me!
I'm not rooted because I dont have a laptop at the moment, I broke mine.
I know how to root my phone this isn't my first rodeo.
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cdshepherd said:
Why is you phone not rooted......
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I don't have a way, I broke my laptop
But my comment was a joke, obviously.
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HelloJessicka said:
That's totally it! You got me!
I'm not rooted because I dont have a laptop at the moment, I broke mine.
I know how to root my phone this isn't my first rodeo.
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Haha, I'm just messing with ya. I saw your other posts in general.
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xcrazydx said:
Haha, I'm just messing with ya. I saw your other posts in general.
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Lol kk
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Flashed i777 kernel to i727

And now my Galaxy S2 i727 won't turn on or boot into download mode. I was told getting a jig may fix it but if my phone won't turn on would I be able to use a jig?
Is there any way to make my phone functional again or am I out of luck?

well that was stupid lol. sorry bud you might be able to jtag it but idk good luck

Yeah, you're hard-bricked. A jig would almost certainly be a waste of time and money. Send it to the jtag guy for $50 or buy a new one, maybe try to warranty it out through Sammy if you want to risk them finding out that you'd been flashing and broken the warranty.
Not to rub salt in the wound or anything, but had you paid close attention and read before flashing, you'd have noticed that you were about to flash an SGS2 kernel onto a SR, and riding full-speed on the train to Bricksville.

kinghaf said:
And now my Galaxy S2 i727 won't turn on or boot into download mode. I was told getting a jig may fix it but if my phone won't turn on would I be able to use a jig?
Is there any way to make my phone functional again or am I out of luck?
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thats why the last part of my sig says what it says.
the 1st link in my sig has a link for brick repair, but first try to get it fixed under warranty, just say that it wont turn on anymore and act dumb about flashing...which is not to far from the truth

Smh.....another one bites the dust this is why I get so angry nobody takes time to learn about their $400+ device but then we are supposed to help them fix it..... my faith in the ability of our society to learn is dead I can't wait to see what happens when these generations get older
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Least people are predictable...? I swear even the posts are almost the same word for word each time this happens... :cyclops:

vincom said:
act dumb about flashing...which is not to far from the truth
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Hahaha...good one vincom

Alright thanks for the help. I'll try getting it replaced first. Is mobiletechvids a reputable place? I don't want to get scammed.

kinghaf said:
Alright thanks for the help. I'll try getting it replaced first. Is mobiletechvids a reputable place? I don't want to get scammed.
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Yes, and just leave your phone alone from now on if you don't wanna read and understand what your're doing first.

s2-i777 JB rom
Can i use s2-i727 i.e. sky rocket's rom for flashing my Galaxy S2-i777 (AT&T)..??? If not then can ny1 pls send me the link for correct rom..

kaymaddy said:
Can i use s2-i727 i.e. sky rocket's rom for flashing my Galaxy S2-i777 (AT&T)..??? If not then can ny1 pls send me the link for correct rom..
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Seriously? You are asking this?

kaymaddy said:
Can i use s2-i727 i.e. sky rocket's rom for flashing my Galaxy S2-i777 (AT&T)..??? If not then can ny1 pls send me the link for correct rom..
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No. Look in the correct section of this forum
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Unless you wanna hardbrick it then u gotta jtagg it not funny
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intelxtreme said:
Unless you wanna hardbrick it then u gotta jtagg it not funny
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Little slow on the response time there wouldn't you say?…
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Not to be an advocate of noobs... i was kinda confused at first too. BUT never took rooting and flashing as a joke so I read and read... took me a week or so before rooting (already reading up on skyrocket and S2 prior to purchase though) and more than 6 months of reading before flashing Embryo 6.
Rooting is the new cool aid... wish some people will quit trying to be cool and really understand what they are doing. Most noobs just wants to brag that they have a custom rom as though it elevates their standing in life. Geeez.

Illnevertell said:
Smh.....another one bites the dust this is why I get so angry nobody takes time to learn about their $400+ device but then we are supposed to help them fix it..... my faith in the ability of our society to learn is dead I can't wait to see what happens when these generations get older
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Biggs u just mad and not everyone is at the same level u think you
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don728871 said:
Biggs u just mad and not everyone is at the same level u think you
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You quoted a dude who left. Second he is right so many of these new guys don't research and just jump in the shiz thinking they are [email protected] . Third sentence structure son let's learn English please I almost didn't understand that at all.
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kinghaf said:
And now my Galaxy S2 i727 won't turn on or boot into download mode. I was told getting a jig may fix it but if my phone won't turn on would I be able to use a jig?
Is there any way to make my phone functional again or am I out of luck?
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JTAG repair will fix your phone...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160955490053?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Racing19969 said:
JTAG repair will fix your phone...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160955490053?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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Way to respond to something from 5 months ago when he received the exact same answer in the very first response.
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One main cause of brick

So I check tapa talk everyday and literally everyday there is either a post about someone bricking their phone and what not and you see that makes sense because we aren't perfect but one thing is just like a duh for me . why are you flashing a ROM that isn't compatable with the phone if you are using Verizon s3 then use the ROMs made just for that . most of the posts I read are about people flashing a international ROM or something like stop haha . xda is well organized to the point where you should know where to browse for what you are looking for . so for all of you beginning flashers make sure the ROM is compatible with your phone /service before you end up bricking . well thanks for reading thought I'd just put my input up
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Thanks for that but if they do not read the giant capital letters in the international section stickies that say "DO NOT FLASH THESE ROMS UNLESS ON THE INTERNATIONAL VERSION" They are not going to read this. BUT they will AFTER they brick their device. Suddenly they know exactly where to look for help even though it is too late.

I get my roms from goo.im anyways, rarely do I go through XDA for that. Although I once flashed a Rom without unlocking the bootloader, and it's not like I didn't know that I had to unlock it, it's just a stupid mistake that can be easy to make, same with flashing wrong roms
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kennyglass123 said:
Thanks for that but if they do not read the giant capital letters in the international section stickies that say "DO NOT FLASH THESE ROMS UNLESS ON THE INTERNATIONAL VERSION" They are not going to read this. BUT they will AFTER they brick their device. Suddenly they know exactly where to look for help even though it is too late.
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Yeah i know i should have put this in the other forum jk that would be wrong forum but its just read and do your research before you flash
Androideka5 said:
I get my roms from goo.im anyways, rarely do I go through XDA for that. Although I once flashed a Rom without unlocking the bootloader, and it's not like I didn't know that I had to unlock it, it's just a stupid mistake that can be easy to make, same with flashing wrong roms
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Yeah understandable but flashing a wrong ROM can seriously mess up your phone but I mean if this problem occurs rarely then yeah you know its fine but if it occurs often then its a problem considering most of the "bricked" posts on Q/A are about people flashing wrong romz
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havy15 said:
Yeah i know i should have put this in the other forum lol jk that would be wrong forum . some people just need to read and research before they flash
Yeah understandable but flashing a wrong ROM can seriously mess up your phone but I mean if this problem occurs rarely then yeah you know its fine but if it occurs often then its a problem considering most of the "bricked" posts on Q/A are about people flashing wrong romz
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havy15 said:
Yeah i know i should have put this in the other forum jk that would be wrong forum but its just read and do your research before you flash
Yeah understandable but flashing a wrong ROM can seriously mess up your phone but I mean if this problem occurs rarely then yeah you know its fine but if it occurs often then its a problem considering most of the "bricked" posts on Q/A are about people flashing wrong romz
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Oh my phone was messed up lol, I had to get a new one
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[How to] Unbrick MF3 Custom Recovery Fail

I figured that I might post this to help some people as I see this posted a lot.
Are you one of the ones that tried to install a custom recovery on the MF3 update? Are you facing a never ending boot sequence or device just freezing at boot screen?
Try this to help you get a normal boot so your phone is at least usable. (Note that your factory recovery will no longer work!)
First off, do a battery pull.
After you put the battery back in (make sure it's not plugged up) go into download mode.
Click Cancel instead of continuing into download mode. Chances are your device will boot up normal. I've tried this with a device I own and also tried it on a few others (through PM and chat online).
If this works for you please let me know!

Lol I figured this out in 2 mins of owning the phone.
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You should change the title...EXTREMELY misleading...sounds more like a thread for a workaround to install a custom recovery lol
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You installed a custom recovery on the MF3?
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mg2195 said:
You should change the title...EXTREMELY misleading...sounds more like a thread for a workaround to install a custom recovery lol
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Fine I'll change it. I was just trying to help some folks that post the same things every day that you get mad at and bash around.
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Your doing fine...you just got my hopes up lol. But something a little more specific like workaround for failed recovery flash or fix mf3 bootloop or similar
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mg2195 said:
Your doing fine...you just got my hopes up lol. But something a little more specific like workaround for failed recovery flash or fix mf3 bootloop or similar
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Sounds good I'll do that now
Very sleepy lol..wasn't thinking clearly when I posted it.
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agent929 said:
Sounds good I'll do that now
Very sleepy lol..wasn't thinking clearly when I posted it.
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Yeah it'd be good to have this info in a better titled thread than it was...and an even better titled thread than this one.
Maybe: [How To] Unbrick MF3 after (stupidly ignorantly) attempting to install a custom recovery
Anyways, it was first discovered here, as far as I can tell:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398336
(post 11)
And there's an alternative method too, if that didn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404970

Guys I'd appreciate it if you didn't spam up this topic with nonsense.
The phone is not bricked for one.
It was never publicly announced what to do one these forums that I could find.
Edit: I just read your posted topics and neither one says to do this
The questions are asked every day by people.
This post has potential to stop some messages.
Stop posting here just to get your post count up. If you don't have anything relavent to say then find another topic.
For the guys post above me thanks for adding more ways to help try to do a workaround even though you tried to undermine me here.
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no worry bro--you did good--many new folks don't know that
and, you can't please everyone

agent929 said:
Guys I'd appreciate it if you didn't spam up this topic with nonsense.
The phone is not bricked for one.
It was never publicly announced what to do one these forums that I could find.
Edit: I just read your posted topics and neither one says to do this
The questions are asked every day by people.
This post has potential to stop some messages.
Stop posting here just to get your post count up. If you don't have anything relavent to say then find another topic.
For the guys post above me thanks for adding more ways to help try to do a workaround even though you tried to undermine me here.
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If you're stuck in download mode and cannot get to your OS, I think that counts as a brick! Yes, btw, post 11 in the first thread I linked shows the solution which I have been telling others to do...which you did us the favor of making a post about as well. I agree that it's good to make this post, though I think your thread title could be more useful if you edited it.
Also, should this method not work for some people, an alternative method is a good thing to have.
Thanks again and have a nice day! :good:

I seem to be helping folks with the issue I have posted here in many other post. Have also had some PM's about it. Any suggestions on making this more searchable?
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agent929 said:
I seem to be helping folks with the issue I have posted here in many other post. Have also had some PM's about it. Any suggestions on making this more searchable?
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Don't assume people are searching...

joeybear23 said:
Don't assume people are searching...
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Search? What's that. Lol

jd1639 said:
Search? What's that. Lol
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Funny lol. Well, I tried. And failed lol. Was just trying to save some others time that keep getting so stressed about answering some of the same questions over and over.

agent929 said:
Funny lol. Well, I tried. And failed lol. Was just trying to save some others time that keep getting so stressed about answering some of the same questions over and over.
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I think my suggestion in post #8 is still a good one.
Your current thread title makes it sound like you tried to flash a custom recovery on MF3 and it didn't work. There's no way anyone would read that title and think there's a "How To" guide in it.

Alright maybe that will work.
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Lol I found this thread after I figured it out for myself. I was kind of hoping this would lead me into a way to get back my recovery.

This is how I fixed my brick.
Flashed this file in ODIN. Now my phone boots normally. Got it from another thread with a diff issue here on XDA. I tried it and it worked. Wish I could remember where and what the thread was called. I believe it was this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859