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Just picked up my G3, rooted and unlocked bootloader as soon as i got home. Downloaded one of the jelly bean roms and cwm, did a backup then flashed the rom. Everything looked fine but the screen went dark after the boot animation then nothing. Wont power up or reset using the power home volume combo. What the heck do i do now, thanks for any help.

Might be a stupid question, but have you pulled the battery?

Be more specific.
VZW GALAXY S 3 4G LTE

Do YOUR homework first
How about reading all the threads about unbricking. It certainly seems you did not read all the threads about rooting the phone. Do that too.
Finally, and I know this is not that helpful. Don't screw with a new phone. Use it at least for a month to make sure there are no problems with it.
That being said, there is plenty of information about how to handle your problem here in xda. Read all that and try what has already been posted before asking people to solve your self inflicted problem.
BTW when you do ask for help specify exactly what you did, with what script. I.E. don't ask someone to solve your problem without you taking the time to be very specific about how you got there.

pull the battery and go into recovery or odin and fix it.

Dead battery?
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Skubacb - Don't be a douche buddy. If you do not have any thing to add then shut the **** up.
With that being said I have been rooting phones for years, never had an issue when I couldn't get the phone to at least go into recovery. The phone is dead. Battery was fully charged and I have done a battery pull. It is a Verizon G3. I have read the unbrick articles but none explain if the phone will not boot into recovery. If someone could could just point me in the correct direction I would greatly appreciate it.

How did you actually do the flash? Odin? Some other way? As noted, more details are needed.

I flashed the new rom using Rom manager, went in to revovery and flashed it

jmill75 said:
I flashed the new rom using Rom manager, went in to revovery and flashed it
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I don't believe rom manager is supported for our phone yet. U need to flash straight from recovery. That said I'm sorry I'm not sure where u go from here.
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If you can't get into either recovery , or download mode you maybe SOL. However I would take this to IRC and see if someone can help on there. #verizons3 channel.

If the phone is under warranty, one other alternate solution is to take it into a VZW store and say it won't start. Of course I'd only go that route if I couldn't get it going any other way. On the plus side, your could at least confirm that battery didn't die on you.

Looks like you forgot to flash the insecure bootloader, buddy.
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Rom manager is supported I flashed clockwork there And the 3 cm nightlies
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Keep this discussion to technical solutions only, please. Leave gray area ethics out of it.

JMink said:
I don't believe rom manager is supported for our phone yet. U need to flash straight from recovery. That said I'm sorry I'm not sure where u go from here.
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Completely incorrect.
mikeew83 said:
Rom manager is supported I flashed clockwork there And the 3 cm nightlies
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Me too, been doing it since 6.0.1.2
abissel22 said:
Looks like you forgot to flash the insecure bootloader, buddy.
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I'm gonna go with this one (possibly). Did you unlock the phone? Sorry, did you say it won't boot into anything? Download/Odin mode? Recovery? Anything at all when you do the vol up/down, home key, and power button?

Idk if this would help but I'd order a downloader jig off ebay for a couple dollars and use that to see if it'll boot to recovery
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Me too
I went to turn on my Verizon SGS3 on this morning and nothing happened. I have not even rooted it yet. It was charged when I turned it off 5 minutes before that and even did a battery swap. Phone is completely dead. Will not turn on. I have had it since it first came out, so I called Verizon and they are over-nighting me a "like-new" one. I hope I don't hear more of these stories.

jmill75 said:
Just picked up my G3, rooted and unlocked bootloader as soon as i got home. Downloaded one of the jelly bean roms and cwm, did a backup then flashed the rom. Everything looked fine but the screen went dark after the boot animation then nothing. Wont power up or reset using the power home volume combo. What the heck do i do now, thanks for any help.
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I had a similar issue. If you do the volume/home/power combo (try both volume buttons separately, i forgot which one worked) and hold them through the initial Samsung logo it should put you into download mode, where you can Odin back to stock. I used PureMotive's Unbrick method in the Dev section (I think) and it took all of 20 min. Just make sure to follow the directions carefully.
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Is there a difference is button sequence between recovery and download mode? (I thought it was the same thing)
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What Happened!?

I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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jtadak said:
I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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Wiped IMEI?
Did you backup IMEI? If not, you're SOL in my knowledge.
Your GF is going to be SUPER MAD

Sounds like the bootloader is still locked. I think IMEI would cause data issues.
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I wiped factory and catche. I saw nothing about this IMEI!
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jtadak said:
I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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DONT USE EZ UNLOCK FROM THE MARKET! Use search!
Go get the ez unlock 1.2 apk from rootzwiki...

How do I at this point. I can't access recovery or anything.
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jtadak said:
How do I at this point. I can't access recovery or anything.
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EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.

Ok, I got into oden and will go from there. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate you're snappy response and help. You guys are awesome.
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Try to flash your phone back to stock with ODIN thats what I did and worked fine.

[email protected] said:
EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.
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No Download(Odin) mode is actually volume down+home+power. At the warning screen, tap volume up

Yeah, I just looked at the tutorial and am gonna jump on the PC and get it going. Thank you guys again. Really appreciate it.
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[email protected]optonline.net said:
EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.
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You can dd The unlocked aboot Using adb also and would probably be the fastest way to fix.its not the imei. The info is in the unlock bootloader thread

BlackBytes said:
DONT USE EZ UNLOCK FROM THE MARKET! Use search!
Go get the ez unlock 1.2 apk from rootzwiki...
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What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
Edit: nvm, I just read the description for the new version. I used it before the G7 update

elecga said:
What's wrongwith ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
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It was borked for a short time but I think its been fixed.

elecga said:
What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
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since the VZW update i believe this app is ineffective.
the 1.2 version is the one that works currently, as provided.

same problem
billard412 said:
No Download(Odin) mode is actually volume down+home+power. At the warning screen, tap volume up
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my phone is saying downloding..... and below that Do Not turn off target!! this is good i hope?

snowman9031 said:
my phone is saying downloding..... and below that Do Not turn off target!! this is good i hope?
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It is not actually downloading anything unless you are actually doing something. It says that be default.

elecga said:
What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
Edit: nvm, I just read the description for the new version. I used it before the G7 update
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If you need it , here is my copy of 1.2
http://db.tt/TtOVCI1W
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Looks like I'm wasn't the only one. There's a guide for fixing soft brick using Odin.
Root.
Unlock.
Flash recovery.
Backup.
I lost all data on the storage after that incident but I learned my lesson. Good luck.
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Yeah, I went on the tutorial and I'm even having issues there. When I'm in Odin the stock rom is not being recognized. Even in the alternate method, the bootloader file is not recognized either. I can only get one of the bootloader files to be recognized and when I run it, it fails! Ugh!
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[Q] Unroot Verizon Galaxy S3

Hello all,
I recently rooted my Galaxy S3 only to have my Mic fail on me 2 weeks later... Very dissatisfied with my Samsung about that - even though I am loving the phone. Anyways, back to the issue. Verizon has agreed to send me a replacement and I have to send them mine back. The problem is that I know that if I send them a rooted phone they will not honor the warranty, and I am having a very hard time flashing the Verizon Stock rom.
More specifically, and to see if I am doing anything wrong.. I used ODIN to flash a custom rooted rom onto my phone which worked perfectly, and now I am once again trying to use ODIN in order to flash the stock rom which I downloaded from goo.im - the file that I am using is HOME_I535VRALF2_I535VZWALF2_618049_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Simple steps - reboot into downloading mode -> check auto-reboot and reset time on ODIN and choose the file above under PDA. All works fine, the phone reboots and I get a PASS, and yet my phone is stuck on the Verizon 4G loading intro. I think that's what they call a soft brick.
The first time this happened, I flashed a different rom and the phone loaded properly but it had the open lock symbol under Samsung which I think means that it was unlocked.. Either way, it was not the unrooted and official stock rom which is what I need on my phone in order to keep my warranty. The file that DOES work is COMBINATION_I535VRBLJ1_I535VZWBLJ1_381038_REV09_user_low_ship(NO_WIPE).tar.md5
I have followed the above steps over and over again and I always get the same result - stock doesn't work, the other one does.
Any ideas? What could the issue be?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Personally I would try the files found in section 5 of this thread.

According to Droidstyles guide before his recent edits, if it freezes on the boot logo after a successful Odin factory flash then you're supposed to pull the battery, boot into recovery, and do a factory reset. Try that.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
According to Droidstyles guide before his recent edits, if it freezes on the boot logo after a successful Odin factory flash then you're supposed to pull the battery, boot into recovery, and do a factory reset. Try that.
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Yes this works, also had this happen to me, and to boot to recovery just hold home+volume up+power button. It should work.
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You should probably factory reset after flashing, for you don't want to be running a buggy phone.
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Use a full wipe version and this would not happen...part of the reason why i removed nowipe versions such as f2. But yes as slimsnoop said, data wipe /factory reset will fix that.

So I bought the s3 Verizon it was rooted and switched to cricket pre paid before my friend sold it to me he tried to root back to Verizon but of course he failed, is there anyway to get the phone completelyback to stock even though he switched providers cuz the phone is stuck on the activating part I'm no noobe at rooting just don't know much bout this phone
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FhtmChandley85 said:
is there anyway to get the phone completelyback to stock even though he switched providers cuz the phone is stuck on the activating part I'm no noobe at rooting just don't know much bout this phone
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Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's (the guy above you) guide. Click the link in his signature. I'm not sure about how this handles modified network configuration though, that's not something I remotely know anything about.
I thought there was a way to bypass the activation screen? On older phones, you could tap the four corners of the screen or something like that? Anyone ever heard that before?
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System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone

Gang,
I rooted the phone, but I thought I unlocked the bootloader, but apparently it didn't work, when I boot the phone I get the error with a Yellow Triangle! -“System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off phone and go to the nearest Verison Wireless Store for Help.
I've tried going into ODIN, with Down/Home and Power, but the phone only vibrates, when I press up, with blank screen.. If I wait for the "“System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off phone and go to the nearest Verison Wireless Store for Help." It just sits there no change..
Is there any other way to unbrick the phone, did something change? I've done this to many other S3's but this one is giving me the flucks..
in the top left hand corner with verizon message is error in red: Secure Fail: Kernal

You softbricked. Odin back to the vzw. Then root again and unlock bootloader this time
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Lehocki said:
You softbricked. Odin back to the vzw. Then root again and unlock bootloader this time
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Thats the issue I can't get odin working,

morbeious said:
Thats the issue I can't get odin working,
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Try to boot into download mode again, but hit down instead of up to see if you can bypass the check and get into the system. If you can all you have to do is use ez unlock.
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Oh god, I got this message when I first did my phone. Literally had it for 10 minutes and just about died. Pull your battery, it'll boot into system. Then there's an app called EZ-Unlock. Use that and you'll be good.

DubleJayJ said:
Oh god, I got this message when I first did my phone. Literally had it for 10 minutes and just about died. Pull your battery, it'll boot into system. Then there's an app called EZ-Unlock. Use that and you'll be good.
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Thats what I had done too while rooting my phone. EZ-Unlock fixed the the yellow triangle and unlocked my bootloader. No worries don't panic you just need to unlock your bootloader

morbeious said:
Thats the issue I can't get odin working,
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Are you using a usb 3.0 port on your computer? Odin only works like 10% when I use a 3.0 port. Otherwise I would just try redownloading odin and right click on it and run as administrator.
Idk which method you used to root and unlock your bootloader but this always works for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825 I only use odin for flashing back to stock, I've had occasional fails when rooting or unlocking the bootloader.
But you only soft bricked your phone so it's fixable. Verizon just puts that's message there to scare people so you have to go in, be told your warranty is void and have to buy a new phone.

I will try a 2.0 usb, but are you daying the device should be found via odin even if the up/done home key combonation doesn't work?
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Does anyone have a link to a stock odin. There is a sticky under development section and when I flash the Odin file I still have root. Im hvaing issues with the same message and I've tried unlocking bootloader. When I odin using the .tar file the rom still has superuser on it. Am ibdoing somethinh wrong? Im looking forba stock odin with no superuser or anything so I can flash custom ROMS again.
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I did this a few times as well. All you have to do is follow the steps here to flash the bootchain. -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439 Easy as pie and you should be back up in no time.

[Q] am i bricked?

GF got a referb gs3 from best buy. so i was going to go through the unlock root and twrp to get her back to her favorite custom rom.
the phone was on 4.1.2 TW. so i used this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
downloaded all the necessary files. and ran md5 check on the ones that supplied them, all passed..
step 2 was to flash vralec bootchain in odin.. it said it passed. but now the phone wont boot, and i cant get it to respond to any 3 finger salute.

neh4pres said:
GF got a referb gs3 from best buy. so i was going to go through the unlock root and twrp to get her back to her favorite custom rom.
the phone was on 4.1.2 TW. so i used this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
downloaded all the necessary files. and ran md5 check on the ones that supplied them, all passed..
step 2 was to flash vralec bootchain in odin.. it said it passed. but now the phone wont boot, and i cant get it to respond to any 3 finger salute.
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just got the red led to turn on when its plugged into pc.. but thats it, nothing on screen

can you go to download mode via odin?
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No 3 finger combo had any affect
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You may need to use the sdcard debrick method
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Sandman-007 said:
You may need to use the sdcard debrick method
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Yeah sounds like a classic hard brick. Do the sdcard method or send it in for jtag.
A lot of people seem to have issues using that method. I remember I tried it once and it didn't work. Luckily it didn't result in a brick for me. I remember invisiblek once saying that flashing bootchains is very dangerous and an easy way to brick should anything go wrong during the flash.
What I do now and recommend everyone else do is just flash one of these root-injected stock roms in ODIN, then boot up and use EZ-Unlock v1.2 to unlock bootloader then you are free to flash anything you want.