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Hard Bricked Samsung Galaxy S 4G...Please help..

Hi, everyone, I've recently HARD BRICKED my Samsung Galaxy MODEL: T959V with T-mobile.
First off, I got pattern locked on my phone, yea I know I'm an idiot, LOL. Next I totally forgot my gmail password so I could not log back into my phone.
So then I next decided to flash back to stock with odin 1.7 and T959UVJFD. tar file from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1047087.
As a result, my phone would boot to the loading screen with the dashed circle and a battery display in the background and thus would not finish booting all the way.
So I figured I would do more research and found that people would try flashing with the Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...833024&page=49 and after flash back to stock.
After I flashed with the Eugene rom this was when the phone completely died and would not turn on. I tried the take out the battery, holding down and up volume button and plugging into computer method but the computer would not detect it anymore.
Now I don't know what to do. I realized I was flashing with the Galaxy Vibrant kernels with Odin and now, it won't turn on anymore and can't boot into download mode. It is also not being detected my computer when I plug it in. I'ts a blank screen.
Please help.. Thanks, and appreciate it.

Unfortunately, you won't get much sympathy for that. Here's some info for you though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1333423
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
If you can't do the first thread, try to look for someone who can help you with it.
Other than that, you're SoL.
Good luck.

Wow... all kinds of fail.
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op, lol. You are lucky bkoon posted first. Normally people would flame you for something like this. If ths above methods don't work, post in this thread again. Don't worry, you're not the first one to do this...pm me if you are still having problems.
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jager555 said:
op, lol. You are lucky bkoon posted first. Normally people would flame you for something like this. If ths above methods don't work, post in this thread again. Don't worry, you're not the first one to do this...pm me if you are still having problems.
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Normally wouldn't have posted anything, but seeing that no one did and started flaming him, I decided to help.
There's a good handful of people on XDA (maybe more) who are capable of doing what I mentioned to you. You'll have to look for them though. I'm sure they charge a decent fee as well.

There was a thread by raver i think that stated how to unbrick a hard brick
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If you can unbrick it.... it was never bricked to begin with.
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camalus said:
If you can unbrick it.... it was never bricked to begin with.
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What? the op is definitely bricked...
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UnBrickable mod is your best option. Read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1333424
I'd you don't feel comfortable or don't have the tools, I can do it for $30 + shipping (usually $6) send me a PM.

I am having the same problem right now.... did you ever fix yours?

Mylilacs said:
I am having the same problem right now.... did you ever fix yours?
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What did you do? Listing the steps you took will help.

hechoen said:
What did you do? Listing the steps you took will help.
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...Will help you get scorned and ridiculed mercilessly! hahah

Mylilacs said:
I am having the same problem right now.... did you ever fix yours?
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Hello!! I bricked my gs4g, couldn't put it in download mode with the regular bottoms combo, so what I did was:with the phone off push volume bottoms, both in the same time nothing else, then connect your phone with the computer(usb), that gave me download mode

AdamOutler said:
UnBrickable mod is your best option. Read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1333424
I'd you don't feel comfortable or don't have the tools, I can do it for $30 + shipping (usually $6) send me a PM.
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I have the same problem and I need you help me, I can pay you the price o more, but I'm from dominican republic and is to dificult send you the phone, so can you tell me whish is the best option to recover my phone.
thanks

hackeadorazo said:
I have the same problem and I need you help me, I can pay you the price o more, but I'm from dominican republic and is to dificult send you the phone, so can you tell me whish is the best option to recover my phone.
thanks
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Can you get your phone to boot to download mode?
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Cooptx said:
Can you get your phone to boot to download mode?
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no, the phone is totaly dead

hackeadorazo said:
no, the phone is totaly dead
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Does your phone light up at all?
If not, could your battery be completely dead and broke?
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Cooptx said:
Does your phone light up at all?
If not, could your battery be completely dead and broke?
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the battery is good, it measure is 4.1 and 3.7 is enough

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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Weird occurrence

This is my first post so bear with me lol. I had previously thought about rooting my Skyrocket and had flashed Cwm recovery. I then decided against it in light of waiting for ICS ota and flashed to stock using k0nane tar file so I could receive OTA's. This did the trick to get rid of Cwm and I was able to update to 2.3.6 without issue when it became available via ota. Yesterday (month + on stock 2.3.6) I used a friends T-Mobile charger and turned my phone off for faster charging. The next thing I know I'm in download mode and even weirder I have a 1 on the flash counter and it says I'm running a custom rom.... why does it say I'm on a custom rom when I flashed stock and why would plugging my phone into a T-Mobile charger into the wall I might add not the computer put me in download mode. It reminds me of a jig, but its the standard USB cable ...
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it probably went into download mode because when you plugged in the charger you had the volume buttons pressed also there is a flash counter reset zip for our skyrocket so if you flash it in your recovery the counter should go away

chinthekng said:
it probably went into download mode because when you plugged in the charger you had the volume buttons pressed also there is a flash counter reset zip for our skyrocket so if you flash it in your recovery the counter should go away
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I thought the same thing with the volume buttons and replugged the phone in while on and proceeded to shut down and same thing. Its not a big deal and when I went home I tried my old Atrix charger as well as my current Skyrocket charger and the phone simply went to the battery charging image as it is supposed to. As for resetting the count I saw that earlier today in a post by I believe cdshepard or some variation of that name. That will reset the counter but why does the stock tar show up as a custom rom? No problems to note...just curious. I need cwm and flash the zip from SD correct. (No wipes / formatting necessary?)
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Mike on XDA said:
I thought the same thing with the volume buttons and replugged the phone in while on and proceeded to shut down and same thing. Its not a big deal and when I went home I tried my old Atrix charger as well as my current Skyrocket charger and the phone simply went to the battery charging image as it is supposed to. As for resetting the count I saw that earlier today in a post by I believe cdshepard or some variation of that name. That will reset the counter but why does the stock tar show up as a custom rom? No problems to note...just curious. I need cwm and flash the zip from SD correct. (No wipes / formatting necessary?)
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yeah all you need is cwm and just flash it no need to wipe and i heard that the stock tar in k0nane's thread was modified in some way when i tried it out it never worked so i just used the one from samfirmware.com

The fact that I took the 2.3.6 OTA without issue and it still said custom rom just made me start thinking. Thanks
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Mike on XDA said:
The fact that I took the 2.3.6 OTA without issue and it still said custom rom just made me start thinking. Thanks
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No problem
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This is the first time I've used the forums (XDA or any Android forum for that matter). Its nice to be able to ask questions and get answers from knowledgeable people.
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Mike on XDA said:
This is the first time I've used the forums (XDA or any Android forum for that matter). Its nice to be able to ask questions and get answers from knowledgeable people.
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True we are all noobs at one point heck I kinda still am one
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First time poster in the right section omg whaaaa
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nrm5110 said:
First time poster in the right section omg whaaaa
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Lol true
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I try lol... this is my first post but I've done quite a bit of reading lately on various Skyrocket things so I sort of know the deal
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Mike on XDA said:
I try lol... this is my first post but I've done quite a bit of reading lately on various Skyrocket things so I sort of know the deal
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I have thanked every post keep up the good work
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This means there is hope for us after all. At first i thought nrm and crew were being mean but after reading post after post of the same thing i cant wait to see what whitty flame they come up with next. Added thanks all around til my fingers bled.

madmax49201 said:
This means there is hope for us after all. At first i thought nrm and crew were being mean but after reading post after post of the same thing i cant wait to see what whitty flame they come up with next. Added thanks all around til my fingers bled.
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I only flame when its called for
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Some more thanks for the collection.
Welcome to XDA!
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nrm5110 said:
I only flame when its called for
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Sorry didnt mean to make is sound like you do it out of malice. You are correct sir. It does give me hours of entertainment at work

madmax49201 said:
Sorry didnt mean to make is sound like you do it out of malice. You are correct sir. It does give me hours of entertainment at work
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Lol its cool man normally I don't flame if mods take control which is the case latelt
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nrm5110 said:
I only flame when its called for
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Like when the guy from Bangladesh was asking how to get ICS lol..... "Gaaaaaaaahhhhhh how many of you are there today"
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Mike on XDA said:
Like when the guy from Bangladesh was asking how to get ICS lol..... "Gaaaaaaaahhhhhh how many of you are there today"
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Searching shows that three threads of that were closed just today and more exist in q&a and general as well
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Agreed
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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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couldnt leave well enuff alone

well my dumbass finally did it, i bricked my skyrocket. i had sky ics on it for months and was getting a little tired of it so i started playing with some other roms. i tried a new kernel on it and bam, all black, no vibration, no nothing. any combo of buttons or anything will bring her back. this totally sux for me because i am about to go on vacation and wasnt counting on kicking out the extra cash for another cell phone. just wanted to whine a little folks . thx for listening.

Kernel from a different device?
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btm fdr said:
Kernel from a different device?
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i dont think so , this is it lk_aosp_jb_vzw-v 1.10. it said flash failed then all gone . like i said it was my mistake , but it was a big one.

cain308 said:
i dont think so , this is it lk_aosp_jb_vzw-v 1.10. it said flash failed then all gone . like i said it was my mistake , but it was a big one.
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Doesn't look like a skyrocket kernel. Where did you find it? Were you trying to flash a jb kernel on a ics rom? That could brick too.
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toyes said:
Doesn't look like a skyrocket kernel. Where did you find it? Were you trying to flash a jb kernel on a ics rom? That could brick too.
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yeah thats what done it, i wasnt paying any attention, i am pretty sure it came from here but it may not have. anyway it goes i am screwed now.

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cain308 said:
i dont think so , this is it lk_aosp_jb_vzw-v 1.10. it said flash failed then all gone . like i said it was my mistake , but it was a big one.
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Pretty sure that's an S3 kernel
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JTAG may save it. That'll set ya back $50. Beats shelling out $ for a new phone..
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That's definitely not a skyrocket kernel. It's a Verizon wireless kernel from some other phone.
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The times when i have soft bricked my phone is when messing with kernels. Now i just use the stock kernel for whatever rom i am using. Good luck
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went out today and got the s4, but still sending this one out to see if i can get it fixed.

cain308 said:
went out today and got the s4, but still sending this one out to see if i can get it fixed.
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50 bucks to mobiletechvideos and it will work again.
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Where did you find this kernel? And was it labeled as Skyrocket, ATT, Galaxy, S2, LTE, sgh-i727, or anything else that resembles the phone?

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Where did you find this kernel? And was it labeled as Skyrocket, ATT, Galaxy, S2, LTE, sgh-i727, or anything else that resembles the phone?
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i had downloaded it earlier and sent it to the root of my phone ,but never installed it and forgot to delete it from phone . well the other night i downloaded the beanstalk rom and was gonna put it on my phone, wasnt paying attention and installed this , well tried . after the fail came the brick.

xcrazydx said:
50 bucks to mobiletechvideos and it will work again.
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friend told me about them and i looked them up, thats where its going. thanks for the help.

maybe you might have the same luck as toyes, use a usb jib or "dongle". They are very cheap. $5 and might save you the $50 jtag. Its worth a shot.

occupational_hazard said:
maybe you might have the same luck as toyes, use a usb jib or "dongle". They are very cheap. $5 and might save you the $50 jtag. Its worth a shot.
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Removed.
Apologies for the misinformation.
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ctalcant said:
Don't waste the money, has been discussed many times that the USB jig is not helpful, send it off to get jtagged.
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USB Jig did indeed save my phone. (Read back in the offtopic if you want more details.) But in this case here it is hardbricked and will not help. The only thing to do is jtag.
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