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Hi guys,
I have Samsung Galaxy S i9000 I'll cut to the chase I flashed it with ODIN one click for the AT&T Captivate. "Yes I am numpty"
I've looked but I can't find anyone in the UK that repairs bad flashes of this type.
Is it time to bin it and buy a new phone or is there anyone out there that I can pay to get this repaired please?
if you need any further details about the phone please ask.
Kindest regards,
stanneh.
While I dont know where you could get help for that problem...if possible I'm sure someone here at xda could help?
Think of this as a learning experience and be careful of what you put on your phone and be sure to do some prep reading before doing so. While I'm no expert at this stuff, I figured that was the least I could do before rooting my g2 and oc'ing it.
Good luck getting it fixed btw!
A little update for you all.
I gave Samsung UK a call and was straight up with them told them exactly what I had done.
well I did say I had no idea what I was doing but acknowledged that what I have done voids the warranty and offered to pay any fee's to get the phone repaired.
The man on the phone was very kind and said they will repair it under warranty for me and that I have to take it in to a Carphone warehouse store in Cardiff UK to get it repaired.
I will keep you all up to date on how that goes.
Regards,
Stanneh.
Is your phone dead? does it turn back on to the recovery mode or download mode?
Hi,
No its not dead but the boot loader it has now is from another phone.
I flashed it with ODIN One Click my bad but I'm not the only numpty to have done it.
After reading many forum posts there's a few of us who did this and currently there is no way to recover it.
I just took it to the Carphone Warehouse service centre they were unable to restore it there so they have sent it back to Samsung to be repaired.
I imagine it going to cost me and I don't mind paying for my mistake.
Regards,
Stanneh.
Hi again,
Just a quick update!
So I took my phone back to the Carphone Warehouse and they had to send it off as the couldn't correct the issue in house.
I had an email the next evening to say my phone was fixed and ready to be picked up at the store. When I got there they pulled out the same phone Identifiable by markings and it was fixed!! I don't know if they put a new motherboard in there or just managed to flash it back but it took all of two days for them to do it and it was all done for free under warranty.
I have since rooted the phone just fine.
Before I bricked it I had rooted it and used OCLF to format it with ext2 which worked awesome the speed was unbelievable but I hear with the Android 2.3 update they are changing to the ext4 file system anyway I am just going to wait for that now. I just don't want to take any more risks.
For the record the initial bricking of my phone was when I decided to install Voodoo just for the audio features but it never booted after that I think because I had ext2 file system from OCLF?
but that was the start of the problem then I was a numpty and used Odin one click to try and recover the phone and then totally bricked it with the AT&T loop.
Guys,
My Samsung galaxy R got Dead. when i approached the service center, They informed me that they will take back the cell. I will get full refund.
FYI my cell was completely Dead.
The same happened with one of my friiend
amareshk8 said:
Guys,
My Samsung galaxy R got Dead. when i approached the service center, They informed me that they will take back the cell. I will get full refund.
FYI my cell was completely Dead.
The same happened with one of my friiend
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I asked the guys at service center and they told me there's no problem in the availability of spare components or motherboards for Galaxy R.
I don't know why this is happening with some of the guys on this forum.
They are being absolutely foolish and must have got through insane loss due to HORRIBLE stock India firmware and must have replaced motherboards of 100% of the units coming for repair as they can not officially install other country firmware and no other firmware is available for India!
Imagine the kind of losses they have gone through just because they had a buggy firmware! I don't understand why the dev team who developed such firmware wasn't fired immediately and a new firmware written or the other country firmware ported to India.
I can't do anything other than pulling my hair seeing such a silly situation when they stopped selling these phones and later offering refund when you go with a dead phone which again could well be due to the horrible firmware slowly eating the phone through continuous freeze/reboot cycles.
TERRIBLE!
amareshk8 said:
Guys,
My Samsung galaxy R got Dead. when i approached the service center, They informed me that they will take back the cell. I will get full refund.
FYI my cell was completely Dead.
The same happened with one of my friiend
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how much refund they offer u to give...........
Prankey said:
They are being absolutely foolish and must have got through insane loss due to HORRIBLE stock India firmware and must have replaced motherboards of 100% of the units coming for repair as they can not officially install other country firmware and no other firmware is available for India!
Imagine the kind of losses they have gone through just because they had a buggy firmware! I don't understand why the dev team who developed such firmware wasn't fired immediately and a new firmware written or the other country firmware ported to India.
I can't do anything other than pulling my hair seeing such a silly situation when they stopped selling these phones and later offering refund when you go with a dead phone which again could well be due to the horrible firmware slowly eating the phone through continuous freeze/reboot cycles.
TERRIBLE!
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So do you think this is because of INDIAN firmware, if we flash I9103ZSKK5 (2.3.6) which is non INDIAN firmware we can save our mobile from these kind of issues..
It has nothing to do with firmware , but probably the tegra .
Herpderp Defy.
The problem I think is not in Tegra otherwise many other handsets using Tegra would also face similar issues.
The problem could be due to a faulty batch of Galaxy R s manufactured from the Samsung plant itself. And that batch could have been unfortunately destined for India.
Not every handset in India has these problems, so I think only a faulty batch is the culprit, as not everyone is facing the issues.
If everyone in every handset had been facing these issues then the model would have been taken off the market.
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The problem I think is not in Tegra otherwise many other handsets using Tegra would also face similar issues.
The problem could be due to a faulty batch of Galaxy R s manufactured from the Samsung plant itself. And that batch could have been unfortunately destined for India.
Not every handset in India has these problems, so I think only a faulty batch is the culprit, as not everyone is facing the issues.
If everyone in every handset had been facing these issues then the model would have been taken off the market.
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i am also assuming the same i found in so many blogs mainly INDIAN handsets are only getting problems which are released in 2012..
Had you guys rooted your phones? Had customer ROM/Kernel's installed? Wonder if the either of these have made the phone die, or wonder if its the hardware batch?!! Hmm?!!! What was the date on the box?
Also, if you had rooted it and had custom ROM, Samsung guys agreed for the refund??
+1 cooleagle..
imo its got nothing to do with faulty rom or faulty processor.. just that that piece was a faulty h/w piece..
i never had a single reboot or freeze with my indian rom.. but i am currently at infected v1..
chandanbs said:
+1 cooleagle..
imo its got nothing to do with faulty rom or faulty processor.. just that that piece was a faulty h/w piece..
i never had a single reboot or freeze with my indian rom.. but i am currently at infected v1..
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Yeah probably faulty hardware. Its good that they are getting the full refund. But, when in such a situation and you have installed different ROM/Firmware/kernel and your phone does not even boot up. You don't have option to even restore back. So, was asking guys whether they had rooted the phones and still they are getting the refund as Sammy guys also had no way to check it up?!!
I want to know if the Galaxy R is root,
and the phone hardware is broken,
Samsung service center will repair the phone in the warranty?
coolcorner said:
Yeah probably faulty hardware. Its good that they are getting the full refund. But, when in such a situation and you have installed different ROM/Firmware/kernel and your phone does not even boot up. You don't have option to even restore back. So, was asking guys whether they had rooted the phones and still they are getting the refund as Sammy guys also had no way to check it up?!!
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Some Body pls reply on this query......
My phone freezes every other day, Touchscreen does not respond, My screen weirds up and selects **** on its own, I cant hear a person on the other side sometimes when I call...I have to reboot it to get it solved. Is the firmware faulty, or is it a hardware problem. Please revert back. I have been trying to adjust with these problems for the past 4 months hoping for a firmware update. Help me, Should I go to the service centre and ask for a replacement. And yes I have not rooted it with any ROM's it is as stock as it can get.
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My phone freezes every other day, Touchscreen does not respond, My screen weirds up and selects **** on its own, I cant hear a person on the other side sometimes when I call...I have to reboot it to get it solved. Is the firmware faulty, or is it a hardware problem. Please revert back. I have been trying to adjust with these problems for the past 4 months hoping for a firmware update. Help me, Should I go to the service centre and ask for a replacement. And yes I have not rooted it with any ROM's it is as stock as it can get.
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I suggest stick with the phone for a month or so.Even I face problems with my phone occasionally.The ICS update is expected within a month which I feel will solve the bugs which have been affecting our phone.If you are still not satisfied after the update then you can think of asking for a replacement/refund
That was quick! But then, correct me if I am wrong the warranty is for 6 months?
And I am not sure if we are going to be updated it with ICS in 2 months.
3 Doors Down said:
That was quick! But then, correct me if I am wrong the warranty if for 6 months?
And I am not sure if we are going to be updated it with ICS in 2 months.
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As far as I understand the warranty on the battery and accessories is for 6 months,the handset itself is secure for 1 year.So no worries there.And the ICS update is expected within the next 1.5 months.
The point is if the bugs are to such an extent that they are really hampering your everyday usage then you should get it replaced soon. In my case I need to restart my phone probably once a day and it really doesnt affect me that much
I hope they come up with a update soon enough. They don't even have the courtesy to come up with a 2.3.6 update to fix these bugs.
It is quite annoying when i have to reboot my phone. It takes a while to reboot.
Anyways, Thanks and Cheers bud!
No such problem faced by me.
My touchscreen was giving some issues and stopped responding altogether in a particular region, so i went in to the service center and my Galaxy R was repaired in about 30 mins. The whole LCD unit was changed.
And no such problems (reboots, hanging of phone) have been faced by me! I am on stock Indian firmware 2.3.5 (Latest here) and i have only rooted it, no custom kernel for me.
sagarwadhwa1 said:
My touchscreen was giving some issues and stopped responding altogether in a particular region, so i went in to the service center and my Galaxy R was repaired in about 30 mins. The whole LCD unit was changed.
And no such problems (reboots, hanging of phone) have been faced by me! I am on stock Indian firmware 2.3.5 (Latest here) and i have only rooted it, no custom kernel for me.
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Wow 30 mins ? Where do you live man ?
I had to be seated there for about 30 mins for my no. to be called...
Maybe you had gone at non-peak hours ?
Hi,
I bought a transformer about 8 months ago and barely been able to use it for the last 3 months due to the nightmare ICS update. I feel like I have given ASUS enough time to provide a solution to the tablet resetting 5 times an hour and getting stuck doing it.
I don't want to downgrade to HC because I decided to buy the transformer as I knew it would eventually be upgraded to ICS and so I want what I paid for... I also don't want to void my warranty by putting on a custom rom.
Does anybody have any advice about getting a refund from the retailer? The sale of goods act seems to refer to items that were faulty at time of purchase, I don't know what the deal is with something that the manufacturer updates and cripples?
Thanks!
I think your out of luck if it has been 8 months. Used transformers still sell for well over 300$ (~200uk) so it would not be that much of a loss just to sell it rather than return it. You might also want to try to factory reset or reapply the update before you lose all hope for the transformer
What series is your transformer? My B90 is very smooth on ics and no issues at all.
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Surely if it is resetting 5 times a hour then this is a good reason to send it in for repair, or it makes no sense preserving your warranty......
Trying a custom rom is not so difficult and also with the tools and help on this forum you can easily get back to stock.
Also, just a thought, I work in a technical service role and train customers , during training I often hear that people are having problems but look for workarounds etc - I then explain that if they dont report these things then we think all is well and nothing will change. I am sure that if you call for an RMA then they will sort out your problem, ok, you will lose your transformer for a while but 5 resets an hour make it fairly unusable in my books.
Just my thoughts
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hi,I bought a transfomer about 8 months ago and barely been able to use it for the last months due to the nightmare ICS update. I feel like I have given ASUS enough time to provide a solution to the tablet resetting 5 times an hour and getting stuck doing it.
I don't want to downgrade to HC because I decided to buy the transformer as I knew it would eventually be upgraded to ICS and so I want what I paid for... I also don't want to void my warranty by putting on a custom rom.
Does anybody have any advice about getting a refund from the retailer? The sale of goods act seems to refer to items that were faulty at time of purchase, I don't know what the deal is with something that the manufacturer updates and cripples?
Thanks!
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I work for Comet in the U.K and the main issue that you have is that the problem is software related and not hardware related. The policy for grey goods is that if the hardware is faulty within the first 48 hours then you would normally be entitled to a refund/exchange......after 48 hours it has to be sent for repair. Software however is not part of the manufacturers gtee. This is because 1. its not the manufacturers software (which i can understand with Windows but Androids a totally different ball game as its modified extensively by some of the manufacturers) & 2. because it could be down to something the user has done to corrupt it. So bah to the consumer - its not our fault - wash our hands - cheers for your cash £$£$£
The only realistic option is RMA.........and for what its worth, its the manufacturers that dictate the returns policies. Only massive retailer like Tesco etc can absorb the costings of being able just to swap things over without testing and make up their own rules (ie chuck it in the compactor - and yes i was a manager for them aswell so know how they work)
Personally i RMA'd myself via the Asus UK online web form.......way way faster.
Theres a fair bit of paperwork involved at retail level and you have no control over when its dispatched.
I had a courier sent to me within 48hours........through the retailer it would have taken around 5 days just for pick up!..........+ they send you all the online tracking details for DHL..........the retailer gets NOTHING. Turnaround time for me was fast.......collected Tuesday & returned Friday. Via the Chez Republic!
Im not suggesting you do it but tbh if theres not much of your gtee left then i would be tempted to get some custom love onto it for a better experience. Send it first though just to be on the safe side and confirm its not hardware.
I think you should just attempt an RMA, then install custom firmware when you insure that all hardware is working.
ToD
I recently picked up the phone but however had to send it to repair due to a constant rebooting issue (which much to my dismay i discovered a fix just a day after sending it). I believe it was sent to Future Tel and they re flashed my phone with a different version of ICS then my previous version. While I did not think much of this at the time it has recently become apparent that the current Jelly Bean roll out is only heading to phones with the system version 492002. However my phone is on 49003. Will my phone ever receive the ICS update and is Rogers/Fido aware of this? Is there any way be able to receive ICS without having to flash on new software and change system files. I have contacted Motorola support but they have not gotten back to me. I am very happy with the phone, however i would very much appreciate the new update. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks.
genboxboy said:
I recently picked up the phone but however had to send it to repair due to a constant rebooting issue (which much to my dismay i discovered a fix just a day after sending it). I believe it was sent to Future Tel and they re flashed my phone with a different version of ICS then my previous version. While I did not think much of this at the time it has recently become apparent that the current Jelly Bean roll out is only heading to phones with the system version 492002. However my phone is on 49003. Will my phone ever receive the ICS update and is Rogers/Fido aware of this? Is there any way be able to receive ICS without having to flash on new software and change system files. I have contacted Motorola support but they have not gotten back to me. I am very happy with the phone, however i would very much appreciate the new update. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks.
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You're not the first person to report this issue... I believe the wrong firmware was loaded in the Motorola download program for a long time.
I just made a tutorial for this, maybe you want to try it out?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38765124
Let me know how it works!
PS the firmware file you're looking for is here : http://sbf.droid-developers.org/van...12.2_CANADA_VANQJBLTEFRCI_P004_CFC_fb.xml.zip
Rogers and Fido use the same firmware, but the phone is able to adapt based on which SIM is installed.
Thanks for the help. Quick question though, will flashing new software on make me loose my warranty and also does it require root access ? I have a feeling a gut feeling that i may brick my phone during this as this was the reason i had to send it to repair in the first place .
I recently wrote to Motorola about this and they responded with "Thanks for reaching out to Motorola. I have reviewed your e-mail, and I am ready to help. I apologize for the delay and any inconveniences you're experiencing. Please note that Motorola stands behind our products by offering one year warranty from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover physical or liquid damage. Based on your email, we recommend sending the phone to Motorola to be reflash with the Jelly Bean software update. Please drop the phone along with a copy of the proof of purchase off at your local service carrier store, so that it can be shipped to Motorola centre for repair , and return within 5-7 business days from when we receive it. If the phone is determined to have suffered physical or liquid damage and deemed not repairable, it will be shipped back to you unrepaired." along with a bunch of other info on getting my phone to repair. I will probably just wait a bit to make my decision. Thanks anyways.
genboxboy said:
Thanks for the help. Quick question though, will flashing new software on make me loose my warranty and also does it require root access ? I have a feeling a gut feeling that i may brick my phone during this as this was the reason i had to send it to repair in the first place .
I recently wrote to Motorola about this and they responded with "Thanks for reaching out to Motorola. I have reviewed your e-mail, and I am ready to help. I apologize for the delay and any inconveniences you're experiencing. Please note that Motorola stands behind our products by offering one year warranty from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover physical or liquid damage. Based on your email, we recommend sending the phone to Motorola to be reflash with the Jelly Bean software update. Please drop the phone along with a copy of the proof of purchase off at your local service carrier store, so that it can be shipped to Motorola centre for repair , and return within 5-7 business days from when we receive it. If the phone is determined to have suffered physical or liquid damage and deemed not repairable, it will be shipped back to you unrepaired." along with a bunch of other info on getting my phone to repair. I will probably just wait a bit to make my decision. Thanks anyways.
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My tutorial doesn't require root, and will not void the warranty on your phone, in fact it is almost the same process that Motorola uses when repairing your phone. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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Hello
A friend of mine purchased the H950 from qualitycellz on eBay, when he start using it, he noticed that the the phone reboots randomly and screen sometimes flicker.
I've CSE flashed 950PR over the ATT version cause I thought it might be software -related, but the problem continues also on the PR version...
any Ideas?
thanks
staticx1 said:
Hello
A friend of mine purchased the H950 from qualitycellz on eBay, when he start using it, he noticed that the the phone reboots randomly and screen sometimes flicker.
I've CSE flashed 950PR over the ATT version cause I thought it might be software -related, but the problem continues also on the PR version...
any Ideas?
thanks
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I have the EXACT same issue. I got a H950 from qualitycellz, however my device boots randomly, on a very frequent basis actually...I tried flashing 950PR, but the issue is still going...
Actually I have asked it in here a few days ago (http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-f...-rebooting-t3206799/post62922379#post62922379) but still, no luck trying to fix it :crying:
Memory damage.
PiotrN said:
Memory damage.
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Can you please go a little more in detail on this? What does this mean? Is there any possible fix? Do you mean RAM or internal storage memory? Is it possible that it came from the factory like this?
Thank you
I bought the phone just after the start of its sales. The first day began restarts. After a few days I gave the phone to be repaired. After several days of service of the LG informed me a defective memory and that do not yet have a motherboard exchange is a need to replace the entire phone.
Sorry for my english.
Rizera said:
I have the EXACT same issue. I got a H950 from qualitycellz, however my device boots randomly, on a very frequent basis actually...I tried flashing 950PR, but the issue is still going...
Actually I have asked it in here a few days ago (http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-f...-rebooting-t3206799/post62922379#post62922379) but still, no luck trying to fix it :crying:
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PiotrN said:
I bought the phone just after the start of its sales. The first day began restarts. After a few days I gave the phone to be repaired. After several days of service of the LG informed me a defective memory and that do not yet have a motherboard exchange is a need to replace the entire phone.
Sorry for my english.
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I've contact qualitycellz and they say that I should try fix that with the local LG distributor , and if they cannot provide a fix, I should send the device back to qualitycellz (even with PR version)
so I'm waiting after local holidays to be over and I'll update the progress.
I hope qualitycellz doesn't provide refurbished phones and write that they are new ones...
I've had the same problem with H950 5.01 version (bought from the same e-bay seller).
Flashed it to 950PR and the problem went away for me.
No random reboots, much better battery, doesn't get hot unless I stress it out (used to get hot quite often without any reason)...
PiotrN said:
I bought the phone just after the start of its sales. The first day began restarts. After a few days I gave the phone to be repaired. After several days of service of the LG informed me a defective memory and that do not yet have a motherboard exchange is a need to replace the entire phone.
Sorry for my english.
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How many days did it take? Did they replace your phone for a new one? And is the new one working as expected?
I have been trying with Qualitycellz a refund, but since it has been more than two months that I bought the G Flex 2, they are not accepting returns. I don't know what to do
Rizera said:
How many days did it take? Did they replace your phone for a new one? And is the new one working as expected?
I have been trying with Qualitycellz a refund, but since it has been more than two months that I bought the G Flex 2, they are not accepting returns. I don't know what to do
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You should contact LG representative at your country and explain it to them... After all, you do have LG manufacturer warranty...
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staticx1 said:
You should contact LG representative at your country and explain it to them... After all, you do have LG manufacturer warranty...
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@staticx1 Have you tried contacting ronlight for manufacture warranty?
morels said:
@staticx1 Have you tried contacting ronlight for manufacture warranty?
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yes. they say that since H950 isn't the model that sold in Israel (they sell the H955), they don't have any parts for this.
So I contact qualitycellz and they instruct me how to send the device back for a replacement.