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Ok guys, clearly I'm new to all this. I've only had my Galaxy S (I9000m Bell) for 3 days now and already managed to brick it.
So here's what happened, I wanted to flash CM7, what I did was rooted obviously, I unlocked since I'm with Rogers and the phone is from Bell. Installed Rom manager, titanium back, Terminal emulator, Astro, etc. So I'm pretty sure I have the required tools. I also flashed SpeedMod Froyo [K13D HPCall VoodooSnd4 SharpnessFix STABLE].
Alright so I noticed I couldn't boot into recovery from CWM even though I flashed it using Rom Manager, I tried fixing this for a while with no luck. I then came upon a thread discussing the 3 button combo fix for download mode. I wanted to get this done just in case what happened happened lol
So anyways, I couldn't find instructions for Mac so I tried putting the pieces together using terminal and Heimdall.
The last thing that happened to my phone was that I was able to get into download mode using adb reboot recovery.
However continuing to the next step to apply the fix wouldn't work for me using heimdall, it would just fail.
Being the idiot that I am I decided to exit in terminal, closed heimdall, turned off the phone and turned it back on and guess what...yup I'm screwed. It's bricked.
Now the problem is I don't have 3 button fix, so I can't get into download mode (even if i did, i wouldn't know what to do).
I read about the jig fix but I don't know if i have any other options, hopefully something faster that I can do myself instead of buying the jig and having to wait for it to **** from ebay.
Sorrry for the longgg post and hope anyone here can help me! Thanks
PS. I tried using terminal again to get to download mode like i did the first time (adb reboot recovery) and it didn't work...it said no device found or something like that
Hi It seems your only option short of looking for a repair shop or sending phone to Samsung is to try the JIG. If you don't know how to approach this print any of the diagrams or guidelines e.g. look here.
What you can do is go to electronics part shop and ask for help with the jig ask the man to wire the resistors to the pins in usb plug just to see if the phone kick starts if not, well you're screwed.
If it works just buy it if not, google for repair shop with Riff Box and JTAG adapter for I9000 it takes about half a bell to do it (repair I mean). But if it's new you have to return it in for repair.
I guess you should get the jig one way or another, either visit electronics parts shop, ebay-it
hope this'll help somewhat.
cheers
If you're in the vancouver area, you can swing by and use the jig I made
Thank you both for the feed back.
@Tony I'm actually in Ottawa. I found someone on Kjiji that also made his own but wants to charge $10 and he lives too far away so I just went ahead and ordered one off ebay for $9 with shipping.
I read on the xda thread regarding the JIG that it the phone doesn't boot at all and just shows a black screen with the bricked image (as opposed to loading the carrier name or samsung with a white screen before) that it won't work and that is my case. Anyways I hope it works, just gotta wait and see I guess. I just don't even know what the next step would be. What do I do once I'm in download mode? :S
EDIT: NVM about the whole white screen, black screen thing, it says that the JIG should work if I see the PC-Phone logo which I do.
Three days huh? Wow, when you do it, you really DO it. Reading your description it sounded a bit like a Med student doing a brain transplant.
First I would just take the phone back to your carrier or service center and say you have no idea what happened, pay the money and have them sort it out. I fear there is no easy way out of the hole you have dug.
Next you should spend a few hours reading as much as you can here and then start small. Ask questions before you do anything. Root the phone. Try a few different kernels and lagfixes. Maybe flash something from doc's kitchen or a custom ROM. Make sure you know in advance what could go wrong and how to handle it, as much as possible. Once you have some experience then try something like cm7, which is very much a beta on the sgs and quite complex to flash and set up.
Spend a little time walking before you run (no matter how much you think you know) ...you'll enjoy the trip more.
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Three days huh? Wow, when you do it, you really DO it. Reading your description it sounded a bit like a Med student doing a brain transplant.
First I would just take the phone back to your carrier or service center and say you have no idea what happened, pay the money and have them sort it out. I fear there is no easy way out of the hole you have dug.
Next you should spend a few hours reading as much as you can here and then start small. Root the phone. Try a few different kernels and lagfixes. Maybe flash something from doc's kitchen or a custom ROM. Once you have some experience then try something like cm7, which is very much a beta on the sgs and quite complex to flash and set up.
Spend a little time walking before you run (no matter how much you think you know) ...you'll enjoy the trip more.
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Haha I can't take it back to the carrier, I bought it off kijiji, it's from Bell and I'm with Rogers. I unlocked it and as far as I know Bell is really bad with their warranty and last time I bought a Blackberry that was locked to Bell and unlocked it I was told by Bell that I need a receipt, which I obviously don't have. I would rather throw the phone away and buy a new one than have to deal with carriers.
I'm just gonna try the JIG I guess since I already ordered it. Hopefully doesn't take too long to get here.
And yes, I definitely need to read more and follow the instructions on a Windows PC instead of trying to put bits and pieces together and try to get everything working on Mac.
It seems however that the more I read the more I get confused, is it just me or are there so many different ways to achieving the same thing?
Anyways, I bought this as my first Android to experiment and learn on and so far that's what I've been doing. I'm not afraid of running into problems, I'll try to enjoy fixing them
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Haha I can't take it back to the carrier, I bought it off kijiji, it's from Bell and I'm with Rogers. I unlocked it and as far as I know Bell is really bad with their warranty and last time I bought a Blackberry that was locked to Bell and unlocked it I was told by Bell that I need a receipt, which I obviously don't have. I would rather throw the phone away and buy a new one than have to deal with carriers.
I'm just gonna try the JIG I guess since I already ordered it. Hopefully doesn't take too long to get here.
And yes, I definitely need to read more and follow the instructions on a Windows PC instead of trying to put bits and pieces together and try to get everything working on Mac.
It seems however that the more I read the more I get confused, is it just me or are there so many different ways to achieving the same thing?
Anyways, I bought this as my first Android to experiment and learn on and so far that's what I've been doing. I'm not afraid of running into problems, I'll try to enjoy fixing them
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You are right that there are different approaches to doing the same thing...often it is just a matter of what works for you.
Once you have a jig you will have no trouble going in to download mode. From there anything is fixable using odin. I would suggest reading the thread about darky's resurrection ROM which is a good place to start from when you have had trouble.
Just remember to do your homework and enjoy the process.
Good luck.
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You are right that there are different approaches to doing the same thing...often it is just a matter of what works for you.
Once you have a jig you will have no trouble going in to download mode. From there anything is fixable using odin. I would suggest reading the thread about darky's resurrection ROM which is a good place to start from when you have had trouble.
Just remember to do your homework and enjoy the process.
Good luck.
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Sounds good, will definitely keep that in mind. Thank you for your help, very much appreciated.
Hey guysss!
I just wanted to let you all know that I am a biggg IDIOT! LOL
So I ordered the JIG from ebay and on my way home I went to a couple of electronic stores to try and buy those resistors because I wanted to make my own JIG as well. Anyways, all the stores were closed and my friend told me he can grab the resistors from his lab tomorrow (engineering students lol)
I obviously don't want to wait till tomorrow. I came home and decided to take out the phone from its box again. This time I did the 3-button combo but in a different way, not using volume UP + DOWN + power but I came across a Samsung PDF explaining the Anyway JIG and it showed to press Volume Down + Home button + Power.
I gave that a try and voilà!!! I'm back in download mode! YAYYY!
I'm afraid to turn it off or pull the battery out cuz I don't want to risk ruining it even more so I'm gonna go ahead with rschenck's suggestion and use Darky's Resurrection Rom!
Thank you all for your help!!
Uh oh...one last problem
So as of now I am able to access Download Mode but not Recovery:S
Any ideas?
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Uh oh...one last problem
So as of now I am able to access Download Mode but not Recovery:S
Any ideas?
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If you can get to download mode you are fine for the moment since that is what you need for odin. Follow one of the guides for using odin here at XDA exactly, and good luck.
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Ok so after download mode, I followed the steps to reflash stock, i downloaded the same JL2 that I had prior. Odin said passed but the phone wouldn't boot, it would just get stuck on S in the boot screen...
I did a complete wipe data/cache through recovery and that didnt help.
I then thought I would give Darky's Resurrection a try since it wipes everything anyways...odin again said PASSED but there was a sign of a circle on the screen and it didn't boot. I did it again, said passed again and this time im on a endless boot loop. It turns on says samsung i9000, etc. and then blinks and does it again.
I am still able to get into download mode. I just don't know what to do anymore
Download mode = Yes
Then download stock firmware from samsungfirmwares.com not 2.3.3
or from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Download ODIN
Flash stock firmware through Odin with pit 512 and repartition checked .
If that fails try Eclair firmware 2.1
jje
JJEgan said:
Download mode = Yes
Then download stock firmware from samsungfirmwares.com not 2.3.3
or from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Download ODIN
Flash stock firmware through Odin with pit 512 and repartition checked .
If that fails try Eclair firmware 2.1
jje
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Ok so I did the above instructions and I the same happened. I am on JL2 now but it wont pass the boot screen (Stuck on the S). I did check repartition and 512 pit and pda.
I also have this error:
Can't mount DBDATA: copy default media content failed
My question is if I try eclair will I lose 3 button fix? From what I was able to gather the 3 button fix for Bell I9000M only came out with JL2.
Will I lose it or is it permanent once I have it?
Hello
I'm new android and samsung user for about a year now ! I'm just wondering why this flash procedure contains risk while it should not !
I've bought my phone with 400€ and i'm scared like **** to brick it, a normal thing isnt ?
Well what i want to say is, arnt these companies able to create an unbrickable phone in which i can install any android version like in my pc without risking the brick since i'm not touching the hardware part ?
Why these powerfull little things in specs are weak concerning the updating part ?
For me, its illogic to get a 400€ useless phone just after touching to its software part !!!!!
Do you think that its right ?
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Hello
I'm new android and samsung user for about a year now ! I'm just wondering why this flash procedure contains risk while it should not !
I've bought my phone with 400€ and i'm scared like **** to brick it, a normal thing isnt ?
Well what i want to say is, arnt these companies able to create an unbrickable phone in which i can install any android version like in my pc without risking the brick since i'm not touching the hardware part ?
Why these powerfull little things in specs are weak concerning the updating part ?
For me, its illogic to get a 400€ useless phone just after touching to its software part !!!!!
Do you think that its right ?
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I believe phones like the SGS are really sturdy/robust and cannot be easily bricked.However if the situation is like a person taking the wheels of an automobile for the first time without any preparation or guidance and driving through a crowded street and thereby generating a huge risk,that is another matter then!
Invest some time reading through the various initiation guides in these forums some of which 'spoonfeed',and you are good to flash as often as you wish without the risk of causing any hopeless bricks etc.
Happy flashing ahead,but after understanding what it takes!
Flashing is risky only if you flash bootloaders. Otherwise it's safe (well it's good to keep USB jig near just in case) as you can always just reflash if something goes wrong. But I think you'll find more info from flashing tutorials.
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It's hard to brick the SGS. You just hear more about bricks, because no one goes around posting "OMG GUYS SUCCESSFULLY FLASHED!!"
The only real risk is if you flash over the bootloaders. The bootloaders are the software that control how the phone gets flashed, so if these are corrupted obviously you can't really flash it anymore. Problems arise if a) you flash incompatible bootloaders (like from another model), b) the flashing procedure screws up (your computer crashes in the middle of flashing).
It's actually pretty unlikely.
Flashing is not so risky process if you know exactly what you do!
Very often the device behind the keyboard screws up the phone.
People need to read and also getting some basic knowledge how the flashing process works would not hurt them at all. That's the key to a successful flashing
Well thanks guys for the answers ! It was recomforting ;-)
But again for me, even the bootloader shouldnt fear the damage !! Well its a point of view no matter whats the thing between the keyboard does
At least Apple knows how to push their customer to update their iPhones ! I had one and i never feared the updating procedures !
Well concerning the odin software does it write somewhere that the bootloader flashing went perfectly ??
Thanks guys ! And is there any super android phone to buy and which its updating still not risky ?
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flashing aint risky, only moment that it could fail is the part when its flashing bootloader and that takes like second of the whole flashing process (or if youve putted absolutley wrong model firmware to flash)
from anything else you should just simply take out battery, put it back on and 3 button to download mode =)
and now with unbrickable mod its even more safe =)
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At least Apple knows how to push their customer to update their iPhones ! I had one and i never feared the updating procedures !
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Well... this thing with ODIN is not an official way to update firmware. It is a way to flash ROMs other than what your phone was supposed to receive. The official way is using Samsung KIES and only Samsung KIES. That is fault-free. If anything wrong happens you have emergency firmware update or smth. Don't compare official update with ODIN.
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Well... this thing with ODIN is not an official way to update firmware. It is a way to flash ROMs other than what your phone was supposed to receive. The official way is using Samsung KIES and only Samsung KIES. That is fault-free. If anything wrong happens you have emergency firmware update or smth. Don't compare official update with ODIN.
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Actually I see more problems caused by Kies in these forums then I do Odin/Heimdall errors. Beyond that, because Kies is kept closed and limited by Samsung often times the user will have no idea why the Kies update failed, or how to resolve the problem. 99 percent of all Odin/Heimdall problems are due to user error or intensely bad luck while the bootloaders are being flashed and there is always plenty of support online for any error. I take Odin over Kies any day.
As for saying that the bootloader should be unbrickable, I know some people have recently been posting hardware mods that create unbrickable Galaxy devices. However, for most of us who are not adept with soldering irons and transistors, the bootloader is no different then the Bios on a PC. If something corrupts the Bios, all you can do is send it to the shop or replace the Bios chip yourself...just as all you can do with a corrupt Bootloader is use a Jig or sent it in for service.
doctor_vai said:
.... like in my pc without risking the brick since i'm not touching the hardware part .....
....
....Well thanks guys for the answers ! It was recomforting ;-)
But again for me, even the bootloader shouldnt fear the damage !! Well its a point of view no matter whats the thing between the keyboard does
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Really??? So, please take your "unbrickable" PC, and unplug it in the middle of BIOS update (in case of laptop:unplug AND remove battery), and you'll see the results.
basicly you can not compare those two situations
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Well, i'm talking guys based on information i learned from the unbrickable mod, these guys have created an unbrickable SGS, do you think Samsung or other companies aren't able to do that officially ? Yes sure they can, but they don't want to, aand i don't know why !!
And for the BIOS thing, i'm partially agree that it's also a dangerous procedure, BUT the difference is that no matter what OS you want to install, you aren't obliged to update the BIOS first, and again, for my 2 Years laptop, i remember well that i've installed Vista and 7 quitly without touching the BIOS
Well, this post wasn't a question at first but kind of "debate" bcause i wanted just to know how people are reacting in front of that situation !
Thank you all
So, who forces you to touch the SGS bootloader?
Same time, Win Vista and Seven are OFFICIALLY released systems.
To compare the situation fully, you should assume that:
- you have PC bought directly from Microsoft, branded by them;
- you want to install "homemade" Win 7 and 3/4;
- you are claiming that you are in problems.
By the way: BIOS and Win Vista or 7 are old systems already. Try to read what is planned and developed now with Win 8 and UEFI: Windows 8 Branded PCs Could Prevent Other Operating Systems From Being Installed, and then compare it with SGS.
Simply, Samsung develops the device with THEIR OS on board, and is not obliged in any way to support homebrew systems, possibly because of likely claims of home grown hackers, who would brick their stuff and then claim it as warranty issue. Flashing different OS'es is possible thanks to effort of the people who are not related with Samsung at all. To use an example going further, look here on the HTC HD2 thread. Device was originally supplied with Win Mobile 6.5, but Dev's managed to port Win Phone 7, Android, Ubuntu and MeeGo to this phone.
Do you think that this is supported by HTC, or the persons who flashed Android and bricked phone would claim that this is HTC's fault? Same is with the SGS: flash not even the stock, but official releases via KIES only, and if something will went wrong, then blame Samsung.
So, there is no situation. Just group of people, who have or not the knowledge what they are doing, while flashing.
dude.. its not about samsung and android problems.. when you're trying to update your phone OS, its risky on every phone. unless you know how to do it right. I just read that if your phone brick, you can bring it to life using USB Jig. I never try it tough, cause my phone is never brick.
I don't expect I can be helped, but I needed to restore my rooted Note and after going through the backup/restore process my note died and now will not switch on in any mode (download including). After reading on here I would appear to have "bricked" my Note. Can any one advise / help? Can I claim on phone insurance? Is there any point returning it to Samsung?
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I don't expect I can be helped, but I needed to restore my rooted Note and after going through the backup/restore process my note died and now will not switch on in any mode (download including). After reading on here I would appear to have "bricked" my Note. Can any one advise / help? Can I claim on phone insurance? Is there any point returning it to Samsung?
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you are in stock ICS LPY Germany ???
restored with recovery stock or CWM CF??
The rooting process will have invalidated your warranty....
BUT....
if you are fully hard bricked (sounds like it), take it to Samsung service and say, "I was doing an official update to stock ROM with KIES and it just died".
Good luck.
why is this in development?
oh yeah you are bricked and most of all
YOU ARE ON THE WRONG FORUM CATEGORY....
don't encourage him folks..
****REPORTED****
He 'developed' an Android bookstand....
Thanks for replies.
Thanks for your reply's - this is my first post, so sorry if its in the wrong place, I'm not an expert just wanted some advice didn't mean to offend anyone!!!
yes it was stock ICS (germany)
and recovery was CWM CF
think I'll try Samsung service then if all else fails will try to claim on phone / home insurance.
Darn.
Good luck
globalm said:
The rooting process will have invalidated your warranty....
BUT....
if you are fully hard bricked (sounds like it), take it to Samsung service and say, "I was doing an official update to stock ROM with KIES and it just died".
Good luck.
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you don't do it, just say to them your phone was off can't boot, just that, because they already know the reason was, cheer up!
I presume you've tried taking battery out and wait 10sec, put back in.
Is recovery and download mode working???
Recovery = holding vol up + home + power btn
Download = holding vol down + home + power btn
If....with odin classic stop in the flash gingerbread procedure you are in brick situation....
prove to retun in Gingerbread firmware
Hehe that's happen when you do stuff without READ FIRST. You fuc*ed up your /data partition
anyway there is a post in general forum about how to reformat partitions
If you have warranty send it to Sammy. If not then check that post.
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Here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26285877
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I cannot enter download or recovery, no matter what I do and cannot see how I will be able to repartition if I cannot switch device on. I know I've made a mistake - but everyone has to start tinkering somewhere and this was mine, if I was an expert I wouldn't be in this situation in the first place. Last resort, I buy a cack phone and never play around again (but we wouldn't get anywhere if people did that).
I think you can try to get another phone from samsung. just say you ware using it as ussual then it just died after left charging over night. Don't mention words like brick or root or rom or recovery bla bla bla. And if you get lucky this time, i recommend doing some researches before doing anything serious next time
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I cannot enter download or recovery, no matter what I do and cannot see how I will be able to repartition if I cannot switch device on. I know I've made a mistake - but everyone has to start tinkering somewhere and this was mine, if I was an expert I wouldn't be in this situation in the first place. Last resort, I buy a cack phone and never play around again (but we wouldn't get anywhere if people did that).
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Pull out battery, wait 1 min, put back in and power on. Wait around 10 mi nsoemthing and see.
Plug phone in computer with USB cable and see if computer recognize the phone.+
dt33 said:
Pull out battery, wait 1 min, put back in and power on. Wait around 10 mi nsoemthing and see.
Plug phone in computer with USB cable and see if computer recognize the phone.+
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Hi there, tried the battery out and wait then switch on, did nothing. Waited 10 mins tried again, still nothing. Computer will not recognise connected device by USB. It would appear that I'm doomed!!!!
Send the phone back to Samsung
Also this not happens because you play with your phone. This happens when you do stuff without READ FIRST. People need to understand that if you want to do anything you need learn how to do it before doing it.
There are HUNDREDS of threads about this bricks.
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OK - I get it, I should not have done this, but I have and now I need to deal with it. If I didn't do something every time I was told not to do it, I'd be a sad lonely man (but maybe with a phone that works). Oh well, I'll have to buy an SIII then.....
Hello!
During flashing leaked kernel my phone was on soft brick, I wiped cache partition and data in CWM. This was the end of my beloved Note, it is 100% dead and none of the possible fixes posted works so far.
I have heard there is a possible fix by re partitioning and connection the phone in Linux environment, this way the computer reads the phone and can be fixed by repartitioning and could get into download mode. Please let me know if anybody confirms this.
Alternatively, what is the next step. My phone is still under warranty but I am scared if Samsung would find out the history of rooting or as my Phone is 100% dead they would not be able to find out, confused.......
If the motherboard needs to be replaced, how much would it cost, where should I take and most important if my phone recovers can I still play around with custom ROMs?
Look forward to suggestions bring my phone live as I purchased it on loan and it brings immense pain to pay emi for a dead phone.
Regards,
AK
Even it bricked by emmc bug, there shud be download mode still available
-First try to get other charged battery (or charge yours) and try to put in download mode, and look to Lt upper corner what is your flash score. If it is zero, simply reclain warranty.
-Otherwise try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26285877
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Even it bricked by emmc bug, there shud be download mode still available
-First try to get other charged battery (or charge yours) and try to put in download mode, and look to Lt upper corner what is your flash score. If it is zero, simply reclain warranty.
-Otherwise try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26285877
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Thanks. I tried using charged batteries but still does not get into Download Mode also after reading somewhere I tried to connect using Odin assuming screen would be black but Odin detects. Even this did not work
So, no way of getting DM or looking at binary count.
Regards.
AK
Your phone is under warranty yet you are asking for costs? Those "recovery" method will give you a "crippled" device in terms of mem capacity.
So go and claim warranty. They wont know anything since your phone is totally dead anyway.
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praetorius said:
Your phone is under warranty yet you are asking for costs? Those "recovery" method will give you a "crippled" device in terms of mem capacity.
So go and claim warranty. They wont know anything since your phone is totally dead anyway.
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Hey, I just cam back from SS service. they said it could be a motherboard issue and they are replacing the motherboard.
Does that mean they would install the Stock Rom from fresh, I am sure yes.
Waiting for my recovered phone and educating myself to safely play around with custom ROMs.
One last question, which is the best stable custom ROM available for Galaxy Note, in terms of UI and better battery life?
Many Thanks.
AK
avinay4you said:
Hey, I just cam back from SS service. they said it could be a motherboard issue and they are replacing the motherboard.
Does that mean they would install the Stock Rom from fresh, I am sure yes.
Waiting for my recovered phone and educating myself to safely play around with custom ROMs.
One last question, which is the best stable custom ROM available for Galaxy Note, in terms of UI and better battery life?
Many Thanks.
AK
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Congrats on the replacement;
Custom ROM's are kind of personal preference, Best bet is to do your research now while you wait and you can decide for yourself which features you like / want / need in a ROM..
Suggestions to check would be ParanoidAndroid / CleaNote from my point of view, I've tried both but still run Stock ICS with custom Kernel.. Suits my needs...
while gaming, my phone suddenly hang and i decide to restart the device itself. upon booting, i am stuck at the "samsung" logo. I have tried flashing stock rom and kernel but to no avail. i can still go into download mode and recovery mode. Anybody know whats gone wrong?
And if i send for waranty, it is a one to one exchanged?
driftkids said:
while gaming, my phone suddenly hang and i decide to restart the device itself. upon booting, i am stuck at the "samsung" logo. I have tried flashing stock rom and kernel but to no avail. i can still go into download mode and recovery mode. Anybody know whats gone wrong?
And if i send for waranty, it is a one to one exchanged?
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what is the current rom on your phone? have you tried going to recovery and wiping dalvik cache? still same thing? If it is, worst case you can try (since both Recovery and Download works still) is to wipe data in recovery and restart your phone again(Don't try doing this if your using an infected kernel and/or in ICS Rom)
Going back,
You have a soft bricked phone.. Why would you exchange it for warranty? you can easily fix your issue without returning it to Samsung.
letters_to_cleo said:
what is the current rom on your phone? have you tried going to recovery and wiping dalvik cache? still same thing? If it is, worst case you can try (since both Recovery and Download works still) is to wipe data in recovery and restart your phone again(Don't try doing this if your using an infected kernel and/or in ICS Rom)
Going back,
You have a soft bricked phone.. Why would you exchange it for warranty? you can easily fix your issue without returning it to Samsung.
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i am currently using stock ics 4.0.4 with GL NOTECORE kernel. i have tried wipe dalvik cache but still didnt solve it. i will try wipe date later. thanks
ya, format data does solved it. i am wondering whether will soft brick cause any damage to the hardware?
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hello
Same problem...pls HELP !!!
I tried to install a custom rom and then the horror began. I can't turn it on geto to download or recovery mode.. I sent it to service because I still have a warranty but I don't know will they see the history of installed roms. The man I talked to said to me that they can do it but I read a comment that it is impossible to see so I got a hope. They also told me that it could be about motherboard and that they will do everything they can to save it. I am really afraid of losing my Note. I hope you guys will help me and tell me sth good.. I am also interested is it possible to fix it with usb jig. ?
thanks, my regards..
Already it's with samsung. If they cant do anything to revive, its a motherboard replacement.
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ive been trying to get my note n7000 fixed now way to get it to work jtag just doesn't work boot loader wont go in the phone at all new phone it is
nedzad95 said:
I tried to install a custom rom and then the horror began. I can't turn it on geto to download or recovery mode.. I sent it to service because I still have a warranty but I don't know will they see the history of installed roms. The man I talked to said to me that they can do it but I read a comment that it is impossible to see so I got a hope. They also told me that it could be about motherboard and that they will do everything they can to save it. I am really afraid of losing my Note. I hope you guys will help me and tell me sth good.. I am also interested is it possible to fix it with usb jig. ?
thanks, my regards..
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Don't worry, if it is with samsung alrd. They'll sure give you replacement of the motherboard if they can't do anything to your existing one. This is considered as the "manufacturing fault", and therefore, they must be able to replace it.
1st few batches, N7000 came out under gingerbread 2.3.6 technology, and it worked very well without the eMMC brick bug. It is happened only when they upgrade to ICS, with their own stock kernel, which triggered the brick bug.
So long as they are delaying the fix for their own stock kernel with the eMMC brick bug removed, I think samsung is still liable to give replacement to user, no matter what you did to your device. As long as it is eMMC brick bug, and you have your warranty.
Why ?
very simple... Even most of the samsung sales person on their respective outlets, they know a lil bit or perhaps don't know at all about this bug. Unless the sales person is those who likes to play with handphone like most of us here.
And if they do know... they won't tell you as well about this bug. Otherwise, will you buy it ? :fingers-crossed:
So as a consumer, we have the right to be replaced if the bug has been triggered due to factory reset / wipe of data, since no one told us about this. **peace**.
Really do hope you get your replacement once they call you to take your phone.
Good Luck !
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antique_sonic said:
Don't worry, if it is with samsung alrd. They'll sure give you replacement of the motherboard if they can't do anything to your existing one. This is considered as the "manufacturing fault", and therefore, they must be able to replace it.
1st few batches, N7000 came out under gingerbread 2.3.6 technology, and it worked very well without the eMMC brick bug. It is happened only when they upgrade to ICS, with their own stock kernel, which triggered the brick bug.
So long as they are delaying the fix for their own stock kernel with the eMMC brick bug removed, I think samsung is still liable to give replacement to user, no matter what you did to your device. As long as it is eMMC brick bug, and you have your warranty.
Why ?
very simple... Even most of the samsung sales person on their respective outlets, they know a lil bit or perhaps don't know at all about this bug. Unless the sales person is those who likes to play with handphone like most of us here.
And if they do know... they won't tell you as well about this bug. Otherwise, will you buy it ? :fingers-crossed:
So as a consumer, we have the right to be replaced if the bug has been triggered due to factory reset / wipe of data, since no one told us about this. **peace**.
Really do hope you get your replacement once they call you to take your phone.
Good Luck !
Sent from the corner of this rounded earth.
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Thanks man.. you really encouraged me.. So they should give me a replacement.. I am still worried because the man that I talked to told that this kind of problem where I installed a bad rom is not under warranty so that is what scares me the most..
thanks for help...
Just to say:
Galaxy Note GT-N7000, ICS 4.0.4
regards...
driftkids said:
while gaming, my phone suddenly hang and i decide to restart the device itself. upon booting, i am stuck at the "samsung" logo. I have tried flashing stock rom and kernel but to no avail. i can still go into download mode and recovery mode. Anybody know whats gone wrong?
And if i send for waranty, it is a one to one exchanged?
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seems to be peculiar issue.. they should exchange for sure.. Sorry, I don't have much idea on this..
i'm very impatient..
Hey guys,
I just want to inform you that my Note is at service for 3-4 days... I am contacting them every day and they say it's not done yet.. So I hope it means that they're working on it... I will write if something new happens..
My Regards, Nedzad
Hey
I contaced service and they told they couldn't do anything yet.. Repairman told me that they will get a new JTAG repair box in 20 days and then they will fix it for free.. I think it is a good news
gr8
So the other day i was on my captivate and i had just factory reset it to original eclair. so i tried updating it with kies but it kept failing. So i then tried using Odin and accidently checked bootloader and now my phone turned off and wont show any signs of life. PLEASE IM ASKING YOU PLEASE HELP! What do I do?
Can u get into Download mode with button combo or jig ?
If ur phone shows zero signs of life, even when plugged in to a wall charger, then it is probably hard bricked and so u will need jtag service in order to bring ur phone back to life. Check out mobiletechvideos.com, they can fix ur phone.
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Can u get into Download mode with button combo or jig ?
If ur phone shows zero signs of life, even when plugged in to a wall charger, then it is probably hard bricked and so u will need jtag service in order to bring ur phone back to life. Check out mobiletechvideos.com, they can fix ur phone.
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But i dont get it. I was flashing with odin and it magically formatted the bootloader. Is there a way for me to fix it by myself like restoring the bootloader. I got my phone only 2 month ago. I dont have 40 dollars to invest on jtag service. Like how would they fix it. Could I please get instructions? Thanks and most help is appreciated
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But i dont get it. I was flashing with odin and it magically formatted the bootloader. Is there a way for me to fix it by myself like restoring the bootloader. I got my phone only 2 month ago. I dont have 40 dollars to invest on jtag service. Like how would they fix it. Could I please get instructions? Thanks and most help is appreciated
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It doesn't format the bootloaders per say, it you flash a stock ROM with Odin that has bootloaders and if it gets interrupted while it's replacing them, your phone will be bricked as it doesn't have a way to boot (hence the name bootloaders).
The JTAG service basically pushes the bootloaders into the phone. It's something we can't do on our own unless we have the right equipment (riftbox).
Like 4-2ndtwin mentioned, try to get some response from your phone, anything that would show life. That means you can recover on your phone. From there, you'd have to be able to get in download mode and flash Odin KK4 without ANY interruption.
My phone wont turn on and when i put it in charge it wont even show the battery charging. What else can i do to fix my phone?
Theboss14 said:
My phone wont turn on and when i put it in charge it wont even show the battery charging. What else can i do to fix my phone?
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Try the button combo to get in download mode (could even try a jig). If that fails too, you'll have to get jtag service.
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:cyclops:Fine If i Have to send my captivate for a jtag then i guess i will if thats my only options. But I find the one on mobiletechvideos really expensive does anyone know an alternative. Thanks. I apreciate it if you tell me.
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:cyclops:Fine If i Have to send my captivate for a jtag then i guess i will if thats my only options. But I find the one on mobiletechvideos really expensive does anyone know an alternative. Thanks. I apreciate it if you tell me.
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The only alternative I can suggest you is to find that service around your place, hopefully for cheaper.
Yo. I think this service is legit. Is it?
On ebay.com
/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Riff-Box-JTAG-Boot-Restore-Unbrick-Service-/271281826547?pt=US_Cell_Phone_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f29a82af3
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Yo. I think this service is legit. Is it?
On ebay.com
/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Riff-Box-JTAG-Boot-Restore-Unbrick-Service-/271281826547?pt=US_Cell_Phone_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f29a82af3
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Kinda hard to know. look at the seller's rep Imo.
Samsung Captivate is dead, unable to go in download mode....
Hi,
I also have similar kind of issue which is still not resolved.Long time back postem my problem regarding my samsung captivate phone, I tried all the solution provided my members of this community to fix my issue. But it is still not resolve.
Could you please look in to my thread, and advise me what could be the problem and how can I repair my phone ?
Below is link to my thread where I have mentioned the issue in detail -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194325
Jtag. The only possible way out.
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vishu_10d said:
Hi,
I also have similar kind of issue which is still not resolved.Long time back postem my problem regarding my samsung captivate phone, I tried all the solution provided my members of this community to fix my issue. But it is still not resolve.
Could you please look in to my thread, and advise me what could be the problem and how can I repair my phone ?
Below is link to my thread where I have mentioned the issue in detail -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194325
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From what I've read in your thread, you had the i9000 image working, correct? If so, why not just roll with it?
All Captivate/i9000 rom works with the i9000 bootloader. Captivate GB Rom will need to get the 2.3.5 i9000 Music Player APK, but aside from that, it all works. AOSP roms like Cyanogenmod and Slimbean will work out of the box if you get the captivate version. To install them, you'll need a slight workaround though:
Flash a kernel with CWM.
From there, flash the Captivate Glitch Kernel V13. It only comes in .ZIP format, which is why you need a CWM kernel before hand
Flash CM7 to convert the partition table(IMPORTANT. Rom will not boot if you skip this step.)
Flash anything from here on. If it throw a status 7 about device not being SGH-i896/SGH-i897, etc..., flash the Glitch Kernel before attempting to flash the ROM. You do not need to flash CM7 again.
(I know other ROM should have converted the partition table, but in reality it doesn't. Since you're flashing from Glitch, a CM7/MIUI kernel, they assumes you already have the MTD partition layout, and only resize it instead of doing a full conversion. CM7 check the partition table regardless of which kernel you're flashing it from.)
As a plus, Deep Idle works only with the i9000 bootloader. You'll get sleep of death otherwise. If you want your ATT World Phone image back, you can flash the custom param.lfs and change it manually. This can only be done from Touchwiz ROM though.