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So last night my phone bricked
Heres What I did
1. Flash Stock
2. Flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952588
3. Got Tired of it...
4.Then Flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045734
5. Got Tired of this...
6. So insted of waisting time i went into recovery and flashedhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964583
7. After it finished I Flashed some GPS Fixes and deleted the battery stats
8. Then in recovery and rebooted my phone and it never came back on since
dose anyone know where i went on?
Ive tried http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-unbrick-samsung-captivate/ and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911
and even went to AT&T for help.
they said all it is is the battery but is it more then that?
I have read around and it said it corrupted my files is this perminante?
if it wont turn on. it is a hard brick. j-tag fix only.
congratulations! your phone is under 1 year old!
you have a warranty! Use it!.
Just say " It just stopped working "
if it cant turn on, they cant prove you wrong!
or get ahold of " mobiletech videos " he just got set up with jtag un-bricking. and the first people to test it out get it done for free!! shipping included!!
TRusselo said:
if it wont turn on. it is a hard brick. j-tag fix only.
congratulations! your phone is under 1 year old!
you have a warranty! Use it!.
Just say " It just stopped working "
if it cant turn on, they cant prove you wrong!
or get ahold of " mobiletech videos " he just got set up with jtag un-bricking. and the first people to test it out get it done for free!! shipping included!!
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Just to add to your post;
If you get any sign of life (light, vibration or any kind of image) then it's not bricked all you'll need is a JIG (you can build one for very cheap).
If that's not the case.. Well back to Trusselo's post
my suggestion is to try this first:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...21187&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_651wt_1139
BWolf56 said:
Just to add to your post;
If you get any sign of life (light, vibration or any kind of image) then it's not bricked all you'll need is a JIG (you can build one for very cheap).
If that's not the case.. Well back to Trusselo's post
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nope no signs of life none what so ever
TRusselo said:
if it wont turn on. it is a hard brick. j-tag fix only.
congratulations! your phone is under 1 year old!
you have a warranty! Use it!.
Just say " It just stopped working "
if it cant turn on, they cant prove you wrong!
or get ahold of " mobiletech videos " he just got set up with jtag un-bricking. and the first people to test it out get it done for free!! shipping included!!
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how do i get hold and what is a J-Tag?
mwiz123 said:
how do i get hold and what is a J-Tag?
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A JTAG is a module that will shoot the boatloaders in your phone. It has to be plugged directly to your phone's board so I suggest you get someone weith experience to do it.
I know that AdamOutler (sorry if I miss spelled) from Team Komin (A3) and Connexion2005 were offering JTAG services for free (for testing purpose). I this point, you have nothing to lose. Your phone is indeed bricked.
Here's a nice thread that will explain what happened: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049294
ohh ok so what if i install a 2.3.3 form and flash cognition are my files corrupt?
mwiz123 said:
ohh ok so what if i install a 2.3.3 form and flash cognition are my files corrupt?
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Depends.
how did you proceed?
I mean, you can use the 2.3 boatloaders on 2.2 ROMs but you need to flash back to stock using Odin. Even then, it doesn't always work and you've a good chance of bricking your phone.
EDIT: Thx Studa.. was typing too fast lol
BWolf56 said:
Depends.
how did you proceed?
I mean, you can use the 2.3 boatloaders on 2.2 ROMs but you need to flash back to stock using Odin 1 click. Even then, it doesn't always work and you've a good chance of bricking your phone.
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Odin one click replaces both bootloaders bro.
To keep the gb bootloaders you use full odin with .tar files that don't contain ANY bootloaders.
omg i feel slow its it the phone or the battery?
strate answer please
The phone.
Cognition contains the sbl.bin (secondary bootloader) you flashed directly from gingerbread so now you have a gingerbread boot.bin and a froyo/eclair sbl.bin.
In short completely bricked.
Jtag debricking is your only out.
Ok i just got my RMA phone and thats the last time im romming
Thats the risk you assume when you try flashing roms when you have apparently done little to no research...
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If all you get when you put your battery in out is a black screen and the keys on the bottom do not light up, it is hard bricked. I did it on friday. Took it into warranty center. They swapped battery and same result. 10 minutes later I walked out with a "new" phone.
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My phone, (Samsung GT S 5570) Just died a few days ago while I was installing some software. The software was Clockwork Mod. To install this, I used an application from Google Play called -Rom Manager. After installing the app, I clicked something like flash clockwork mod, and a list was brought to me, from which I was to select my phone model, but unfortunately my wasn't among the list. So, I picked the first Model type and proceeded. The clockwork Mod was installed correctly and so I went to the next attempt and that was to Partition my SD Card. Consequently, my phone went off and I thought that it would restart on itself but....! I tried to restart it on my own but the LCD didn't even turn on. What do I do? To make it worse, the phone won't even go into recovery mode. The phone was already rooted, so no warranty. I suppose the phone is Bricked. Someone please help.
My email address, [email protected]
Thanks in advance.
Your phone is bricked and it's because you were trying to install CWM for a device that was probably not even remotely close to yours. Also wrong section I would suggest posting in this section forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1311 and seeing if they might be able to help you.
Nixon Kasasi said:
My phone, (Samsung GT S 5570) Just died a few days ago while I was installing some software. The software was Clockwork Mod. To install this, I used an application from Google Play called -Rom Manager. After installing the app, I clicked something like flash clockwork mod, and a list was brought to me, from which I was to select my phone model, but unfortunately my wasn't among the list. So, I picked the first Model type and proceeded. The clockwork Mod was installed correctly and so I went to the next attempt and that was to Partition my SD Card. Consequently, my phone went off and I thought that it would restart on itself but....! I tried to restart it on my own but the LCD didn't even turn on. What do I do? To make it worse, the phone won't even go into recovery mode. The phone was already rooted, so no warranty. I suppose the phone is Bricked. Someone please help.
My email address, [email protected]
Thanks in advance.
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NEVER install CWM via rom manager it just isn't compatible with our device and 99.99% of people brick their phones because of it. And yes, your phone is probably bricked, hard brick. What u can do now is to try a usb jig method which is available in the guide in my sig.
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You're totally out of luck on this one mate, now you have a very nice paper weight if you still have a valid warranty, just bring the brick to the service center and they'll fix it for you, but never ever mention flashing, clockwork mod or anything related it happened while updating with kies, that's it and guide for making usb jig provided by tietganFTW works, I made one for myself already and tested it on mini, so there's nothing to worry about on this one
yackovsky said:
You're totally out of luck on this one mate, now you have a very nice paper weight if you still have a valid warranty, just bring the brick to the service center and they'll fix it for you, but never ever mention flashing, clockwork mod or anything related it happened while updating with kies, that's it and guide for making usb jig provided by tietganFTW works, I made one for myself already and tested it on mini, so there's nothing to worry about on this one
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So if u have the same situation as him, u can fix it via a usb jig?
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tietganFTW said:
So if u have the same situation as him, u can fix it via a usb jig?
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I heard in few places that mini bricked by cwm is repairable with jig, and I made one and tested it, and it worked, so yeah, probably
yackovsky said:
I heard in few places that mini bricked by cwm is repairable with jig, and I made one and tested it, and it worked, so yeah, probably
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Aight thanks I have a friend whose phone is bricked. IDK where to find a USB jig though...
tietganFTW said:
Aight thanks I have a friend whose phone is bricked. IDK where to find a USB jig though...
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Make one yourself dude, you posted a guide about it some time ago, isn't it? btw. link in your sig ain't working
yackovsky said:
Make one yourself dude, you posted a guide about it some time ago, isn't it? btw. link in your sig ain't working
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I tried, but I failed. And I threw it away. So now I ain't got a spare USB cable to make one. I'll consider getting one during the holidays
tietganFTW said:
I tried, but I failed. And I threw it away. So now I ain't got a spare USB cable to make one. I'll consider getting one during the holidays
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Yeah, soldering is hell tricky especially with sh!tty tin just keep your arms steady and stay focused
WE should contact Deb's of Tom manager and request them to remove our + others(who affected) devices which don't support and hardbrick:banghead:
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VR.gtmini said:
WE should contact Deb's of Tom manager and request them to remove our + others(who affected) devices which don't support and hardbrick:banghead:
XD/\PPP
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+1. This way people won't go around bricking their phone by accident...
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Buy usb jig if you are in phil
If you are from Philippines, you can buy usb jig here: triple-w.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/7350334/USB+Jig+unbrick+Samsung+Galaxy+S+series+Phones?referralKeywords=usb+jig&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-2,2
Nick, did you manage to find any way out to unbrick your galaxy mini hard bricked by rom manager?
I have a similar problem now, I need help. If you got any please share with me here or email to: [email protected]
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dmokiring said:
Nick, did you manage to find any way out to unbrick your galaxy mini hard bricked by rom manager?
I have a similar problem now, I need help. If you got any please share with me here or email to: [email protected]
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There is only one way out......... Samsung Service Centre
I bought the Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070 around early January from Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia it came with GB 2.3 after than I came back to India phone was working fine, after 9-10 days phone flashed the message that software update is available(without any info regarding the version of the update).
I updated the phone with that prompt.... After the whole update process screen displayed that phone update is complete and reboot the phone which i did Since then phone is dead, displaying nothing :crying:
I tried every solution on google but phone is not going into any mode "downloading" or "recovery" however for the first time when it all happened i tried to connect it to laptop and punched the combination of keys into phone the laptop for a while recognized and installed the drivers for the same but it didnt come up as a drive or anything, Now it is not even recognizing the phone connected. :crying:
Can anyone help?? I recently lost Galaxy S2 in car theft then I bought this??
Had you installed a custom kernel?
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Shaaan said:
Had you installed a custom kernel?
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nop screen is blank i can't do anything until it boots up! any solution? tried combination of keys but of no use!
Take it to Service or Repair Shop then... They might or may not charge you...
Sami Kabir said:
Take it to Service or Repair Shop then... They might or may not charge you...
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i had gone there they said that they have to change the hardware and it will take around 1 and half month for that "part" to arrive :/ and i think they will charge hefty sum, so i brought the phone back so that i could try the alternative....
still any workarounds guys??
suraj18 said:
i had gone there they said that they have to change the hardware and it will take around 1 and half month for that "part" to arrive :/ and i think they will charge hefty sum, so i brought the phone back so that i could try the alternative....
still any workarounds guys??
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Import? Looks like you got trolled. Even a hard brick takes 2 weeks for repair!
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Agreed with Shaan... try another shop then...
but I still don't get it.. how can a software update "kill" your phone..?
When I was on GB, I got a software update and by mistake I tapped on "Install"... ( I didn't want to install because I was using custom kernel)... so after the update downloaded.. it went to Recovery or something to install but it couldn't.. my phone showed me an "Broken Android" logo or something and turned off... After turning it on everything was OK (fortunately)...
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If the ota killed ur phone they will not charge u anything for the repair, search for official Samsung service centre. If I were u, I would try to open odin with the jb tar, connect the phone without the battery and while pressing vol(-) + power + home, as soon as it recognize the device press start to flash
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my i9070 is dead :crying: cannot access any things and pc do not recognize it and don't power up or recovery and download mode not working
cannot access the service center or buy jtag
:crying::crying:
You already posted in a few threads whats happened.
Dont spamm anymore with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40958237&postcount=20
Sami Kabir said:
Agreed with Shaan... try another shop then...
but I still don't get it.. how can a software update "kill" your phone..?
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dont know sent that phone back from where it was purchased and they provided a new phn as replacement
thanx all for suggestion
hi to anyone whos reading this,my problem is with my note gt n7000,when its switch on its starts to get warm even when its idle screen,it starts to get even hotter when when i go to the app screen and start to scroll then it just crashes and lines appear on the screen and then it goes blank,and then makes a screeching noise until i take the battery out,when i replace the battery it starts as normal until it starts getting warm again then it'll shut down and restart. and also it refuse to turn on or charge sometimes.does anyone have any ideas what's causing this and how to fix it.
any help would be gratefully appreciated.thanks
ghostcatcher said:
hi to anyone whos reading this,my problem is with my note gt n7000,when its switch on its starts to get warm even when its idle screen,it starts to get even hotter when when i go to the app screen and start to scroll then it just crashes and lines appear on the screen and then it goes blank,and then makes a screeching noise until i take the battery out,when i replace the battery it starts as normal until it starts getting warm again then it'll shut down and restart. and also it refuse to turn on or charge sometimes.does anyone have any ideas what's causing this and how to fix it.
any help would be gratefully appreciated.thanks
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What rom and kernel are you on and how old is your battery? Take out the battery and spin it on a flat surface, does it look bulging?
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note problem.
SpyderTracks said:
What rom and kernel are you on and how old is your battery? Take out the battery and spin it on a flat surface, does it look bulging?
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its 16 gig the battery is quite new and its holding charge,i put it my friends note and its fine,it charges and holds charge in his phone.sorry i dont know what the kernl is. how do i find out? and thanks for replying.
ghostcatcher said:
its 16 gig the battery is quite new and its holding charge,i put it my friends note and its fine,it charges and holds charge in his phone.sorry i dont know what the kernl is. how do i find out? and thanks for replying.
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Goto settings/about phone and post screen shot, or type what's said there.
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GT-N7000 bricked?
Good day
I am new in this forum, but please help. the following summarizes my problem:
1: I upgraded it to 4.1.2 using N7000UBLSF_N7000UUBLSF_TTT about 2 months ago using Odin. It worked well
2. latter I tried to root with PhilZ-cwm6-UBLSF-UBB-4.87.6.tar.md5 using Odin. It was not successful, instead, it brought a yellow triangle with with an exclamation mark inside while booting up, but, it still worked well.
3. Yesterday, i tried to root it again with http://205.196.123.93/16u53bf954yg/6bxp34p353tf8ob/PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSZ-OXA-4.63-signed.zip. It rooted quit alright but with the yellow triangle still there.
4. I then tried to remove the yellow bang with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
5. my phone went off totally. i tried the Jig, no effect. Plugged it to the computer and still no sign of life. How can i solve this?
I will appreciate any help rendered.
victorola said:
Good day
I am new in this forum, but please help. the following summarizes my problem:
1: I upgraded it to 4.1.2 using N7000UBLSF_N7000UUBLSF_TTT about 2 months ago using Odin. It worked well
2. latter I tried to root with PhilZ-cwm6-UBLSF-UBB-4.87.6.tar.md5 using Odin. It was not successful, instead, it brought a yellow triangle with with an exclamation mark inside while booting up, but, it still worked well.
3. Yesterday, i tried to root it again with http://205.196.123.93/16u53bf954yg/6bxp34p353tf8ob/PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSZ-OXA-4.63-signed.zip. It rooted quit alright but with the yellow triangle still there.
4. I then tried to remove the yellow bang with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
5. my phone went off totally. i tried the Jig, no effect. Plugged it to the computer and still no sign of life. How can i solve this?
I will appreciate any help rendered.
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Its not good practice to hijack a thread in the middle of someone seeking help... If you really need to, start your own. I realise this is your first post, just letting you know how it works.
Philz kernels are meant to be flashed from recovery, not odin which is why you got the yellow triangle. I have no idea what method you took to remove yellow triangle, but easiest way is to use triangleaway from the play store.
You rooted correctly the first time and it was successful, you then tried to flash an incompatible Philz kernel which is why it won't boot. Flash a full rom using pc odin and start again, and read the instructions fully next time.
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thanks, but
Thanks for the reply. I am a jc. The problem i now have is that the phone wont start again. no sign of life in it, none not even with jig. kindly help
victorola said:
Thanks for the reply. I am a jc. The problem i now have is that the phone wont start again. no sign of life in it, none not even with jig. kindly help
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Can you not enter download mode?
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Noooooooooooooo. I cant enter the download mode. Not even with the USB JIG. What can I do next, should in case it's bricked?
victorola said:
Noooooooooooooo. I cant enter the download mode. Not even with the USB JIG. What can I do next, should in case it's bricked?
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If you can't enter download mode with jig it's fully bricked and needs a motherboard replacement under warranty.
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SpyderTracks said:
If you can't enter download mode with jig it's fully bricked and needs a motherboard replacement under warranty.
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OK. but can i still claim warranty with the conditions explained? If no, i no, where can i buy and waht is the cost estimate? Any Idea?
No, warrantees don't cover intentional damage. You can recover a bricked phone for $50 US with the JTAG process. See www.mobiletechvideos.com.
victorola said:
OK. but can i still claim warranty with the conditions explained? If no, i no, where can i buy and waht is the cost estimate? Any Idea?
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You just say it wasn't able to boot after an ota update, warranty should cover.
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SpyderTracks said:
You just say it wasn't able to boot after an ota update, warranty should cover.
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Ok, i will try that. Thanks
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rangercaptain said:
No, warrantees don't cover intentional damage. You can recover a bricked phone for $50 US with the JTAG process. See www.mobiletechvideos.com.
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What do you mean by international damage? more so, $50 is not a problem, shipping from and to Africa is more e xpensive and quite unsafe
Kies did not recorgnizes my phone
I have to say thanks to God and you people. I finally Got my phone working. Presently, I run 4.1.2 (N7000UBLSF_N7000UUBLSF_TTT) with kernel version 3.0.31-906407 rooted PhilZ-cwm6-UBLSF-UBB-4.87.6.tar.md5 using Odin. But, after the removal of the Yellow caution sign with removeyellowtriangleNEW, I noted that i cannot connect with samsung kies. Please, what can i do? Kies was the backup i had. once again, thank you.
Kies will only work with Stock kernels.
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Thats partly true
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Kies will only work with Stock kernels.
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Yes, i quite agree with that. But i have used it after i upgraded the phone to 4.1.2. Somthing else must be wrong
Restart phone and pc and try again on a different usb port.
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Tried that already
nokiamodeln91 said:
Restart phone and pc and try again on a different usb port.
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Thank you for the reply, but i have tried that already. I even tried factory reset cum uninstalling and reinstalling kies. Guessed something could be wrong with my usb port.... noooo other pc suite read and wrote to it without effort. Will appreciate any other help
It won't be recognised as you've installed phillz kernel and rooted.
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I wasn't paying attention and I messed up. I was planning on flashing AllianceROM to the latest version, and without thinking I downloaded the zip file and started to flash. In the middle of the process, my phone shut off suddenly, and now it won't even turn on. I plug it in and the computer doesn't register anything.
I realized that I flashed it with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lliancerom-v9-available-changelog-op-t2037363, which is for the Galaxy S2.
Have I completely messed up? Is this phone basically irreparable? I can't go into safe mode or anything like that. And I've obviously voided the warranty...
If you can't get into Odin mode or Recovery, then yes, unfortunately you bricked it.
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*FaNDroID* said:
If you can't get into Odin mode or Recovery, then yes, unfortunately you bricked it.
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Would it be "fixed" if I got the motherboard replaced? How about jtagging or usb jig?
I should still be under warranty but Samsung says I need proof of purchase even though they know the purchase date. I seem to have misplaced the receipt and it's making me want to tear my hair out because they're basically avoiding having to help me. (I understand this was my fault but they're blatantly saying I have no warranty.)
Probably need a new motherboard. If you can't get it to power up at all.
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Probably need a new motherboard. If you can't get it to power up at all.
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How much would it cost me to get a new one, and where could I get one?
Or would it be cheaper to make an appointment at SoHo Samsung Studio and have them repair it for me?
Don't know, personally I'd try and find a busted s5 on eBay. One with a broken screen and clean IMEI
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Have you tried to see if it will boot from Ext-SD? I've heard of a few successful hard brick recoveries from this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476353
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2834419
nutt_case said:
Have you tried to see if it will boot from Ext-SD? I've heard of a few successful hard brick recoveries from this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476353
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2834419
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Thanks for the reply! These are for different phones though. And where would I find this unbrick image?
senoppai said:
Thanks for the reply! These are for different phones though. And where would I find this unbrick image?
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It can be done for the g900a you just gotta find a debrick image. There was one in this thread but not sure if it's still active or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3085344
nutt_case said:
It can be done for the g900a you just gotta find a debrick image. There was one in this thread but not sure if it's still active or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3085344
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I read a bit into the threads and one person said that if the computer won't even recognize it then I probably am out of luck? Is this true?
Edit: I tried using Win32DiskImager, and it did not work. I press the power button and it wont turn on, and as usual the computer wont recognize it.
senoppai said:
I read a bit into the threads and one person said that if the computer won't even recognize it then I probably am out of luck? Is this true?
Edit: I tried using Win32DiskImager, and it did not work. I press the power button and it wont turn on, and as usual the computer wont recognize it.
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Not sure about the computer....i think it usually shows QHUSB_BULK when hard bricked...again not sure though.
If it's not powering on with a properly flashed debrick SD card then your probably going to need jtag or new board.