http://www.ebay.in/itm/UNBrick-Sams...?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item415d3ece49
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/unbric...msung-t959-i9000-i897-m110s-i8700-i9100-93514
Do these products work for the SGM? I saw somebody mentioning a jig to recover bricked phone somewhere here (related to SGM), but my request for clarification was not answered. Hence, creating this thread.
What software is required to use them?
And anybody got heimdall to work?
1.- Remove both the SIM card and de microSD card.
2.- KEEP YOUR BATTERY REMOVED
3.- Apply the Download-mode button combination (known by you all)
4.- WHILE HOLDING THE COMBINATION, insert the battery, and keep the buttons pressed untill you get the download mode.
5.- Flash your phone with a valid firmware through Odin (Preferebly, have Odin prepared before doing this trick)
i saw many people posting this trick n it worked for galaxy series n sgm too..if it is hard bricked then also..i dont think this device jig is required to unbrick,,,.
u r asking of software it is ODIN v4.38 download it by searching on google
Yes i confirm , work but no with hardware bricked SGM (black screen)
djeidj said:
Yes i confirm , work but no with hardware bricked SGM (black screen)
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Thanks for this info. By "black screen", I hope you mean that the phone had neither download mode, nor battery charging sign??
Which jig did you use?
Can you describe the method or provide links?
In my case By "black screen", I mean that once i nstalled ROM MANAGER my phone does not start and shows only black screen and the phone had neither download mode, nor battery charging sign, in this case jig does not help.
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But when I downgread my phone he died again, then I used my hand-made jig and after restart my phone enter in downlosd mode. I used this method - search this in google - How I did: Restore soft-bricked Samsung Galaxy I9000. But I guess you can use the link which I will send a P.M
Were you able to bring back to life your galaxy mini? I'm in the same situation (black screen due to ram manager) but my home made jig doesn't work. (Although it works with galaxys and galaxy s2).
Any idea or suggestion?
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I managed to return my phone to my provider cervice , in this case it is the only solution for our phone. There told me that they changed the motherboard to fix it.
yeah it works depending on how your phone is bricked, mines really really hard bricked, no download mode, no charging ****, and odin nor doesnt recognize it, the only option is to surrender it to the carrier u bought it from
Hmm, many had problems with ROM Manager as I could see, and I guess its the reason for bricking. I'm never gonna use it anyways !!
Btw, I'm concerned about how the Service Center unbricks our device ?
We can't do that manually ?
I understand if its a hardware bricked stage, then no other option rather than handing the device to them.
coolsandie said:
Hmm, many had problems with ROM Manager as I could see, and I guess its the reason for bricking. I'm never gonna use it anyways !!
Btw, I'm concerned about how the Service Center unbricks our device ?
We can't do that manually ?
I understand if its a hardware bricked stage, then no other option rather than handing the device to them.
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search google for for jtag. You need a jtag jig, which connects directly to the mother board (and not the usb jig). There is one available, but is real expensive, afaik.
thank you very much
confirmed, my usb jig , which works with i9000 doesn't work with my wife's SGM...
Yes it works. I Tested it myself.
But only on soft bricks not on hard bricks.
I can give you a video if you want just pm me. ^_^
With the SGM, you do not need a jig if it is only a soft brick. As long as you can enter download mode, ODIN works.
genieass said:
With the SGM, you do not need a jig if it is only a soft brick. As long as you can enter download mode, ODIN works.
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precisely.
btw those issues with rom manager.... it doesn't happen to me.
So if my phone doesn't turn on in any mode, is not recognized by odin, that means I have hardware brick? And USB jig will not work, right?
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So if my phone doesn't turn on in any mode, is not recognized by odin, that means I have hardware brick? And USB jig will not work, right?
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no! if read ur testimony
its caused ur wrong flash kernel , only one way is use "jtag" to flash the recovery kernel. then flash custom .
usb jig only purpose for softbricked.
hope it answers thy question
So in repair service they use these jtag tools?
TheWhisp said:
So if my phone doesn't turn on in any mode, is not recognized by odin, that means I have hardware brick? And USB jig will not work, right?
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Actually, there might still be hope, USB Jig works, you can make one by stripping the USB cord's end and connect 3 100k ohms resistors on two points, I can post photos if you want.
If your bootloader is already damaged by a bad flash, just hope your factory download mode's partition isn't also damage. If not, then the jig will work.
Also if anybody would like, here's my thread on how to flash stock ROMs 100% safe.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551586
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So in repair service they use these jtag tools?
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In some cases yes
Related
i tried to install miui 4 without using abyss kernel, the mobile got off in the middle of the installation and since then its not at all showing anything
i tried to go back to recovery and download mode but nothing is happening to the phone and when i connect the phone to pc, pc is not detecting anything, and when i try to connect the mobile to charging... it doesnt charge at all and dont show anything on the mobile screen... the mobile screen always remain black like its without battery
can any one help?????????/
Can you get repaired by SS service? That will be the easy option.
Otherwise, it seemed that Sar17 can help with his firsthand experience since he has just revived his hardbrick Note using a combination of several methods including Jtag and and repartition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886&page=37
Perhaps should try to PM him. GL!
forest1971 said:
Can you get repaired by SS service? That will be the easy option.
Otherwise, it seemed that Sar17 can help with his firsthand experience since he has just revived his hardbrick Note using a combination of several methods including Jtag and and repartition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886&page=37
Perhaps should try to PM him. GL!
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thanks for the reply... but i am still confused ... is it bricked or some other problem?
I guess whatever the cause does not matter much, still the same problem of a hard brick which could not even turn on, nothing. The choice to fix are below:
1. use a jig to get it start into download mod. Then odin stock rom or repartition using a custom PIT file if odin get stuck somewhere (because of partition damage by emmc bug kernel).
2. if jig does not work then need a Jtag to fix it. In case there is also partition damage jtag alone will not work, and will need also repartition. That is the case of Sar17.
That are the only ways that I know can help revived it (beside motherboard replace). Hope you can figure out or Sar17 can help you with more details. cheers.
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I guess whatever the cause does not matter much, still the same problem of a hard brick which could not even turn on, nothing. The choice to fix are below:
1. use a jig to get it start into download mod. Then odin stock rom or repartition using a custom PIT file if odin get stuck somewhere (because of partition damage by emmc bug kernel).
2. if jig does not work then need a Jtag to fix it. In case there is also partition damage jtag alone will not work, and will need also repartition. That is the case of Sar17.
That are the only ways that I know can help revived it (beside motherboard replace). Hope you can figure out or Sar17 can help you with more details. cheers.
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can u explain how to use jig or jtag... i will be very thankful to u
This is how to use a Jig:
- Turn off your phone and pull out the battery
- Just put the battery back and don't turn it on
- Plug the Jig into the micro USB port on the phone
- After about 2 seconds, you can see the yellow download mode logo on the screen.
- Unplug the module
- Connect your phone with USB cable to computer and then flash your phone via odin.
You can buy it online very cheap.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/unbric...msung-t959-i9000-i897-m110s-i8700-i9100-93514
It does not list N7000 but will work since some people in xda have tried.
About Jtag it will cost more and more complicated to use. I do not have much info so you will need to search google.
Also remember to send Sar17 a private message. I guess he can help with Jtag.
Cheers.
forest1971 said:
This is how to use a Jig:
- Turn off your phone and pull out the battery
- Just put the battery back and don't turn it on
- Plug the Jig into the micro USB port on the phone
- After about 2 seconds, you can see the yellow download mode logo on the screen.
- Unplug the module
- Connect your phone with USB cable to computer and then flash your phone via odin.
You can buy it online very cheap.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/unbric...msung-t959-i9000-i897-m110s-i8700-i9100-93514
It does not list N7000 but will work since some people in xda have tried.
About Jtag it will cost more and more complicated to use. I do not have much info so you will need to search google.
Also remember to send Sar17 a private message. I guess he can help with Jtag.
Cheers.
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thanks !!! i have already PM Sar17..... the link u sent for buying is not working... any other link for buying??????/
The link open perfectly fine for me. try again. otherwise, should search jig (picture) then will see it come up.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/unbric...msung-t959-i9000-i897-m110s-i8700-i9100-93514
There is also a guide on how to do it oneself which looks not very easy. Buying is a better option.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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BTW, it is important to check battery as well if possible. A malfunction battery will cause same symptoms. cheers.
So yeah, I bricked my Samsung Galaxy Ace with the wrong kernel through Clock Work Recovery, chose reboot option, screen turned black.
I have tried all the button combos, with inserting battery method and all of that, I even bought a USB Jig but to no avail. The furthest I've come to entering Download Mode(button combinations, to then flash with Odin) is that the computer is detecting the samsung galaxy ace as a modem(If I do not press the button combinations the computer detects nothing at all) and I cannot establish connection with the phone with Odin nor adb shell.
I have searched these forums a few hours a week the last two weeks and the only possible option seems to be JTAG unbrick. I have no money to get me a 100$ jtag-box just to resurrect this phone, so my question is this:
Is there any other way that Is cheap and not too advanced for a tech newbie like myself to unbrick the phone? I have no problem with soldering, but my question is, is there any other module(or would a simple jtag cable work?) to access the phones internal workings?
Or maybe there is another way to save this phone? Please post if you have experiance!
No, I have no warranty left on the phone, and no I do not want to leave it to some jtag service. That is not the problem.
Help/tricks greatly appreciated!
I had the exact same delema I kept plugging the phone into the c in download.mode and in the end my computer rexonized it ans was able to flash back to stock phone resets every now and then but other than that works fine I now use in rooted fully stock on.not.running the risk
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chooky536 said:
I had the exact same delema I kept plugging the phone into the c in download.mode and in the end my computer rexonized it ans was able to flash back to stock phone resets every now and then but other than that works fine I now use in rooted fully stock on.not.running the risk
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Was the screen black when you flashed It through Odin aswell? Cause all Im getting from Odin is "setting up connection..." and there it stops. Did I miss something?
Wrong kernel as in?
Another device? A jig "might" help you...
*emphasise the 'might'*
Prawesome said:
Wrong kernel as in?
Another device? A jig "might" help you...
*emphasise the 'might'*
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Yeah, I got ahold of a Jig tried on my friends Samsung S2, and It did not work. I don't remember what I tried to flash it with, It was through clockworkmod and I was going to flash with rafaels kernel but must have got ahold of the wrong one in his SkyDrive map. Anyayws, I applied the .zip and chose reboot and all went permanently black.
Anyone have experiance in UART-Jigs and whatnot?
Hello everyone ! Two days ago I wanted to flash the stock firmware on my S6500D and the pc restarted when I was flashing the recovery.img I think..and now the phone shows only the Samsung logo ( but very very veeery low-quality resolution ) with some lines in right, how can I repair it..?
ye, it's a brick. I had the same problem when I bricked mine. At first it had corrupted graphics, after some minutes it didn't boot at all.
There's no way to reflash it..? Without replacing the motherboard , I mean..using the software side.
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man, try do self jtag, watch on youtube videos etc, its simply and not expensive and it can repair your phone. if it cant help, just go to mobile center for new board
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what happened to your phone before flashing stock?
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he said that the flashing process was interrupted, do you read?
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i heard USBjig is working on our phone to force it in download mode.
maybe you should try it
tekkenl0rd13 said:
i heard USBjig is working on our phone to force it in download mode.
maybe you should try it
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i read jtag also working on all galaxy family devices. try it, try.
I could give the device to a repair service ( GSMobile for me ) and they could repair it, but I don't want to give money for this device because the screen is also broken and I think in 2 months I'll buy a S3 Mini ( I love S3, belive me ) and if I find a way with a small amount of money to repair the phone I will do it ! But this jig..I also used some JIG for bricked PS3 but it's not the same way.. and I don't know a lot of things about making one for my phone, if you have a tutorial I will do it, but after I get the S3 Mini I'll surely repair this phone, I want to continue developing and searching and helping the other Mini2 owners, it is my first Android phone and it means very much to me.
JIG is only meant to force the phone into download mode. If the JIG works, your device is not hard bricked... Otherwise, I mean, if it is hard bricked, service center will take care of it. JTAG != JIG
I'll try to JIG tomorow , I'm using this tutorial : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707 , TheWhisp, the recovery.img file wasn't flashed totally, I mean it was about 60%..but the boot.img / system.ext4 ( I Think it was like that ) / other files were flashed with succes.. maybe the JIG will do it for me !
zalukajonet said:
i read jtag also working on all galaxy family devices. try it, try.
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Thanks.
I've tried the USBJig but the phone doesn't responds in any way, it still remains off..
This should be posted in Q n A not in Android Development.
dei.andrei98 said:
I've tried the USBJig but the phone doesn't responds in any way, it still remains off..
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bro try check all conections in jig. mayby there is some problem with pins.
LiskatFlow said:
This should be posted in Q n A not in Android Development.
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There's no such section for Mini2
zalukajonet said:
bro try check all conections in jig. mayby there is some problem with pins.
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I've tried all possible connections and sometimes the phones turns on ( I mean that the Samsung screen appears ) but sometimes nothing happen ( like when connecting PIN 4 to PIN 5 and this is the jig connection )
dei.andrei98 said:
There's no such section for Mini2
I've tried all possible connections and sometimes the phones turns on ( I mean that the Samsung screen appears ) but sometimes nothing happen ( like when connecting PIN 4 to PIN 5 and this is the jig connection )
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my friend tell me something mayby usefull. push buttons to go to download mode and connect jig - in the same time. mayby it can help.
zalukajonet said:
my friend tell me something mayby usefull. push buttons to go to download mode and connect jig - in the same time. mayby it can help.
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It's not working, if I enter in download mode by the buttons the screen shows only a white line, then I connect the jig and nothing happens, the screen remains the same..
Hello Experts,
I am a bit hesitant to post this. But I searched the forum and internet, but couldn't find an answer. Please help if you can.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Advance - I9070P model. I had android 2.3.6 and I tried to upgrade to 4.1.2 using ODIN. It loaded successfully. But My phone is not turning on. Not even the yellow exclamatory Icon. It is just as good as brick. May i call it as a hard brick?
If yes, will a USB JIG help on a hard brick? Or does it help only on a soft brick.
kranthikumarb said:
Hello Experts,
I am a bit hesitant to post this. But I searched the forum and internet, but couldn't find an answer. Please help if you can.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Advance - I9070P model. I had android 2.3.6 and I tried to upgrade to 4.1.2 using ODIN. It loaded successfully. But My phone is not turning on. Not even the yellow exclamatory Icon. It is just as good as brick. May i call it as a hard brick?
If yes, will a USB JIG help on a hard brick? Or does it help only on a soft brick.
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If you installed I9070 JB on your I9070P phone - it could be a hard brick.
You can try with USB JIG.
shut_down said:
If you installed I9070 JB on your I9070P phone - it could be a hard brick.
You can try with USB JIG.
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Yes I must have did that. I9070 JB on I9070P. I just ordered a jig online. I hope that sets my device into download mode.
I was worried, one of the mobiletechvideos on youtube showed sometimes a hard brick cant be fixed with a JIG. They showed a complex way (using some cables, JTAG... some techy stuff) to fix it. That was the reason for my post.
Thanks for your prompt reply. I will update this post after my experiment.
Flashing I9070 firmware on P version could not completely brick it. I once flashed I9100 firmware on my friends I9100G and i got it back by putting it into download mode and flashing G firmware with odin. I think the screen wasnt even turned on, try to put it into download mode and if it vibrates and odin sees it, you can restore it.
Unfortunately. Even with Usb jig, my phone is not turning. Now I doubt if it has anything to do with battery. I am not sure if myphone's batttry is charging when I put it to charger
kranthikumarb said:
Unfortunately. Even with Usb jig, my phone is not turning. Now I doubt if it has anything to do with battery. I am not sure if myphone's batttry is charging when I put it to charger
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Take it to service. If you flashed P firmware over non P phone - it is hard brick.
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I took it to service and they suggested, motherboard should be replaced. $ 100.
kranthikumarb said:
I took it to service and they suggested, motherboard should be replaced. $ 100.
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I have also gt-i9070, also hard bricked, usb jig also was useless. Any solution?
generic boot
kranthikumarb said:
I took it to service and they suggested, motherboard should be replaced. $ 100.
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Tee Eff said:
I have also gt-i9070, also hard bricked, usb jig also was useless. Any solution?
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Maybe some expert can experiment writing a generic boot code for Samsung galaxy to boot from external sd card so that odin can detect the bricked phone. like booting a PC from bootable CD of Floppy and then can flash the phone
Tee Eff said:
I have also gt-i9070, also hard bricked, usb jig also was useless. Any solution?
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Sorry but when you can´t get into recovery mode via Jig or keys you are still in big trouble...
there is just one opportunity for you...when you are able to flash a new bootloader via riffbox and on your pc (telnet) you can bring your phone back to life...this is a heavy method,but also a possibility!
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Edit: I forget to say one thing regarding the Jig, before buying or building one!
The Jig is just the same way how the key combination keys on your device. It´s only because of another voltage on your accumulator,which leads to enter the recovery mode. (CWM/TWRP/STOCK)!
Happymaker said:
Sorry but when you can´t get into recovery mode via Jig or keys you are still in big trouble...
there is just one opportunity for you...when you are able to flash a new bootloader via riffbox and on your pc (telnet) you can bring your phone back to life...this is a heavy method,but also a possibility!
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Edit: I forget to say one thing regarding the Jig, before buying or building one!
The Jig is just the same way how the key combination keys on your device. It´s only because of another voltage on your accumulator,which leads to enter the recovery mode. (CWM/TWRP/STOCK)!
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I know it is hard bricked, I read a lot before making my post, can be un-bricked by jtag/riftbox, but it is expensive for such old phone, maybe good for some sd card booting experiments in case it is possible and if some expert can write a boot software.
kranthikumarb said:
Hello Experts,
I am a bit hesitant to post this. But I searched the forum and internet, but couldn't find an answer. Please help if you can.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Advance - I9070P model. I had android 2.3.6 and I tried to upgrade to 4.1.2 using ODIN. It loaded successfully. But My phone is not turning on. Not even the yellow exclamatory Icon. It is just as good as brick. May i call it as a hard brick?
If yes, will a USB JIG help on a hard brick? Or does it help only on a soft brick.
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I have the same problem
Is there any solution?
It fixes the hard brick and enters download mode
here
eswarvf said:
It fixes the hard brick and enters download mode
here
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Its an USB JIG
For soft bricks rather than hard bricks?
Yes. This video purports to show it working on a completely hard-bricked device.
But the XDA thread on USB jigs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286) suggests it only works on softbricks:
"If you soft brick your phone, you can force into download mode using USB jig and reflash new kernel or ROM. As far as i concern, there are few ways to force into download mode, however this is the most simple way to get into it. If USB jig doesn't work, i don't think other method will work either.
"If your phone is hard brick, i don't think this will work."
But further down that thread someone claims it /will/ work on hard bricks... (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286&page=22)
So I'm not sure...
Srdgh said:
Yes. This video purports to show it working on a completely hard-bricked device.
But the XDA thread on USB jigs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286) suggests it only works on softbricks:
"If you soft brick your phone, you can force into download mode using USB jig and reflash new kernel or ROM. As far as i concern, there are few ways to force into download mode, however this is the most simple way to get into it. If USB jig doesn't work, i don't think other method will work either.
"If your phone is hard brick, i don't think this will work."
But further down that thread someone claims it /will/ work on hard bricks... (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286&page=22)
So I'm not sure...
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If your phone is hard bricked, only a JTAG service can help you.
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ya thank you guys anyway i can use adb for softbrick
i think jig is for lazies but adb is fine just preparing some precautions incase of hard brick coz i cant afford another phone until i am out of studies