[Q] Jtag - Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok now that I've bricked my Ace, I have a question. If I take it in to a repair shop to have it Jtagged for repair (full brick, no response at all) can they save the software that was loaded on my phone or does the process eliminate the entire phone's contents and return it back to factory state? I had a lot of stufff on it, that I should've backed up and didn't....

Entire phone will be resetted..

Thank-You for your reply! I was hoping that wouldn't happen, but I guess that's the price I pay for blindly hitting 'install'.
Thanks Again,

venomate said:
Thank-You for your reply! I was hoping that wouldn't happen, but I guess that's the price I pay for blindly hitting 'install'.
Thanks Again,
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How likely would they be to discover I had bricked the phone if I were to submit it for warranty repairs? Would they delve that far into it in trying to repair it? It is hard bricked so I don't even get a screen any longer when I try to turn it on. It does however show up in Odin, just Odin can't do anything further with it. I'm have trouble finding someone local to jtag it.
Thanks!

venomate said:
How likely would they be to discover I had bricked the phone if I were to submit it for warranty repairs? Would they delve that far into it in trying to repair it? It is hard bricked so I don't even get a screen any longer when I try to turn it on. It does however show up in Odin, just Odin can't do anything further with it. I'm have trouble finding someone local to jtag it.
Thanks!
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They can't find it..Since Odin can find your device, however, you could try out changing your USB port and reinstalling drivers.Might work

Prawesome said:
They can't find it..Since Odin can find your device, however, you could try out changing your USB port and reinstalling drivers.Might work
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Thanks for your reply,
Odin can't do anything for my brick, I've tried different ports no luck. It's under warranty, I've only had it a month so I'll drop it of at the provider and send it in. Worse possible scenario they'll bill me for the repair if they figure out what I did.
Thanks again!

venomate said:
Thanks for your reply,
Odin can't do anything for my brick, I've tried different ports no luck. It's under warranty, I've only had it a month so I'll drop it of at the provider and send it in. Worse possible scenario they'll bill me for the repair if they figure out what I did.
Thanks again!
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They won't as long as you pretend to be a noob! And it is likely that they might replace the entire motherboard as well & who knows if your ace is even ace after it returns...!
I never had a head ache before then some one told me about rooting !!!

Venomous Viper 119 said:
They won't as long as you pretend to be a noob! And it is likely that they might replace the entire motherboard as well & who knows if your ace is even ace after it returns...!
I never had a head ache before then some one told me about rooting !!!
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Thanks for the reply! I just got my phone back from repair, either they replaced the motherboard or the were able to unbrick it. No solder marks , so it wasn't j-tagged. works as good as new, no charge, under warranty!

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Bricked My Nexus - My Options?

So... long story short, I bricked my Nexus One. There is no LED while charging and the phone doesn't boot. I figured if I replace the motherboard, the phone will start functioning again.
From my understanding, HTC charges $196 to replace this piece, which is quite expensive considering I paid $175 for this Nexus. But I found a part on eBay which I think is the motherboard, but I want to make sure before I purchase it.
Attached is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Flex-Cable-Ribbon-Membrane-Ribbon-4-HTC-Nexus-One-N1-G5-/260679869783?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb1bb2557
I would appreciate if anybody can confirm that this is the motherboard and if it will resurrect my phone.
Is your phone out of warranty or something?
pwig said:
Is your phone out of warranty or something?
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I don't believe it is; but would that change anything?
ill give ya 20$
disgustip8ted said:
ill give ya 20$
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Thanks for such generosity; but I'll pass.
JohnnyFeet said:
So... long story short, I bricked my Nexus One. There is no LED while charging and the phone doesn't boot. I figured if I replace the motherboard, the phone will start functioning again.
From my understanding, HTC charges $196 to replace this piece, which is quite expensive considering I paid $175 for this Nexus. But I found a part on eBay which I think is the motherboard, but I want to make sure before I purchase it.
Attached is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Flex-Cable-Ribbon-Membrane-Ribbon-4-HTC-Nexus-One-N1-G5-/260679869783?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb1bb2557
I would appreciate if anybody can confirm that this is the motherboard and if it will resurrect my phone.
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That's just the flex cable NOT the mother board.
baseballfanz said:
That's just the flex cable NOT the mother board.
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Do you know where I can source the motherboard?
I might try buzzing HTC tomorrow for a warranty repair (or swap) for a different issue with the phone. Maybe I can escalate it to the proper person if they give me any problems.
I have searched almost everywhere for it; and it's nowhere to be found.
My options remain:
1) Hope HTC replaces my Nexus for another issue
2) Have HTC replace my motherboard for $196
3) Replace it myself, assuming I can source one
4) JTAG it back to life
5) Sell it in its current state
Do you mind sharing the story of how you bricked it? I'm really interested.
google a method to un brick it. One hacker actually did that already. It might help you.
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Mokurex said:
Do you mind sharing the story of how you bricked it? I'm really interested.
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I unrooted the phone and started proceeding with the respective steps. I just flashed CW recovery and was using it to flash gapps, CM, and a radio image. I then rebooted the phone, but it never turned on.
Now, I have a beautiful non-functioning Nexus One! Does not boot at all, no LED when hooking up to A/C, nothing...
wang1404 said:
google a method to un brick it. One hacker actually did that already. It might help you.
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Would you mind sharing the link? The only method, from my understanding, that will un brick the phone is jTAG it.
Well I read the article long ago and don't remember exactly what the name of it is. But one hacker used his usb cable to trick his nexus one to wake up and it was successful.
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Update: I called HTC and mentioned a completely unrelated issue, which was a small speck of dust under the screen. I chose the swap option and didn't mention the phone didn't turn on, or was bricked. I just checked the tracking update and it says "service is completed." Checked my card; nothing was charged.
GO HTC! They are the absolute best!
u probably bricked it with the radio update.. did you check the MD5 checksum before u flashed it? And was it even a proper Radio?
You need to be very careful while flashing a radio... it's like flashing a BIOS on a PC.
You should flash it through fastboot and not recovery, it's safer.
Just so you know when you try to do it again.
mkrmec said:
u probably bricked it with the radio update.. did you check the MD5 checksum before u flashed it? And was it even a proper Radio?
You need to be very careful while flashing a radio... it's like flashing a BIOS on a PC.
You should flash it through fastboot and not recovery, it's safer.
Just so you know when you try to do it again.
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Yeah, I think you're right. It probably bricked while flashing the radio. I will not attempt to do this again or will be extremely careful next time...

[Q] Is my Captivate bricked? Guys, I need your help !

Hello everyone,
One day, I upgraded a ROM firmware (I don't remember which ROM exactly..) on my Captivate..
I formated everything before update (data, cache, AND system !).
During update I was making a coffee, and when I came back on the phone,
it was absolutely dead.. Only a full black screen.. Not detected on USB, just nothing.
After that, I tried everything that was possible (a lot of combo's, Odin3..)
Then, I bought a JIG, but still nothing, I tried with some different combo's (I can't remember which ones..)
Now, I would like to recover my Captivate! But.. how ?
If someone find the final good solution, I would like to donate via Paypal
Thanks, in advance!
Need more info. Which rom? Did you use 3 button fix? Have you tried adb? What about holding volume down while plugging in usb? Are you sure battery isn't just dead (dont laugh, its happened)?
If you did all that, its most likely a hard brick. There are developers here that offer JTAG service.
As I said, I don't remember the ROM. I was trying every new ROM, so, I really can't remember.. Sorry
About 3 button fix.. I don't know what it is exactly !? If it is vol down+up+Power, yes I did !
Nope, I did not try ADB.. I tried to find informations about this, but I cannot find! If you can help me about this, u'r' welcome !
Vol down does nothing..
I think my battery is still alive. Because when I plug my charger on it, it becomes a little warm after some hours, so I guess it's still alive..
I saw some JTAG infos, but I don't know what to do.. Do I need to send my Captivate to a JTAG's owner in USA !? It's like 40$ to send a secured shipping to USA..
Thanks for trying to help me!
If a jig will not turn it back on you may need the jtag. There are threads about it.
zelendel said:
If a jig will not turn it back on you may need the jtag. There are threads about it.
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Is that possible to buy a JTAG ? I think I can't make one..
I made some searchs on eBay but I found nothing.
Thanks for helping
EDIT : I installed ADB on my computer, now I would like to connect it to my phone, but.. Don't know how!? What combo do I need to do, for my captivate be recognized by ADB ?
Thanks.
zebra363 said:
Is that possible to buy a JTAG ? I think I can't make one..
I made some searchs on eBay but I found nothing.
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JTAG is not something you can buy on ebay. As mrhaley said, you need to send your phone to one of the developers who offer JTAG service. They will fix it and send it back to you.
Download AIO toolbox, go to advanced and clock reboot into download mode with your phone on and it will go to download mode, no jig needed. it worked for me just now.
malicenfz said:
Download AIO toolbox, go to advanced and clock reboot into download mode with your phone on and it will go to download mode, no jig needed. it worked for me just now.
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the problem is that he can't get his phone on...so toolbox won't work.
i'm no expert, but it sounds like a brick to me
Send it to a dev offering Jtag our try ur luck with samsung warranty. Worked for me.
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Yeah mine wouldn't turn on either but I got it into download mode with the AIO toolbox
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Thank you guys for these answers.
* The problem is that I cannot send my Captivate to a JTAG's owner in USA,
because it's approximately 40$ fees to send it ! Then, with a return, it makes a total of 80$..
* Another problem is that I bought my captivate on eBay, and it's not under warranty..
* Maybe it remains the "ADB" solution (I never tried this), but I don't know how to connect my phone? because it stays turned off, then if I connect, I just get nothing..
Adb doesn't work unless you can get into the OS. You have a brick, jtag is your ONLY option of getting a working phone.
studacris said:
Adb doesn't work unless you can get into the OS. You have a brick, jtag is your ONLY option of getting a working phone.
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Ok, I understand, but .. How could i use a JTAG if I cannot send my Captivate to USA ? (too much expensive!). Thanks
It's either bricked forever or you pay for jtag. Those are your only options.
studacris said:
It's either bricked forever or you pay for jtag. Those are your only options.
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Is there not any other way for JTAG ?
Is that possible to make one myself ? I will never buy a Samsung anymore
How are you at soldering? The captivate is one of the hardest phones to jtag, the solder points are smaller than the width of a dime, it would be really easy to fry the circuit board trying to jtag it yourself.
studacris said:
How are you at soldering? The captivate is one of the hardest phones to jtag, the solder points are smaller than the width of a dime, it would be really easy to fry the circuit board trying to jtag it yourself.
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I think I will not try, I'm really a noob with this
Thanks for help.
Do you think I can still sell my Captivate, for those who want to repair/fix or use parts? If I can, what kind of price? (my captivate is in perfect state, like new)
There's a user from XDA forums,Mcguyver1980. In one of his posts says he's in Belgium and can fix bricked phones. I don't know anything about this guy personally, but since you're about to scrap your phone I figured it wouldn't hurt for you to check if this guy is legit. Just make sure he understand it's a hard brick.
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Don't think it matters where it was bought. Samsung has a one year warranty
Sent from my HTC Vision
cfmarque said:
There's a user from XDA forums,Mcguyver1980. In one of his posts says he's in Belgium and can fix bricked phones. I don't know anything about this guy personally, but since you're about to scrap your phone I figured it wouldn't hurt for you to check if this guy is legit. Just make sure he understand it's a hard brick.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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Ah, thank you very much ! I will look about him..
I really hope he can do that ! Thank you again.
Pirateghost said:
Don't think it matters where it was bought. Samsung has a one year warranty
Sent from my HTC Vision
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I bought my phone in december/january 2011.. But the seller did not say it was under warranty I received the original box .. So, do you think its under warranty ? But I guess postage is at my expense..

Finally, i got hard bricked...

Hello. Sorry for my english.
I've been living on the edge, like many of us LOL, and i finally got hard bricked. No battery charge, logo, download mode. Nothing. Just a black screen.
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
So, i have been reading a lot those days but nothing seems to work. I have ordered a Jig but i think is not going to work. Yesterday i used windows, and something was detected when i plugged in the usb, but Odin not.Today it does not work, and windows doesnt play any sound. Any idea? A Jag?
I should say this is the best mobile phone i have ever touched. I would be eternal grateful with all of you if we could fix this mess. I was aware that there were risks. Im aware now maybe i cant fixit and im not gonna blame anyone because it was my responsability, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Same thing happened to me, nothing worked (tried the JIG). I had to send it in for repair, but they didn't see that it was my fault (still had warranty).
nasdak10 said:
Hello. Sorry for my english.
I've been living on the edge, like many of us LOL, and i finally got hard bricked. No battery charge, logo, download mode. Nothing. Just a black screen.
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
So, i have been reading a lot those days but nothing seems to work. I have ordered a Jig but i think is not going to work. Yesterday i used windows, and something was detected when i plugged in the usb, but Odin not.Today it does not work, and windows doesnt play any sound. Any idea? A Jag?
I should say this is the best mobile phone i have ever touched. I would be eternal grateful with all of you if we could fix this mess. I was aware that there were risks. Im aware now maybe i cant fixit and im not gonna blame anyone because it was my responsability, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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From my experience the only way u can get ur phone back in service is go to ssc and make some reasonable reason why ur phone is dead, so u can still claim for warranty and I am sure they will replace ur engine/mobo like my friends did a month ago.
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nasdak10 said:
Hello. Sorry for my english.
I've been living on the edge, like many of us LOL, and i finally got hard bricked. No battery charge, logo, download mode. Nothing. Just a black screen.
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
So, i have been reading a lot those days but nothing seems to work. I have ordered a Jig but i think is not going to work. Yesterday i used windows, and something was detected when i plugged in the usb, but Odin not.Today it does not work, and windows doesnt play any sound. Any idea? A Jag?
I should say this is the best mobile phone i have ever touched. I would be eternal grateful with all of you if we could fix this mess. I was aware that there were risks. Im aware now maybe i cant fixit and im not gonna blame anyone because it was my responsability, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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No download mode when you use the jig?
I feel your pain. Best wishes on resurecting that thing.
sorry to know. hope things will be Ok soon for you.
nasdak10 said:
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
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It has nothing to do with your battery dying and everything with trying to flash CM9 directly from super-dangerous LP5 or LP6 leak ICS kernel.
No jig or JTag will revive your phone now.
However, if your Note refuses to go into download or recovery mode, you are in luck - if you have a warranty, that is. Just take your phone to the service center and tell them that it died when updating via Kies. There is no way for them to tell what had really happened and they will have to replace your motherboard free of charge.
Sadly, jig didnt solve the problem. Battery isnt hot when plugged in, is my motherboard fried by flashing the note?
Could a jtag solve the problem?
Try to take it back in for warranty before attempting a JTAG and voiding the warranty (that they can tell)
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nasdak10 said:
Sadly, jig didnt solve the problem. Battery isnt hot when plugged in, is my motherboard fried by flashing the note?
Could a jtag solve the problem?
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Yeah, that's a classic superbrick, need replacement mobo. Sorry dude. As mentioned just say you were updating ics ota or through kies.
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I got the same problem few days back..I went to service center and said that i got an ota update and after downloading had completed,it started rebooting and there i got some errors and finally my phone is dead
They were unable to find the exact reason why it got bricked as it was unable to enter download or recovery mode
So they replaced the motherboard under warrenty
Better this it once
All the best :good:
I dont think that warranty thing is gonna work, because i have lost some inside cover screws... yeah, thats a long story trying to fix it. If i borrow a motherboard... could i recover my data? because thats all i want at the moment. Or, is there any website where i can buy it? Otherwise, im going to try it with the warranty...
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I dont think that warranty thing is gonna work, because i have lost some inside cover screws... yeah, thats a long story trying to fix it. If i borrow a motherboard... could i recover my data? because thats all i want at the moment. Or, is there any website where i can buy it? Otherwise, im going to try it with the warranty...
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What cover screws??
If you change your motherboard,you will lose all your data
I just came back from the service center and they are covering it under warranty . Similar symptoms and they are going to replace the whole board. Just take it to the service center and say "Yo man your **** died on it own" :fingers-crossed:
Mr Colt said:
I just came back from the service center and they are covering it under warranty . Similar symptoms and they are going to replace the whole board. Just take it to the service center and say "Yo man your **** died on it own" :fingers-crossed:
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Ivjust tried it bit couldnt get brick to occur no matter how hard i tried. Nm glad you got yours fixed
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Mr Colt said:
I just came back from the service center and they are covering it under warranty . Similar symptoms and they are going to replace the whole board. Just take it to the service center and say "Yo man your **** died on it own" :fingers-crossed:
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Good to hear
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Questions about hard brick

I'd like to apologize in advance for most likely posting this in the wrong section.
Anyway, I recently rooted my Galaxy Ace and immediately proceeded to convert it into a moderately expensive paperweight (hard bricked). I already know nothing is going to work, and my only option is turning it in to Samsung for repairs and service.
I would like to know, if the phone (being hard bricked) still contains any evidence to it being rooted that my void my warranty or is the storage completely wiped? If not, what is the best lie to cover up this accident? If so, is it best to tell the truth.
Also, apparently I can fix it with a jtag kit (whatever that is). Is this complicated and how do I get a hold of such a kit
I thank you in advance.
mKoo_08
If you search here or on Google you can find info about jtag. I do remember seeing a few threads in the Q&A section of the Ace forums about bricked phones, you may find something there. If you do take it in for repair, play stupid about rooting and custom roms etc. You know nothing about what they are, if you catch my drift.
hooked_on_droid said:
If you search here or on Google you can find info about jtag. I do remember seeing a few threads in the Q&A section of the Ace forums about bricked phones, you may find something there. If you do take it in for repair, play stupid about rooting and custom roms etc. You know nothing about what they are, if you catch my drift.
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I doubt I'd actually do the effort to do the jtag thing since it's only temporary phone. And thanks for the advice on playing dumb. I suspect that's what I'll do. I know worse case scenario is my motherboard is shot. Do you have any idea how much a replacement might cost?
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I doubt I'd actually do the effort to do the jtag thing since it's only temporary phone. And thanks for the advice on playing dumb. I suspect that's what I'll do. I know worse case scenario is my motherboard is shot. Do you have any idea how much a replacement might cost?
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If u are covered with warranty;
and cant even get phone charging logo showing then its a hard brick repairable at samsung service center free.Just tell u were updating firmware by kies

Has Anyone tried JTAG on a Hard Bricked Note 8?

Just curious if anyone has tried Jtag service fix or with own Jtag device on a hard bricked Note 8? Would be good to know in case someone hard bricks. And if no one has maybe someone who hard bricked could try it out? Ebay offers Jtag fixes for hard bricks.
Well I guess not. I message few guys on ebay who offer service. Dealt with them in past and have high stars in the thousands. He said they haven't got a hard bricked Note 8 yet.
Not bad deal $8-10 bucks to cover shipping and if they are able to restore it $30. If unable then no cost just shipping. I don't plan on risking it yet far as things that could result in hard bricks. But I know there's some people out there who already hard brick.
If anyone has success who is hard bricked please let us know.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/121826357738
Good luck fellas.
Maroc_Specops said:
Good luck fellas.
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Honestly it should work. The guy I msg even said they've been able to fix every samsung hard brick device before Note 8. Note 8 just so new and not many people have had hard bricked.
Hoping someone who has hard bricked tries and reports back.
Nick216ohio said:
Honestly it should work. The guy I msg even said they've been able to fix every samsung hard brick device before Note 8. Note 8 just so new and not many people have had hard bricked.
Hoping someone who has hard bricked tries and reports back.
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I have done a few for folks in the past and its not really that difficult unless there is hardware damage...you can make your own by watching a few YouTube videos...some just use the z3x and or Samsung pro tool software on a box same way to unlock devices...they make money for almost nothing...I have been thinking about taking it up locally...not sure yet though...Google some vids...try it yourself...save some $$$
BlueFox721 said:
I have done a few for folks in the past and its not really that difficult unless there is hardware damage...you can make your own by watching a few YouTube videos...some just use the z3x and or Samsung pro tool software on a box same way to unlock devices...they make money for almost nothing...I have been thinking about taking it up locally...not sure yet though...Google some vids...try it yourself...save some $$$
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Wow dude I didn't even know about this. Definitely looking into this. If you do decide to do it locally and have success. Maybe let us all know please. If I get a hold of a hard bricked device, will try myself.
I think I'm hard bricked on my note 8
Nick216ohio said:
Wow dude I didn't even know about this. Definitely looking into this. If you do decide to do it locally and have success. Maybe let us all know please. If I get a hold of a hard bricked device, will try myself.
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I can only go into download mode. Every Odin flash fails, nothing's mounted
c2gemineyes said:
I can only go into download mode. Every Odin flash fails, nothing's mounted
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Was hard bricked?
Nick216ohio said:
Was hard bricked?
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I can't get it to even flash anything in Odin. A suggestion was made to use the latest version of Odin and not comsey
Sm-n950u
I got a hard bricked sm n950u been tring to jtag for a few days with no luck
I was able to unbrick a sm g955u in a few minutes but no luck with this note
I brought in a dead Note 8 to Samsung service center(UBreakiFix) and they changed charge port and battery. Still would not charge. Then they changed mainboard and now works fine...It's less than 1 year since release so aren't all Note 8 under warranty(unless physical damage or water damage)

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