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[Q] Superbrick, Softbrick, Pixel Salad ?huh?

Seriously can someone please explain to me what the heck the above mean? I get the notion of a brick but what the heck is the difference between Super brick? Hard / Soft Brick? Finally, not really brick but what's Pixel Salad!?
Thanks!

altrstar said:
Seriously can someone please explain to me what the heck the above mean? I get the notion of a brick but what the heck is the difference between Super brick? Hard / Soft Brick? Finally, not really brick but what's Pixel Salad!?
Thanks!
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Soft brick= a FAILURE of the device that can be reverted by the user
Hard brick= a FAILURE of the device that has to be reverted via external devices see jtag
Superbrick= a FAILURE of the device where the only solution the service center and a replacement of the component that malfunctions.
Pixel salad = a problem of the graphics unit or the screen to display correctly the image and put instead random colored pixels on some areas of the screen or the whole screen.
This is my interpretation of those issues everyone can correct it if he thinks that those expansions are incorrect.
Hope it helped you understanding few of those issues.
GL& HF
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Braxos said:
Soft brick= a FAILURE of the device that can be reverted by the user
Hard brick= a FAILURE of the device that has to be reverted via external devices see jtag
Superbrick= a FAILURE of the device where the only solution the service center and a replacement of the component that malfunctions.
Pixel salad = a problem of the graphics unit or the screen to display correctly the image and put instead random colored pixels on some areas of the screen or the whole screen.
This is my interpretation of those issues everyone can correct it if he thinks that those expansions are incorrect.
Hope it helped you understanding few of those issues.
GL& HF
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You are spot on!!

Hi, I flashed N7000ZSLPF ICS with bootloader and rooted afterwards. Everything was perfect until i decided to flash cm9 nigthly signed.zip and did a direct reboot. Now nothing happens when i try to turn the phone on
What kind of brick is this? Can somebody please tell me ?
Is there any possibilities to get the phone fixed?
Thank you all for your answers allready
Wish u all a nice day

Nefret90 said:
Hi, I flashed N7000ZSLPF ICS with bootloader and rooted afterwards. Everything was perfect until i decided to flash cm9 nigthly signed.zip and did a direct reboot. Now nothing happens when i try to turn the phone on
What kind of brick is this? Can somebody please tell me
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I'm not 100% sure, but performing a flash under lpf isn't recommended. How did you root lpf after flashing? And when you say "did a direct reboot" what do you mean? Also when you say doesn't turn on at all, do you mean no display whatsoever or enters Samsung boot loop? Are you able to enter recovery or download mode?
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Nefret90 said:
Hi, I flashed N7000ZSLPF ICS with bootloader and rooted afterwards. Everything was perfect until i decided to flash cm9 nigthly signed.zip and did a direct reboot. Now nothing happens when i try to turn the phone on
What kind of brick is this? Can somebody please tell me ?
Is there any possibilities to get the phone fixed?
Thank you all for your answers allready
Wish u all a nice day
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You should have read the warning about LPx kernels (LP1, LP5, LP6, LPY, LPF)
Wiping or flashing in recovery will probably cause superbrick.
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Nefret90 said:
Hi, I flashed N7000ZSLPF ICS with bootloader and rooted afterwards. Everything was perfect until i decided to flash cm9 nigthly signed.zip and did a direct reboot. Now nothing happens when i try to turn the phone on
What kind of brick is this? Can somebody please tell me ?
Is there any possibilities to get the phone fixed?
Thank you all for your answers allready
Wish u all a nice day
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The way to go from ANY non-CM9-based ICS Rom to a CM9-based Rom is via Gingerbread.
You should've first used PC Odin to go back to GB, root your Rom, then flash CM9.
You have most probably superbricked your phone.

SpyderTracks said:
I'm not 100% sure, but performing a flash under lpf isn't recommended. How did you root lpf after flashing? And when you say "did a direct reboot" what do you mean? Also when you say doesn't turn on at all, do you mean no display whatsoever or enters Samsung boot loop? Are you able to enter recovery or download mode?
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Did root using cfs root trough Odin Pc. With a direct boot i mean that i just rebooted without doing the partiton thing just flashed the image and rebooted.
And when i say doesnt turn on at all i mean that absolutely nothing happens, no power at the screen no detection trough usb on pc no download mode or anything.
tryied to flash before and did just reboot, back then did just got the boot looop probem and did a recovery to ics. this last time i tried again to show a friend in a hurry and failed epicly

Nefret90 said:
Did root using cfs root trough Odin Pc. With a direct boot i mean that i just rebooted without doing the partiton thing just flashed the image and rebooted.
And when i say doesnt turn on at all i mean that absolutely nothing happens, no power at the screen no detection trough usb on pc no download mode or anything.
tryied to flash before and did just reboot, back then did just got the boot looop probem and did a recovery to ics. this last time i tried again to show a friend in a hurry and failed epicly
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You are definitely bricked, I fear. Head to the nearest service centre.

I am from Kuwait ..
I purchased Samsung galaxy Note N7000 15 Days before
I have Installed King Droid ICS mania 2.1 later yesterday i updated to King droid ICS mania 3.0 and Samsung galaxy s3 Mod updated .. after that i restarted my NOTE but its not booting
i can go to Download mode and Recovery mode ..
even i can see the Install ZIP from SD card and all in CW ..when i Update it says
Can't Mount EMMC
I tried to Mount also But failure ..
I tried Stock rom of ICS official to Update Using ODIN 1.85 .. it stops at
<ID:0/008> factoryfs.img ..
I am worried I cant go for warranty Bcoz at Boot It says Binary count (5)
Please Help me Out

[Q] Is my note superbricked?

Hi,
Tried to install Kingdroid 1.5 yesterday. since than I'm trying to fix my note with no success.
This is what I tried to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652831
I failed to do the following step:
-We went into recovery and install this kernel without leaving the recovery going to advanced and reboot in recovery
And the rom was not installed successfully.
because of panic, tried to restore my device to stock ICS from a previous backup - failed.
Tried another backup of GB - Failed.
Tried ODIN for Stock ICS and succeeded.
After success on this, tried restoring again to my previous backup, and since than I'm stuck on " factoryfs.img"
Tried Abd, but my device was not recognized on 3 Win machines and 1 linux box.
I have download mode available, and also recovery mode.
Currently, I'm bricked, thinking to take it to the shop I bought it at...
Any other Ideas?
Thanks a lot!

asafki said:
Hi,
Tried to install Kingdroid 1.5 yesterday. since than I'm trying to fix my note with no success.
This is what I tried to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652831
I failed to do the following step:
-We went into recovery and install this kernel without leaving the recovery going to advanced and reboot in recovery
And the rom was not installed successfully.
because of panic, tried to restore my device to stock ICS from a previous backup - failed.
Tried another backup of GB - Failed.
Tried ODIN for Stock ICS and succeeded.
After success on this, tried restoring again to my previous backup, and since than I'm stuck on " factoryfs.img"
Tried Abd, but my device was not recognized on 3 Win machines and 1 linux box.
I have download mode available, and also recovery mode.
Currently, I'm bricked, thinking to take it to the shop I bought it at...
Any other Ideas?
Thanks a lot!
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If you have download mode available, then you're not bricked, only soft-bricked perhaps.
Try flashing again with Odin...
From my knowledge, superbricks occur when wiping on an unsafe ICS kernel, such as old i9220 leak repack, LPY...

eug3n91 said:
If you have download mode available, then you're not bricked, only soft-bricked perhaps.
Try flashing again with Odin...
From my knowledge, superbricks occur when wiping on an unsafe ICS kernel, such as old i9220 leak repack, LPY...
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in fact all ics kernel will have chances of superbricks, since he trying to restore....which wipe data will take place... that is superbrick i think

whitepandaaa said:
in fact all ics kernel will have chances of superbricks, since he trying to restore....which wipe data will take place... that is superbrick i think
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CM9 kernels, based on i9100 update 4 are safe. That makes official Cyanogen Mod 9 Nightlies and ROMs like Asylum and ParanoidAndroid safe
From his post I got that he was able to flash official ICS with Odin once, meaning it didn't get stuck at factory.fs...so...might be still hope

From what I get, we should add another one to the long list of hard bricks.
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If you are stuck on NAND write, factoryfs.img you are super bricked. Sorry......
I'm guessing you tried restoring your backup in CWM??

My Galaxy note is stuck on black screen no response from buttons just black screen.
This was after I did a wipe data and installed CM9 rom.
What options do I have, will one of these jtag dongles help me?
I just saw some ebay sellers offering an unbrick service for about £21 (im in the uk) where you post it to them to fix.
Any help appreciated

aquanuke said:
My Galaxy note is stuck on black screen no response from buttons just black screen.
This was after I did a wipe data and installed CM9 rom.
What options do I have, will one of these jtag dongles help me?
I just saw some ebay sellers offering an unbrick service for about £21 (im in the uk) where you post it to them to fix.
Any help appreciated
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I think you have SOD.Its a known issue with cm9 to have SOD's.Sorry to ask this silly question,did you try to pull out the battery and boot he phone???

What is SOD ?
Yes pulled the battery, but cant get anything from phone. Even if I put it on charge nothing.. just a black screen

aquanuke said:
What is SOD ?
Yes pulled the battery, but cant get anything from phone. Even if I put it on charge nothing.. just a black screen
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SOD is screen of death.Its nothing but when deep sleep the phone doesnt wake up again and needs to be restarted.
try to put the phone in download mode though the screen is not seen and connect it to odin and see if it gets detected.

Tried to put it in download not mode but buttons are not responding, nothing when I connect to pc either

aquanuke said:
This was after I did a wipe data and installed CM9 rom.
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What Rom were you on prior to flashing CM9?

chasmodo said:
What Rom were you on prior to flashing CM9?
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KingDroid_ICS_NoteMania_Edition_v1.6

aquanuke said:
KingDroid_ICS_NoteMania_Edition_v1.6
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Ah that means you didnt read the guide correctly.It clearly states that you need to be in proper gb with cf-root kernel.

aquanuke said:
KingDroid_ICS_NoteMania_Edition_v1.6
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You are Superbricked. Get your phone to a Samsung Service cetre for the motherboard replacement.
JTag is not an option here, it won't work.

ooopppsss ok thanks.

I even tried re-partitioning using Odin and PIT file. seems that it is always stuck on the same spot.

Fixed!!!
I used this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1682444

Nice asafki shame I can't try that as o2 gave me a brand new note :good:

asafki said:
Fixed!!!
I used this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1682444
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check how much data space you lost.
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[Q] HELP! i think i bricked my 5830D!

So I, (like apparently many other 5830D users) was having the bug where it would randomly restart for no apparent reason.
i read that froyo did not have this issue, and figured id give it a shot. i downloaded the ZSKC2 2.2.1 files and loaded them into odin with cooper_v1.0.ops, connected my phone and hit start.
it said it installed everything just fine, but when my phone went to reboot, it didnt.
it flashed a black, blank screen for maybe a second and that was it.
so i tried to go back into download mode on it so i could reinstall the firmware it had before, and i couldnt get it to work.
it would turn on the screen, flash the "downloading..." text for a second, and then turn off the screen. it was weird, because the text was white, not the yellow it always seemed to be. odin recognized my phone for that second, but that was it. once the display turned off, the connection went away. i've tried other usb ports, but no luck
is there any way i can fix this? or is my ace bricked for good? i have no warranty with it because i bought it used.
ive read about a USB jig, will that help?
please, any help at all would mean a lot!

1) You should have taken the bill & the warranty card from the owner you bought this phone.
Coming to the point, it appears to me that there might be a problem with your battery, but I ain't sure about this. Try using a different battery with your phone. Also, are you sure to have used the odin & stock rom for S5830D & not S5830 ? Check these aspects first. If you've got them right, then there'll be either a multi-package or a single package filed stock rom for your device. You can google for the exact odin flashing, try again to boot into download mode again & flash. If your phone fails again to go into the download mode, use the search option here on xda to find out the issue with your phone or the best thing to do would be go to the service centre & tell them that donno what went wrong & this happened.
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
1) You should have taken the bill & the warranty card from the owner you bought this phone.
Coming to the point, it appears to me that there might be a problem with your battery, but I ain't sure about this. Try using a different battery with your phone. Also, are you sure to have used the odin & stock rom for S5830D & not S5830 ? Check these aspects first. If you've got them right, then there'll be either a multi-package or a single package filed stock rom for your device. You can google for the exact odin flashing, try again to boot into download mode again & flash. If your phone fails again to go into the download mode, use the search option here on xda to find out the issue with your phone or the best thing to do would be go to the service centre & tell them that donno what went wrong & this happened.
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okay, i tried the battery from my other phone and got it into download mode, i installed the stock rom and it is working again, but the reboot problem is still there!
is there any way to fix that? i have a feeling it might have something to do with the kernel, other roms still reboot and apparently froyo doesnt, the only thing common between all the gingerbread roms that i can think of is the kernel.
i have flashed S5830,T,L,B roms with no issues, but the reboot still occurs. cyanogen hasnt helped either, do you have any clues?

racer_25 said:
okay, i tried the battery from my other phone and got it into download mode, i installed the stock rom and it is working again, but the reboot problem is still there!
is there any way to fix that? i have a feeling it might have something to do with the kernel, other roms still reboot and apparently froyo doesnt, the only thing common between all the gingerbread roms that i can think of is the kernel.
i have flashed S5830,T,L,B roms with no issues, but the reboot still occurs. cyanogen hasnt helped either, do you have any clues?
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After flashing via odin, if you face a bootloop, reboot into stock recovery & do a factory reset & reboot now. It should work.
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
After flashing via odin, if you face a bootloop, reboot into stock recovery & do a factory reset & reboot now. It should work.
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..but it is not tuck in a boot loop. its doing what the stock roms did; it'll boot into the rom fine, and you can use it, but once it goes to sleep the phone restarts itself.

rayman121985 said:
Thats a great idea...hopefully they won't go over $500 in price.
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If you are having this issue with the froyo, try it out with GB. If the issue prevails, go to service centre. Sorry for repeating the same thing again & again but that's the best I could say of it...
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[Q] Note in Semi-Brick

Hello , first of all please treat me as a newbie .
From Ultimate I installed the latest Rom Rom Carbon . After that the phone started to behave erratically until it went out.
When I turn the screen only displays Samsung .
I have access to CWM and Download Mode from the CWM tried again I set you the Ultimate Rom that worked me well ( why I changed ! ? ) , But nothing, when you install the ROM , middle restarts , returning the samsung screen or off.
I also tried to use the nandroid restore but nothing happens , sometimes I get to see the home screen of the rom, but then is frozen .
I have been told that I have to retrieve it by putting using odin the original rom gingerbread 2.3.6 and then move to the official 4.1.2 then install the kernel philz corresponding to 4.1.2 .
But I can not get the links to these roms , I'm really desperate because in a week I 'm on vacation and my Note quisera working again .
( apologies , I'm using the google translator)
Thanks in advance and greetings from Buenos Aires.

Boot into recovery again. Then go to mounts and storage. Then format system, data, cache and preload. Then restore your nandroid of ultimate and check.

Unfortunately, in my desperation rookie, format the external sd. I know, I deserve everything that happens to me. : (Sorry. ..

nokiamodeln91 said:
Boot into recovery again. Then go to mounts and storage. Then format system, data, cache and preload. Then restore your nandroid of ultimate and check.
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Can't he try to flash stock firmware using pc Odin after doing the 4 formats ??
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kaborayyan said:
Can't he try to flash stock firmware using pc Odin after doing the 4 formats ??
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He can but the rom he was on previously worked fine. So why not try that.
Although now he mentioned that he has wiped one of the storages. So if the backup was on that card then Odin is one way or flash a fresh new rom using recovery.

nokiamodeln91 said:
He can but the rom he was on previously worked fine. So why not try that.
Although now he mentioned that he has wiped one of the storages. So if the backup was on that card then Odin is one way or flash a fresh new rom using recovery.
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Now I'm a PC, I installed a ROM with GingerBread Stock (from here: http://windowstorussia.com/n7000-note-has-found-a-rom.html) using Odin, the process was completed successfully, but Note keeps shutting off. Now pass the samsung screen, I get to see the animated logo and hear the music but then turns off. Even got to see for a moment the welcome screen of the desktop (in Russian), but the Note turn off. : (

Boot into recovery and do a factory reset as you have installed GB.

nokiamodeln91 said:
Boot into recovery and do a factory reset as you have installed GB.
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Dear Nokiamodeln91:
I successfully GB flash and then a "wipe data / factory reset" using the stock recovery and still the same. The Note still turn off after show samsung logo.
Note: When the stock recovery is initialized NEXT throws the error message: "can not access to '/ system / csc / BTU / system".
Although immediately after indicated:
"Successfully applied multi-CSC."
I'm using the google translator, sorry.

silencio3k said:
Dear Nokiamodeln91:
I successfully GB flash and then a "wipe data / factory reset" using the stock recovery and still the same. The Note still turn off after show samsung logo.
Note: When the stock recovery is initialized NEXT throws the error message: "can not access to '/ system / csc / BTU / system".
Although immediately after indicated:
"Successfully applied multi-CSC."
I'm using the google translator, sorry.
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CSC means Customer Service Code. I think you flashed a ROM that's not suitable for your region or carrier (service provider).
Try flashing a new GB ROM from dr.ketan thread here ... select the appropriate ROM based upon your carrier and country.

I would say instead of flashing a GB rom, flash a JB rom.

nokiamodeln91 said:
I would say instead of flashing a GB rom, flash a JB rom.
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I thought he wanted the GB for a reason. But of course JB is better.
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Dear friends:
yesterday during one of my tests, when I installed the Kernel Philz, threw me the message that my battery was almost empty, which surprised me because it always appeared when the charging icon, appeared almost full.
I hope it is just the battery. Today I will see if I can buy or try another battery.
The'll informed.
BTW: I tried flashing GB roms and JB, always with the same result: successful flash, but stops before reaching the desktop.

[Solved] It was the battery!
First of all thank you very much for your help !
It was the battery ! . Although the loading icon showed almost loaded , was nearly exhausted. The track gave the Kernel Philz , when I tried to run the recovery mode , it appeared a message that told me the battery was exhausted.
Today I went to a business and bought one. And presto , the phone started and reached the Android splash screens .
Problem solved.
What could have happened? I do not know , I remember the Carbon Rom installed , make mistakes of gapps ( I installed a newer version of android that he used the Carbon) , then I changed the gapps ( mostly via CWM ) Note and walked. Towards evening , wanting to see a youtube video mobile overly heated . I decided to turn it off and leave it charging ( charger samsung but a little loose contact to the tab that comes on the phone, always used " enrroscando " the alrrededor mobile cable for connecting and charging Although the record ) .
The next morning he surprised me were the 76 % should have charged all . Two hours later the phone died . What died was the battery , of course.
What confused me was that when I put in recovery mode, the screen remained stable forever, so I figured it was not the battery , now fall obviously the recovery mode makes minimal use of the battery and display resources .
Anyway, for the next we know that the battery may be the problem. It may have been a failure of the Rom ? of gapps ? Charger ? or battery ( bought in May).

Possibility is that you have to recalibrate the batterie. there are apps in the market that can do this.
Else may be the charger in the phone itself is damaged. or the usb port. Also possible that the new battery is defect, too.
try your battery in another Note. Then you will know.
the USB port on my Note was faulty so charging was not stable. Replacement cost me 20 Euro.

[Q] i8190n auto restart every ~30seconds

Hi guys i need advises for my phone's problem
I bought this s3mini(I8190n) last year and i have installed virginity rom 3 weeks ago and have no problem using it,last night i was listening some music and chatting with friends and suddenly phone restarted,i thought i accidentally pressed the power button so i waited it to boot again,after booted,it restarts again 30seconds later and the process didn't stop until i pull my battery out and put it in again.I have searched the net for solutions so i went in recovery mod to clear cache,dalvik cache and factory reset,but when i boot my phone again it is not resetted,i also tried removing sd card and sim card,flash the param and wipe with odin but no avail.Should I flash the stock rom?Does it requires usb debugging?thanks in advance

qilun56757 said:
Hi guys i need advises for my phone's problem
I bought this s3mini(I8190n) last year and i have installed virginity rom 3 weeks ago and have no problem using it,last night i was listening some music and chatting with friends and suddenly phone restarted,i thought i accidentally pressed the power button so i waited it to boot again,after booted,it restarts again 30seconds later and the process didn't stop until i pull my battery out and put it in again.I have searched the net for solutions so i went in recovery mod to clear cache,dalvik cache and factory reset,but when i boot my phone again it is not resetted,i also tried removing sd card and sim card,flash the param and wipe with odin but no avail.Should I flash the stock rom?Does it requires usb debugging?thanks in advance
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Try a different battery. Most of the times it's a damaged battery. Mine got ****ty after almost a year too
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Can I use battery from galaxy grand2?couldnt try yet because that phone isnt with me at the momment.

Sent to 2 shops and both said it's the software problem(i believe they are talking about the rom),they tried to format everything but failed.Any ideas?Should i flash stock rom?

really needs help on this,i can't enable usb debugging and i fear i can't flash stock rom properly
*edit:i flashed stock rom and suprisingly,nothing changed

qilun56757 said:
really needs help on this,i can't enable usb debugging and i fear i can't flash stock rom properly
*edit:i flashed stock rom and suprisingly,nothing changed
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Did you try another battery? I don't care what the shop guys said, if you haven't, try it
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GOT the same problem man few months ago.. replacing the battery solved it.. s3 mini battery sux.. lasted only for 6months then boom it bulges..

Flashing Stock
Check out this thread to flash stock using odin...then try to flash custom recovery and new rom!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150822