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hi all , i bricked my w8 and i send it to service the other day ...my phone got hardbricked and i cant find a solution ..so i asked my dad to send to to a repairman, at 1st the man said its a simple problem and can be fix in a day or two , so 2 days has passed and i asked my dad is my w8 fixed? my dad said the foreman has overlook and the problem is more severe ...so i got a little scare and i heard of this method called JTAG ..and i am just wondering does all repairman knows JTAG? i saw a vid and it looks dam hard. ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujH_IpsskLg
so heres the details
model:w8
reason for brick:unlocking bootloader
phone age : 3weeks
As you can see in the video you linked in your post, or in the link I posted in the "bootloader unlock warning" thread, it requires ...
a) ... specialized hardware (RIFF Box + JTAG Interface or Qualcomm Resurrection Cable)
b) ... a solid knowledge about getting the hardware and related software to good use
In theory any trained service monkey should be able to do the trick, given the repair shop has the hardware to accomplish the job. A authorized SE service center has the required hardware, and trained technicians, for sure.
Anyhow ... to point the finger at the "unlock warning" thread ... now, once you get your phone back READ THE MANUFACTURING CODE of your phone CLOSELY and do NOT attempt to unlock the bootloader again if the phone is within the critical range.
oh..so most repairman knows how to repair a bricked phone yes ? =) ..but still if i am right it will not be covered by my warranty? and how much will it cost?
tohno said:
oh..so most repairman knows how to repair a bricked phone yes ? =) ..but still if i am right it will not be covered by my warranty? and how much will it cost?
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warranty = no because the warranty sealed has been broken
cost? ask the repairman LOL
cause i'm curious too about se center cost and repair man cost..
i think i might be able to trick the repairman saying that i was trying to update my software then this happened =) hehe
tohno said:
i think i might be able to trick the repairman saying that i was trying to update my software then this happened =) hehe
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is this a repairman or se center?
Why would you trick the repair man since it will not reduce the cost (i think)
erm..it's a retailer at a mall my dad bought the phone from...and if the retailer knows my phone is still under warranty wont the repair be free?
tohno said:
erm..it's a retailer at a mall my dad bought the phone from...and if the retailer knows my phone is still under warranty wont the repair be free?
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ah.. i thought it was random repair man..
and (if) you have to pay for the service please update here how much is the cost.
just in case someone hard brick their phone..
kk sure ..but i found this website
http://www.sony.com.my/subtype/servicecharges/asset/230762
it says that SE phones repairs will cosr about RM 40 ..
tohno said:
kk sure ..but i found this website
http://www.sony.com.my/subtype/servicecharges/asset/230762
it says that SE phones repairs will cosr about RM 40 ..
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Hey tohto, ur phone work again??
I wanna know?
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Hi
My Galaxy mini is completely bricked after flashing rom on it.
The problems are as follows.
1 ..No Boot
2.No Downloading mode. tried all button combination and usb jig also still no signs ..
3.Tried flashing via all boxes including Riff, z3x but not able to flash sometime connects to this boxes and sometimes not ..cannot complete flashing process.
4. Tried everything listed on this forum but still no use ... Showed it to service center of samsung they said motherboard gone . New motherboard price is approx 75% of phones price that to without warranty..
5. Many mobile repair shops in our location tried it still no use.
Anyone here on xda can help me to come out of this problem .Or atleast give me some idea where to get galaxy mini motherboard at cheap ...
Plsss guys help me out i really luv my galaxy mini..
if any repair shop around you know about jtag and usb jig, then you have chance
kalrocking said:
Hi
My Galaxy mini is completely bricked after flashing rom on it.
The problems are as follows.
1 ..No Boot
2.No Downloading mode. tried all button combination and usb jig also still no signs ..
3.Tried flashing via all boxes including Riff, z3x but not able to flash sometime connects to this boxes and sometimes not ..cannot complete flashing process.
4. Tried everything listed on this forum but still no use ... Showed it to service center of samsung they said motherboard gone . New motherboard price is approx 75% of phones price that to without warranty..
5. Many mobile repair shops in our location tried it still no use.
Anyone here on xda can help me to come out of this problem .Or atleast give me some idea where to get galaxy mini motherboard at cheap ...
Plsss guys help me out i really luv my galaxy mini..
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Well with respect to indian currency, the motherboard is around 3k.
But i would advice you to take it to customer sare service.
They can handle this with more ease, and the price may be around the same as the latter.
Good luck.
thousandecibels said:
Well with respect to indian currency, the motherboard is around 3k.
But i would advice you to take it to customer sare service.
They can handle this with more ease, and the price may be around the same as the latter.
Good luck.
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You are right man ..but the thing is they said i wont get any waranty for replaced motherboard .. so i guess its of no use..
Well that may cost you some more bucks.
But hey atleast its official and original work unlike job done in black mart.
Rest your choice
thousandecibels said:
Well that may cost you some more bucks.
But hey atleast its official and original work unlike job done in black mart.
Rest your choice
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Please let me know if you have any idea about ..where else i can get galaxy mini motherboard other them their service center's..
Well if you ask so.
Try the underground mobile shop , ask them for motherboard replacement.
I got my old cell phone fixed the same way in chandigarh sector 22-c
But still i would recommend go for simple and full proof service center repairs.
It might be the right time to pay a visit to one of them.
Good Luck.
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!
I dropped the phone and when i picked it up the signal bar was gone and it wont recognize my sim card..
i have tried flashing the modem, flashing stock, checked imei and checked the efs folder.
does any of you guys have any idea of what could be the problem ?
sorry for my bad english
thanks
Does the phone say : no sim inserted ?
Maybe the simholder is damaged ?
Did you try another sim ?
friedje said:
Does the phone say : no sim inserted ?
Maybe the simholder is damaged ?
Did you try another sim ?
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i have tried all that seems like the modem chip or something like that because in setting app imei says unknown and baseband says unknown..
any suggestions ?
Is there any physical damage to the phone ? If not, You could flash stock and send to repair centre and say 'this is a result of an OTA'
However, If there is the tinyest noticeable bit of damage, they may understand your plan and make you pay.
you should also NOT think about bricking it and NOT claiming a new MoBo under warranty.
azzledazzle said:
Is there any physical damage to the phone ? If not, You could flash stock and send to repair centre and say 'this is a result of an OTA'
However, If there is the tinyest noticeable bit of damage, they may understand your plan and make you pay.
you should also NOT think about bricking it and NOT claiming a new MoBo under warranty.
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then im pretty screwed.. the whole screen is cracked.. but the modem worked after the screen was cracked.
They wont see it that way im afraid, Do you have insurance with your provider or even your home ? you could contact them and make a claim that way, Or sell it to someone on here (XDA Marketplace) and put the money towards an upgrade.
azzledazzle said:
They wont see it that way im afraid, Do you have insurance with your provider or even your home ? you could contact them and make a claim that way, Or sell it to someone on here (XDA Marketplace) and put the money towards an upgrade.
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i think we have house insurance if it will go under there. but how mutch is the note worth, no sim functions and broken glass ?
No idea, Get a rough idea from a mobile recycle company, someone may want it to fix up, or just for parts (what ever is left working lol)
Also, if you claim on the insurance, they may want the broken phone, So dont make any rash decisions just yet.
Hi, my friend asked me to help him..He flashed a russian 4.1.2 i9070 firmware on his i9070 smartphone..and now is dead...Nothing with the S2 Jig, No samsung boot logo, no download mode, no recovery, nothing charging it for more than one hour, nothing with usb...is it dead and ready for bring it to samsung center?
best go to service center.
pay him
as I was thinking...it isn't a soft brick
Mone181 said:
Hi, my friend asked me to help him..He flashed a russian 4.1.2 i9070 firmware on his i9070 smartphone..and now is dead...Nothing with the S2 Jig, No samsung boot logo, no download mode, no recovery, nothing charging it for more than one hour, nothing with usb...is it dead and ready for bring it to samsung center?
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Don't pay anything.. if it's in warranty and perfect state then he can go to samsung and say that he wake up in the morning and the device don't starts ecen if he remove the battery and put in again..
..zapatalk..
yes, that was i was thinking...He has not so many knowledge of android world (otherwise he didn't flash wrong firmware...) so he was on warranty again...but...they will see that there is wrong firmware on it...or not?
What , you didn't bother to read what I posted in the JB firmware thread ?
Sent from a Motorola TI OMAP 3630 device.
fedevd said:
Don't pay anything.. if it's in warranty and perfect state then he can go to samsung and say that he wake up in the morning and the device don't starts ecen if he remove the battery and put in again..
..zapatalk..
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here in india if you hard brick samsung phones they ask atleast 20$ even if you are in warranty,
thats what i hate about samsung,
in sony pc companion can fix it all.
mj111996 said:
here in india if you hard brick samsung phones they ask atleast 20$ even if you are in warranty,
thats what i hate about samsung,
in sony pc companion can fix it all.
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The warranty cover soft and hard ware, so you dont have to pay.. i dont know how the law works there but here we dont pay.. read the warranty contract, if the contract say that samsung cover hard and soft then you dont need to pay anything.. thats how all warranty works.. now, if its like here, the carrier have a tecnic service, he can ask in carrier.. i.e., here in argentina when i buy a device i have the device warranty and carrier service, so if my device dont work properly i go for the carrier authorized service and repair for free without, i.e. samsung, intervention.. when that service warranty ends, like a year later i bought the device, samsung warranty acts..
do you understand me or my english is too bad?
..zapatalk..
fedevd said:
The warranty cover soft and hard ware, so you dont have to pay.. i dont know how the law works there but here we dont pay.. read the warranty contract, if the contract say that samsung cover hard and soft then you dont need to pay anything.. thats how all warranty works.. now, if its like here, the carrier have a tecnic service, he can ask in carrier.. i.e., here in argentina when i buy a device i have the device warranty and carrier service, so if my device dont work properly i go for the carrier authorized service and repair for free without, i.e. samsung, intervention.. when that service warranty ends, like a year later i bought the device, samsung warranty acts..
do you understand me or my english is too bad?
..zapatalk..
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i got you,good for you,
my ace plus was hardbricked 4 month ago, they asked for 28$ i said ok and still no progress
:/