First of all sorry for my bad English,I'm not a native.It happened when I was flashing back from i9000 rom to stock rom (I have no idea that it will brick my phone).I can't turn on my phone all I've got is black screen nothing shown up,no phone ! computer sign or Galaxy S logo.I've tried a several method to unbrick my phone but there is no luck for me.While I was trying to figured it out,my phone heated up like when you using it for a long time.Is there still a chance to get my phone back to work.I can't send it back to at&t,I'm not in the U.S.A.
Thanks
order a jig
rpicaso said:
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Will JIG really do the job ? I read some treads about this and it said JIG won't work if there are no phone!computer sign or galaxy S logo appear
anyway thanks for the help
Wouldn't hurt to try and you can make one for so cheap!
So...you get absolutely nothing out of it just a black screen and it heats up when plugged in, sounds like a brick to me. I'd still give a jig a try since they are easy to make and the parts are cheap, only when you try it take the battery out reinsert it, DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS, insert jig, then hold both volume buttons. If that doesn't work it's a brick. You can go directly through samsung for a warranty replacement. Never have to even have an at&t contact. depending on how you aquired the device they might replace it they might not. it might be iffy if you bought it used on ebay. Don't mention anything about a custom rom, say it happened using kies. If they don't replace it, go to mobiletechvideos.com he can jtag it for 50 u.s. Dollars plus shipping...
Studacris = legend!
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.
hey,
i was on slim bean, and wanted to flash a new ROM. So i switched on ODIN to go back to Stock JF6. During the process it got stuck at factoryfs.rfs. I closed ODIN, pulled out battery and tried the same process many times, always got stuck at factoryfs.rfs or sbl.bin
then, i tried going to Gingerbread 2.3.3 ODIN 1 click with bootloaders and kernel. again it kept getting stuck and after sometime, it stopped entering into download mode.
now, plugging it in doesnt show battery charging, the computer doesnt even detect new hardware (have tried on many pcs), no sign of life from my cappy.
have tried all sorts of button combos, etc
so is it like totally Bricked with no hopes of revival?
PS: since im in India, international shipping of the JIG costs a lot!!!
neo_31591 said:
hey,
i was on slim bean, and wanted to flash a new ROM. So i switched on ODIN to go back to Stock JF6. During the process it got stuck at factoryfs.rfs. I closed ODIN, pulled out battery and tried the same process many times, always got stuck at factoryfs.rfs or sbl.bin
then, i tried going to Gingerbread 2.3.3 ODIN 1 click with bootloaders and kernel. again it kept getting stuck and after sometime, it stopped entering into download mode.
now, plugging it in doesnt show battery charging, the computer doesnt even detect new hardware (have tried on many pcs), no sign of life from my cappy.
have tried all sorts of button combos, etc
so is it like totally Bricked with no hopes of revival?
PS: since im in India, international shipping of the JIG costs a lot!!!
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That's why there's a warning flashing bootloaders with Odin or Heimdall.. You never unplug/stop it. Your phone is most likely hard-bricked right now.
You only option would be to use mobiletechvideos .com services (JTAG).
BWolf56 said:
That's why there's a warning flashing bootloaders with Odin or Heimdall.. You never unplug/stop it. Your phone is most likely hard-bricked right now.
You only option would be to use mobiletechvideos .com services (JTAG).
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yea, it seems its hard bricked now, the phone shows absolutely no signs of life whatsoever. not even the battery charging image is there, its just dead :'(
I cant send it for JTAG service cause im from India and its gonna cost a hell lot to ship it to the USA... damn
Hmmm.. same goes here.. I'm from Bangalore.. you can order usb jig frm ebay india. Cost you 220 rupees.. I just ordered one for me. My phone also bricked, don't knw whtr it is soft or hard bricked. It's not turning on, my phone went dark green while flashing stock Rom, aftr that no signs of life. One mobile repair shop is available in Bangalore,, they can unbrick our hard bricked phones using JTag..
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Hmmm.. same goes here.. I'm from Bangalore.. you can order usb jig frm ebay india. Cost you 220 rupees.. I just ordered one for me. My phone also bricked, don't knw whtr it is soft or hard bricked. It's not turning on, my phone went dark green while flashing stock Rom, aftr that no signs of life. One mobile repair shop is available in Bangalore,, they can unbrick our hard bricked phones using JTag..
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omg, thats awesome...im in Mysore, just a stone's throw away from bangalore, could you give me the details of that shop please.... JIG wont work, as its hard bricked...
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omg, thats awesome...im in Mysore, just a stone's throw away from bangalore, could you give me the details of that shop please.... JIG wont work, as its hard bricked...
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nvm
neo_31591 said:
omg, thats awesome...im in Mysore, just a stone's throw away from bangalore, could you give me the details of that shop please.... JIG wont work, as its hard bricked...
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Here is the address: Cell tech communications, asuntha mansion, 2nd floor, 6th cross, vinayakanagar, adugodi,bangalore30. Their contact no: 9972477771. They said, they might charge in between 1000-1500 rupees, i bargained, they accepted to do it for 1000. I think this issue occurs cause of bad data cable, first i request you to try with another data cable, thn try with jig. if issue still persist, thn go for repair..
omg thanks bro, really really thanks
@BWolf56
sir, you think i should try out with the JIG? is it worth a shot?
neo_31591 said:
@BWolf56
sir, you think i should try out with the JIG? is it worth a shot?
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If you can build one, yes. Otherwise, it's probably not worth the crazy shipping cost to India. They're fairly easy to make though: 100k resistor x3 that you tape together. There is a guide in here if you wanna look into it.
You r welcome ,I'm gng to get my jig today which I ordered yesterday.. I vl try n let you knw whtr its working or not..
oh ok do keep me posted, thanks a lot man
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If you can build one, yes. Otherwise, it's probably not worth the crazy shipping cost to India. They're fairly easy to make though: 100k resistor x3 that you tape together. There is a guide in here if you wanna look into it.
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ebay india sells jig for galaxy s2, i guess its the same and will work on cappy aswell...it costs like $3 here, so ill buy that, as a last resort
neo_31591 said:
ebay india sells jig for galaxy s2, i guess its the same and will work on cappy aswell...it costs like $3 here, so ill buy that, as a last resort
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Yeah, jig works on the samsung galaxy series. I bought one a year ago for my Captivate (S1) and it works on my S3.
Jig works for me I was able to flash stock ROM.. once you get your jig. Try to flash by connecting to another usb port. Coz same issue occurs for me by flashing using same usb port which I used last time.. after connecting the data cable to another usb port, everything went off smoothly. Yes galaxy s2 jig works for all sgs series phones., i wasted whole day on this. Bt I'm happy coz my issue resolved..
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Jig works for me I was able to flash stock ROM.. once you get your jig. Try to flash by connecting to another usb port. Coz same issue occurs for me by flashing using same usb port which I used last time.. after connecting the data cable to another usb port, everything went off smoothly. Yes galaxy s2 jig works for all sgs series phones., i wasted whole day on this. Bt I'm happy coz my issue resolved..
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oh thats awesome, really happy for you bro Congrats
hey can u PM me or post the link to the exact JIG u bought, ill also buy the same....hopefully it will do wonders for my phone... tomorrow is salary day (we get our salary on the last day of the month) so i can buy it asap
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Jig works for me I was able to flash stock ROM.. once you get your jig. Try to flash by connecting to another usb port. Coz same issue occurs for me by flashing using same usb port which I used last time.. after connecting the data cable to another usb port, everything went off smoothly. Yes galaxy s2 jig works for all sgs series phones., i wasted whole day on this. Bt I'm happy coz my issue resolved..
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and hey, when your phone was bricked, could u see any signs of life, like atleast did the battery charging icon appear? cause for me its plain dead. no battery charging icon, no detection by computer, everyday after office i spend 1-2 hours going over the same process, of getting into download mode and phone shows absolutely no signs of life...
No signs of life.. mine was dead like yours bro.. I vl send you the ebay link2moro Mrng. Give me your contact number.. I vl give you a cal..
hey, i pm'd you my number...your number is incorrect man, its 9 digit , 1 digit missing
Reporting Back:
Got the jig today, Alas my phone didnt get into download mode, i thought maybe the battery has run out, got that checked and it was still doing 75%, tried all sorts of key combos along with the JIG also, lol, did everything. The phone just refuses to show any signs of life. Connecting to PC doesnt show new hardware attached. Nothing. So i guess its gone forever now, unless i find someone who does JTAG in India :'(
This is going to be a long story.
Had my note with me for about 3 years now.. Was waiting for the warranty to expire before I rooted it but I just never got to it.. So I was on Stock ROM and kernel all this time.
So last Friday (3 days back) was its doomsday.. had just replied to a text message, locked the phone and that was the last time I saw it working :crying:
It had switched off and when I tried to switch it back on it was stuck in bootloop, on the 'samsung galaxy note n7000' screen to be precise.. did some googling, came to xda forums, got that I need to get me recovery.. Vol Up + Home + Power.. nothing.. it just restarted and bought me to the boot note n7000 screen.. searched this now on xda,. got that I need to check if I have the download mode.. Vol Down + Home + Power and voila its alive, I had the download option.
Now from various threads I got that the next step would be install a kernel with recovery option it and I felt most recommended were Phil'z kernels.. So that is what I did. I downloaded Odin v3.09 and (not able to post URLs since a new user) Philz kernel (PhilZ-cwm6-XXLT9-ORA-5.11.2.tar) but it always got stuck at zimage.. tried 3 diff cables and 4 diff usb ports.. turned out the culprit was Odin version.. downloaded v 1.30 and it worked.. I was able to flash it to Philz kernel with a pass in Odin.. Tried to see if I could get the recovery option now but nada.. still stuck at the boot logo screen. Tried other Philz kernels for n7000 to see if they would do the trick.. I tried (philz_touch_6.07.9-n7000.tar.md5) and (philz_touch_6.12.8-n7000.tar.md5) but both got stuck at zimage so I left it at the cwm6 one.
Now read other threads and I got that the way to go back to stock kernel and flash the stock rom as well.. so downloaded the stock indian JB Rom (N7000DDLSC_N7000ODDLSC_N7000DDLS6_HOME.tar.md5) from sammobile's firmware and this stock kernel (DDLRI N7000), can't figure out which thread I downloaded this from though. So I flashed the kernel first and it was a pass and the odin mode screen showed, custom bin count as 1 and current binary as samsung official. Next I tried to flash the stock rom but Odin got stuck at 'factoryfs.img'. Then dunno why I thought that stock kernel is bad and decided to go to back to Philz kernel.. the one that I was able to flash successfully. I did it via Odin and it was a pass, the phone restarted and it hasn't switched on since. I mean I don't have even the download mode now.
So in short, no recovery mode, no download mode, and no boot loop screen as well.. I have tried to see if its in deep freeze or not, I mean whether the screen is not displaying anything and still be able to go to download mode to see if ODIN is able to detect it but it ain't working. Also if I try to charge it, nothings displayed on the screen but it does get warm
Do I have any hope in reviving it on my own? I have tried to contact fellow xda mates here in gurgaon to see if they can lend me their usb jig yet to see their response.. Is it worth it to spend money to get one of my own? Any idea what the fault might me and if all's lost how much would samsung charge me on fixing it.
Samsung would definitely charge too much, but i dont see anything wrong that you might have done to end up in this situation. I would suggest you to use a fully charged battery first to see if you can access download or recovery mode and if you dont have spare battery try to use external charger to charge only battery outside of phone, insert in phone and try the download mode or the recovery mode. USB jig shouldn't be too expensive if you want to try that after charging the battery and you can also make USB jig yourself if you understand those things.
Cheers!!!
Well I am trying to figure out where to buy the resistors to buy from.. Dad has a soldering kit so should be able to use that.. Yes I am afraid Samsung will charge me a bomb for this.. and on top of it I had bought a new battery just a day before.. Now I don't have an external charger to charge the battery separately.. Doesn't the device heating up mean that its charging?
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Well I am trying to figure out where to buy the resistors to buy from.. Dad has a soldering kit so should be able to use that.. Yes I am afraid Samsung will charge me a bomb for this.. and on top of it I had bought a new battery just a day before.. Now I don't have an external charger to charge the battery separately.. Doesn't the device heating up mean that its charging?
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It may mean that its charging as there is no way to check, purchase these, very inexpensive:
http://imshopping.rediff.com/imgsho...battery-charger-4-blackberry-nokia-htc-lg.JPG
Not advertising, not promoting just showing the picture. You would get it from any local shop.
Okay, will get one.. So you think there's still hope for my poor phone
Can't figure out why its lost its download screen.
Had gone on a work related trip hence the gap.. Got an external charger but didn't help.. same result..
Too much of a hassle to get the resistors where i live.. Have ordered one for myself now.. and that I believe is going to be my last hope or else I am going to have a very expensive paperweight.
Do you think it would be worth to get it checked by Samsung.. I hope they do give at least an estimate of the repair cost.
From what I have read in the forums here Samsung would charge around 260 $ on a new motherboard which would cost around 260$ and with the same amount I can buy a new Moto G.. so that's that.. waiting for the jig and then will make a call on what to do..
Please let me know if there is something else I can do to salvage this phone. Thanks
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Had gone on a work related trip hence the gap.. Got an external charger but didn't help.. same result..
Too much of a hassle to get the resistors where i live.. Have ordered one for myself now.. and that I believe is going to be my last hope or else I am going to have a very expensive paperweight.
Do you think it would be worth to get it checked by Samsung.. I hope they do give at least an estimate of the repair cost.
From what I have read in the forums here Samsung would charge around 260 $ on a new motherboard which would cost around 260$ and with the same amount I can buy a new Moto G.. so that's that.. waiting for the jig and then will make a call on what to do..
Please let me know if there is something else I can do to salvage this phone. Thanks
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Yes, try the JIG and if that too doesn't work, get an estimate atleast from Samsung (no harm in it). There are always repair technicians in the famous market (if you know which place i am referring to)
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Yes, try the JIG and if that too doesn't work, get an estimate atleast from Samsung (no harm in it). There are always repair technicians in the famous market (if you know which place i am referring to)
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Got the jig today.. Still nothing the screen remains black even if I plug in the jig.. No download mode.. Connecting it to pc after removing the jig, with ODIN on also doesn't show any sign of life.. Guess will take it to the samsung service center and will ask for their estimate.. If they charge a paisa above 5k going for the Moto G then..
The jig works, I tried it on me mum's old galaxy y so has to be the phone only.. Thanks Hawk for all the help.. and regarding the famous market I think you were referring to Gaffar isn't it
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Got the jig today.. Still nothing the screen remains black even if I plug in the jig.. No download mode.. Connecting it to pc after removing the jig, with ODIN on also doesn't show any sign of life.. Guess will take it to the samsung service center and will ask for their estimate.. If they charge a paisa above 5k going for the Moto G then..
The jig works, I tried it on me mum's old galaxy y so has to be the phone only.. Thanks Hawk for all the help.. and regarding the famous market I think you were referring to Gaffar isn't it
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Yes that is the market i am referring to, i know someone there infact that guy used to work as a Manager in Samsung Service center, now he is running his own business.
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Yes that is the market i am referring to, i know someone there infact that guy used to work as a Manager in Samsung Service center, now he is running his own business.
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That's nice.. its a always a worry that you might get ripped off there Let me visit the service center today and see what they come back with.. If all fails will PM you for your friends details and take it to him.
They are charging me 8k - 9k.. :crying:
The mobo has failed and needs replacement. Seems like its time to say to bbye to my good old note.. and to top it, I think Note has spoiled me as well.. I had a friends moto g to try its look and feel.. it seemed so puny compared to my note and didn't like it the way it was don't understand why didn't they give an expandable memory slot as well..
Looks like am going to shell out more than 20k for my new phone now Hawk do you mind PM'ing me the contact details of the guy you know in Gaffar market.. Have to go to CP today so might as well give it a shot there.
I can get it work for a while after reinstalling the firmware or after a hard reset. Then when I open the settings it keeps rebooting up to 20 times then it stops rebooting when I take the phone and open anything it reboots again and again. I reinstalled the firmware and did hard reset many times. Any Idea what to do? Thank you!
I've just flashed a firmware for another country, nothing changed. Same old boot loop... It worked very good for 6 months. Whatever happened, happened on the day I downloaded Here Maps...
I will try to flash another rom and that's it... If it doesn't work I will not touch the phone until windows phone 10 is out...
If phone is connected to a malfunctioned charger it will try to stop connection with reboots!
Try a new one. Finally use NSU for retail to find a suitable ROM , i mean ORIGINAL rom, for your phone
Thank you for your answer.
I sent the phone to Nokia Service Center because it never turned on again. They told me they would change the main board if I agreed on the price which was more expensive than a new phone's price. I told them I can buy 2 second hand phones with that money. They sent the phone back to me and I disassembled it myself. I think they never opened the phone because everything inside looked brand new. After trying little bit more I broke everything in it and I threw it in the trash. This way was a lot cheaper than their way.... At least I learned something. Never try to get anything repaired by Service centers. Just put it in the trash... I don't know why but I kept the camera...
Thank you for your answer.
I sent the phone to Nokia Service Center because it never turned on again. They told me they would change the main board if I agreed on the price which was more expensive than a new phone's price. I told them I can buy 2 second hand phones with that money. They sent the phone back to me and I disassembled it myself. I think they never opened the phone because everything inside looked brand new. After trying little bit more I broke everything in it and I threw it in the trash. This way was a lot cheaper than their way.... At least I learned something. Never try to get anything repaired by Service centers. Just put it in the trash... I don't know why but I kept the camera...