S3 mini (8190) HARD BRICKED PLEASE HELP!!!! - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I tried to flash Lollipop 5.1.1 (Carbon) 20150701 on my S3 via odin and the cable failed and hard bricked my S3 mini. No download mode,No recovery,No Bootlogo,No Vibration…just dead. Is there a debrick img available so i might be able to save my phone? I cannot afford JTag right now. Please assist. I think it has to be the bootloader.

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QuintusE said:
I tried to flash Lollipop 5.1.1 (Carbon) 20150701 on my S3 via odin and the cable failed and hard bricked my S3 mini. No download mode,No recovery,No Bootlogo,No Vibration…just dead. Is there a debrick img available so i might be able to save my phone? I cannot afford JTag right now. Please assist. I think it has to be the bootloader.
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Nobody out there on this site full of "experts"? Not one? Pathetic

Quick question. Can you get into download mode? If not then how is a debrick.img going to help?

spydr97 said:
Quick question. Can you get into download mode? If not then how is a debrick.img going to help?
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If it works on other S3 models that are hard bricked why no the mini?
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Quintus Erasmus said:
If it works on other S3 models that are hard bricked why no the mini?
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hxxp://androidforums.com/threads/verizon-debrick-hardbricked-s3.869570
Why not the S3 8190? This one in the link above has a corrupted bootloader too.
I wish someone would help a brother out and upload an img instead of making remarks. Anything worth trying is better than getting a Riff Jtag. It seems as if this forum is all about reposting stuff from other sites or members are smartasses.

1. I'm trying to get an idea of the status of the device.
2. I'm just a guy that has the same phone without any android development knowledge who is trying his best to help.
3. There are some real geniuses on this site.

spydr97 said:
1. I'm trying to get an idea of the status of the device.
2. I'm just a guy that has the same phone without any android development knowledge who is trying his best to help.
3. There are some real geniuses on this site.[/QUOTEI
I apologise, I had been scouting every forum possible with no solution in sight and no hope of finding one. I was frustrated. The device has been taken to a repair center and the technician looked very confused but said he would try. As a south african you will understand my lack of confidence in the device being repaired as he was hired due to AA.
Apologies once again.
PS: I have bought a J5 brand new and I hope i dont kill it. Trying very hard to keep it stock...
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I see that there is still nobody on this forum that actually knows what they are doing. ****ing morons.

Flashing phone via JTAG port could be a solution. You need a JTAG debugger ( Riff Box, Medusa, Z3X etc.) which supports your phone. The trouble is, this devices is not cheap so its better to send it to a phone service.

QuintusE said:
I tried to flash Lollipop 5.1.1 (Carbon) 20150701 on my S3 via odin and the cable failed and hard bricked my S3 mini. No download mode,No recovery,No Bootlogo,No Vibration…just dead. Is there a debrick img available so i might be able to save my phone? I cannot afford JTag right now. Please assist. I think it has to be the bootloader.
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what do you see when you plug it into your computer?

I see usb8500 rom

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[Q] Cant access download more anymore on galaxy tab

i tried to install custom rom and before that wanted to install cf-root on galaxy tab ...
I have a tab gt-p1010
can anyone advise pls,all i get when i try to access download mode is blank screen light doing nothing,as soon as i let go power button ut turns off
any help is appricated
djarben said:
i tried to install custom rom and before that wanted to install cf-root on galaxy tab ...
I have a tab gt-p1010
can anyone advise pls,all i get when i try to access download mode is blank screen light doing nothing,as soon as i let go power button ut turns off
any help is appricated
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Congrats, You've very likely bricked your Tab. You have a wifi only model which has different hardware to the roms here. In future read before you walk.
Enjoy!
TheATHEiST said:
Congrats, You've very likely bricked your Tab. You have a wifi only model which has different hardware to the roms here. In future read before you walk.
Enjoy!
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i did follow notes here...
And u came here to tell me that, i think u bricked u character already ..i need help not people like u....thx for u help anyway
djarben said:
i did follow notes here...
And u came here to tell me that, i think u bricked u character already ..i need help not people like u....thx for u help anyway
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does the pc recognise the tab at all? Sadly TheATHEiST is almost certainly correct in saying you've bricked the tab.
He is also correct in saying that you really should have read the instructions. Yes, really. If you reply and say you did follow instructions, please post a link to said instructions.
The roms are for the 3g tabs.
as far as I know, no one has made a custom rom/kernel for the wifi only tab. Its not the same because your wifi tab has different components compared to the 3g tab.
stoney73 said:
does the pc recognise the tab at all? Sadly TheATHEiST is almost certainly correct in saying you've bricked the tab.
He is also correct in saying that you really should have read the instructions. Yes, really. If you reply and say you did follow instructions, please post a link to said instructions.
The roms are for the 3g tabs.
as far as I know, no one has made a custom rom/kernel for the wifi only tab. Its not the same because your wifi tab has different components compared to the 3g tab.
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+1 ..
he remind me by someone bricked his tab because he flashed overcome over P1010 and even there is BIG note in overcome says DO NOT FLASH IF YOU P1010 .. and he replied me back , owh really i missed this
to the OP you see like Stoney says , check if your pc can still recognize your tab , if not , congrats you bricked your tab ... the nearest samsung service center will fix it for u hope u under the warranty , if so , u just say ( what is happened to my tab , i slept at night and i left it on the charger , i woke up i found it like this DEAD ) what makes my tab DEAD ? ? with some action acting with drama , u probably will fix it under the warranty ...
NOTE : this is not the right place for posting Question ...
good luck with SAMSUNG and don't forget the much drama u got the much u'll success to convince them
who agree with me , THUMBS UP
djarben said:
i did follow notes here...
And u came here to tell me that, i think u bricked u character already ..i need help not people like u....thx for u help anyway
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No point in crying, I was been blunt with you because you have nobody to blame except yourself.
If you had READ the topic(s) properly you would NOT be in this situation. You have flashed a software to your device that has a different bootloader then yours, hence you've bricked your device.
If your device is new you should take it straight back to the shop and plead dumb, say you put your device on charge and next day it wouldn't turn on properly. Alternatively say you tried to update it via Samsung Kies.
If they refuse to fix for you then you will need to pay for JTAG repair.
Congratulations, you have learned the hard way, next time learn the easy way and read properly.
TheATHEiST said:
No point in crying, I was been blunt with you because you have nobody to blame except yourself.
If you had READ the topic(s) properly you would NOT be in this situation. You have flashed a software to your device that has a different bootloader then yours, hence you've bricked your device.
If your device is new you should take it straight back to the shop and plead dumb, say you put your device on charge and next day it wouldn't turn on properly. Alternatively say you tried to update it via Samsung Kies.
If they refuse to fix for you then you will need to pay for JTAG repair.
Congratulations, you have learned the hard way, next time learn the easy way and read properly.
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+1 my thoughts exactly ..

[Q] Verizon Galaxy S3 Mini Root Help

Recently purchased a Galaxy S3 Mini from Verizon, was pretty excited about the aspect of rooting and installing custom roms.
Only problem is that I can't seem to find a single thread/video/(anything) that is able to root the version of the phone that I have.
Every thread I search for is either for the normal S3, or only unlocks the S3 mini if it's running 4.1.1 or 4.1.2, but my phone is running 4.2.2.
I read somewhere that Verizon has blocks in place set to stop rooting from happening, but 1.) I'm sure someone has found a way around this and 2.) I'm not sure whether it's true or not.
If anyone wants to know:
Model Number: SM-G730V
Kernel Version: 3.4.0
Build Version: JDQ39.G730VVRUAMI9
Android Version: 4.2.2
Not sure what other information might be needed, though I'm more than happy to answer any and all questions that might get me (and possibly others, if they're having the same issue) some help.
My fiancée is in the same boat
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It's kind of saddening that so many people have viewed this thread, yet there hasn't been a single helpful post.
I'm starting to believe that there isn't any hope for the Galaxy S III Mini.
Squirrelkun said:
It's kind of saddening that so many people have viewed this thread, yet there hasn't been a single helpful post.
I'm starting to believe that there isn't any hope for the Galaxy S III Mini.
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Rootmethod for SM-730A doesn't work for you?
tys0n said:
Rootmethod for SM-730A doesn't work for you?
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I haven't even seen anything about that method. I'll look into it now.
That's exactly what I was looking for though. Even if the method doesn't work, it's nice to have someone give input on possible methods so that I can keep on trying.
I'll let you guys know how it goes.
Squirrelkun said:
I haven't even seen anything about that method. I'll look into it now.
That's exactly what I was looking for though. Even if the method doesn't work, it's nice to have someone give input on possible methods so that I can keep on trying.
I'll let you guys know how it goes.
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Yes, please do :good:
I'm pretty sure it will work. It's the same phone, just from another carrier.
So I looked into the method tys0n posted, and it led me to a Chinese root method called VRoot.
http://www.mgyun.com/vroot
It's a one-click method, and installed it's own SU on the phone, but I'm installing root-only apps at the moment to check whether it's actually rooted or not.
This thread has pictures explaining what the all-Chinese app is doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459910&highlight=one+click
root worked for me!!!! Now does anyone know of any ROMS that are compatible?
The Chinese 1 click root worked for me as well. After the reboot, I installed SuperSU and root explorer. SuperSu prompted me to allow it to uninstall the chinese su so I allowed it. I updated the binary without issue and have titanium backup running and uninstalled some verizon apps and froze some other things. Freed up some RAM and it already seems to be a bit snappier. Not that it was really that bad to begin with.
Wouldn't we need to have a custom recovery to be able to flash any ROM's? I never bothered to try any with my Note II since it ran so smoothly but on my dx2 prior to that, we needed the custom recovery.
I am also in the same predicament with a Verizon S3 Mini (SM-G730V). I was hoping to install maclaws 4.4 on it but apparently that is only for the GSM model, I8190. I would be very interested to hear if anyone is able to get this running on the G730V.
cthuga said:
I am also in the same predicament with a Verizon S3 Mini (SM-G730V). I was hoping to install maclaws 4.4 on it but apparently that is only for the GSM model, I8190. I would be very interested to hear if anyone is able to get this running on the G730V.
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Yea, I'm in a double-bad situation with my 730V... My roomate tried to root it with something and now its stuck on the boot screen... Meaning I can't use the VRoot thing cause I cant turn on USB Debuggjng.....So now I got a stuck phone and no way to flash it... Any suggestions besides parting it out?!
S iii mini sm-g730v stock rom from kies
I Used kies to upgrade factory rom and saved the COMBINATION_G730VVRUAMI9_G730VVZWAMI9_1808258_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
if anyone can tell me a website where i can upload it to i will be happy to do so and then post a link... it will unbrick a sm-g730v with write protection on. it worked for me using ODIN..\
UPDATE: now uploading to dropbox.com will post link when its done.
I have to post some more before i can post the link
Well the stock rom for verizon sm-g730v is up..
Man verizon is a bunch of jerks for locking the BOOTLOADERS for this phone.... I really want a custom recovery. Cant really do anything without one.
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remove spaces and add a .
straight from KIES
dropbox com/s/kc0pyztez8thquh/COMBINATION_G730VVRUAMI9_G730VVZWAMI9_1808258_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Hey man, your download link isn't working. Any chance you can send it to me?
Looks like it's related to the Dropbox outage.
joel_sapp said:
Well the stock rom for verizon sm-g730v is up..
Man verizon is a bunch of jerks for locking the BOOTLOADERS for this phone.... I really want a custom recovery. Cant really do anything without one.
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remove spaces and add a .
straight from KIES
dropbox com/s/kc0pyztez8thquh/COMBINATION_G730VVRUAMI9_G730VVZWAMI9_1808258_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
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PLEASE!!!!! Upload
Please upload the md5 to your dropbox again because the download is down and i really need it please upload it again
I have issues connecting SM-G730v to PC
I am wondering if this is the right place to put in this question but I am wondering if anybody else has had issues connecting to PC. There seem to be no drivers to get the diagnostic Com Port so I can connect to CDMA Workshop. (Debug mode, diag mode, service menu, hidden menu) The typical everyday stuff that connects most other phones doesn't get me hooked. I have googled for 2 days now hopping to find a solution but cant find anything. Any ideas or success let me know. need to flash to another carrier, but have yet to connect to workshop,
I Really Need This File!! Please!!
G730VVRUAMI9_G730VVZWAMI9_VZW.zip
Need It ASAP Please!!! I have a Riff Box and & Got JTAG Active on it. All SM-G730 A/M/W8/V Variants have JTAG port down the Black Big Speaker. Need remove the screw & speaker to access it. If anyone already has a Bricked One I Can Recover it Back to Life. Just need the VZW File to re-write directly via eMMC PlugIn on Riff Box.
BRs,
Luis Daniel
Diverse_Trades said:
I am wondering if this is the right place to put in this question but I am wondering if anybody else has had issues connecting to PC. There seem to be no drivers to get the diagnostic Com Port so I can connect to CDMA Workshop. (Debug mode, diag mode, service menu, hidden menu) The typical everyday stuff that connects most other phones doesn't get me hooked. I have googled for 2 days now hopping to find a solution but cant find anything. Any ideas or success let me know. need to flash to another carrier, but have yet to connect to workshop,
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In about phone, press the build number until it says developer mode turned on.
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Diverse_Trades said:
I am wondering if this is the right place to put in this question but I am wondering if anybody else has had issues connecting to PC. There seem to be no drivers to get the diagnostic Com Port so I can connect to CDMA Workshop. (Debug mode, diag mode, service menu, hidden menu) The typical everyday stuff that connects most other phones doesn't get me hooked. I have googled for 2 days now hopping to find a solution but cant find anything. Any ideas or success let me know. need to flash to another carrier, but have yet to connect to workshop,
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For SM-G730V, to get to diag mode is ##DMMODE# or *#0808#
If you had flash Samsung before, then you will not get any problem from this one.
I already use this phone and works on my country.
mctspr said:
G730VVRUAMI9_G730VVZWAMI9_VZW.zip
Need It ASAP Please!!! I have a Riff Box and & Got JTAG Active on it. All SM-G730 A/M/W8/V Variants have JTAG port down the Black Big Speaker. Need remove the screw & speaker to access it. If anyone already has a Bricked One I Can Recover it Back to Life. Just need the VZW File to re-write directly via eMMC PlugIn on Riff Box.
BRs,
Luis Daniel
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sammobile.com already have it.
Thank You For The Firmware File SM-G730V
bangeko said:
For SM-G730V, to get to diag mode is ##DMMODE# or *#0808#
If you had flash Samsung before, then you will not get any problem from this one.
I already use this phone and works on my country.
sammobile.com already have it.
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Thanks to the File I got from you here and the JTAG port I found + the help from Riff Creator We successfully Added SM-G730V in the supported models list. Riff TEAM is THE FIRST IN THE WORLD Resurrection for a SM-G730V thanks to your help to me!!
BRs,
Luis Daneil

[REQUEST] Debrick.img for S3 mini (GT 8190)

Hi! Can someone make a debrick.img for s3 mini using this command?
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.img
*bump* Pleaseee help!
pinguluk said:
*bump* Pleaseee help!
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& how we do a debrick.img!?
Edited: I think you need a JTAG. Search for it on google, good luck
mauam said:
& how we do a debrick.img!?
Edited: I think you need a JTAG. Search for it on google, good luck
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525902
I will do a JTAG only if the single way. But then, i need the debrick.img
If you are able to write that image, it means that you can get into download mode.
If you can get the phone into download mode, you don't need a complete memory dump; you can just use a stock firmware to unbrick it.
Can you tell us what you did and what doesn't work?
If you have a bootloop and you can't get into recovery, please check this thread and a lot of other threads on the same topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50434034
deconectat said:
If you are able to write that image, it means that you can get into download mode.
If you can get the phone into download mode, you don't need a complete memory dump; you can just use a stock firmware to unbrick it.
Can you tell us what you did and what doesn't work?
If you have a bootloop and you can't get into recovery, please check this thread and a lot of other threads on the same topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50434034
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Man, my s3 mini is bricken. It doesn't power on. It's hard bricked and i need the debrick.img.
*bump*
Please help me!!!
pinguluk said:
Man, my s3 mini is bricken. It doesn't power on. It's hard bricked and i need the debrick.img.
*bump*
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As deconectat tried to explain you don't need it. The only thing you need is to get in download mode and try with some of the unbrick guides on this forum.
If you can't get in download mode with combo, jig or jtag, there's no way to fix your phone.
In linked thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525902 99ytrewq9111 requests only first 7 partitions, not whole /dev/block/mmcblk0, which is internal flash (~8GB of data)
It contains /data and /efs partitions. There are private data and IMEI on them
Youre all ****ing morons. The man was asking for a debrick.img to put on a SD card to get his phone into download mode. There are lots of posts on other forums of this working on other samsungs. Maybe you ****wits should learn to read instead of being smart asses. Piskor you referred him to a post on a different model (retard). deconectat you should just STFU because nowhere did he say he wanted to flash the image. (****tard). Clostry you backed up the ****tard.
It is of my firm opinion that the "experts" on here really do not know what they're doing.
pinguluk - I hope you succeeded.
Please, anyone have debrick.img for I8190?
Need this *.img
thx
pinguluk said:
Hi! Can someone make a debrick.img for s3 mini using this command?
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.img
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man.... i have same problem, tired to search it on google, seems no one have it or so....
well, im still waiting miracle on there.
I need this .img...

[Q] help me p7320

My p7320 is hardbricked.
I flashed p7300's recovery by mistake.
No download mode
No recovery mode
Adb cant find device.
Odin is also cant find device.
klovemek said:
My p9320 is hardbricked.
I flashed p9300's recovery by mistake.
No download mode
No recovery mode
Adb cant find device.
Odin is also cant find device.
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This is Samsung galaxy tab 8.9 tablet forum [P7300 & P7310 & P7320 & SGH-I957],
so your question is in the wrong forum, although I can answer your question
Unfortunately in your situation, you can't do anything to fix it, all you can do is:
take it to a near Samsung store, so that they can fix it for you [they need to disassemble your device to fix it]
I had the same situation couple of months ago, and fortunately the device's warranty was still valid, so they fixed it without paying a penny:laugh:
Good luck
omarainea said:
This is Samsung galaxy tab 8.9 tablet forum [P7300 & P7310 & P7320 & SGH-I957],
so your question is in the wrong forum, although I can answer your question
Unfortunately in your situation, you can't do anything to fix it, all you can do is:
take it to a near Samsung store, so that they can fix it for you [they need to disassemble your device to fix it]
I had the same situation couple of months ago, and fortunately the device's warranty was still valid, so they fixed it without paying a penny:laugh:
Good luck
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Misprint i make mistake 9320
My mean is 7320
Anyway thx
I will go samsung , this repair really is for free?
I cencern whether it costs. I bought this last week. So it's on warrenty. You, what said to Samsung??
klovemek said:
Misprint i make mistake 9320
My mean is 7320
Anyway thx
I will go samsung , this repair really is for free?
I cencern whether it costs. I bought this last week. So it's on warrenty. You, what said to Samsung??
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Just tell them it won't turn on. No need to provide too many details about any warranty- voiding activities you may or may not have done.
Does flashing a wrong recovery hardbricks our tab? I mean, it's different from bootloader, so he may still be able to enter download mode.
iZLeeP said:
Does flashing a wrong recovery hardbricks our tab? I mean, it's different from bootloader, so he may still be able to enter download mode.
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I went out from store just now. He said that motherboard is out. So it need to replace.
So sad. Motherboatd is out of stock in the store. Therefore, it takes a week.
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klovemek said:
I went out from store just now. He said that motherboard is out. So it need to replace.
So sad. Motherboatd is out of stock in the store. Therefore, it takes a week.
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At least, it's getting replaced.
iZLeeP said:
Does flashing a wrong recovery hardbricks our tab? I mean, it's different from bootloader, so he may still be able to enter download mode.
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Yea it does TT

Help me to fix a Hard Brick!

Hello everyone. I'm here to ask you one thing. Premise: I have a Samsung S3 Mini GT-I8190N
Last week I flashed a kernel that my phone is not supported and then it went in hard brick (I know I'm a sucker ).
Then I searched on the internet various guides on how to fix this brick and I saw guide on the JIG and JTAG.
By JIG I bought one but was not compatible with my phone's model and now another that I'm waiting for it to arrive (it should be compatible). Instead of JTAG I saw the various components that serve and the total price close to 130-140 € then I don't want to talk.
In the meantime I get the second JIG I found by chance a guide on how to fix the hard brick without JTAG.
The problem is that there are only three/ our similar guide to another model i.e. on a S3.
An example is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
An another example is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
I'm coming to the point. In these guides are listed several things which are necessary and the only thing I miss is the debrick image.
I tried getting on google a debrick image for s3 mini i8190/N and there is nothing.
Exasperated, I always find by chance a guide on how to make this debrick. image.
This guide is here: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f60...samsung-debrick-files-only-bootloader-1885507.
I do everything it says and the program tells me that there isn't ATF box which would be similiar a Riff Box for JTAG and this also costs about 110 €. I leave it alone.
After all this I ask: is there another way to create this damn debrick image? Or has anyone found a link to download it?
Or someone know how to fix this damn brick without SEND IT IN ASSISTANCE?
Meanwhile thank you!
P.s. sorry for bad english. I'm a italian guy that know very little english
Hello. I have the same problem. How did you fix it?

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