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[Q] Device (hard) bricked?

I wanted to flash another rom version on my LG Optimus 7 with an official rom that was posted in the LG topic. During the process (before the actual flashing I think) I got an error. My device was still turned on at that moment and in Emergency Download mode. I thought that since the flashing didn't really start I could reboot my device and try it another time cause it was late but my phone wont turn on no matter what I do. I cant enter emergency download mode, nothing.
So is it possible that my device is now completely dead? It seems so hard to believe.

How low was your battery?

Take out your battery. Leave it out for a minute and then put it back in. Connect your phone to the power-adapter and let it charge for at least 5 minutes. Then try to switch on your phone.

owenw said:
How low was your battery?
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Battery wasnt really low, the phone was still on when I got the error. Can't say exactly how full it was cause it was in emergency mode for a while but it never turned off.

Heathcliff74 said:
Take out your battery. Leave it out for a minute and then put it back in. Connect your phone to the power-adapter and let it charge for at least 5 minutes. Then try to switch on your phone.
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I've charged it a whole night but nothing. The phone doesnt even get hot when its plugged into the charger.

renegadEEE said:
I've charged it a whole night but nothing. The phone doesnt even get hot when its plugged into the charger.
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Did you also take the battery out? Like I asked?

Heathcliff74 said:
Did you also take the battery out? Like I asked?
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Yes. I'm gonna leave it out now for half an hour and then plug it in. You never know.

Heathcliff74 said:
Did you also take the battery out? Like I asked?
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Did the whole thing but still the same.

renegadEEE said:
Did the whole thing but still the same.
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Hmm. That doesn't look good. Did you try key-combo's again after you took out the battery? You might get it into downloadmode now.
I made a jig for my Samsung. With the jig I can get a phone into downloadmode even when it is bricked. Maybe there's something like that for LG's.
Good luck!

Heathcliff74 said:
Hmm. That doesn't look good. Did you try key-combo's again after you took out the battery? You might get it into downloadmode now.
I made a jig for my Samsung. With the jig I can get a phone into downloadmode even when it is bricked. Maybe there's something like that for LG's.
Good luck!
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Wow, thanks for this! This might be exactly what I need. I just bought a Micro Usb Jig. When it arrives I'll post the result here.

renegadEEE said:
Wow, thanks for this! This might be exactly what I need. I just bought a Micro Usb Jig. When it arrives I'll post the result here.
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Hold on! Are you sure that is for LG devices? The post I referred to is a jig for Samsungs. I'm not sure there is something like that for LG's. Check that first!

Heathcliff74 said:
Hold on! Are you sure that is for LG devices? The post I referred to is a jig for Samsungs. I'm not sure there is something like that for LG's. Check that first!
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It's one that works on the Galaxy S devices and Omnia 7 so I'm not sure it will work on my device but it doesnt cost a fortune so I might as well try.

renegadEEE said:
It's one that works on the Galaxy S devices and Omnia 7 so I'm not sure it will work on my device but it doesnt cost a fortune so I might as well try.
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I'm afraid it only works for Samsung brand. You might want to consider RMA.

Please do not post device specific problems here in the WP7 dev forums!
~~Tito~~

Hello,
i´m new here and i know that i dig a old post out of the grave, but before christmas my boss get 3 LG E900´s for his kid´s and 2 of them where selled in demo modes.
Not official, but because it was early too christmas he ask if i have an idea.
So i read many hours in much forums (even here) how to flash.
The first one was not a big problem at my home pc(took a lil time if it´s start in emerg.-mode, but now it works perfect)
So i tried the same with the second one at my office pc, because this one arrives us at 23. dec. and i do the same steps as i do at home.
But while flashing i got a massage from the LGDP2_V36_UMTS prog. that there was an abort.
EM still worked, so i tried again (4 times) with an other abort (RAM error)
After the 5. try with this error i do same as before and shut it off.
I wanted to try it at home again, but since this i couldn´t it on.
Everthing i tried doesn´t work. Screen keeps black.
Anyone an idea?
PS: sorry if my english is bad, i´m german.

Galaxy Note Lte 10.1 Turns On By Itsself!!

Hello people and thank you for the wonderful job you are doing, i am new member to this community given that i just got my first android tablet!!
When i unpacked my 4g (lte) note 10.1 tablet, before i do anything, i plugged it so to charge it... 5 mins after the tablet turned on by its self.... i thought it was something random, so i turned it off again... 5 mins after same story!!!
I went to the store and they replaced it for me, but guess what... the new tablet is doing exactly the same thing...
Is that normal? i suppose not!!!
But if it is normal, how can i disable it? given that i ve been told that it is best to charge the device when it's turned off!!
p.s any tips regarding charging are welcome
thank you in advance for any kind of help you may provide

Welcome, but unfortunately you posted in the wrong forum. This is about the GTab 10.1 and not Note
Just a small hint as I dont have one myself.
Plug it in and let it load for at least half a day and then you can have lots of fun with it. Stay calm, wait and let it load

Hard Bricked Galaxy S4 any suggestions

I recently hard bricked my galaxy s4 ive only had the phone for less than 5 days I can't claim it to insurance nor return it because I bought it from a friend. It won't turn on and none of the buttons work. I was trying to unroot my phone and return to a stock kernel and firmware. Is there anything I can do if its hard bricked to get it in download mode. I've already tried making a usb jig and it didn't work. I'm at a loss. I don't have the money to get a new phone or pay for someone to fix mine. Thanks in advance.

njgautier said:
I recently hard bricked my galaxy s4 ive only had the phone for less than 5 days I can't claim it to insurance nor return it because I bought it from a friend. It won't turn on and none of the buttons work. I was trying to unroot my phone and return to a stock kernel and firmware. Is there anything I can do if its hard bricked to get it in download mode. I've already tried making a usb jig and it didn't work. I'm at a loss. I don't have the money to get a new phone or pay for someone to fix mine. Thanks in advance.
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Sorry to hear abt it
i see u already tried couple of things.. have u also checked if the battery u using is charged or its completly dead may be phone is not charging the battery and none of the buttons are working coz of it possble charge with some adapter / use new battery charged etc
i myte be wrong just thinking of some possblty

123hiten said:
Sorry to hear abt it
i see u already tried couple of things.. have u also checked if the battery u using is charged or its completly dead may be phone is not charging the battery and none of the buttons are working coz of it possble charge with some adapter / use new battery charged etc
i myte be wrong just thinking of some possblty
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I tried a different battery as well as different cables and chargers all with no luck. I'm almost 100% sure this phone is hard bricked. I don't understand why a phone would be made that can essentially go into a bricked mode that is ridiculous even if you root it. There should be some type of fail safe boot mode to restore back to stock settings.

njgautier said:
I recently hard bricked my galaxy s4 ive only had the phone for less than 5 days I can't claim it to insurance nor return it because I bought it from a friend. It won't turn on and none of the buttons work. I was trying to unroot my phone and return to a stock kernel and firmware. Is there anything I can do if its hard bricked to get it in download mode. I've already tried making a usb jig and it didn't work. I'm at a loss. I don't have the money to get a new phone or pay for someone to fix mine. Thanks in advance.
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using a usb jig will not help you if you have it hard bricked. usb jigs will only work on soft bricks.. so basically what you need now is someone to JTAG it (idk if jtags work on the S4, but afaik, most of the galaxy devices are revived via jtag)

saywhatt said:
using a usb jig will not help you if you have it hard bricked. usb jigs will only work on soft bricks.. so basically what you need now is someone to JTAG it (idk if jtags work on the S4, but afaik, most of the galaxy devices are revived via jtag)
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Well I found out my phone was stolen from a Verizon retail store so I'm going to return it I traded my iphone 5 for it and now the piece of ___ that traded me for it is acting like they didn't know so im pretty much screwed.

try to search the forum or wait for someone to give you the link..and if none of them works try what i have done with my s4..hope this will help you.do not forget to hit the thanks button..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43592092#post43592092

njgautier said:
I recently hard bricked my galaxy s4 ive only had the phone for less than 5 days I can't claim it to insurance nor return it because I bought it from a friend. It won't turn on and none of the buttons work. I was trying to unroot my phone and return to a stock kernel and firmware. Is there anything I can do if its hard bricked to get it in download mode. I've already tried making a usb jig and it didn't work. I'm at a loss. I don't have the money to get a new phone or pay for someone to fix mine. Thanks in advance.
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see my sig for repairing dead boot, it may help

Get the police involved, or at least theaten to do so and get your phone back. Even if the "friend" claims they didn't know, they participated in the exchange of stolen goods and can be prosecuted despite having no knowledge of the crime.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

njgautier said:
Well I found out my phone was stolen from a Verizon retail store so I'm going to return it I traded my iphone 5 for it and now the piece of ___ that traded me for it is acting like they didn't know so im pretty much screwed.
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What a "friend" I been there done that.. I learned and moved on.. moral of the story
never buy used phones unless you are 110% sure where it came from.
Good luck bud, I also have a bricked S4 but its softbricked so i can still access download mode. :victory:

[Q] Sudden Death - please help! How to fix?

Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
4.3.3 ... no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
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This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.

Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card. Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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My mistake. It is 4.4.3
I am not sure that it is an SDS, I am sure that it's dead!
Tommaso

Where did you get 4.4.3 from already?
What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.

Someguyfromhell said:
Where did you get 4.4.3 from already? What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.
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First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.

I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).

Sorry. I was right first time. It have official 4.3.3 (not 4.4.3)
I had ExtSD card memory problems you can find my posts everywhere (username: ascanio1)
Anyway, my problem has nothing to do with ExtSD card memory problems as those were long fixed (in Fenruary) and everything worked perfectly since.

Someguyfromhell said:
I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).
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Here is the official firmware:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N9005
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-N9005&pcode=XEO#firmware
I have terrible memory! Sorry!
Firmware was 4.4.2
Not 4.3.3
Not 4.4.3
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso
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When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? I heard they were fixed on Note 2's 4.2.2 firmware. (My phone never had SDS
BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it) or JTAG (I think it works)
Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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SDS was fixed in 4.2.2 Note 2 FYI.
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

Thanks for the help.
Irwenzhao said:
When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? .... BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), ....
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I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Irwenzhao said:
your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it)
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Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
Irwenzhao said:
or JTAG (I think it works)
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What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
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I agree! It drives me crazy!
Irwenzhao said:
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
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By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...

ascanio1 said:
Thanks for the help.
I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
I agree! It drives me crazy!
By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...
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Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
That's (probably) the JTAG I was talking about.
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
EDIT: Having hols in China right now so... yea. (China y u ban Google )
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from the "China who bans Google"
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

ascanio1 said:
First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.
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Might be the battery was completely exhausted?
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?

Irwenzhao said:
Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
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Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
Irwenzhao said:
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
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I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
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I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?

vndnguyen said:
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?
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I charged it for 10 hours! Not the battery...
Any recommendation for an alternative phone, same size, better specs? In your opinion? Any advice for online trustworthy retailers (read my previous post - comment on HK retailer)

ascanio1 said:
Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
I would say LG G3?
I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?
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Not really sure, I don't buy stuff online sorry
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from the "China who bans Google"
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!

Not charging the battery
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.

ascanio1 said:
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.
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Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
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ascanio1 said:
I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!
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Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
No download mode?
If your phone won’t enter download mode, you can try three things:
A USB jig. Don’t pin your hopes on this, they rarely succeed in this scenario.
‘Jump starting’ – You might need someone else to give you a hand for this. Take the battery out of your phone and wait 30 seconds. Now, press the button combination to enter download mode, and with this combination still depressed, get someone to put the battery back in. Hopefully this will jolt your phone into download mode.
Take out the phone battery, and re-insert it, but don’t turn the phone on. Now, plug in the charger while holding the volume down button. Keep holding volume down till you enter download mode.
If your phone won’t enter download mode, and will do nothing but get hot when you attempt to do anything to it (charge it, turn it on), then your motherboard is in need of replacement.
Your options
I’ve seen a lot of people, when their Odin flash fails, either:
Give up. Not a good option.
Flash a .pit file. That should be used as an absolute last resort. There’s a lot to try before getting to that stage! If a flash of a .pit file fails in Odin, your phone is well and truly unrecoverable, and you will need a motherboard (MB) replacement.
Send their phone to a service centre. That costs money (& you’re without a phone for a week or so).

Irwenzhao said:
Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
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Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
Irwenzhao said:
Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
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With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
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It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.

ascanio1 said:
Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.
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Flash a new ROM? If it's a software malfunction only a new ROM can solve your issue. And a .pit file would be useless here.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

EZ-Unlock Hardbrick [GALAXY S4 | SCH-I545]

I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted, and I heard about this app maybe an hour ago. So I tried it, and it was supposed to be only for S3 I guess. Keep in mind that this attempts to unlock the bootloader on S3 locked bootloaders. It said successful for my phone, so I turned it off. And no sign of life AT ALL. Can't boot into download mode or recovery mode. I really need help guys :crying:

chzboy said:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted, and I heard about this app maybe an hour ago. So I tried it, and it was supposed to be only for S3 I guess. Keep in mind that this attempts to unlock the bootloader on S3 locked bootloaders. It said successful for my phone, so I turned it off. And no sign of life AT ALL. Can't boot into download mode or recovery mode. I really need help guys :crying:
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Hooo...oh boy...okay see what you did here, is the one thing you don't do. You know how people say "if theres one thing not to do..."? Well you did it. Not trying to be mean, please don't misunderstand. Just trying to convey the gravity of the mistake.
In all likelihood, it's a paperweight now. Might as well gut it for the parts. As far as I know, there is no coming back from that, at least none that would be cost-effective or even mildly user-friendly.
However, when I screwed my GalaxyS3 as such, I was able to bring it back by booting into a rom on my external sd, but I don't believe the S4's have that functionality. Your best bet, search far and wide for "S4 hardbrick"...but don't hold your breath. We live and we learn.

chzboy said:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted, and I heard about this app maybe an hour ago. So I tried it, and it was supposed to be only for S3 I guess. Keep in mind that this attempts to unlock the bootloader on S3 locked bootloaders. It said successful for my phone, so I turned it off. And no sign of life AT ALL. Can't boot into download mode or recovery mode. I really need help guys :crying:
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I guess that's a dead boot. I don't think you can fix this yourself.
You can Google "S4 dead boot" and I think you might find some stuff about it.

Atomicmuffin said:
Hooo...oh boy...okay see what you did here, is the one thing you don't do. You know how people say "if theres one thing not to do..."? Well you did it. Not trying to be mean, please don't misunderstand. Just trying to convey the gravity of the mistake.
In all likelihood, it's a paperweight now. Might as well gut it for the parts. As far as I know, there is no coming back from that, at least none that would be cost-effective or even mildly user-friendly.
However, when I screwed my GalaxyS3 as such, I was able to bring it back by booting into a rom on my external sd, but I don't believe the S4's have that functionality. Your best bet, search far and wide for "S4 hardbrick"...but don't hold your breath. We live and we learn.
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Yeah I saw this video, but the guy only had S3 and S5 debrick images. I'm looking for one right now. And yes I have searched that already. Thank you!

chzboy said:
Yeah I saw this video, but the guy only had S3 and S5 debrick images. I'm looking for one right now. And yes I have searched that already. Thank you!
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So the device is completely unresponsive from the powered-down state? Try pluggin' it in as-is to a Windows Desktop (or laptop) and see what bubbles popup. If nothing happens...yeah, my sympathies. But if the PC at least notices it, that would mean you're probably in QDL mode, and there may yet be hope. (QDL = Qualcomm Download)

Atomicmuffin said:
So the device is completely unresponsive from the powered-down state? Try pluggin' it in as-is to a Windows Desktop (or laptop) and see what bubbles popup. If nothing happens...yeah, my sympathies. But if the PC at least notices it, that would mean you're probably in QDL mode, and there may yet be hope. (QDL = Qualcomm Download)
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Yeah I guess it's done... I was on 5.0.1 so I have the OF1 version, but the only debrick image for my model number is for the NK1 version. And yes it is completely unresponive. My PC doesn't recognize it at all. Thanks for helping guys. This sucks though

chzboy said:
Yeah I guess it's done... I was on 5.0.1 so I have the OF1 version, but the only debrick image for my model number is for the NK1 version. And yes it is completely unresponive. My PC doesn't recognize it at all. Thanks for helping guys. This sucks though
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Is the LCD assembly intact? PM me a figure and I may buy it off you lol. My SCH-I545 SGS4 took a tumble and obliterated the screen...this would be my second LCD replacement on it...debating on whether to just let it die or not.

Atomicmuffin said:
Is the LCD assembly intact? PM me a figure and I may buy it off you lol. My SCH-I545 SGS4 took a tumble and obliterated the screen...this would be my second LCD replacement on it...debating on whether to just let it die or not.
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Well I'll have to find a screwdriver lol but I mean I have never dropped it, because I literally just got this not too long ago maybe like less than a week ago since I broke my iPhone.

Atomicmuffin said:
Is the LCD assembly intact? PM me a figure and I may buy it off you lol. My SCH-I545 SGS4 took a tumble and obliterated the screen...this would be my second LCD replacement on it...debating on whether to just let it die or not.
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Also I don't know if this means anything, but I have this charging station with USB ports, and a LED showing if it is charging or not, and it lights up when my S4 is plugged in. Does it mean anything?

Would a USB Jig perhaps bump it into download mode? Or is that all part of the bootloader? If the bootloader is dead I think the whole lot is scrap.

chzboy said:
Also I don't know if this means anything, but I have this charging station with USB ports, and a LED showing if it is charging or not, and it lights up when my S4 is plugged in. Does it mean anything?
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Any sign of life from the screen upon doing so? Perhaps, but don't hold your breath or anything. Remember, hope for best but prepare for worst. I'm currently investigating, so stay tuned.
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Would a USB Jig perhaps bump it into download mode? Or is that all part of the bootloader? If the bootloader is dead I think the whole lot is scrap.
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Ya know, I was thinking the same. As said above, currently investigating so I can help suggest where to go from here.

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Any sign of life from the screen upon doing so? Perhaps, but don't hold your breath or anything. Remember, hope for best but prepare for worst. I'm currently investigating, so stay tuned.
Ya know, I was thinking the same. As said above, currently investigating so I can help suggest where to go from here.
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No, there is nothing on the screen no matter what, and yeah I thought of a jig cable, but I've tried to go into download mode before, and there was nothing. And the buttons do work.