[Q] Galaxy S4 Hard Bricked - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So my Galaxy S4 won't turn on at all, no download mode, no vibrate wont even vibrate when plugged in. It's fully dead. I flashed clockwork mod recovery yesterday and when I rebooted my phone wouldn't turn on at all. I've tried two battery and two chargers and none worked. Does anyone know how to fix this?

theforkofyork said:
So my Galaxy S4 won't turn on at all, no download mode, no vibrate wont even vibrate when plugged in. It's fully dead. I flashed clockwork mod recovery yesterday and when I rebooted my phone wouldn't turn on at all. I've tried two battery and two chargers and none worked. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Hi ,
What model S4 you have? what cwm you flashed
If not booting you may have to use a USB JIG type solution to get it into download mode
Make sure the power button is ok.......

theforkofyork said:
So my Galaxy S4 won't turn on at all, no download mode, no vibrate wont even vibrate when plugged in. It's fully dead. I flashed clockwork mod recovery yesterday and when I rebooted my phone wouldn't turn on at all. I've tried two battery and two chargers and none worked. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Tap the power button too see if it is stuck.
If everything is fine..use a USB JIG..can get it easily to $3 and put it into download mode..and flash your stock rom..
Press Thanks if I helped
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via XDA app.

DeepankarS said:
Tap the power button too see if it is stuck.
If everything is fine..use a USB JIG..can get it easily to $3 and put it into download mode..and flash your stock rom..
Press Thanks if I helped
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via XDA app.
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the power putton is not stuck and how would a usb jig work?

MAX 404 said:
Hi ,
What model S4 you have? what cwm you flashed
If not booting you may have to use a USB JIG type solution to get it into download mode
Make sure the power button is ok.......
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ive got an i545 verizon and i dont remember which cwm i flashed but it was the verizon one

theforkofyork said:
ive got an i545 verizon and i dont remember which cwm i flashed but it was the verizon one
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Hi mate ,
maybe youhave better luck over here, that would be your device forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon
Here so you have an idea about jig and jtag

theforkofyork said:
the power putton is not stuck and how would a usb jig work?
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The USB jig when inserted..forces your phone into download mode..
One in the dowload mode..you can flash the stock rom..
Press Thanks if I helped
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via XDA app.

DeepankarS said:
The USB jig when inserted..forces your phone into download mode..
One in the dowload mode..you can flash the stock rom..
Press Thanks if I helped
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via XDA app.
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so would a usb jig work on a verizon i545 s4 or is it model specific?

A jig won't work if it's fully dead.
You see nothing on the screen at all?

theforkofyork said:
so would a usb jig work on a verizon i545 s4 or is it model specific?
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Nothing at all..no specifics..you can get it easily..
Give it a try..im sure $3 is no big deal for a $450 phone
But as rightly said..it wont work if it is fully fully dead..
Press Thanks if I helped
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via XDA app.

Lennyz1988 said:
A jig won't work if it's fully dead.
You see nothing on the screen at all?
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nothing on the screen at all and no response from anything

Samsung Unbrick JTAG / JIG
theforkofyork said:
nothing on the screen at all and no response from anything
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Try this link, might help and if so press thanks
https://www.facebook.com/SamsungUnbrickJtagJig
http://brickedmyphone.com/jtag-unbrick-debrick-samsung-galaxy-s4-sch-i545-verizon-hard-brick-i545/

DeepankarS said:
Nothing at all..no specifics..you can get it easily..
Give it a try..im sure $3 is no big deal for a $450 phone
But as rightly said..it wont work if it is fully fully dead..
Press Thanks if I helped
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via XDA app.
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yeah I bought a jig hopefully it will work

theforkofyork said:
yeah I bought a jig hopefully it will work
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Just Insert it...and wait for 30-40 secs...hopefully you boot into download mode ..
All the best ?
Press Thanks if I helped
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Related

Selling Phone ! Computer Screen stuck vibrant

So after trying countless methods of getting this guy into download mode i failed i think i really bricked it but all it does is it starts up and right away it shows the phone-!-computer screen and nothing els i tried all the methods that i came across after researching for 5 hours straight. if anyone has a fix tell me if not email me at dencho1992 at gmail with a price or offer. id like over 150 but if i cant get it then oh well. this phone is flawless and has no scratches just got it from a raffel drawing and it even has a case. let me know if u know a fix.
uve probably heard this before:
power off phone
pull out battery
GRAB THIS STUFF : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
turn on odin
attach phone to pc with usb cable
now while holding down both volume buttons put battery back in.
now you should be in download mode and go back to stock with odin from here!
make sure u put the proper .pit and .pda file in there proper places on odin and ur set to go.
Enjoy and also make sure u have the proper samsung drivers
or buy a usb jig
or
try the aio toolbox
or
contact someone to jtag it, forgot his name on xda but he'll jtag it and fix it for u
were you trying to flash gb bootoders or did you ? if so hold volume up+POWER
haha right when i posted this i went upstairs found a samsung cable and tried it it work first time... didnt show download mode but still reconized in odin.. so happy now and im sure its impossible to brick these guys. so the problem was not the phone it was the cable haha i was using a lg usb so not selling the phone
Lol
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Simply solution to fix, just use odin to flash back to stock on that screen.
Just make sure you place all the files on odin first and then plug in your phone.
Should be back to perfect working condition.
aaronhiep said:
Simply solution to fix, just use odin to flash back to stock on that screen.
Just make sure you place all the files on odin first and then plug in your phone.
Should be back to perfect working condition.
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looks like you only read the first posts in topics.
ferhanmm said:
looks like you only read the first posts in topics.
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I can't fap to this.
ferhanmm said:
looks like you only read the first posts in topics.
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What do you mean...?
I read everything else?
EDIT: Okay nevermind..missed one post.
movieaddict said:
uve probably heard this before:
power off phone
pull out battery
GRAB THIS STUFF : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
turn on odin
attach phone to pc with usb cable
now while holding down both volume buttons put battery back in.
now you should be in download mode and go back to stock with odin from here!
make sure u put the proper .pit and .pda file in there proper places on odin and ur set to go.
Enjoy and also make sure u have the proper samsung drivers
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Has always worked for me... no matter how bad I think I may have screwed up, this is the saving grace.
Glad you resolved it with another cable OP - lol.
That actually works as Download Mode.
Just sayin'
elementalj said:
haha right when i posted this i went upstairs found a samsung cable and tried it it work first time... didnt show download mode but still reconized in odin.. so happy now and im sure its impossible to brick these guys. so the problem was not the phone it was the cable haha i was using a lg usb so not selling the phone
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good 4 u.............cuz $150.00 was a dream anyways...
Not Impossible
elementalj said:
haha right when i posted this i went upstairs found a samsung cable and tried it it work first time... didnt show download mode but still reconized in odin.. so happy now and im sure its impossible to brick these guys. so the problem was not the phone it was the cable haha i was using a lg usb so not selling the phone
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I bricked my phone to where I do not even get the screen to light up.
j56bp said:
good 4 u.............cuz $150.00 was a dream anyways...
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I was hoping I could get it for $50

Galaxy S Completely Bricked - Please Help!

Ok so, where do I start. My sister decided she wants a custom ROM on her galaxy s. So I rooted it, and after much trying, discovered that I could not get into download mode. So I flashed through ODIN, believing that I had now fixed the problem. I then went along, used ADB to get into download mode, installed clockworkmod, and tried to flash CM7. This is where things went pear shaped, the phone will now not do anything, If I switch it on, i just get the black and white galaxy s screen, and nothing else. I cant get into download mode with the 3 button combo, and if i connect it to the USB it does not connect to the PC in any way, is it completely bricked? Or is there some magical way to fix it???
Thanks hope I get some help
UPDATE: I made a USB Jig and it worked perfectly! The phone is all good now thanks everyone. This thread can be deleted if needs be!
I guess you need to buy or make a USB JIG!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
edit: You can also try removing the battery for 1 minute, hold power, vol. down and home key and then put the battery in.
Buy/Make a USB Jig
When uve got ur Jig - Remove Battery - Reinsert Battery - put Jig in - Don't Touch any Buttons - When Download Modes comes up remove Jig - Flash With a Stock Rom From samfirmware
the USB Jig Will Force the Phone into Download Mode
ok ya, i know about the USb jig, only thing is, any idea where I can get one in South Africa? lol, my soldering skills are not up to scratch?
Chiller89 said:
ok ya, i know about the USb jig, only thing is, any idea where I can get one in South Africa? lol, my soldering skills are not up to scratch?
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Well.. ebay?
There are many "technical support shops" where you can drop your phone and they will re-flash it for free (as long as you have the bill). They have their own "usb jig".
What about recovery mode (hold power, vol. up and home key) ?
Also retry to get into dl mode several times...it might not have worked the first time...good luck for you..
got one from ebay
look for "Fix Download Mode USB Jig Samsung Galaxy S"
it worked like a charm
Try this.
Glad it worked for you.
A quick question about where you bought the jig bits?
Chiller89 said:
UPDATE: I made a USB Jig and it worked perfectly! The phone is all good now thanks everyone. This thread can be deleted if needs be!
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hi, I just wanted to know how easy it was to find the parts for making the jig, I'm based in Johannesburg and am looking to make a jig for my Galaxy S2 to clear kernel counts and the Exclamation triangle.
Any help would be great thanks.

bricked my note

hi all i think i have bricked my note trying to upgrade to ice cream sandwich followed the instructions but missed Check Re-Partition option in odin ?? now it wont even boot at all ?? is there anyway of bringing it back to life or anybody i can pay to do it for me who lives in northwest uk ? or will samsung repair it in warranty ?? i hope some kind person can help me i am well gutted thanks
How did you brick it exactly? Proper process? ...coz if you flashed cf repack it should not be a problem. ..
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Remove battery for few seconds n then put it back, try to enter recovery, if access recovery thn wipe cache n data
Try download mode, n reflash stock rom with pc
Still not works get jig n try it.
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@dr.ketan hi thanks for the reply m8
i used this method
Here is the files that should be selected on odin :
PIT : Q1_20110919_32GB.pit
PDA : N7000_CODE_N7000XXLP1_CL88317_REV02_user_mid_noship.tar.md5
PHONE : MODEM_N7000XXLP1_REV_05_CL1098475.tar.md5
CSC : GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-OXALP1.tar.md5
Press Start button then upgrading Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 N7000XXLP1 process will be started
Wait until finish and odin show PASS! but missed the Check Re-Partition option ???? like a fool and now my phone is bricked ?? it wont do anything my pc say recognised usb device thats all ??? i hope you can help me m8
Do you have a 32gb version of the Note?
If not you are using the wrong pit-file.
There is one to the 16gb version too, and just Google for it.
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yes m8 i used the 16gb version but missed the Check Re-Partition option on odin thats why its bricked m8 ?? is there anybody who repairs them in uk ??????
Define brick, is it completely dead?
No download mode?
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yes m8 no download mode just dead and pc says recognised usb device thats all ?? m8 duno if usb jig would work not shure if they sell them for note ????
I have heard about flashes gone wrong and after that the screen then doesn't work.
Try to remove the battery then insert it and try to enter download mode, vol down home and power then I belive you have to push vol up once to confirm to enter download mode.
Then look if odin recognises yor phone, if so try to flash it again.
This is a longshot but worth a try.
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yea flashed sgs2 ics on my note lol instead of the sgs2 no screen but sound worked had to blind download odin flash it was fun. maybe he can do the same thing just get it in download mode the button combo than hit up plug it in the usb and see if odin see's it.
thanks for all your help but i have tryed evrthing ? i think its back to samsung to sort it out fingered crossed
Where is cf-root for n7000xxlp1 do you know the link
cem1900 said:
Where is cf-root for n7000xxlp1 do you know the link
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There is no CF--Root for XXLP1.
Battery not empty? .....
pem1 said:
thanks for all your help but i have tryed evrthing ? i think its back to samsung to sort it out fingered crossed
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http://dx.com/unbrick-download-301k-usb-mode-jig-for-samsung-t959-i9000-i897-m110s-i8700-i9100-93514
This should do the trick.
@Cyberdutch hi m8 do you no anybody who has used one of these usb jigs ???? i got told they wont work for a dead note ???? and only reset the conter and takes the yellow triangle away ??? if you say they will work i will get one and give it a go ??? just ordered one anyway to give it a go ?? but i have sent it back to samsung to see what they do
pem1 said:
@Cyberdutch hi m8 do you no anybody who has used one of these usb jigs ???? i got told they wont work for a dead note ???? and only reset the conter and takes the yellow triangle away ??? if you say they will work i will get one and give it a go ??? just ordered one anyway to give it a go ?? but i have sent it back to samsung to see what they do
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This Jig puts a dead Note into download mode , so you are able to flash again with odin.
Turn off your phone and pull out the battery
Put the battery back and don't turn it on
Plug the JIG into the micro USB port on the phone
After about 2 seconds, you can see the yellow download mode logo on the screen.
Remove the JIG
Connect your phone with USB cable to computer and then flash your phone via the program "odin"
This JIG should work for all Android Samsungs.
Its just US$ 1,60 and free shipping so worth a try.
If it doesn't work you should send it to Samsung.
Good luck and let us know about the progress.

help!!!!

i've rooted my S3(T999) and installed another rom on there. i couldn't boot up the phone it just remain pitch black. what could i do? please help!!!!
t061509j said:
i've rooted my S3(T999) and installed another rom on there. i couldn't boot up the phone it just remain pitch black. what could i do? please help!!!!
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Take out the battery, connect microusb and go into download mode, restore to stock with Odin
t061509j said:
i've rooted my S3(T999) and installed another rom on there. i couldn't boot up the phone it just remain pitch black. what could i do? please help!!!!
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What could you do? You read next time.
Bowsa2511 said:
Take out the battery, connect microusb and go into download mode, restore to stock with Odin
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i can't even go in download mode.
when i go in device manager it shows as HS-USB QDLoader 9008(com5)
Did you install rom for international Galaxy S3 ? :silly:
That sounds like a hard brick, try and see if someone can fix it for you via jtag
adslee said:
That sounds like a hard brick, try and see if someone can fix it for you via jtag
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is there a way to fix it without jtag?
ghost77 said:
Did you install rom for international Galaxy S3 ? :silly:
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im not sure.
Another one bites the dust.
Search Google for mobiletechvideos.
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can i use Galaxy S3 toolkit to boot it in download mode
nevermind. it dont work it said no device found.
The volume down+power+home doesnt work?
Can you get into cwm?
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babymatteo said:
The volume down+power+home doesnt work?
Can you get into cwm?
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nope. can't do anything. when i hold and press the power my PC detect the driver as in HS-USB.
So you can't hold vol up and down pull battery connect usb and put battery back in and get to download mode at all?
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dawsndev said:
So you can't hold vol up and down pull battery connect usb and put battery back in and get to download mode at all?
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i've never tried that.
nope it dont work.

Bricked Phone! - Dead - NEED HELP!!

Hi guys, I'm gonna tell you what happened with my S4 to see if you can help me.
I got a MetroPCS Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919N) then I went to a tech and unlocked it. After 2 days the screen started blinking in pink color and I decided to flash it with a stock ROM from T-Mobile (SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131) using ODIN. Everything was great, in a couple of days the screen went kinda black (No brightness at all) I could barely see it. In this state with the phone turned off and tried to plug in to the PC or charge it and started blinking in green color. I decided once again to flash it with the stock ROM mentioned above but the phone won't enter in recovery or download mode after that I tried to flash it with the CyanogenMOD Installer......everything was OK but it stuck in about 75%, left the phone connected for 20min aprox and nothing happened. I unplugged it and tried to turn it on (It vibrates but I get no startup sound, logo, boot, anything!) ODIN doesn't recognized anymore, can't enter in recovery or download.
I tried to reboot download with ADB to flash it with ODIN but usb debugging is not enabled and ADB commands doesn't work.
I don't know what to do with my S4, I hope you guys can help me. I'm not in the US so I can't return it for replacement.
I hope to hear from you soon. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
chure63 said:
Hi guys, I'm gonna tell you what happened with my S4 to see if you can help me.
I got a MetroPCS Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919N) then I went to a tech and unlocked it. After 2 days the screen started blinking in pink color and I decided to flash it with a stock ROM from T-Mobile (SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131) using ODIN. Everything was great, in a couple of days the screen went kinda black (No brightness at all) I could barely see it. In this state with the phone turned off and tried to plug in to the PC or charge it and started blinking in green color. I decided once again to flash it with the stock ROM mentioned above but the phone won't enter in recovery or download mode after that I tried to flash it with the CyanogenMOD Installer......everything was OK but it stuck in about 75%, left the phone connected for 20min aprox and nothing happened. I unplugged it and tried to turn it on (It vibrates but I get no startup sound, logo, boot, anything!) ODIN doesn't recognized anymore, can't enter in recovery or download.
I tried to reboot download with ADB to flash it with ODIN but usb debugging is not enabled and ADB commands doesn't work.
I don't know what to do with my S4, I hope you guys can help me. I'm not in the US so I can't return it for replacement.
I hope to hear from you soon. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
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Is the battery working ok? Does the LED go red when charger is plugged in as normal?
What happens when you try to boot to recovery?
If your screen start blinking pink and after that turning black, why do assume it's a software problem? No rom would cause that. It's clearly a hardware failure.
RossFixxed said:
Is the battery working ok? Does the LED go red when charger is plugged in as normal?
What happens when you try to boot to recovery?
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The battery is OK, I tested it already with another phone. The LED doesn't turn on when the charger is plugged in. When I try to enter to recovery it vibrates but nothing else happens (Black Screen).
Lennyz1988 said:
If your screen start blinking pink and after that turning black, why do assume it's a software problem? No rom would cause that. It's clearly a hardware failure.
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The screen would cause no sound, no LED light, no download or recovery mode, etc..?
Wrong section...
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HassanM said:
Wrong section...
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Where should I post this? Thank you.
chure63 said:
Where should I post this? Thank you.
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mabye try to use Odin if you can go to Download mode, try to install Android 4.3 with repartition (pit file)... Did you try? Can you go somehow to CWM? If yes, try to format EVERYTHING as possible - system, data etc. than try again method via Odin...
erikasnoske said:
mabye try to use Odin if you can go to Download mode, try to install Android 4.3 with repartition (pit file)... Did you try? Can you go somehow to CWM? If yes, try to format EVERYTHING as possible - system, data etc. than try again method via Odin...
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I can't get into download or recovery mode.
chure63 said:
I can't get into download or recovery mode.
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oh god, I didn't have this experience, sorry, I can't help you at all then
Jtag
Jtag?
jd1639 said:
Jtag
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Hiya I found as a bit of a n00b Jtag painful as a senior member would there be a guide that we could learn from? I wasn't able to find one.:fingers-crossed:
Service center is better idea, since they can't go to download mode to see your phone stil got warranty or not.. just say phone dead ... while In pocket automatically
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jd1639 said:
Jtag
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I don't know much about it. Which box will be helpful to debrick it? Thanks.
chure63 said:
I don't know much about it. Which box will be helpful to debrick it? Thanks.
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Google mobiletechvideos
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95mediatech said:
Service center is better idea, since they can't go to download mode to see your phone stil got warranty or not.. just say phone dead ... while In pocket automatically
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I'm not in the US....
chure63 said:
I'm not in the US....
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You don't have to be in the US, it's just going to cost you more in shipping. Maybe you can find someone in your country that can jtag. Try some of the local phone repair shops.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
Have you tryed it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
At the bottom there are some information "how to revive bricked device". Have you tryed it?

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