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Can't unlock and stuck on booting failed :\

Hi,
recently my Nexus 7 got shutdown due to battery over,
and its appeared to be that when i am trying to turn it on it is getting stuck on the google logo stage,
so i have tried getting into recovery mode and doing a factory reset and wipe the device,
but, as soon as i am entering the recovery mode i am getting "booting failed" error and popped again to the boot menu.
i have also tried performing a flush using the SDK but i am unable to unlock the device, no matter how i am trying to.
i am getting an error saying "unlock failed (unknown error)".
So... have anyone encountered such problems and managed to fix it?
help me.. i am desperate
i was actually thinking why haven't i bought an I-pad.. but that thought passed right away
thanks in advance..

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Ranac said:
Hi,
recently my Nexus 7 got shutdown due to battery over,
and its appeared to be that when i am trying to turn it on it is getting stuck on the google logo stage,
so i have tried getting into recovery mode and doing a factory reset and wipe the device,
but, as soon as i am entering the recovery mode i am getting "booting failed" error and popped again to the boot menu.
i have also tried performing a flush using the SDK but i am unable to unlock the device, no matter how i am trying to.
i am getting an error saying "unlock failed (unknown error)".
So... have anyone encountered such problems and managed to fix it?
help me.. i am desperate
i was actually thinking why haven't i bought an I-pad.. but that thought passed right away
thanks in advance..
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Have you tried nexus root kit ?

Jim Omar said:
Have you tried nexus root kit ?
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i cant unlock it so i doubt that it will work. :\

Ranac said:
i cant unlock it so i doubt that it will work. :\
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Nope.. no luck with root kit..
any other suggestions?

Can you get into fastboot?
Use Nexus tools to reflash recovery.

killall said:
Can you get into fastboot?
Use Nexus tools to reflash recovery.
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Yes i can get it to fastboot but i cant unlock it with any tool.. :\

definitely RMA that...
for no reason, after shutting down due to no power, then brick?

Jomari29 said:
definitely RMA that...
for no reason, after shutting down due to no power, then brick?
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yep just got brick after no power..
and what is RMA?

Ranac said:
yep just got brick after no power..
and what is RMA?
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Lol actually didnt know the Acronym. but googled it...
Return merchandise authorization
means RETURN IT!!! demand a replacement, NOT repairs,
boy if they pry that open and find root, your screwed...

Jomari29 said:
Lol actually didnt know the Acronym. but googled it...
Return merchandise authorization
means RETURN IT!!! demand a replacement, NOT repairs,
boy if they pry that open and find root, your screwed...
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thats ok i did not rooted it :\

Ranac said:
thats ok i did not rooted it :\
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Amazing, only if Google is here to see this, they would give you a hug...
now its defo RMA, hardware failure, i guess

Jomari29 said:
Amazing, only if Google is here to see this, they would give you a hug...
now its defo RMA, hardware failure, i guess
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But i was hoping to find a way to fix it without returning it :\
is it possible?

Ranac said:
But i was hoping to find a way to fix it without returning it :\
is it possible?
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i definitely dont have the answers to that...
but dont worry, someone will know surely know the answer around here...

Can you give me an update what did you do with the tablet?
I also have this issue..
I found a way to get back the operating system but not sure if I should send it back for RMA or not..
I was able to unlock the bootloader via toolkit from there i installed the stock recovery to the system and finally was able to re-install the stock image..

[Q] I can't root my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4

I need help!!!
I try everything to root my S4, any different way and i can't root, i fell its something wrong with it, cause phone is 16gb shows only 9gb 6 gb its for miscellaneous files. can someone help?
I like to re install everything.

First the memory shown is correct, the rest is used by android.
Second, what firmware are you on and what specific phone?

jd1639 said:
First the memory shown is correct, the rest is used by android.
Second, what firmware are you on and what specific phone?
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Baseband version I337UCUAMF3

moiconlau said:
Baseband version I337UCUAMF3
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MF3 = motochopper does not work. You would need to root using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577
NOTE: You cannot unroot once you do it. If you mess up your phone with root, there is likely no way to fix it. There is no possibility of installing a custom recovery, even after you have root...and so you can't flash any ROMs either. Know the risks and issues before you proceed and make sure root is THAT important to you.
Since you are on MF3 there is also no way to downgrade to previous firmware, you are stuck with the above restrictions until someone figures out a new exploit...and no ETA on that.

moiconlau said:
Baseband version I337UCUAMF3
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Read the first two posts in this because there is good information. In the second post there is a link to how to root mf3. Follow the OP's directions there. If you're still having problems give specific info on where the problems are occurring
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
Ps, jeffreii has very good points which you should consider.

i gonna try, and i will let you guys know about. thanks...

jd1639 said:
Read the first two posts in this because there is good information. In the second post there is a link to how to root mf3. Follow the OP's directions there. If you're still having problems give specific info on where the problems are occurring
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
Ps, jeffreii has very good points which you should consider.
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I get stock on download mode. Any solution for it?

moiconlau said:
I get stock on download mode. Any solution for it?
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So, when you try to boot it just goes to download mode? You mentioned in your first post that you had tried to root, what did you try? Have tried to get into recovery mode?

jd1639 said:
So, when you try to boot it just goes to download mode? You mentioned in your first post that you had tried to root, what did you try? Have tried to get into recovery mode?
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Yes, used casual and now its go by itself to download mode, and yes i try to go in recovery mode, and come back to download mode

moiconlau said:
Yes, used casual and now its go by itself to download mode, and yes i try to go in recovery mode, and come back to download mode
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I hate to say it, but because your on mf3 and you tried to use causal, you've borked your phone. Afaik there is not currently away to recover it. You have to wait until if or when an odin flashable firmware comes out. You could try jtag but I don't think that even works. As a last resort try kies emergency recovery.

Hey thanks men, i got it.
Root access, thanks bout of you....:silly::laugh::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:

moiconlau said:
Hey thanks men, i got it.
Root access, thanks bout of you....:silly::laugh::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
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How did you get it to work?

jd1639 said:
I hate to say it, but because your on mf3 and you tried to use causal, you've borked your phone. Afaik there is not currently away to recover it. You have to wait until if or when an odin flashable firmware comes out. You could try jtag but I don't think that even works. As a last resort try kies emergency recovery.
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i got it men,
Here what do i did:
remove battery wait fill seconds put it back on press volume down home and power its go to download mode, but when its ask if like to download mode or cancel and restart you press cancel and restart and that it.
Thanks for your guys help make my day. :good::good::good::good::good:

moiconlau said:
i got it men,
Here what do i did:
remove battery wait fill seconds put it back on press volume down home and power its go to download mode, but when its ask if like to download mode or cancel and restart you press cancel and restart and that it.
Thanks for your guys help make my day. :good::good::good::good::good:
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Great to hear!

jd1639 said:
Great to hear!
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I seriously doubt he got root.
It sounds more like he got it to boot (misspelled words).
No recovery and no way to factory reset. Sad.
Will all these folks be borked forever? On that note, I discovered an automated text survey after talking to AT&T support on the phone to light up a new SIM for a different handset. I gave high marks for the person's help, and low marks on AT&T in general, and in the last survey screen where you supply your comment, I told them what I thought of them locking the bootloader on the Samsung-SGH-I337.
The experience was not unlike wetting myself while wearing a dark suit, it gave me a warm feeling and hardly anyone will notice.

fukenbiker said:
I seriously doubt he got root.
It sounds more like he got it to boot (misspelled words).
No recovery and no way to factory reset. Sad.
Will all these folks be borked forever? On that note, I discovered an automated text survey after talking to AT&T support on the phone to light up a new SIM for a different handset. I gave high marks for the person's help, and low marks on AT&T in general, and in the last survey screen where you supply your comment, I told them what I thought of them locking the bootloader on the Samsung-SGH-I337.
The experience was not unlike wetting myself while wearing a dark suit, it gave me a warm feeling and hardly anyone will notice.
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yes this is the problem, keep return to download mode after reboot, i root the phone but i cant put a custom room!
If anyone now how to fix please let me know.

moiconlau said:
yes this is the problem, keep return to download mode after reboot, i root the phone but i cant put a custom room!
If anyone now how to fix please let me know.
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You will not be able to put a custom Rom our recovery on. You have the mf3 firmware. Don't try or you'll mess up your phone worse that it is.

jd1639 said:
You will not be able to put a custom Rom our recovery on. You have the mf3 firmware. Don't try or you'll mess up your phone worse that it is.
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You cannot flash anything. You cannot obtain a recovery or any kind of factory reset. YOU HAVE THE MF3 FIRMWARE. If you try anything else you will break your handset. Be thankful you can get it to boot up at all.

fukenbiker said:
You cannot flash anything. You cannot obtain a recovery or any kind of factory reset. YOU HAVE THE MF3 FIRMWARE. If you try anything else you will break your handset. Be thankful you can get it to boot up at all.
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is nothing also than i can do?

moiconlau said:
is nothing also than i can do?
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Sadly no since u have MF3 only option is root only.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Forum Runner

Goomanager stuck

Hello I just go my S4 today. I downloaded goomanager because I wanted to install TWRP. It did not work. Now when I try to reset back to factory settings I keep getting a screen that says downloading do not turn off target. How can I fix this and get it back to the normal recovery mode?

i have no idea what carrier or device (i337 / i337m) you have.
when you got your device did you check in settings to see what build number you were running and then check out the material on xda before proceeding? there's ways of doing things that can save you headaches if you browse and read first. cheers

Dude, you pretty much hosed your new phone by not doing your home work before messing with it. I'm sure you're on mf3 firmware. Your best hope is to get it re-flashed at a bestbuy with the Samsung experience. You'll have some explaining to do! Good luck!

xBeerdroiDx said:
i have no idea what carrier or device (i337 / i337m) you have.
when you got your device did you check in settings to see what build number you were running and then check out the material on xda before proceeding? there's ways of doing things that can save you headaches if you browse and read first. cheers
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att Build number is I337ucuamf3

Wayneman101 said:
att Build number is I337ucuamf3
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You can probably get it to boot by pushing vol down when it goes to download mode. But your recovery is messed up now.

To the OP
I have the same issue. I manage to reboot the phone by turning it off, holding the power and volume down buttons, then when it asks if I'm sure I want to install a custom ROM, I hot cancel (volume down) and it reboots like normal.
Right now, I'm just trying to get mine back into ecovery so I can install CM

ryno9100 said:
To the OP
I have the same issue. I manage to reboot the phone by turning it off, holding the power and volume down buttons, then when it asks if I'm sure I want to install a custom ROM, I hot cancel (volume down) and it reboots like normal.
Right now, I'm just trying to get mine back into ecovery so I can install CM
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You're not going to be able to get it into recovery. Bestbuy is your best solution. Or wait until if and when an odin flashable firmware is available.

Im getting out of it that way too. But if I ever want to update or anything this will stop me i think. I can use it for now but I really want to fix it. nothing worse than having a phone for an hour and ****ing it up.

jd1639 said:
You're not going to be able to get it into recovery. Bestbuy is your best solution. Or wait until if and when an odin flashable firmware is available.
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If I can find an old one can I use it and then update?

Wayneman101 said:
If I can find an old one can I use it and then update?
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No, it has to be mf3 firmware and it's not currently available. Trying to flash an earlier firmware won't work. There is a qfuse in the phone's circuitry that is blown when mf3 is on the phone which won't let you downgrade.
Edit, I feel sorry for you man, messing up your phone in the first hour. You're not the only one. Here is what others have done. Read it all it might help. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45359306

Wayneman101 said:
Im getting out of it that way too. But if I ever want to update or anything this will stop me i think. I can use it for now but I really want to fix it. nothing worse than having a phone for an hour and ****ing it up.
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Yea. I'm with you 100%. I'm searching for a solution myself. I had CWM running fine at first, and wanted to swap to TWRP for an easier interface, and didn't do enough research. If I find anything, I'll be back on your post to tell you how I fixed it

ryno9100 said:
Yea. I'm with you 100%. I'm searching for a solution myself. I had CWM running fine at first, and wanted to swap to TWRP for an easier interface, and didn't do enough research. If I find anything, I'll be back on your post to tell you how I fixed it
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Sorry to say, but you'll be wasting your time. You'll find that there have been many, many people in the same boat for months now and the only current solution is if you can get bestbuy to re-flash it. They and att are the only ones who have the firmware available.

jd1639 said:
Sorry to say, but you'll be wasting your time. You'll find that there have been many, many people in the same boat for months now and the only current solution is if you can get bestbuy to re-flash it. They and att are the only ones who have the firmware available.
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Do they charge anything to re-flash it?

ryno9100 said:
Do they charge anything to re-flash it?
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No, but you'll have to ask nicely and they may not do it if they see you tried to flash a recovery. Bring the phone in on download mode and tell them it froze while using kies.

jd1639 said:
No, but you'll have to ask nicely and they may not do it if they see you tried to flash a recovery. Bring the phone in on download mode and tell them it froze while using kies.
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Well. time for the fun 1 hour drive to the closest Best Buy after work. Wooooooo *sarcasm*

ryno9100 said:
Well. time for the fun 1 hour drive to the closest Best Buy after work. Wooooooo *sarcasm*
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Make sure they have a Samsung experience kiosk. Not all bestbuys have them

I took it to best buy with a samsung experience. Them and geek squad couldn't or wouldn't help me. They said to go online to unroot it and fix it.

Anybody know what trying to update to 4.3 will do?

Wayneman101 said:
Anybody know what trying to update to 4.3 will do?
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if your recovery is still broken, nothing. you can use the Odin filed for MF3 or find the thread about someone who use a recovery flasher app to repair before doing the update.

Wayneman101 said:
Hello I just go my S4 today. I downloaded goomanager because I wanted to install TWRP. It did not work. Now when I try to reset back to factory settings I keep getting a screen that says downloading do not turn off target. How can I fix this and get it back to the normal recovery mode?
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Hey... I jacked up my phone installing a custom recovery with GooManager too. It isn't for our phone. To get back to Android from DL mode just do power button+vol up+home and it will send ya back. Take it to Best Buy and say Kies broke your phone. You were trying to run an update and it messed it up. They can fix it for ya. Obviously you're rooted so just delete Superuser.apk and delete all root apps. Just in case. And don't be a derp and tell them the phone was rooted... Good Luck.
(Go back and hopefully they won't remember you.)
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[Q] The Nexus 4 i bought which is suppose to have 16gb is 8gb, please help

I bought Nexus 4 from Ebay (this is the item number 271321747280,please check it) its 16gb but all i could see is 8gb, someone said the seller messed the phone up,so he suggested i should First flash the stock recovery,then wipe cache and wipe data factory reset,please will this fix the issue, please if yes how do i do this,please explain in details,am new to this... or give me link that will help me... the seller stated this "Used, but in great condition. Kept in case. Owned for less than a year; first owner. Bootloader unlocked. Running stock Android 4.3 with custom recovery." your help will be Really appreciated , thanks in advance!!!

boinero1 said:
I bought Nexus 4 from Ebay (this is the item number 271321747280,please check it) its 16gb but all i could see is 8gb, someone said the seller messed the phone up,so he suggested i should First flash the stock recovery,then wipe cache and wipe data factory reset,please will this fix the issue, please if yes how do i do this,please explain in details,am new to this... or give me link that will help me... the seller stated this "Used, but in great condition. Kept in case. Owned for less than a year; first owner. Bootloader unlocked. Running stock Android 4.3 with custom recovery." your help will be Really appreciated , thanks in advance!!!
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[HOW-TO] How to flash a factory image / return to stock / unlock / root #
It includes steps to fix the half storage issue.
If you want to check immediately before doing the above walkthrough, power off your phone completely, hold the volume down button and power on your phone to get into the bootloader. At the bottom of the screen, next to"Variant", you should see either "mako 8GB" or "mako 16GB". That tells you the storage size in the phone. In your case, it should say "mako 16GB."

Spasticdroid said:
[HOW-TO] How to flash a factory image / return to stock / unlock / root #
It includes steps to fix the half storage issue.
If you want to check immediately before doing the above walkthrough, power off your phone completely, hold the volume down button and power on your phone to get into the bootloader. At the bottom of the screen, next to"Variant", you should see either "mako 8GB" or "mako 16GB". That tells you the storage size in the phone. In your case, it should say "mako 16GB."
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i did it n luckily is mako 16gb,, please what next?

boinero1 said:
i did it n luckily is mako 16gb,, please what next?
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Since you're new to the phone, I highly recommend reading that thread I posted a link to earlier to set everything up on your computer and phone, which also includes how to fix the wrong storage size issue.

Spasticdroid said:
Since you're new to the phone, I highly recommend reading that thread I posted a link to earlier to set everything up on your computer and phone, which also includes how to fix the wrong storage size issue.
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the steps are too hard, can't even download any software, pls any shortcut???

boinero1 said:
the steps are too hard, can't even download any software, pls any shortcut???
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You could try using wugfresh's toolkit to install the factory rom.
That's about as simple as it gets.
If you can't do it using the toolkit, then bring it to someone/some place that can flash it for you.
I would do it if I lived near you. The hardest part is the computer setup, imo, just getting the proper drivers installed but even that is fairly easy to do using the toolkit.
Good luck.

Can you just return to ebay seller? It's not as described and you paid for 16gb without this additional work. Possibly it's a listing error and actually is a 8gb?
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boinero1 said:
i did it n luckily is mako 16gb,, please what next?
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mowgie said:
Can you just return to ebay seller? It's not as described and you paid for 16gb without this additional work. Possibly it's a listing error and actually is a 8gb?
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It is a 16GB apparently, just the OS needs to be reflashed to fix the misreported space.

just clear the damn cache on stock recovery.

goofball2k said:
It is a 16GB apparently, just the OS needs to be reflashed to fix the misreported space.
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pls how do i go about this, i boot to recovery n mistakenly flashed SYSTEM n now am stocked with Google each i switch on my device...
besides am downloading this Factory images "occam" for Nexus 4.. will it fix this??? thanks

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It is a 16GB apparently, just the OS needs to be reflashed to fix the misreported space.
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pls how do i reflash becos i already flash it, my device is currently empty ,, thanks

boinero1 said:
pls how do i go about this, i boot to recovery n mistakenly flashed SYSTEM n now am stocked with Google each i switch on my device...
besides am downloading this Factory images "occam" for Nexus 4.. will it fix this??? thanks
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Factory image will fix it assuming you can flash it. The toolkit can do it or you can use fastboot commands. Whatever you prefer

Bricked! Need help from sm-e500f users

Hey guys I have just managed to brick my phone and I need some files in order to fix it.
If any body has sm-e500f phone inform me so that I can tell you the instructions for debrick img
thanks

nepalbiraj said:
Hey guys I have just managed to brick my phone and I need some files in order to fix it.
If any body has sm-e500f phone inform me so that I can tell you the instructions for debrick img
thanks
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Download firmware from Sammobile and flash it via Odin, If It's stuck at Samsung logo then do a factory reset via recovery and that should do it.

Hassan 4 said:
Download firmware from Sammobile and flash it via Odin, If It's stuck at Samsung logo then do a factory reset via recovery and that should do it.
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Tried that. no download mode no recovery nothing.

nepalbiraj said:
Tried that. no download mode no recovery nothing.
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Are you sure It's charged? try leaving it for a while in the charger, may be your battery is totally empty, It won't open until you leave it a while in the charger

try pwr+vol-+menu to reboot

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Are you sure It's charged? try leaving it for a while in the charger, may be your battery is totally empty, It won't open until you leave it a while in the charger
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Yeeah tried that too thanks but its not working. I guess theres no soul in it LOL.
I tried charging two days straight no response not even charging indicator.

BusuDD said:
try pwr+vol-+menu to reboot
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tried that bro but didnt work. I am here like pressing the 3 buttons forever but it didnt start or vibrate

Seemed you bricked your bootloader, only to fix i think is using a JTAG but i think its expensive

Try this link.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30415128#post30415128. There are so many solutions for the problems related to galaxy phones. I hope you can find your solution there.

Hassan 4 said:
Seemed you bricked your bootloader, only to fix i think is using a JTAG but i think its expensive
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Yeahh seems like it. I tried giving it to for repairing they said they could not open the phone for acessing the motherboard.
bad luck

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Try this link.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30415128#post30415128. There are so many solutions for the problems related to galaxy phones. I hope you can find your solution there.
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Thanks crazykc for the headsup. I will certainly look into that.
Too bad that I bricked my phone before I even started development for it.