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[Q] A few questions related to Hard Brick and QHSUSB_DLOAD

I am now owner of what may very well be a Hard Bricked Samsung Galaxy S3 with the inability to reach Download Mode and computer not recognizing my handheld. It ll happen't as I unlocked my bootloader to go in fastboot mode, it was then, all over. But of course as desperate as it may look like I've done some researches on Google and some people with different models managed to have some magic done in a situation like mine, but since I didn't own the same device the solutions were of no avail for me. So my question is, is there any sort of trickery to help me come out of this misery? Such as force installing new QHSUSB_DLOAD specifically for a Samsung Galaxy S3 or some battery related magic that could help me reach Download Mode where I could flash a stock rom back in and get back to normal? Any help would be much appreciated.

this just happened to me as well today, not to happy, my heart sank in, did u find any solutions as far as fixing this qhusb thing?

AFAIK there is no fix, same deal on all phones with the same SoC, like the one x. I could be way wrong though and I hope I am. Hope you guys get up and running soon.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
these guys were able to fix the QHSUSB problem, i just need these samsung s3 files like they have for the sensation xe only thing is i dont kno where to get them. ;/

Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.

Bibiquadium said:
Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.
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Most likely they will say that you voided your warranty so you may have to take it in to a JTAG service.

Bibiquadium said:
Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.
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Any update on this? My phone did this to me last night when updating CWM. I'm about to go to Radio Shack to buy some resisters to see if I can force download mode, like on Captivates.
EDIT: Even though this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrZUrE5Nqj0) shows that the Jig works with the GS3, I was not successful in putting it into download mode. I was able to with my captivate, just to make sure I was on the correct pins.
Hopefully the AT&T store will just swap it out and leave it at that, since I pay for insurance...I don't want to have to send it away to mobiletechvideos.com for JTAG repair, but will if necessary.

Bibiquadium said:
I am now owner of what may very well be a Hard Bricked Samsung Galaxy S3 with the inability to reach Download Mode and computer not recognizing my handheld. It ll happen't as I unlocked my bootloader to go in fastboot mode, it was then, all over. But of course as desperate as it may look like I've done some researches on Google and some people with different models managed to have some magic done in a situation like mine, but since I didn't own the same device the solutions were of no avail for me. So my question is, is there any sort of trickery to help me come out of this misery? Such as force installing new QHSUSB_DLOAD specifically for a Samsung Galaxy S3 or some battery related magic that could help me reach Download Mode where I could flash a stock rom back in and get back to normal? Any help would be much appreciated.
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You can look all you want for a solution, there is NOT one for this problem, other than find a jtag service. Period!
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DjRevler said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
these guys were able to fix the QHSUSB problem, i just need these samsung s3 files like they have for the sensation xe only thing is i dont kno where to get them. ;/
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Wow, this is a complete waste of time. This will not work with SG3

Talking about "waist of time" you are in the wrong forum, the att sgs3 doesn't have locked bootloader (this is the att/bell/Rogers forum) Go to the Verizon sgs3 forum...
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TRusselo said:
Talking about "waist of time" you are in the wrong forum, the att sgs3 doesn't have locked bootloader (this is the att/bell/Rogers forum) Go to the Verizon sgs3 forum...
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Regardless of where the phone came from the end result is still the same... you guys are hard bricked. The only available solutions to you atm (and trust me on this I hard bricked mine aswell) is
A - Send your phone in for warrenty/insurance, dont worry about everyone saying you cant because of voided warrenty... your bootloader is screwed and they wouldnt be able to tell anything about rooting/cwm etc.
B - if warrenty/insurance is unavailable to you then your only other options are to send it to samsung to get it repaired on your own dime. Or save yourself a bit of money and send it for jtag repair which is what I did. If you live in the states the guy can have your phone back in your hands usually within 4-5 business days.

hi there
i have an SDcard of 4GB i tried on 4 S3 i747M hard bricked phones its worked ....this card let them alive to download mode by pressing volume down key +home key + power. i want to share this image but when ever i connect this card to my PC (windows) its shows (need to format your card)
is there any software so i can make image and share...to help those who hard-bricked their phones.
regards

fallenkirmit said:
Regardless of where the phone came from the end result is still the same... you guys are hard bricked. The only available solutions to you atm (and trust me on this I hard bricked mine aswell) is
A - Send your phone in for warrenty/insurance, dont worry about everyone saying you cant because of voided warrenty... your bootloader is screwed and they wouldnt be able to tell anything about rooting/cwm etc.
B - if warrenty/insurance is unavailable to you then your only other options are to send it to samsung to get it repaired on your own dime. Or save yourself a bit of money and send it for jtag repair which is what I did. If you live in the states the guy can have your phone back in your hands usually within 4-5 business days.
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I reject your reality, and substitute my own! Ah, anyway.. any updates on this? Its been a year or so.. I have the sprint s3, but i believe it had an insecure boot image flashed to it. The emmc boot method has failed me thus far. Not sure if it's because mine is a 32gb and the debrick files for for 16gb '(which shouldn't matter), if the board for my 32gb is affected by a brick bug, or what.. The qpst tool just seems like it's the perfect tool to fix a bad bootloader on any qualcomm phone, but all the guides I've found are for other phones still. I accidentally dd'd an image of my EFS partition to the sbl2 partition. I looked up the international s3 table by mistake
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rasgula said:
hi there
i have an SDcard of 4GB i tried on 4 S3 i747M hard bricked phones its worked ....this card let them alive to download mode by pressing volume down key +home key + power. i want to share this image but when ever i connect this card to my PC (windows) its shows (need to format your card)
is there any software so i can make image and share...to help those who hard-bricked their phones.
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Yes. Download a live linux distro, like knopix or such. Any linux distribution will work, really. Then in a terminal you would do something like
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sudo dd if=/dev/sdX of=debrick-image.img
Where the "X" in "sdX" corresponds to the sdcard you want to copy. After you insert the card, in a terminal do:
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dmesg | tail
and you should be able to see that it is sdb, sdc, sdd, etc. Google the usage of "dd" if you need more info.

Thanks for info i'll try this today
Regards
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rasgula said:
Thanks for info i'll try this today
Regards
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did you ever get that image? i could really use it right now... :crying:

johneightyone said:
did you ever get that image? i could really use it right now... :crying:
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yes ....i have this image now on 3 sd cards. works fine for me...but image size is too large, about 3.7 GB.
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[Q] EZ-Unlock & friend bricked my phone, help needed

My friend decided to use the EZ-Unlock app(link below) that unlocks the bootloader for the verizon galaxy s3 on my i747 and well it is now a brick, is there anything i can do to fix this without a JTAG?

omeadsthename said:
My friend decided to use the EZ-Unlock app(link below) that unlocks the bootloader for the verizon galaxy s3 on my i747 and well it is now a brick, is there anything i can do to fix this without a JTAG?
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yes, take him outside and beat the crap out of him. Then take his money and go get a new phone.
Other than that, I don't know.
Can you access download mode or recovery?

jack man said:
yes, take him outside and beat the crap out of him. Then take his money and go get a new phone.
Other than that, I don't know.
Can you access download mode or recovery?
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No I cannot, my friend(parklane79) and I actually found a method, it seems promising but i need to try it out first.
im not afforded the link rights yet but the title is "Fixing a bootloader-bricked Galaxy S3 using an SD card (Qualcomm SGS3 variants)" and a more simpler guide for n00bs(although not a complete n00b been doing this for a few years now :good: ) like myself, "[GUIDE]Unbrick a Hard Bricked SPRINT Galaxy S3 (Without JTAG)" but for the second guide you need to grab the i747 debrick.img off the first page of the first guide.

omeadsthename said:
No I cannot, my friend(parklane79) and I actually found a method, it seems promising but i need to try it out first.
im not afforded the link rights yet but the title is "Fixing a bootloader-bricked Galaxy S3 using an SD card (Qualcomm SGS3 variants)" and a more simpler guide for n00bs(although not a complete n00b been doing this for a few years now :good: ) like myself, "[GUIDE]Unbrick a Hard Bricked SPRINT Galaxy S3 (Without JTAG)" but for the second guide you need to grab the i747 debrick.img off the first page of the first guide.
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Yea tried with a class 10 16g micro sd like a million times and it wont work.and i think its because i dont have the 4.4.2 img if some one could help me out by uploading it. u et the img via busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.bin bs=1M count=70

So the phone won't power on at all? Can't get into download or recovery?

are you %100 certain it's the AT&T 4.3 debrick.img? did you put it on the SD card using win32diskimager?

audit13 said:
So the phone won't power on at all? Can't get into download or recovery?
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The phone won't even vibrate. Wish i could get to DL/Recovery mode. :/
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are you %100 certain it's the AT&T 4.3 debrick.img? did you put it on the SD card using win32diskimager?
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im 100% sure. the issue is tho that i was on 4.4.2 and dont know it an i747(AT&T) 4.3 debrick.img has the same handshake/protocol whatever you want to call it as a 4.4.2 debrick.img I tried it out tho anyways. but in short yes im 100% sure it was a 4.3 debrick img. And yes I did use win32diskimager. I tried once on linux mint but i believe the file corrupted so i just ended up using win32DM. I mean they are supposed to do the same thing, if im not mistaken

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The phone won't even vibrate. Wish i could get to DL/Recovery mode. :/
im 100% sure. the issue is tho that i was on 4.4.2 and dont know it an i747(AT&T) 4.3 debrick.img has the same handshake/protocol whatever you want to call it as a 4.4.2 debrick.img I tried it out tho anyways. but in short yes im 100% sure it was a 4.3 debrick img. And yes I did use win32diskimager. I tried once on linux mint but i believe the file corrupted so i just ended up using win32DM. I mean they are supposed to do the same thing, if im not mistaken
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when you plug it into the computer does anything come up? also, when you plug it in with no battery do you get a red LED?

yowski said:
when you plug it into the computer does anything come up? also, when you plug it in with no battery do you get a red LED?
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Yes my comp tries to install that one qualcomm driver. and when i plug in without battery a red LED comes on.

omeadsthename said:
Yes my comp tries to install that one qualcomm driver. and when i plug in without battery a red LED comes on.
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Then you should be able to use a debrick.img. are you using an sd card the same size as your phone's internal memory? if you had it on 4.4.2 then you might need a debrick.img from someone with the same phone on the same network running 4.4.2?

yowski said:
Then you should be able to use a debrick.img. are you using an sd card the same size as your phone's internal memory? if you had it on 4.4.2 then you might need a debrick.img from someone with the same phone on the same network running 4.4.2?
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yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.

omeadsthename said:
yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.
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sounds like you're stuck until you get that .img file. If you know someone with the same phone you could maybe get them to install 4.4.2 and get the file from them? otherwise keep asking around or wait until 4.4.2 is released for the s3, which might take a while.

yowski said:
sounds like you're stuck until you get that .img file. If you know someone with the same phone you could maybe get them to install 4.4.2 and get the file from them? otherwise keep asking around or wait until 4.4.2 is released for the s3, which might take a while.
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Unfortunately kids at my high school are afraid of rooting, so xda is basically my only bet. Im just surprised that some sr member hasnt added a debrick img to their threads. I mean its 4.4 and this is android central!

omeadsthename said:
yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.
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i would help you out but my S3 is currently hard bricked on stock 4.3 and im sending it back to the insurance company once my S4 arrives tomorrow.

yowski said:
i would help you out but my S3 is currently hard bricked on stock 4.3 and im sending it back to the insurance company once my S4 arrives tomorrow.
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Cant they find out that you are root and hard bricked? like doesnt that void warranty. and if its a 4.3 h brick cant u just use the sd method?

omeadsthename said:
yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.
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I did, it was on CM 10.2 when i had flashed improper bootloaders and bricked it. I used the sd card to install 4.3, unroot+ reset flash counter then took it out so it went back to bricked. My only fear is that they may some how get it into download mode instead of just replacing the board and see the warranty bit: 1 which isnt able to be reset as it is an e-fuse which is blown when you install firmware without knox.

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I did, it was on CM 10.2 when i had flashed improper bootloaders and bricked it. I used the sd card to install 4.3, unroot+ reset flash counter then took it out so it went back to bricked. My only fear is that they may some how get it into download mode instead of just replacing the board and see the warranty bit: 1 which isnt able to be reset as it is an e-fuse which is blown when you install firmware without knox.
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Are you using the samsung warranty of AT&T? And also if the sd card is working for u cant you just use odin to flash? Or does the sd card not fix any bootloader issues?

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Are you using the samsung warranty of AT&T? And also if the sd card is working for u cant you just use odin to flash? Or does the sd card not fix any bootloader issues?
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im sending in it through bell mobility. it was a replacement phone that i paid the $150 deductable on and has a 90 warranty. I said it was having issues/defective so they sent an s4 as free replacement on the 90 day. I prefer it to be bricked to fit the defective description as well as to decrease the chances of them finding out i had messed with it, the only real sign being "warranty bit: 1" in red on the download screen. I did use odin to flash the current 4.3 stock that it has right now, and i might be able to get it to boot without the card if i flash the bootloaders some more despite having done it twice and the card still being required. Like i said though, i prefer it hard bricked and i've erased every sign other than warranty bit: 1 that i messed with it by installing stock, unrooting, and resetting flash counter.

yowski said:
im sending in it through bell mobility. it was a replacement phone that i paid the $150 deductable on and has a 90 warranty. I said it was having issues/defective so they sent an s4 as free replacement on the 90 day. I prefer it to be bricked to fit the defective description as well as to decrease the chances of them finding out i had messed with it, the only real sign being "warranty bit: 1" in red on the download screen. I did use odin to flash the current 4.3 stock that it has right now, and i might be able to get it to boot without the card if i flash the bootloaders some more despite having done it twice and the card still being required. Like i said though, i prefer it hard bricked and i've erased every sign other than warranty bit: 1 that i messed with it by installing stock, unrooting, and resetting flash counter.
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hmm i wish i could do that to my phone too. i mean, i dont even know how i would unroot without getting my phone on. but if im this hard bricked they probs cant tell anyways. im guessing?

uz unlock HARD BRICKING S3'S
omeadsthename said:
My friend decided to use the EZ-Unlock app(link below) that unlocks the bootloader for the verizon galaxy s3 on my i747 and well it is now a brick, is there anything i can do to fix this without a JTAG?
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I DID THE SAME THING ! but i used debrick (i535 vzw 4.3 ) and it pattially worked at least it will recovery and odin but i think it needs to be the 40 mbps type card the black micro would not work for me , then i flashed the wrong recovery and am starting all over but the debrick still getting me into odin thats ware you will sideload the right recovery and firmware ,rom what ever hope ( i even paid for cdma work shop and it aint did jack ) debrick then odin sideload look it up thats the best i got

[Q] 4.4.2 debrick.img i747

So i have an i747 galaxy s3 and was running 4.4.2, and i am hard bricked, let me assure you i have tried the 16gb micro sd debrick.img but it still wont work althought i only had a 4.3 debrick.img.So if some one can give me a 4.4.2 debrick.img by doing this
"busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.bin bs=1M count=70"
And uploading it i would greatly appreciate it. i am not sure if this method will work and here is why, it was bricked by using a version of ezunlocker for a verizon phone to unlock my att phone's boot loader.If any one can help me out and upload the file that would be great and also if any one has any input regarding the usage of the ezunlocker and the status of my phone and the fix using the 16gb debrick.img method and can give any. again it would be great.

omeadsthename said:
So i have an i747 galaxy s3 and was running 4.4.2, and i am hard bricked, let me assure you i have tried the 16gb micro sd debrick.img but it still wont work althought i only had a 4.3 debrick.img.So if some one can give me a 4.4.2 debrick.img by doing this
"busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.bin bs=1M count=70"
And uploading it i would greatly appreciate it. i am not sure if this method will work and here is why, it was bricked by using a version of ezunlocker for a verizon phone to unlock my att phone's boot loader.If any one can help me out and upload the file that would be great and also if any one has any input regarding the usage of the ezunlocker and the status of my phone and the fix using the 16gb debrick.img method and can give any. again it would be great.
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i looked all over the internet for this. finally the right 4.4~ is found
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=15759

The i747 bootloader is not locked. I have no idea what that Verizon app would have done, but if that's what bricked it, our debrick method may not work. We also have not been able to restore any 4.4.2 bricks yet. Thats why i posted a new script to create the image, in hopes that doing it a little differently would help.
I wish you luck, but considering how it was bricked, dont get your hopes up too much. Its still worth trying of course, but i have a feeling a jtag service might be the only way.

did same on my first s3 i747. tried to unlock a already unlocked bootloader. before i knew any better, went and got a new s3. (back in my pre-newb days...before i could even claim newbness status.lol), then discovered XDA. started reading and found out about jtag. now that s3 belongs to my brother.
not helpful, i know. just my story.good luck with debrick.img method.
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Anybody know where I can get a debrick image for 4.1.2 (i747) ??
- Guy in desperate need who's been googling for wayy too long now

think theres one here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525902
thanks to @DocHoliday77
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mrrocketdog said:
think theres one here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525902
thanks to @DocHoliday77
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Thank you... Here goes nothing.

let us know how it goes.
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let us know how it goes.
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Unfortunately it did not work
I was orignally on 4.1.2 and flashed task650's newest AOKP release with CWM but for some reason was bootlooping and could not get past the "Swagger Activated" boot animation. So then I tried to revert back to the stock rom via Odin but I must have tried flashing a 4.3 stock rom because it's bricked pretty good now. Odin does not recognize the phone - device manager displays it as QSHUSB_DLOAD. I've tried making my own jig with no luck. And just recently, I've tried 3 different i747 debrick images using the sd card method (16gb / class 10). Up until just an hour ago, I could take the battery out and plug the phone into my laptop via usb cable and the red light would come on but that doesn't even happen anymore. When I hold down the 3 button combination everynow and then I'll hear Windows "device connect noises" as if it's trying to connect but nothing will happen. I know the correct Samsung drivers are installed on my pc because everything was showing up fine prior to me flashing the AOKP rom.
I'm beginning to think there no more hope for me. Idk if I wan't to bother having my phone shipped out and serviced or JTAG'ed or whatever.

Have you tried different sd cards. Many people find some won't work, while others do.
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omeadsthename said:
So i have an i747 galaxy s3 and was running 4.4.2, and i am hard bricked, let me assure you i have tried the 16gb micro sd debrick.img but it still wont work althought i only had a 4.3 debrick.img.So if some one can give me a 4.4.2 debrick.img by doing this
"busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.bin bs=1M count=70"
And uploading it i would greatly appreciate it. i am not sure if this method will work and here is why, it was bricked by using a version of ezunlocker for a verizon phone to unlock my att phone's boot loader.If any one can help me out and upload the file that would be great and also if any one has any input regarding the usage of the ezunlocker and the status of my phone and the fix using the 16gb debrick.img method and can give any. again it would be great.
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Try this Its a debrick image from a 4.4.2 SGH-1747 >>> filedropper.com/debrick <<<

Ehaeli said:
Try this Its a debrick image from a 4.4.2 SGH-1747 >>> filedropper.com/debrick <<<
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do you have the actual link for that file?

think it might be in this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2820019
REMEMBER please....backup and read read read.
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Looking for a debrick image
Hello, I am looking for someone who can upload a debrick image for I747mvlufnh2 4.4.2 for the 16gb I have searched everywhere without any luck.

Gal tales said:
Hello, I am looking for someone who can upload a debrick image for I747mvlufnh2 4.4.2 for the 16gb I have searched everywhere without any luck.
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ht#tp://d-h.st/w7g This is the one that worked for me on my sgh-i747M 4.4.2 with koodo . . ive got my phone to turn back on and now im working on getting it to turn on without the sdcard boot
i hope i linked it properly . im too new to post outside links so just remove the # when you copy and paste in the url

I need some for i747 only please !!!!

mitch0422 said:
ht#tp://d-h.st/w7g This is the one that worked for me on my sgh-i747M 4.4.2 with koodo . . ive got my phone to turn back on and now im working on getting it to turn on without the sdcard boot
i hope i linked it properly . im too new to post outside links so just remove the # when you copy and paste in the url
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Im from mexico. And hard bricked my s3 i flashed a canadian nk2 kk. But when i turn it off never came on againg. So please help me. Im new to all this. I need examples with potatoes. Lol. What else do i need besides this image..
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bighleo114312 said:
Im from mexico. And hard bricked my s3 i flashed a canadian nk2 kk. But when i turn it off never came on againg. So please help me. Im new to all this. I need examples with potatoes. Lol. What else do i need besides this image..
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you can try here .....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
i see you found it. nevermind.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

mitch0422 said:
ht#tp://d-h.st/w7g This is the one that worked for me on my sgh-i747M 4.4.2 with koodo . . ive got my phone to turn back on and now im working on getting it to turn on without the sdcard boot
i hope i linked it properly . im too new to post outside links so just remove the # when you copy and paste in the url
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Mitch0422 i have downloaded the 4.4.2 image but i cant turn on my s3. Do i just need to write it to sd and turn on s3?
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Yes
bighleo114312 said:
Mitch0422 i have downloaded the 4.4.2 image but i cant turn on my s3. Do i just need to write it to sd and turn on s3?
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Sorry for the long wait for reply . i don't often check my email. To answer you question . Yes you have to write it to the microsd as a bootable image then insert the microsd and boot the phone . it might take awhile of holding down the power button before it shows signs of life. You might also have to take the battery out and try a few times . Once you have it booted back up use Odin to flash the stock rom back onto your phone then take out the sd card and try to turn it on. Follow these directions youtube.com/watch?v=8MnikrpUKZw

[Q] Accidentally Hard Bricked an S3

I was updating an s3 running cyanogenmod 10.2.1 to 11. I realized that the bootloader needed to be updated long story short i accidentally flashed the i9300 bootloader instead and now my phone is hard bricked. I heard about a method using the sd card to allow the phone to enter boot recovery so i could get into download mode could someone help me to do this?

The only fix that I personally know of is using a jtag service. If there is an sd card fix floating around out there, you'll need to search for it. If you fail, mobiletechvideos.com can help. Expect a week to 10 day turn around time
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purelight97 said:
I was updating an s3 running cyanogenmod 10.2.1 to 11. I realized that the bootloader needed to be updated long story short i accidentally flashed the i9300 bootloader instead and now my phone is hard bricked. I heard about a method using the sd card to allow the phone to enter boot recovery so i could get into download mode could someone help me to do this?
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You are probably referring to the method posted in the thread below ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
You have nothing to lose in giving it a try. Doubtful if it will work, however, since it is specifically for recovering from a brick caused by flashing an older bootloader after 4.3 upgrade. As BrianRay advised, when you have a brick caused by flashing a different model's bootloader, a JTag operation may be required.

Larry2999 said:
You are probably referring to the method posted in the thread below ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
You have nothing to lose in giving it a try. Doubtful if it will work, however, since it is specifically for recovering from a brick caused by flashing an older bootloader after 4.3 upgrade. As BrianRay advised, when you have a brick caused by flashing a different model's bootloader, a JTag operation may be required.
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Thanks, you wouldn't happen to have a 4.1.2 debrick.img?

purelight97 said:
Thanks, you wouldn't happen to have a 4.1.2 debrick.img?
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Sadly, no, I don't. You could create one, however, if you know someone who has a similar device running 4.1.2. If you need further instructions on how to do this, you would need to contact the author of the original post. He is the expert there. A JTag may still be your best option, however.

Hey, try to get the phone into a download mode by using at USB jig. You can buy one for 3 bucks from ebay. If that doesnt do it, then you can go to the method of using the debrick image.
Once you exhaust all of these possibilities, then you can try the JTAG. But the Jtag service is expensive too. Good luck.

[Q] ATT ZE500CL/Z00D Bricked After OTA Update - HELP (ZenFone 2E)

I have an ATT ZenFone 2E that I rooted successfully with this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3116531). Due to an error on my part(fat finger) I accidentally started the OTA update. Now when I try to boot the phone all I get is the AT&T logo/splash screen. I can get it to go into recovery mode and it also will connect via ADB. I have tried flashing the UL-ASUS_Z00D-WW-12.16.5.30-user.zip firmware via ADB fastboot but I get an error saying firmware is wrong carrier ATT (WW). Am I using the wrong firmware for AT&T? I have searched all over and cannot find any ZenFone 2 firmware other than WW, TW, and CN. Any help or suggestions much appreciated.

JRSouth said:
I have an ATT ZenFone 2E that I rooted successfully with this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3116531). Due to an error on my part(fat finger) I accidentally started the OTA update. Now when I try to boot the phone all I get is the AT&T logo/splash screen. I can get it to go into recovery mode and it also will connect via ADB. I have tried flashing the UL-ASUS_Z00D-WW-12.16.5.30-user.zip firmware via ADB fastboot but I get an error saying firmware is wrong carrier ATT (WW). Am I using the wrong firmware for AT&T? I have searched all over and cannot find any ZenFone 2 firmware other than WW, TW, and CN. Any help or suggestions much appreciated.
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i have the exact problem since saturday, you have to use the ATT firmware but i couldnt find it anywhere

also
please pm me if u fixed yours

Lactaid said:
please pm me if u fixed yours
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Still no luck. I'm sure if we could find the AT&T firmware we would be able to recover. Unfortunately it appears it is not available on ASUS support and AT&T doesn't even provide firmware. Our only hope may be from a backup of another device that isn't bricked.
Does anybody know if we could possibly use the temporary CWM recovery used in the root method to flash to another ROM that is compatible with this device? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Are there any details I can provide that would be helpful in finding a solution to recover this device? I've seen a few other people are having the same issue as I am and I would like to help them as well if I can get mine fixed. Thanks

JRSouth said:
Are there any details I can provide that would be helpful in finding a solution to recover this device? I've seen a few other people are having the same issue as I am and I would like to help them as well if I can get mine fixed. Thanks
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ive literally tried everything, my device has been bricked for like 3 weeks now

Lactaid said:
ive literally tried everything, my device has been bricked for like 3 weeks now
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Just out of curiosity have you tried running the xoa_unroot.bat while your device is in recovery/fastboot mode? Im not sure if it will help but I've found in other threads that to avoid soft bricking your device you must run the unroot prior to applying the OTA update. I'm sure it's probably too late but maybe worth a shot. I'm going to try it when I get home from work today.

JRSouth said:
Just out of curiosity have you tried running the xoa_unroot.bat while your device is in recovery/fastboot mode? Im not sure if it will help but I've found in other threads that to avoid soft bricking your device you must run the unroot prior to applying the OTA update. I'm sure it's probably too late but maybe worth a shot. I'm going to try it when I get home from work today.
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i havent tried it yet, do you have a tutorial of it?

The truth hurts, your screwd. This is a budget phone. At&t will not support it. Throw away device my their standards.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3505774&d=1444776691 here the system image for the file maybe try to flash it to see if it helps

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63323103&postcount=118
^^^This worked for me successfully!
Make sure to only restore system and disable MD5 Checksum Verification.

I have the same problem, what do I do with that file? How do I apply it through the SD, so I can apply update from SD? I forgot pin code to phone so i need to restore

need help
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3505774&d=1444776691 here the system image for the file maybe try to flash it to see if it helps
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how do I flash this?

Hola, alguien lo consiguió hacer..???

Lactaid said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3505774&d=1444776691 here the system image for the file maybe try to flash it to see if it helps
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Im getting an error that day footer is wrong :/

m1chb3ltr3 said:
Im getting an error that day footer is wrong :/
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Wait, are you bricked and tried using that as the fix? I cant post links but Check out Asus, They have Firmware, Kernel (havent checked but read it earlier today), and Boot Unlock that you can get right from (assuming you have an account) My Products.
Also... Has anyone used that method recently?
Cathaterfish said:
Sorry I will give credit to DavePmer for his guide in minute, but qouting him for some reason wouldnt let me post, even when I removed the links? anyways I'll edit and give credit I promise
So my phone is stuck on the Asus Logo, I downloaded all of this and followed the instructions all the way up to:
11) now the fun part. open your microsd card and check the folder TWRP\BACKUPS see if it has a folder named
01234567890123456789 if it does great if not, not a problem just copy all the system files from the folder
you extracted TWRP-zf2e-ATT_12.16.10.7 to your microsd card TWRP\BACKUP\01234567890123456789\ whatever folder you have next\ in other words, replace your system.ext4.win000 files with my system.ext4.win000 file.
Replace your system.ext4.win001 with mine, and replace system.ext4.win00.md5 with mine as well as system.ext4.win001.md5 when done safely dismount the microsd card.
It then occurred to me that i should be more careful this time around... This was from October and although I ran across links saying for the most part that this was a good shot for fixing my ZE500CL, Z00D or whatever. But things have changed since then and I was wondering if this is still the best/easiest/safe route. I learned pretty quick that over looking things like OTA/Root or in my case Making assumptions is a fast path to really doing a number on your phone. (Honestly I just started even giving thought to rooting my phone, just considered them back ups I kept in a box). I now have the itch to do this right so hoping to fix this and go about this the right way.
Thanks for any input.
Currently DLing RussaiNBeaR, went and bought a card reader/writer. I was going to Download the firmware, kernel and boot unlock tool but currently staying at a place where im getting 160kbs on my DL's. So if I can get away with davepmer's guide that would be great, or something other or smaller than downloading 4gbs on this Internet Connection.
EDIT: Forgot to add that I haven't completed this step yet because the wording kind of tripped me up. And I want to do this right. When he says "in other words replace your system.ext4.win000 files with my system.ext4.win000 file." and then goes on and 3 more to the list. Does that mean only copy and replace those 4? or does that include all system.(whatever).(extension) files? Im sure it sounds really dumb or noobish but the fact that the next step is using twrp to restore using system only makes me afraid to do this part wrong.
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ayuda
ATT ZE500CL/Z00D rom