Bricked Samsung Galaxy S3

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Lambchop

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#107732 18-Aug-2012 03:24

gah ...had to happen to me eventually i guess.

not fully bricked, just stuck in a bootloop.

pulled my usb cable out today at work and boom, phone restarts and has been doing so ever since.

cant get to recovery. i can get to download mode though...

can't flash anything via odin...no pit file found ...

:/

trying the assorted fixes online ...no luck so far

firmware was I9300XXBLG8

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#673909 18-Aug-2012 07:05

You could try the following

Remove the battery and put it back again.
Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA!)
Reboot. and you are good to go! (hopefully)

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

uglyb0b

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#673954 18-Aug-2012 11:04

When you say you can't flash anything with Odin "no pit file found", what process are you following? Are you flashing a full firmware package?

Access to download mode should be enough to unbrick it by flashing with Odin.

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#673961 18-Aug-2012 12:01

you dont use a pit file with odin. just flash a kernel with odin,like speedmod, and then you should be able to get into cwm.

Lambchop

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#673991 18-Aug-2012 15:25

yeh i know how to flash roms ... but the phone can't get into recovery ..only download mode ..and i try flashing a rom via odin through the normal proccess...i get a strange no pit file found error..

im not the only one to be hit by this btw ...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1736062.html

sadly this hasn't helped ..still researching ..

Lambchop

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#673992 18-Aug-2012 15:26

Lambchop: yeh i know how to flash roms ... but the phone can't get into recovery ..only download mode ..and i try flashing a rom or kernal via odin through the normal proccess...i get a strange no pit file found error..

im not the only one to be hit by this btw ...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1736062.html

sadly this hasn't helped ..still researching ..

Lambchop

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#673993 18-Aug-2012 15:27

ditto when trying to flash a kernal

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uglyb0b

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#673995 18-Aug-2012 15:44

Lambchop: ditto when trying to flash a kernal

Can you post the output log from Odin when you are attempting to flash the rom file and the kernel file?

robjg63

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#673997 18-Aug-2012 15:53

Maybe Heimdall has something that could help???
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

I used it on an S2 that was a korean domestic version of the S2 and flashed to be a 'standard' S2.
Software was pretty good - supposed to be much harder to brick a devices that odin...

I see comments that it works on the S3.

Maybe you just need to get the appropriate pit file?
http://widefide.com/mobile/galaxy-s3-boot-problem-solution

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#674001 18-Aug-2012 16:04

Try flashing a stock ROM from Odin. Just make sure you use the right one ;)

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Lambchop

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#674346 19-Aug-2012 18:47

yeh ..no luck with kernals, roms, CWM kernals ..nothing

nand write fails every time.

gutted. fried nand chip?

back to wearhouse stationary with the recipt i guess.

watch it boys ..... all i was doing was charging off usb. launched the stock broswer and poof ..restart.

Lambchop

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#674347 19-Aug-2012 18:48

and no luck flashing pit files either ..tried a few, with various odin versions ... they either crash, freaze, or give me nand write errors.

scrrrrewd