Friday, September 21, 2012

Let's unbrick your phone - Guide (Soft Brick, Super Brick, Hard Brick, OTA Brick)


BRICKED USERS GUIDE.......

First you need to know that this guide is trying to help you..I cannot take any responsibility for your brick getting harder ....

.....IGNORE ALL THE FOOLS WHO SAID NOT TO WASTE THEIR TIME ............ The poll was for a different post related to emmc bug where i suggested a workaround for the emmc bug , which I edited several times....

There are three types of bricks for N7000
a)  Soft Brick - Stuck at Samsung Logo
b)  Super Brick - Stuck at flashing Factoryfs.IMG in ODIN . Also called as EMMC Bug....
c)  Hard Brick - Sorry Unrecoverable by this guide. 
d)Dead Brick - No charging battery sign also - Mostly = Hard Brick ; But there is a window of possibility by a JIG.
e) OTA Brick - A rare kind of Soft Brick which people have encountered due to updating OTA on a rooted Stock ROM.

 SOFT BRICKS 

I will try to describe ways to get Soft Bricked so that you can compare.....You have messed with the system file. Remember the Blue Screen of windows. 

==> 1. Deleting any system file .odex ==> 2. Moving from GB or ICS to CM/AOSP/AOKP Roms without following instructions or vice versa==> 3. Flashing incomplete ROMS (did not check MD5 - Google it How to check) ==> 4. Flashing an incompetent kernel (oh I didnt read instructions)==> 5. Many other methods 


Now you have to return to normal state. But beware there is a emmc bug which is going to interfere our correction process. Oops ! It hurts. There is no safe way as on date for ICS except there are Safe Kernels Claimed.

Pray to your favorite god or luck or better pray even if you are an atheist.

RECOVERY STYLE 1 : [ODIN]GINGERBREAD VERSION

1) Use ODIN 

2) Uninstall Samsung KIES. It interferes with the ODIN flashing.You should have the ADB/USB DriversJust in case you don't have them, here are the Samsung USB drivers 

3) Download the AbyssKernel 4.2 for ODIN.

Incase it fails u can use 3.9 version too. 

4) Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik. 

5) FLASH THE ROOTED KJ4 kernel From PC ODIN - Kernel LinkTRY FLASHING THE STOCK ROM in PDA Try the Oldest Stock ROM - KJ4 click me

Remember to Run ODIN in Admin mode (Right Click and Run even if you are an Admin) 

6) Head to Dr Ketan Thread for Rooting...

ICS VERSION

1) Use ODIN 

2) Uninstall Samsung KIES. It interferes with the ODIN flashing.You should have the ADB/USB DriversJust in case you don't have them, here are the Samsung USB drivers 

3) Download the AbyssKernel 4.2 for ODIN.

Incase it fails u can use 3.9 version too. 

4) Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik

5) FLASH ANY ics rooted rom in Abyss Recovery which has a safe kernel 


Remember to Run ODIN in Admin mode (Right Click and Run even if you are an Admin) 

RECOVERY STYLE 2 : [CWM]

ICS and GINGERBREAD USERS

a) Go to CWMb) Flash Abyss Kernel 3.9 or 4.2 [Touch version] or Hydracore latest version.c) Do data/ factory reset.d) Flash with your favorite ICS / GB /AOSP/ AOKP/PA/CM9/CM10

END  SOFT BRICK 


 SUPER BRICKS 

Hmm ... I understand your despair. My friend forest has written a wonderful guide to retrieve you out.If you are confirmed that you are a Super Brick

Head to this thread ......

But .... Just before heading to Mr Forests Thread May be you are not a Super brick ...There are few who had the same symptoms of a Super Brick but successfully recovered without the Forest1971 workaround.

RECOVERY STYLE 1 : START HERE 

IMPORTANT NOTE : Remove your SD Card and SIM CARD Please Run ODIN IN ADMIN Mode

a) Now you have to repartition your Note b) Download the following (Importantly the .pit file)

PIT: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit (Only for users with 16GB Internal SDCard) 32 GB users Please Google ur file.PDA: CODE_N7000xxxxx_CL627135_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.m d5PHONE: MODEM_N7000xxxxx_REV_05_CL1067428.tar.md5CSC: GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-Oxxxxx.tar.md5

Thanks PrinceOMI & DuckBoot for the download links (PIT Files)Stock ROM & Pit File Flashing Thread

c) Check these options: Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time.d) Flash thru PC Odin (All the files, particularly the PIT file) 

SUCCESS .... GOOD FOR YOU .... Only 2% reported success using this style (I ask you not to Thank me but to write here in this thread if you are successful. Many users do not care..)

RECOVERY STYLE 2 : START HERE 

Working on it .... Not able to proceed. Ideas dropped.

END  SUPER BRICK 

 OTA BRICKS 

I will try to describe ways to get OTA Bricked (very rare)

a) Installed the OTA for ICS ROM Indian Version LPA on a rooted ROM.

Some thing has messed up with your .odex files and you get force closes or Stuck at Samsung LOGO

1) ODIN Methoda) go to Download Mode (Power Button + Vol down + Home)

b) Flash the ICS ROM posted in Dr.Ketan Thread in the PDA

Remember that options are ticked according to this image.Donot tick repartition.You can root it by Heading to Dr Ketans thread.

2) CWM Method (Custom Firmware - Closest to LPA ROM) a) go to Download Mode (Power Button + Vol up + Home)

b) Flash the ROM close to LPA without any Reset or Wiping.This will endup with a custom ROM Clea Note (LPA Rooted)

5 comments:

  1. mcm mana nk buat kalau odin x detect phone? my phone xleh on langsung....needs help...

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  2. what if my laptop is not detecting my phone

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  3. I tried to flash my samsung galaxy fascinate 4g with odin but it failed at the first step
    i unpluged the usb connector from the laptop
    then my phone goes off and never comes up
    the laptop cannot detect it any more even no beep sound when i connect it
    what is the problem
    can any body help please?

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  4. Hello I have korean note 2 shv-e250l I tryed to install custom rom and accidently I nukd repartition cache and
    Now my phone is on download mod (android man) but when I try 3buttons my phone enters in normal download mod write on the left odin model number.
    My question: what is my case (soft , hard brick ) thanks

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  5. Please help me...my phone samsung galaxy s advance bila on dia stuck dekat logo SAMSUNG GALAXY S ADVANCE...tapi phone saya ni ada TWRP..so macam mne nk buat yerr??please

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