After Flashing Latest CM10.1 to my S3 and using it for a while, I wanted to go back to stock. I flashed stock 4.1.2, rooted it and installed CWM successfully. After a while I noticed that CWM can not mount internal SD card, or recover a nandroid backup from it. I thought it is a partition issue, so i have decided to flash GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit to my S3 with re-paration checked. ODIN started the process, Pass appeared with green background. Since then, the device wont start in any mode. I tried every key combination with no luck. Tried to connect the device to pc, same result; device is dead. Pulling battery also did not work.Anything I can do to turn on the device in to download mode at least? Please help me. I do not have warranty.
Hard Bricked my galaxy S3 i9300
Did you try a USB jig? You can make one with the right resistor, but be careful not to have any short circuits.
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Did you have any PDA when you flashed a .pit file ? If no, it's possible that you have a completely blank device now.
As yasamoka suggested, you might need a USB JIG, so that the phone gets forced into download mode.
You need a 300K resistor and a micro USB header. You need to solder the resistor into the 5th and 4th pin.
Like this:
As yasamoka suggested, you might need a USB JIG, so that the phone gets forced into download mode.
You need a 300K resistor and a micro USB header. You need to solder the resistor into the 5th and 4th pin.
Like this:
AvoK95 wroteDid you have any PDA when you flashed a .pit file ? If no, it's possible that you have a completely blank device now.
As yasamoka suggested, you might need a USB JIG, so that the phone gets forced into download mode.
You need a 300K resistor and a micro USB header. You need to solder the resistor into the 5th and 4th pin.
Like this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mwXvxv_rmkU/TdKPJBDkfAI/AAAAAAAABko/oSW0wkyUzVg/s1600/Samsung+Galaxy+S+Download+mode+JIG+diagram.jpg
Yes actually, I did flash the .pit file without having any PDA. I have read about the USB JIG; I think it is hard to be done without professional support. But I see that there is some hope to revive my device.
What ever you do, don't take it to a shop!mhs222 wroteAvoK95 wroteDid you have any PDA when you flashed a .pit file ? If no, it's possible that you have a completely blank device now.
As yasamoka suggested, you might need a USB JIG, so that the phone gets forced into download mode.
You need a 300K resistor and a micro USB header. You need to solder the resistor into the 5th and 4th pin.
Like this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mwXvxv_rmkU/TdKPJBDkfAI/AAAAAAAABko/oSW0wkyUzVg/s1600/Samsung+Galaxy+S+Download+mode+JIG+diagram.jpg
Yes actually, I did flash the .pit file without having any PDA. I have read about the USB JIG; I think it is hard to be done without professional support. But I see that there is some hope to revive my device.
You yourself know stuff better than the people who run the shop.
The rule about everything in electronic is, don't do stuff on your own without researching the hell out of it.
Anyone know someone who performs this kind of repair in Lebanon?
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4O22Ga30t1ZM250Ry1ZSl9GMmM/edit?pli=1
I have realized that this is the only way to repair my device.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4O22Ga30t1ZM250Ry1ZSl9GMmM/edit?pli=1
I have realized that this is the only way to repair my device.
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HTC Solutions near Hotel Dieu has a Riff Box for JTAG. I've seen him use it.
The fee would cost around $80 to unbrick the device, assuming the unbricking is successful.
If you want to solve it by yourself, there's a cheaper method, and you'd learn along the process.
You need to check if the device's JTAG operations are supported on an Arduino (Uno). Download the code for the operation, and upload it to an Arduino (purchased from Katranji for ~$15 if you're a student).
That would save your S3 plus allow you to unbrick further on. And you'd learn and you could do it for others.
Plus, the amount of projects you can do with an Arduino are endless by themselves.
http://www.arduino.cc
The fee would cost around $80 to unbrick the device, assuming the unbricking is successful.
If you want to solve it by yourself, there's a cheaper method, and you'd learn along the process.
You need to check if the device's JTAG operations are supported on an Arduino (Uno). Download the code for the operation, and upload it to an Arduino (purchased from Katranji for ~$15 if you're a student).
That would save your S3 plus allow you to unbrick further on. And you'd learn and you could do it for others.
Plus, the amount of projects you can do with an Arduino are endless by themselves.
http://www.arduino.cc
The Arduino is interesting, first time to hear about it. I did some research, I found that making Arduino act as Riff Box for smartphones is still a work in progress. I will check with HTC Solutions.yasamoka wroteHTC Solutions near Hotel Dieu has a Riff Box for JTAG. I've seen him use it.
The fee would cost around $80 to unbrick the device, assuming the unbricking is successful.
If you want to solve it by yourself, there's a cheaper method, and you'd learn along the process.
You need to check if the device's JTAG operations are supported on an Arduino (Uno). Download the code for the operation, and upload it to an Arduino (purchased from Katranji for ~$15 if you're a student).
That would save your S3 plus allow you to unbrick further on. And you'd learn and you could do it for others.
Plus, the amount of projects you can do with an Arduino are endless by themselves.
http://www.arduino.cc