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Galaxy s3 BRICKED (soft)

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humpty
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so i soft bricked my gs3 after the 4.3 OTA update. just found out theres no possible fix yet since the update is new and samsung put some stupid security crap in it. does anyone know if best buy will JTAG my phone?
Dec 10 2013 4:27PM
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Aidan-G
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I understood maybe 30% of what you said
Dec 10 2013 4:28PM
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humpty
Posts: 1190 - Karma: 3,162
fuck off aidan-g
Dec 10 2013 4:29PM
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alex=
Posts: 1738 - Karma: 2,835
I'm topping you at a close 31% OP you must be asian

does JTAGing a phone mean you can change your name on your phone to include xbox buttons?
Dec 10 2013 4:31PM
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Aidan-G
Posts: 9415 - Karma: 10,861
Love you
Dec 10 2013 4:32PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
I believe JTAG is actually a form of backtracing performed by the cyberpolice. OP is fucked.
Dec 10 2013 4:53PM
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ABdrummer
Posts: 533 - Karma: 673
Gonna be honest, I doubt anyone working at best buy will know what the fuck JTAG is
Dec 10 2013 5:30PM
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Huck_Norris
Posts: 11487 - Karma: 18,627
Maybe try hitting it with a hard brick next?
Dec 10 2013 5:53PM
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Mr.Sloth
Posts: 5091 - Karma: 13,469
Talk about building a wall between you and your audience
Dec 10 2013 5:54PM
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ElMexicano
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Rule of thumb at least in the rooting community is never NEVER take an OTA. That said if you are stock you should contact your carrier/Samsung and see if they can send you a new one or something because updates aren't suppose to break your phone.

Sorry i don't know that much about Samsung or i could try and help more, best buy probably won't be able to JTAG it but it might be worth a shot...
Dec 10 2013 6:27PM
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Wallisch_pl
Posts: 5260 - Karma: 1,022
update to iOS 7, that should fix your problem. It even makes your phone waterproof!
Dec 10 2013 7:15PM
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bnewbs6
Posts: 1919 - Karma: 1,463
Try seeing if samsung or your carrier will warranty it and give you a new phone. Just don't tell them it was rooted in any sort of way. My brother did this and he got a brand new one. You can find guys on the internet with a JTAG machine though if that doesn't work.
Dec 10 2013 7:33PM
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KrazyistKarl
Posts: 1725 - Karma: 599
USB resistor jig /thread


but really, Google it, it entails taking 3 300kohm resistors and solder them onto a usb cord (google the pin out cause I don't remember)
Plug that bad boy in and it will boot into download mode after a few seconds then re flash a new ROM
Dec 11 2013 7:49AM
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JahLiam
Posts: 2321 - Karma: 7,828
OPs brain is a brick
Dec 11 2013 7:50AM
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springz
Posts: 327 - Karma: 397
I've never encounter a (soft) BRICK in the whole world, but good luck on your quest
Dec 11 2013 8:34AM
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KrazyistKarl
Posts: 1725 - Karma: 599
For fuck sakes guys I already /thread
Dec 11 2013 8:39AM
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KrazyistKarl
Posts: 1725 - Karma: 599
banhammer,jpeg
Dec 11 2013 9:51AM
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SFB
Posts: 8895 - Karma: 26,353
only thing i know is that my brick is pretty hard now.
Dec 11 2013 1:55PM
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SFB
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thx bb
Dec 11 2013 2:03PM
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howlongcanausern
Posts: 4982 - Karma: 1,737
re-flash ez
Dec 11 2013 2:05PM
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raymondcabral
Posts: 747 - Karma: 1,094
try turning it off and on again
Dec 11 2013 4:40PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
Posts: 4573 - Karma: 14,299
YES WHY THE FUCK DID YOU ACCEPT AN OTA? But if you didnt root and you didnt have a custom recovery and just the pure update bricked your phone, bring it in to a Verizon/AT&T/T-Moblie store and be an asswipe and youll get a new phone.

Now if you DID root and you do have a custom recovery, even with a new security update you might be ok. Can you get it to fastboot? Its known in the Samsung world as "Odin mode"

Vol up / home button / power button.
(Or vol down, don't remember. Both do something)
Dec 11 2013 4:57PM
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KrazyistKarl
Posts: 1725 - Karma: 599
did no one in this thread google a USB resistance jig? its all you need to be worrying about, building or they probably have them available online
Dec 12 2013 10:22AM
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sNaubi
Posts: 1633 - Karma: 2,357
Holy shiet, was installing new os on a s3 lte today....

just install cwm or twrp and install cm. at least it will work after that
Dec 12 2013 10:42AM
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Ski_Alot
Posts: 5900 - Karma: 3,658
WELL clearly the problem that your carburetor is shot... either that or the head gaskets
Dec 12 2013 10:47AM
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DasGoatenshafter
Posts: 580 - Karma: 307
OTA… only takes anal? OP only takes anal?
Dec 12 2013 3:27PM
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