[Q] Badly bricked /no CWM /no ROM

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Hi there,

Currently my phone has no ROM and a disfunctioning ClockworkMod Recovery. (It cannot install zips or take updates).
Therefore I'm using ADB to flash a new recovery and ROM into the phone.

mount data

Results in:

mount: can't find /etc/fstab: No such file or directory

So I copied my file into the /data/ folder with

adb push c:\rom.zip /data/

This was done successful.

After that I tried to install the rom.zip using

adb shell
recovery --update_package=DATA:rom.zip

Unfortunately this results in:

sh: /sbin/postrecoveryboot.sh: not found

Also tried to replace the recovery.img but this also resulted in:

sh: /sbin/postrecoveryboot.sh: not found

In short:

• Can't mount USB in ClockWorkMod
• Can't access phone files with Windows Explorer
• Can't use Kies to recover phone.
• Can't use ClockWorkMod to install a zip or update.
• Can't do normal boot.
• Can't mount data using ADB.
• Can't install recovery ROM using ADB.

I can't think of any way to fix this, hope someone else can help me with this.

Simple Use Odin

Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA

Can you get in to Download mode?

As the 2 people stated above:

If you are able to get into the download mode, then you should be able to install a stock rom via Odin.

Have a good day and good luck with your phone.

Sorry to mention. The first thing I tried was Odin, but I'm not able to get into download mode.

Originally Posted by Magiciano

Sorry to mention. The first thing I tried was Odin, but I'm not able to get into download mode.

what happens when you try and get into download mode? is it just blank? when you plug it in to charge do you get the battery charging animation?

Originally Posted by nutmegy

what happens when you try and get into download mode? is it just blank? when you plug it in to charge do you get the battery charging animation?

The download mode button combination has no effect, it won't even try to load.
I get a frozen image of a empty battery with the spinning wheel inside, the battery is more than half full tho.

Originally Posted by Magiciano

Sorry to mention. The first thing I tried was Odin, but I'm not able to get into download mode.

USB recovery jig would be the next step before it all becomes expensive .

jje

I would say try using a USB jig to get into download mode. If that doesn't work, I think the only thing left to do would be to take it to Samsung.


Edit: Damn, I never saw JJE's post above. Sorry.

Jtag might be cheaper than taking it to samsung

Sent from my sgs2 running cm9 using xda app