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

[nokiamodeln91]

Yes.

 

[Jacknovercasher]

Soft brick issue (noob in distress) bounty for a fix!!!

Okay so ive had my galaxy not 7000 for about 6mos. It was version n7000ubkk2 kernel. I got tired of being on gb and so i said last night that i was going to go on ahead and root using dr. Ketans cfroot kernel. I took the proper steps and installed cf kernel with root and cwm. Now i went ahead and installed mobile odin and then decided i was going to flash another kernel which was the new hydracore kernel. I used mobile odin and tried flashing it and thats when the problems started i got stuck at the samsung logo. The phone will go into cwm but i dont have a backup to restore (oops) and will also go into download mode. Odin recognizes it but will not complete a stock gb rom failing and saying com.port something or other. Please help reward for non damaging fix to get me up and running. Thanks in advance!!! After got stuck i did a full wipe/restore before trying to flash fix in this post for gb versions still nothing.

 

[prabhu1980]

You are stuck @ samsung logo..

You have to go to cwm and flash a gb kernel.
Hydracore is not supposed to work with gb.
Good .

Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA Premium HD app

 

[prabhu1980]

Whatever people may claim mobile odin looks not safe all the time. Yes people will claim that its ur problem that you lost root.
Your safe bet now is cwm since you have not flashed thru odin...
If you want to go to jb pls let me know...

Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA Premium HD app

 

[Jacknovercasher]

Will let you know ab jb.... gonna start out with ics custom then possibly JB. Too new yet looking for stable and battery efficiency. 2.3.6 gives me battery all day even with heavy data usage. Don't understand why my phone never got official ota update. Jesus. What does spending 600 get you nowadays.

Sent from my MB860 using xda app-developers app

 

[morassteam]

Samsung Galaxy Note Guide for repartition workaround to fix super-brick Note

plz someone tech me the best one command to esey used
cd..
cd..
cd adb
cd tools
adb.exe
adb devices
adb shell

it should give you the sign like this: ~ #

umount /cache
umount /system
umount /data

parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

if it aska you to fix something just choose yes. It should give you bellow:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3
Using /dev/block/mmcblk0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted)
Then run:

print

It will give you a picture of your Note’s partitions as in the screen shots I have attached.
(text version is below):
print
print
Model: MMC VYL00M (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15.8GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 4194kB 25.2MB 21.0MB ext4 EFS
2 25.2MB 26.5MB 1311kB SBL1
3 27.3MB 28.6MB 1311kB SBL2
4 29.4MB 37.7MB 8389kB PARAM
5 37.7MB 46.1MB 8389kB KERNEL
6 46.1MB 54.5MB 8389kB RECOVERY
7 54.5MB 264MB 210MB ext4 CACHE
8 264MB 281MB 16.8MB MODEM
9 281MB 1174MB 893MB ext4 FACTORYFS
10 1174MB 3322MB 2147MB ext4 DATAFS
11 3322MB 15.2GB 11.9GB fat32 UMS
12 15.2GB 15.8GB 537MB ext4 HIDDEN

quit

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/dev/null
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=/dev/null
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 of=/dev/null
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/dev/null

quit
e2fsck -f -c –y /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
e2fsck -f -c –y /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
e2fsck -f -c –y /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
e2fsck -f -c –y /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
e2fsck -f -c –y /dev/block/mmcblk0p12

parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print
rm 9
rm 10
rm 11

mkpartfs primary ext2 3322 4215
mkpartfs primary ext2 4215 6362
mkpartfs primary fat32 6362 15200

name 9 FACTORYFS
name 10 DATAFS
name 11 UMS

quit

parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

print

Convert format for 9 and 10: The above steps have created three new partitions.
However, for 9 and 10 the format is ext2 and now need to be converted to ext4.
The easiest way is to go back to CWM in your phone.
Then,
go into mounts and storage menu and choose format /system
and format /data.
It will convert file system of partition 9 and 10 to ext4 automatically for you.

If the above steps are successful then check:

quit
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print

It is very, very unlikely that Cache is also faulty but in case there is you
can follow steps below to deal with it.
First should remove and recreate with same size and location:
Code:

(parted) rm 7

Then recreate it:
Code:

(parted) mkpartfs primary ext2 54.5 264
(parted) name 7 CACHE

Then you can go into CWM and format /cache, it will convert file system to ext4.

quit
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print

THAN u cant install all rom or restore ur backup clockworkmod
if still stuck at samsung for long time
reboot into recovery (hold Vol-Up + Home + Power until you arrive there [20-30 seconds])
u need to do whipe data/factory reset
no need wipe Devi
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 4194kb 25.2MB 21.0mb ext4 EFS
2 25.2MB 26.5MB 1311kB SBL1
3 27.2MB 26.5MB 1311kB SBL2
4 29.4MB 37.7MB 8389kB PARAM
5 37.7MB 46.1MB 8389kB KERNEL
6 46.1MB 54.5MB 8389kB RECOVERY
7 54.5MB 264MB 210MB ext4 CACHE
8 264MB 281MB 16.8MB MODEM
9 3322MB 4215MB 893MB ext4 FACTORYFS
10 4215MB 6362MB 2147MB ext4 DATAFS
11 6362MB 15.2GB 8838MB fat32 UMS msftres
12 15.2GB 15.8GB 537MB ext4 HIDDEN

THAT IS MY DATA FROM RECOVERY
CAN ANY FRIEND HELP ME OR TECH ME TO SLOVE THIS PROBLEM
CAN I DO THIS
(parted)rm 12
rm 12
rm 12
(parted)delate rm 12

plase help

 

[forest1971]

Should give us more details.
1. Are you sure have emmc brick? Have you tried to flash stock rom using odin yet. Does it get stuck at factoryfs?
2. Should follow the guide in my signature.

Sending from my phone

 

[howard bamber]

Corrected My Post about JTAG (I am not a perfectionist and please allow unintented mistakes)
But I got connected once to PC Odin.
Were you able to connect it ??
Did you try the method posted above while using the JIG ?

You are right !! This method will be OK till PC Odin.
But once you are able to connect; lets try Step 2 and Step 3 (added after some research)

Lets get it connected first.

- Does Flashing Fry your ROM ? Comeon Man Its a Software BUG and it should be possible to recover.
How many times we have fried Windows and Linux and played with Boot Partitions for Multiple OS.
Something should be possible. Please throw some light and help the Superbrick users. Donot demotivate.
Find Ways to Come out of this bugging bug.
I am not a software developer but ur comments will drive me to become one Thanks !!!



Boss !! What I am doing here is just a try before replacing your motherboard ! Hope it will harm no one.

When you are talking about pit files and bricks one thing you can not be its sloppy.
Someone could ruin a device due to sloppy ness. If you are not 101% sure, don't say it

From box 13......

 

[drjoeamberd]

]My Horrible 7 hour Experience with Hard brick?/ Super Brick:

Just wanted to share my experience. I am using Ultimate rom 5.1 v JB for the past 2 weeks. I am a typical flasholic, flashing and experimenting almost every 1-2 weeks jumping from CM to PA to current leaked JB roms. I have never cared about so called safe kernels as every thing was going fine and I am too busy( physician) to spend more time on those issues. This AM when I woke up My phones battery was zero after recharging for 1/2 h when I turned on the phone It got stuck at the first screen " Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 with Yellow triangle. I tried to go into recovery/ download mode. Still stuck at same screen. the only 2 significant events during past one days that may have contributed to it were"1- Installed new 64gb sandisck card.;;2 tried to transfer my phone number from straight talk to new AT and T contract. After browsing through xda forum I removed the Sd card and SIm still stuck. Then I connected the phone to computer via USB. It wa still at same screen. My PC didnt show any USB connectivity activity. Then came the real stroke of luck. " I started ODIN and run as admin, Odin screen flashed for 2 sec and then it force closed but at the same time my Gnote vibrated and moved on from stuck screen to the official samsung only flasing logo and then to the touch viz. All the processes, g services, TW, and so on force close messsages came but I was managed to restart in recovery and then fresh installation and now sharing with all of u.

 

[RenegadeI]

Ok .. now go to Philz Kernel thread and download the kernel that corresponds to your rom, Put the zip file in the ext SD
boot into recovery and select apply update from ext storage. select the Philz kernel and install. Once done. boot into recovery again. this time you will see CWM recovery. Now do a wipe data factory reset, wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache. reboot. All should be will. Never Wipe on Stock ICS kernel

Thanks for your help .... Got it working....

 

[kosher12]

UnBrick my phone

I think I have just brick my phone.

it happened when Im currently flashing usind ODIN and I remove USB datacable because it stops on factoryjs

ISSUES:

1. Can't boot on recovery
2. When trying to turn on the phone it says. "blah blah blah please connect to KIES to recover bla bla bla"
3. it doesn't charge. When I connect the charger it says "blah blah blah please connect to KIES to recover bla bla bla"

HOW I FIXED IT:

I only follow this steps,

flash the whole phone with PIT to allow flashing repartition

android(dot)gs/easily-fix-bricked-samsung-galaxy-note-n7000/

by the way. I think the reason why my phone brick is because

1. I am on stock ICS,
2. Then I root it using Philz Kernel (something like that)
3. Then I Flash SUPERNEXUS 2.0 via SD card then Reboot it.
4. It hangs on boot (stuck on Nexus Logo----waiting about 30mins) .
5. I remove the battery.
6. Reboot again. (got Yellow triangle this time.)
7. I remove the battery again and turn on. (still got the Yellow traingle and can't enter on recovery mode.)
8. I flash some German Rom(not sure what rom it was) into it using ODIN without PIT.
9. it hangs/stops on factoryjs (waiting about 30mins).
10. Remove the datacable and remove the battery then turn it on
11. That's what everything happened.

I hope nobody will experience what I have just experience.

Make sure you know what you are doing before or else the sky will fall on your head.

 

[Totti37]

tell me wt kind of bricked i have

i dont have logo when turn on no download mode or recover no charging stats when phone of
its only black screen
there are any hope

 

[ThaiDai]

i dont have logo when turn on no download mode or recover no charging stats when phone of
its only black screen
there are any hope

What Rom, what steps did you make before? Is your battery charged?
You have to give much more details or we can't help you.

 

[Totti37]

What Rom, what steps did you make before? Is your battery charged?
You have to give much more details or we can't help you.

i was instal rom BouDzDroid v.2 before one month >>> yesterday i instal rom name [ROM][JELLY BEAN] Simplicity v4 Ultimate Edition and i didn't fund Arabic support then i Clear user data wipe dalvik and try to instal rom BouDzDroid v.2 again
battery wasn't charge only black screen no download mode or recovery or logo just black screen i try to fix with usb jig and did not work so i went to service and he fix it with riff box and it work again
i want to know what mistake i did and why i get dead or hard brick ???

 

[shoeb12]

No download and No Recovery Mode (Dead) NOTE

Need some Help guys ( I have No idea In android development field )


So , I was using the TMT'S
2.9.7 HYBRID TMT MIUI3.0 with Hyderacore on my Note The Rom was Just working fine i was using it for almost a week now just had a little bit of lag in it while using some apps

So i made a call to a friend i talked for a while then i decided to put pattern Lock on my Phone so i did,then i kept the phone in the pocket after like 10 mins i again took my phone out next thing i see is it wont turn On I though the phone got stuck so i pulled out the batter then tried to power it on It wont turn on anymore..
Yes I'm talking about the Startup screen "Samsung Galaxy Note Gt-N7000" Its Not showing up
I Used Another Battery But the same thing (wont turn on)
I tried to connect it to pc nothing is showing up
I even Tried Power+Home+Volumedown for 15s then pressed Volume up after like 5 seconds
Went through Tried Almost Every thing i saw Here on the Forum Leaving the USB JIG (i don't know what it is)

I mean literally nothing is showing up on the Screen Its Dead..
I kept the Phone on charging using wall charger but the phone is not getting warm like it use to (so i'm assuming its not charging may be wrong )

 

[prabhu1980]

What did you do when you wanted to install pattern lock. Please elaborate here.

USB Jig will connect your mobile to download mode. You should try that.

It seems that you have flashed some incompatible kernel which would have also damaged boot loader.

You have a window of recovery through JTAG, If jig fails to push you to download mode.

Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA Premium HD app

 

[MyDubaiMG]

It's been a long journey but it is worth it!

Many thanks, prabhu1980, forest1971 and hg42!!

Finally revived my super bricked N7000. I guess I had a special brick, the procedures didn't work flawlessly. Nonetheless, I'm sure they helped A LOT getting things back in order in my Note.

My super bricked symptoms:
1. While flashing a stock ICS via ODIN, screen got stuck on factoryfs.
2. Initially won't go into recovery mode; dl mode only
3. After MANY trials of installing different kernels, got the recovery mode to work (I guess the 4pda eventually worked its magic)
4. Funny recovery mode: after holding the 3 keys, the screen blinked with the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 etc etc startup, went back to an empty black screen (still holding the keys) and then restarted itself (I let go of the keys at this point). Then the CWM recovery mode loads (finally!)

I did the repartition workaround and scanners, my Note passed. For some odd reason, stock ODIN flashing and Recovery ROM installation still won't finish (freezes midway randomly, e.g. when installing modem, reading package, etc.)

I tried a lot of methods and combos (7+hours worth!), this are the last few steps I remember doing:
1. flashed 4pda_kernel.tar via ODIN
2. installed T-kernel-v0.9-GNOTE.zip via CWM Recovery
3. installed AbyssNotekernel42CWTouchOriginalLogo.zip kernel via Thor Recovery
4. installed the last ROM that "worked"
---in my case, it was RocketROM_JellyBean_v2. It was buggy on my Note though, which prompted me to revert to a stock ICS (possible the WORST move). After having a super bricked Note, heck I'd settle with any "working" ROM lol

This is my first post and I would like to cut the story short:

• I wiped data while I was on ICS (cwm)
• Got stuck at the boot screen
• Tried Odin but got stuck at factoryfs
• Got frustrated, drank some beer
• Spent a lot of time reading before doing anything else to my GNote.
• Found this post and followed the steps above.

Important:
Now I did follow the above but I always get stuck at factoryfs so I decided to use a 32GB PIT file and a stock German JB ROM from sammobile. It still didn't work. I then downloaded another PIT file from another forum (which I forgot but you can google it anyway.)

So I used a Factoryfs PIT and the stock German JB ROM from sammobile and it worked! Dut the downside is, I was so excited, I didn't know that the PIT file I was using was for a 16GB SG Note! So for everyone who wants to try this, do this as your last resort or look for a 32GB PIT file first.

I would like to thank TS prabhu1980, forest1971, hg42 and ohhhace. I think there is a solution, to this mess we GNote users are facing, they only need more data and more information to be shared (by us) to finally make a shorter guide. I spend almost 48 hours collectively. I know it is frustrating but the worst mistake you can do is rush into things when fixing this stupid problem. Take your time reading and decide which ones to try first.

I'm happy with my GNote N7000 now! Perfect!

 

[winterxda]

Password for earliest rom for GT-N7000

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

The password for the rom in this zip file is samfirmware.com. You forgot to mention.

 

[zeavott]

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 d5
PHONE: MODEM_N7000xxxxx_REV_05_CL1067428.tar.md5
CSC: 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

Worked for me... At least got me past flashing Samsung Galaxy Note II logo
Hurray!

 

[mrkbmr027]

Great damage with chinese smartphone. Please help me

Hello everyone. I purchased a cinafonino, more precisely the model iHTC H920 Butterfly on the site fastcardtech. I inadvertently deleted by the application root explorer, the folder "system" in the system memory and now the phone does not start even more it in recovery mode and factory mode. Unfortunately I have not had time to do the backup of the rom and so are in total despair. How can I do? I know you are unsurpassed in this field, so please help if you can. I sincerely thank you for reading all the message and I hope you can do something .... even be able to install any functional recovery would be a dream.