I've been running the Cyanogen ROM and recently developed a problem with the phone not producing an audible tone when I receive a call. I was going to flash a debloated stock ROM to see of that made any difference since I couldn't find any reason for the phone not ringing. It was recommended to use the latest version of TWRP to flash the ROM. I used Goo Manager to replace CWM with TWRP and now I have a brick.The Samsung logo will appear briefly when the phone is powered on and then the screen hours blank. Does anyone have any ideas for a rescue plan? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
You need to Odin a TWRP tar file from here:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hercules
To anybody else reading this STOP USING GOO MANAGER TO UPDATE YOUR RECOVERY ON HERCULES!
I'm having the exact issue the samsung logo appears briefly and then the phone vibrates and quickly powers off... I'm curious as to why flashing a recovery image (I flashed it through heimdall) would interfere with the boot process this early on. The phone wont enter download or recovery mode (hard bricked) going to try a USB jig as a last resort.
Yea, same thing happened to me. Goo manager is bunk.. like previously stated i had to use odin to fix it, never used goo manager for anything again.
Will a USB jig get me back into recovery mode so I can flash the TWRP file using Odin?
You can use a jig. Or you can hold volume up + volume down while you plug the USB cable into your computer.
if you cannot go to download mode, USB Jig is the only way:
http://www.diygadget.com/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-s2-i9100-download-mode-usb-jig.html
It happened to me, I had to use the above Jig to fix it.
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