Took my bricked Epic 4G touch to Sprint, they sent me back here to XDA Lol

[joshv06]

I bricked my phone last night trying to flash a ROM, it was stuck at the Galaxy S 2 Boot screen. I took it into Sprint today expecting them to do a full reflash of the phone, or at least exchange. They noticed I had rooted it because of the small yellow triangle that comes up when you boot, and said they didn't even have software yet to set it back to it's factory state.

The Sprint sales rep told me to come here to XDA to look for a stock recovery image and try to flash it that way, and it worked XD.

Thanks to Zedo, I used his method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272186

Just thought it was funny, I came from XDA with a bricked phone, went to Sprint, then they sent me to a Corporate store, then back to XDA. Lol

 

[SemiGamer]

I bricked my phone last night trying to flash a ROM, it was stuck at the Galaxy S 2 Boot screen. I took it into Sprint today expecting them to do a full reflash of the phone, or at least exchange. They noticed I had rooted it because of the small yellow triangle that comes up when you boot, and said they didn't even have software yet to set it back to it's factory state.

The Sprint sales rep told me to come here to XDA to look for a stock recovery image and try to flash it that way, and it worked XD.

Thanks to Zedo, I used his method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272186

Just thought it was funny, I came from XDA with a bricked phone, went to Sprint, then they sent me to a Corporate store, then back to XDA. Lol

Haha. Rule of thumb with Odin is if you can get into download mode, your phones not "bricked". Shouldn't have went to sprint at all unless you couldn't access ANYTHING.
So in the future if your able to access even only Download mode, come here, not sprint.

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[daneurysm]

and get/make a goddamned jig

 

[tenaciousj]

Yeah I would have used a jig on it. Got one on the way, was only $7.

 

[MedicStuder]

Look in marketplace here on xda. member is selling jigs for 3 dollars.

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[aleph23]

Look in marketplace here on xda. member is selling jigs for 3 dollars.

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The stock kernel bubby posted also gets rid of the triangular nuisance.

 

[Vega]

Look in marketplace here on xda. member is selling jigs for 3 dollars.

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whatthe hell is a jig

 

[churro7]

What's a jig

Samsung Galaxy S Dos indeed

 

[criptix]

Magic dance that unbricks your phone......sorry had to


Jig is a modified usb cable that forces download mode when button combos and other methods don't work

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[eagercrow]

buy one on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Dongle-Samsung-Captivate-Vibrant/dp/B0053H73JQ

I made my own with cables I had laying around and resistors I had. The cost of a new cable alone costs more than the amazon jigs. I was bored, but have one from the link posted above on the way....because its small and professional looking.

 

[squshy 7]

Yeah we don't have the software yet...but some of us who aren't so "coporatey" keep a copy of odin and the stock kernel posted here around...

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[SAShady]

Ouch, now if you really do brick it, they will know

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