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[Galaxy Tab General] spacemoose1:
I pretty much agree, but I might refine:

BRICK= Unit does not power up, visibly charge, reach a boot-screen of any kind including a service or "download" screen. A device in this state requires service from the manufacturer or an individual equipped with the proper tools. There is no other way to recover a device in this state.

SOFT-BRICK= Unit powers up, reaches a "download" or service screen, visibly charges but does not boot into an OS. Crashing, hanging etc. all apply here. It is easy to recover a device from this state so long as one has access to a firmware that was designed for the device and the ability to flash said firmware.

SEMI-BRICK= See soft-brick above

JTAG= Provides access to system hardware by applying the correct voltage to the correct pins in order to push software via an external program.

In regards to the usb drivers, there are only actually 4 states

1. Active userspace

2. Serial gadget mode

3. Recovery

4. USB storage mode

And there is a separate driver for each of these (except recovery) in the Samsung driver package that should install automatically when the device is plugged in during normal use on a stock rom, or with the installation package available on the web.

The rest of it you've got pretty much correct. :)
[Galaxy Tab General] StarLog:
Money seems right, but the amount of work that guy has to go thru is amazing, so much to tare it apart, and reassemble. Then again when it is put back toether, he checks it, what if it did not take the fix... all over again.
[Galaxy Tab General] sovinahlinkmed:
Hardbricked Tab Save by Mobile Tech

I hardbricked my galaxy tab bought in Cambodia. My little brother open the tab trying to take the battery off and put it back on, thus void the warranty, found him on the Samsung vibrant forum, sent the tab to him got it back good as new. This person is professional, honest and good communication with his customers, you'll be happy with his work, if he can't fix it you get your money back (minus shipping and diagnosis)...Glad he is arround to help...
[Galaxy Tab General] alexgogan:
You should post this in Q/A thread on its own as its very helpful and maybe it will stop the 1% of people saying help my phone is bricked comments ... the other 99% don't read anyway otherwise they would discover their phone isn't bricked and if they read properly it would not have gotten to the state in the first place .. and no I never posted something like that myself >:¬}

but well done on this..
[Galaxy Tab General] k0sh:
+1
[Galaxy Tab General] zetsurin:
Nice find. For that amount of effort disassembling, and reviving, $50 is a very realistic price. I'll keep these guys in mind if I run into issues with my tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] ipit:
$50 for that much work is an absolute bargain! I wish I didn't live in a country where you get charged $200/hr for someone to pick their nose.
[Galaxy Tab General] LycaonX:
It's actually not that much more difficult than popping an OS install CD into a hosed computer and pressing 3 keys to let it run through the installation after flashing a corrupt motherboard BIOS. Yes, it takes familiarity with the software and hardware, but it's by no means a feat that requires a special skillset.

Granted, few people have JTAG stuff handy, so $50 is definitely worth it if you've hosed your device, but don't make it sound like he's sweating and coding the bootloader by hand, strenuously manipulating micro tools to disassemble the tablet and flipping DIP switches to restore the bootloader. You spend 5 minutes taking apart the tablet, you attach the JTAG cable, run the supplied software on your computer, and sit there recording the screen with your video recorder while the progressbar moves from 0 to 100.

Again, it's worth $50 simply because not everyone and their mother has JTAG hardware sitting around, but by no means is it hard. It's the same reason I can get away with charging $100 to clean viruses off of a computer. People either don't have the tools or don't know how to use them. That being said, I don't know a damn thing about using JTAG to restore a corrupt bootloader, nor do I have the right hardware, so I'd pay $50 if I were ever in the situation.

Edit: And yes, $100 for a virus clean is a lot, but people generally change their mind when I explain to them why they got viruses, as well as installing proper antivirus software and then instructing them on how to avoid infection in the future. I rarely get repeat business from the same customer but I get A LOT of referrals ;p They're happy paying that much when the person educates them instead of cleaning, not installing/explaining, then having to bring the computer in again two weeks later for another wallet-gouge, which most other computer 'repair people' gladly do over and over.
[Galaxy Tab General] btyork:
Everything in this world is rinse and repeat... The money comes from time spent learning to use the hardware properly, micro soldering skills (which isn't easy, no matter who you are), confidence enough to offer it as a service, not to mention the couple hundred bucks for the jtag software and hardware.

Now, the fact that if you have your device in a bricked state you likely voided the warranty, it's a 600 dollar brick if your samsung tech recognized it... 50 bucks is a steal to not deal with samsung anyway.

Try to be less pompous next time oh savoir of the hundred bone virus... Your poop stinks too, promise.

Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab running Overcome Hermes.
[Galaxy Tab General] connexion2005:
I've got to call you out on this one. Mis-connecting or shorting any wires will lead to a damaged PCB and an un-resurrectable TAB. I'm also a Systems Admin for a living so I understand where you are coming from. You must realize that I solder at levels of .1mm in spacing on the Captivate, Vibrant and Nexus S. Electrical engineers and technicians have first hand talked with me about the difficulty of doing this and is NOT something that anyone can do. You'd think twice when you burn up a phone or two valued at $500 a pop trying to JTAG them. There is more skill involved than you would think. Not to mention the liability when dis-assembling the device. JTAG software is decent but it's not fully automated. There are TCK frequencies, RTCK frequencies different PBL partition sizes, full dcc loader read/writes and the requirement of EXACT voltage from an external power supply that are needed in MANY cases. Plus, there is little to no support when fixing a device. This means that if you can't figure it out, nobody else is going to for you. I'm not trying to brag but yet point out that this isn't like plugging in your phone for an ODIN flash. I've taken hundreds of hours of time and 1000's of dollars to create what I feel is the most trusted JTAG authority online ANYWHERE. I greatly appreciate having the opportunity to help the community and enthusiasts in this community. If this was as easy as you are claiming, you could get JTAG hardware and a manual at Best Buy. I have to say you put it best when you said you don't know anything about JTAG... ;) Ok end of rant I was just a bit bothered by your post.

Ok with that being said, thanks for the personal testimonies and compliments. I will be here whenever anyone needs JTAG assistance in the future or around the forums to help answer Q&A when it doesn't require JTAG. Here is a Nexus S promo to realize how tiny some of these things are :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecp8jKmm48k
[Galaxy Tab General] tubasteve:
i would love to learn more on how to do stuff like this if i had moneyz. the .1mm ext.

not just for android but to make my own ish.

thanks for the awsome videos.
[Galaxy Tab General] jt_81:
Thanks for the link, hope I won't need it ;-)
[Galaxy Tab General] francisdecorte25:
I hard bricked my tab no power no charge it was dead. i was flashing rom seem like was taking to long so i turned it off big mistake on my part. Well I found this tread and sent it to him on sat 4th of july weeked got it back by friday good as new and for $20 more he unlocked it and installed gingerbread and overcome for me. He responded to my questions fast and did a good job. I would recomend him if you have bricked tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] darksoul21:
Waiting....

Sent mine in and still waiting.
[Galaxy Tab General] btyork:
I believe the poster above you gave specific dates... READ, now you know.

Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab... Running Overcome GINGERBREAD!!!
[Galaxy Tab General] SDW90808:
Another testimonial...

Sent my bricked Sprint Tab in on Monday via Pony Express and received it back on Friday in perfect working order, with Gingerbread 2.3.4 and rooted. Paid a couple of extra shekels for overnight return but it was certainly worth it.

Have only high praise for the service.
[Galaxy Tab General] TommyZee:
Tools

:confused: It's not that big of a deal! Knowledge + Skill + Tools = Success :confused:
[Galaxy Tab General] btyork:
Everything in the world is this way... And that's a very narrow way of looking at it. In that case Einstein ands his quell wasn't a big deal...

Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab... Running Overcome GINGERBREAD!!!
[Galaxy Tab General] VDub2174:
Definitely gonna send my hard bricked Sprint Tab into these guys :)
[Galaxy Tab General] deez1234:
Wow. I can't believe I had never come across this thread. My Verizon Tab has been a paperweight for sooo long and I didn't wan't to just get rid of it. Tonight I was looking around and stumbled upon this website, looked at my paperweight and instantly decided to go for it. It came out to $60 for the repair and express return shipping. I can't wait for this thing to be fixed. Thanks OP!
[Galaxy Tab General] VDub2174:
I was in the same boat as you with my Sprint Tab. I had mine shipped out and paid to have them root it for me :)
[Galaxy Tab General] VDub2174:
Got my tab back after about a week (that's with the hurricane in my area slowing down the mail) and everything works great!! I even paid to have it rooted so I don't mess anything up again :p
[Galaxy Tab General] nevermore781:
Bricked my tab...Mobile Tech fixed it :)

So i was restocking my tab and forgot i was in the middle of flashing and unplugged my tab (herp derp). Bricked of course.

Sent it to MT, had it back in about 4 days. Back to stock tmob firmware with superuser access though so reflashed OC and everything is golden.

Great experience and great communication from MT.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab General] SuperDave1685:
Thanks for the link! I'll add this to my favorites in case I ever need them!
[Galaxy Tab General] darkoxx:
urgent help plz

Dear Spacemoose1

I am experiencin a terrific problem and regarding to the post my situation refers to state 5.....

do I really have to do tat by "jtag service" or any other way is possible? cuz i've seen some videos which show how 2 do tat w/o jtag using a diffrend cable trick solutions..

here s ma situation..

combo mode works fine..but cant flash wth it..odin msg box stays n freezes at "setupConnection" message..so we skip it..

when i push da (pow +vol down) button (download mode)

instead of big traingle wth "download mode" words...i see a small phone icon, pc icon and a small yellow exclam. traingle between'em..

so i cant flash vith odin.

now any other solution rather than jtag may u reccommend to me?

---------- Post added at 05:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:02 PM ----------

somthin lyk tat? or else :D

"PC ! Phone" logo on the screen, you should be able to force it into download mode by connecting a homemade jig that simulates the Samsung "Anyway" field test jig. You can make this jig using a micro USB plug and a resistor.
[Galaxy Tab General] fcarmona:
I just want to say thanks for the amazing work.

just 12 days from send my tab and receive it repaired and working.

it cost me 800 mexican pesos (service from veracruz to texas) and 70 usd (repair and send it back) have my galaxy tab 7" alive

Muchas gracias Amigos.

Greetings from Veracruz, México.
[Galaxy Tab General] unubtanium:
Did u make a jig like this For the p1000??
[Galaxy Tab General] rkmj:
Incidentally, once when I was trying to flash back to stock on my OG Galaxy Tab 7, I got the "PC ! Phone" screen and was able to bring it back myself using "OnceClick Unbrick" available here. I didn't have to pay anything or send my tab away. It won't work if yours is actually BRICKED, (where the unit does not power up, visibly charge, reach a boot-screen of any kind including a service or "download" screen,) but it will take care of anything under a full brick without having to create tools or play with the voltages on the USB port.
[Galaxy Tab General] panpjp:
Why make a looooooooooooooong discussion when there is the UnBrickable mod?
[Galaxy Tab General] RED ZMAN:
Why post about it 6 months later?

Blasted from my HTC Rezound (Zone23s Newtified 3.2.1)
[Galaxy Tab General] VDub2174:
LOL.....nice!! :laugh:
[Galaxy Tab General] panpjp:
Im late, alright? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: i just owned tab last week or so -.-
[Optimus One, P500, V General] gkarthik16:
Hi All, I flashed this wonderful ROM from Neojn:) but I miss some stock apps. It would be nice if you guys can share the stock Gingerbread music, video player, google talk, LG Calendar apks.

Thanks in advance,

Karthik
[Optimus One, P500, V General] thachtunganh:
I'm trying to do an Void-Gapps :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] gkarthik16:
waiting for it :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] thachtunganh:
Updated

i made it , but it is untested , can you try it :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] gkarthik16:
thank you! I'll test it and let you know...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] thachtunganh:
i tested it , it wasn't worked , sorry , but in The Void #Forever official , r291 has just updated DSPManager and Live wallpaper , you can try them :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] gkarthik16:
Its ok mate.. thanks for trying.. no need to say sorry :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] doktornotor:
Maybe move here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1129141 and let this one die?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] gkarthik16:
Yep.. this thread can be closed then.. thanks :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Jonathon1710:
Is it possible to edit the build.prop file like the on the Inspire 4G to achieve better speeds?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hoofadoo:
Lol this should be in general... And inspire? This is the infuse forums
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jeffrsho:
He said "like" on the inspire...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] camoto:
actually, he said, "like the on". LOL!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hoofadoo:
My bad... It still should be in general
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Jonathon1710:
I apologize if I put it in the wrong forum, but I didn't think that editing the build.prop file or regulating 4G speeds that AT&T hasn't "given" us access to yet was a general question.

Aside from that, is it possible?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hoofadoo:
Just sayin...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Jonathon1710:
Point taken.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] SSJ_Gomike:
Well no offense to anyone, but changing the build.prop of any phone to alter the dynamics of how to phone runs or behaves sounds like development to me...

Can it be done? Do you know how exactly it's done on the inspire?

Sent from my Samsung Infuse 4G
[Samsung Infuse 4G] crawlgsx:
Your missing what the dev section is for.

If someone had a custom Build.prop they wanted to share, that is a Dev post. Asking a question about development is not.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bedwa:
no, from what I've been tinkering with in the test settings (accessed with *#0011#) and pressing menu, back, selecting "network control", then "hspa cat control", I'm able to get better speeds on CAT 10 than CAT 14, but other's speeds may vary. (I know I'm a heavy user that uses over 15 to 20 GB per month too, so it may just be going through a CAT that I'm not throttled on too.... :P )

But with all above, I agree that this should be in General....
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
the inspire has hsupa disabled foe the att version with a line in build.prop. hsupa has been disabled on all att phone cept the iphone and the infuse. tere have been different meathods to disable it but is irrelevant because the infuse has it enabled. ther may be other settings to change but not to get even better speeds but I don't think it will be in build.prop or yield the same results.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] lalojamesliz:
wow i started messing with the diffrent CAT settings on my infuse and now i have gotten up to 5250 down on my speed test! before the most ive gotten was low 3000's. a friend of mine has a infuse 4g also but he has gotten up to 10,000 down! he usually averages 7-8k on speed tests. WHY????? he has had his phone since it came out i think.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] deathpulse:
Someone needs to build a CAT setting tester/optimizer!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] pr0necr0:
So i just followed what you said and the first screen that comes up, the general service mode screen says im running on 3g even though up in my task bar it shows the H+ symbol. Has my infuse been lying to me this whole time?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] araemo:
No, AT&T has. HSPA+ is still 3G, even though AT&T calls it 4g. They may re-brand all the user-facing stuff to say 4G, but the phone's technical information that you aren't supposed to see will refer to it by its technical term, 3G.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Nopcodex90:
if its not LTE , its not 4g :) Sorry to burst your bubble. I truely miss Tmobile when it comes to data. I would get around 6megs down all the time on "3g". I dont even get 3 most times with at&t and the upload is such horrible ****.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] TheMan42:
LTE isn't 4G either, if you want to lump HSPA+ into ' it's not 4G' category. LTE currently offers nothing remotely close to the original ITU specs.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] siscim23:
I typically get 3-4 Mbps at work/home. Last week I was about 4 miles away, got 8.9Mbps. Another day I was about 5 miles further, got 5.5 Mbps. Depends on which tower you're on.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] zb126:
Yeah, I've noticed that too. I switched the CAT and got improvement at my office... Now just to check at home.

I almost feel like my Captivate was faster somehow....
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bugilt:
I got the speed posted in my sig on my infuse. I haven't been able to get the same speed since though.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bedwa:
Faster, maybe... more consistent? Certainly.

Though I do think that was because of all the different modems that we had available to us. With the Infuse we only have the one at this point.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] nstong:
After playing around with it my download speed doesn't change much with different HSDPA versions (around 2-3 mbps), however changing from 14 to 10, my upload speed is much faster (200kbps to 1.3 mbps). Must be some weird throttling going on
[Samsung Infuse 4G] superweapons:
I think it was confirmed a while ago on the SGSII forum that AT&T throttles the Infuse's upload speed to about 1Mbps. At the same location, both phones would get the same download speed but the SGSII could get up to 3Mbps up while the Infuse could only do 1.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] x77infuse:
how do you change it to cat10? mine keeps showing cat a as the current hsdpa at the top of the screen. what is cat a?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] The Jack of Clubs:
yeah im getting a constant 1.3mbit up. its a little too constant to say its just coincidence. its weird that my down can be more than 10 times what my up is. how are they managing to throttle it?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] wasonamit:
I am trying to do the same on my infuse rooted with 1.5 ROM...mine has Current HSDPA as 'Category e', Do I just click on the 'Category 10', I tried that and it changes it back.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] nstong:
You all need to learn some computer science

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Synner12:
Cat a is cat10, cat e is cat14. It's misleading, but if you switch back and forth between them you can tell.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] x77infuse:
thanks. i know hex. i just didnt think it would be in hex. cat 10 is faster and i get a better signal too!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] The Jack of Clubs:
my cat control says cat e. im getting more than cat 10 could have provided. im really hesitant to even try out changing it incase it messes something up. maybe when we pull the radio from the hercules and get a higher category.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Blackberrynomore:
I am getting horrible speedtest results even using my home WiFi connection? I wonder what exactly I am doing wrong can someone please assist me with config or tell me what I am doing wrong or not understanding. I realize I have only 2 bars in 3G mode but with WiFi shouldn't I get significantly better speeds than these? When I do a speedtest using 3G it is horrible.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] wasonamit:
Have you tried restarting your WIFI router ? If it is separate than your modem..start modem first and then the router.

Check the settings on the speedtest app to make sure it is pulling the right server.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] The Jack of Clubs:
what speeds are you getting on your computer?
[HTC Sensation] markdt098:
Let me preface this by saying yes, I know that SwiftKey X is in Beta and that bugs are expected.

On my Thunderbolt SwiftKey X worked flawlessly and was by far my favorite keyboard. I installed it on the Sensation this morning and it seems the double-tap space bar to insert a period is not working. I made sure the option was checked in settings and I also un-installed/re-installed to see if that would help.

Is anyone else having issues with this feature on the Sensation?
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
Besides uninstalling and reinstalling the app, have you tried clearing the cache and defaults as well? It's a shot in the dark but you never know.

I myself was a swiftkey x user on the n1 for a good while until recently. To me the stock kb on gingy works surprisingly well imo. But I JUST installed swype 3.0 on the phone to try it out once again....swype didn't really play nice with some MIUI roms out there.

But I digress....lol....try clearing the cache and defaults and see if that helps.
[HTC Sensation] redbullcat:
Not working for me :(
[HTC Sensation] Pandemoniumone:
I've used the beta since it's release on my HD2 and now my Sensation, on both devices it works great. I don't have the issue you've mentioned here.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djpry:
AlphaRev X Coming Soon!

AlphaRev X, the only tool to allow you to turn security off on your bootloader, has recently tested 25 HTC devices from members of the public.

This is great news for Wildfire users, especially for the ones who updated to 2.2.1 OTA and then found out that HTC had locked down their bootloaders.

The current method of rooting the Wildfire was patched in the OTA update, as HTC turned security on on their customers bootloaders, this caused many HTC users and developers frustration, but overall, it just encouraged the devs to work harder. When security is turned off it is possible to root the Wildfire.

No release date has been announced, but the Alpha Rev X team announced on twitter that the beta would be released fully to the public “soon”.

Out of the 25 devices tested, not even one was bricked.

link---http : // darkforestgroup.com /2011 /06/14/ alpharev-x-coming-soon/
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lesicnik1:
What you posted is something we already know...
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdevine2:
There's at least 3 other threads saying this that have been going for a while.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lokeshramesh:
Many others also tested here and got patched hboot without breaking.;)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dladeli:
I tested alpharevx and work succefull!!! And i have installed JokersDroid! :-)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lesicnik1:
I jelly :[