[Galaxy S III General] Net.silb:
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I have not done this before and have not tested this method, do this at your own risk!!!​

We've made it to the XDA Portal! (link below)

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/fix-your-soft-bricked-galaxy-s-iii-samsungs-way/

Hi,

A few months ago I hard bricked my Galaxy S II into an unfixable situation the only fix being replacing the motherboard. More info: HERE

While looking for a fix I encountered this thread: HERE

This thread contained a leaked confidential file from Samsung on how to fix a Bricked Galaxy S III. It wasn't relevant to me then because I didn't have a S3, but now as an owner of a S3 I find this may be very useful and may save lots of money if & when needed.

Brief Description of the fix:

Copying the Bootloader file to an external SD Card, using a normal GT-I9300.

Inserting the external SD card into the bricked phone, and copying the bootloader file to the defective PBA.

After downloading the bootloader file to the defective phone, entering download mode with the phone, and downloading a Full S/W.(PIT, PDA, CSC, PHONE files)

Description of the files attached to this post:

(12-38)_GT-I9300_BRICKED.pdf.zip - This ZIP file Contains a PDF file that is the manual for the fix.

GT-I9300_Boot_Recovery.tar - This TAR file is the Bootloader that is copied to the external SD card.

Odin3v3.07.rar - The program specified in the manual that copies the bootloader onto the external SD card.

GT_I9300_unbrick_sdcard_head.zip - The BIN file used in Rebellos's method below.

Requirements:

Odin3 v3.07.exe and Odin3.ini

GT-I9300_Boot_Recovery.tar

(12-38)_GT-I9300_BRICKED.pdf.zip

External SD Card (Memory size should be 2GB or bigger.)

One normal I9300 phone(normally booted on)

*Resistor has to be shorted very carefully, avoiding touching any other parts at all cost. If you short too many things together - possibility of frying some component of your I9300 rises drastically.

No one has yet to report trying this fix and it being successful, but I am confident that if preformed according to the instructions this fix has the potential of fixing almost any bricked GS3.

One Little Problem:

Scenario:

I bricked my phone and I want to fix it as mentioned in this thread. So I go ahead and look at the requirements:

I download it from the attachments.

I download it from the attachments.

I download it from the attachments.

I don't have one so I go buy one from a store for a little amount of money.

[*]Ummmm... I have one but it can't boot... Damn! I don't have any friends that own one.... Damn! What should I do?!

Buy a new one so I can use it to fix the old one :silly:

Take my bricked phone to a store and pay at least 60$ for a fix.:eek:

Follow the instructions below.:D

Highly Recommended: (Not Tested Yet, People who do this - please report in the thread)

Because of the 'One Little Problem' there are a few things you can do ahead of time so if you brick your phone you will be prepared:

If you don't own an extra one, buy a 2GB external SD card.

Follow steps 1-12 in the manual using your own phone.

Take the external SD card out of your phone and put it away in a safe place to be used if needed.

Or follow Rebellos's (Elite Recognized Developer) way:

Notice:

This method of fixing your bricked device is only meant to be used if all else fails: Full S/W package with Odin (PIT, BOOTLOADER, PDA, PHONE, CSC) Or USB Jig.

I have not done this before and have not tested this method, do this at your own risk!!!

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