[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kilo__:
[Q] i747 (AT&T) Galaxy S3. No Rom, No recovery. Odin not recognized by Win7. Screwed?

THREAD CLOSED:Final update made

Solution: JTAG. I have updated the main page for anyone who comes across this in their troubles. Try the advice in this thread. It's good advice. I just couldn't be helped. These guys are smart as ****. Take their advice. Good luck, and good night.

Original post

Alright, I'll give as much info as possible. If anyone can save me from having a $250 paperweight, I would... Well, probably whatever they asked me to. Here it is in a nutshell. I was on AOKP with TWRP recovery. I jump ROMS everyday it seems, so why would today be any different? I boot into TWRP, make a backup, wipe cache, factory reset (data and cache), delvik cache, and then system (here was my mistake). Then I was going to install another ROM when I was suddenly needed by family. In my infinite genius I decided "Oh I'll just shut down without a ROM installed, that'll go well!" and shut the phone down through TWRP options (/facepalm).

Finally, I come back to it and decide "Ok, I'd like to install a ROM now". I boot it up (holding up, home, power), but accidentally let go of home and power instead of just power so it tries to boot. No prob, I just do it again. Now I hold it this time and the trusty "teamwin" splash comes up. But something isn't right. It restarts instead of giving me options. "ok...." I think, and I try it again. Same thing. F**k, I have no recovery... So I go to my last resort. Odin mode. I get into Odin Mode, grab my USB cable and plug in (to my computer with drivers already on it from the toolkit) and! TADA! USB not recognized. That's right. USB. NOT. RECOGNIZED.

Recap

So lets recap:

No ROM

No recovery

Drivers from Toolkit installed

Odin Mode = USB not Recognized in Windows

What I tried

Here is what I have tried (in no particular order)

New USB cable. 3 to be exact.

Different ports. All of them on all of the computers.

Different computers. 2 laptops, 2 desktop. All Win 7 64-bit.

Going into recovery (it bootloops)

Letting it boot. (Does nothing)

Uninstalling and reinstalling drivers

Installing Kies

Installing nothing

"adb devices" (doesn't show up)

Using toolkit (no devices seen)

Manually chosing every driver from "Samsung electronics LTD" that my computer has installed.

Plugging in before starting Odin

Plugging in after starting Odin.

Every combination of "Power cycle, Odin Mode, connect to computer" I can think of

Actually praying to Odin

Crying

Giving up

Gaining Second Wind

Searching Google, XDA and numerous forums extensively.

Making a new thread myself

I would really, REALLY appreciate it if someone, somewhere has ANY idea on how I can flash something ANYTHING to my phone again. Thank you SO much for your time. Honestly. I mean it, thank you. Let me buy you a beer. I'm serious.

Extra Info

Extra Information: The pop up is always the "USB not Recognized" balloon. Device manager comes up with an "Unknown Device" and yellow [!] triangle. Sometimes, under details, I'll see "Code 10: Device could not start". To reiterate, the phone WILL go into Odin Mode. Thanks again.

Conclusion:

Windows GS3Toolkit fails to see it

Windows Kies fails to see it

Windows 7 OS fails to recognize it

Windows adb fails to see it

Linux adb fails to see it

Mac OS X heimdall fails to see it

Mac OS X adb fails to see it

My conclusion: For some reason, my phone is reporting itself incorrectly, with a potentially damaged usb port on the phone.

Solution A: Try to JTAG myself. (NOT RECOMMENDED) Pros: Learning. Cons: Too much to buy and ugh. F that noise.

Solution B: (Chosen path) Send to someone to JTAG it for me. Pros: Fast, easy (for me) Cons: $60

Solution C: Sell the phone. Pros: Potentially less cost (through loss) Cons: Time to sell and buy, jockey for prices, potentially lose my ass.

Solution D: Do nothing. Pros: No more loss, no more work, maybe something will come through. Cons: bricked phone