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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Not necessarily, but it is preferred. What is your base firmware? Rom/kernel? As close to stock is the best chance for these images to work. You're welcome to post for folks to try it anyway though.

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Looking into making a few changes to the script. We will figure out the best way of doing this. Just might take a couple tries.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Base firmware is the NC1 radio, Carbon 4.4.4 and TWRP 2.7.1.0 + CM's 3.4.98 kernel.

Will see what I can do about getting to stock.

Here's the link: https://mega.co.nz/#!RxAHVA6Q!iA7Om_g2IFWBRe1LhACMjFWHDxwe_qDHnBDjKeQPfy0
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
Can I use a 4.3 debrick.img if my Android was 4.4.2 ?

or I need a SGH-T999V 4.4.2 debrick img ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] masondoctorjt:
Yes. But for some reason that so doesn't see my files in /data. Evey other root explorer does
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
just type it in, so it'll be /data/debrick/Create_Debrick_Image.sh
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] masondoctorjt:
Ok, here is a stock t999L nc1debrick image. https://www.dropbox.com/s/buzyc1k0pu33nsh/debrick.gz its only 31.99mb but maybe that's because it's been a little debloated? If this doesn't work I can root my wife's stock gs3 and post it now that you guys helped me figure out how. And thanks serio22 for the final bit of help.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kusakhan:
Post 4.3 T999L MK4 new Method Debrick image...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Isn't that for the T999N?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
You need a 4.4.2 image.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
Someone has a debrick image for a SGH-T999V of 4.4.2 ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
hey doc, how goes it?

why would it matter the version of the debrick image since it is only really used to get download mode back?

also.. can debrick image be created if not running stock?

cheers
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Its for the same reason we can't downgrade after 4.3.

If you have 4.3 firmware already, only a 4.3 or newer image will work. Same with 4.4.2.

It can be created if not stock, but I cannot guarantee results. Probably won't work though. The images contain a small bit of the system partition, so if you create one with CM installed, it probably won't boot. Might still allow booting to download mode or recovery, I'm just not sure.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] microchip88:
[MENTION=4081205]DocHoliday77[/MENTION] sir we are currently working in making debrick file for our device SM-G7102 and here is what we get. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54347294
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sonwon:
4.4.2 has been released? Is there a image to upgrade from 4.3 or is there a better way to upgrade? Do I want to upgrade?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
My wife have SGH-T999V stock with 4.4.2 (not root), How can I extract the debrick.img ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
There is the tar or root66 images you can use to update.. But not all variants have the update as of now

Do you want to create or extract a current debrick image?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Every device has a different partition layout. So whatever it is you are creating an image of only adds up to that much used space. The size of the image will not be the same as the actual space used.

Some partitions may be 10mb in size, but only have 1.2mb of data actually stored there. The image of that partition would be the whole 10mb though.

Only for the T999V.

If you want to create the image you must be rooted.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] karthikus:
Thanks for the thread. I managed to bring up my friend's bricked phone with this method. But i have a problem now:

1. I de-bricked my phone using this method.

2. Went into the download mode, flashed the TWRP recovery with ODIN.

3. Rebooted to the recovery and flashed the rom.

4. I did not remove my microsd card all this way.

5. I used the rom for a day and formatted my MicroSD card. Rebooted the phone and it did not work - its in the bricked state again.

What did i do wrong ? Should i need to flash the stock firmware with ODIN after the de-brick process ? Any help appreciated.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes, in most cases you have to flash the firmware. And remove the sd card before doing so.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
Once I'm root, what should I do ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
You can follow this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54232631

Or wait. Im rewriting the script and will try to have it posted tomorrow or the next day. (As soon as I get the time to finish)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DarkAngel:
No need to make another post elsewhere. You can only get your debrick image here ......

GL :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
I tried the Create_Debrick_Image method, the script create the debrick.gz on sdcard

but the file size is 0bytes ... I'll wait for the new release.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry I haven't posted it yet. There are two functions that I'm trying to include but haven't been able to do yet. If I don't get it done, ill try to post it as is maybe tomorrow. It works, I just want to make it more user friendly is all.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DroidOblivion:
Hey i have an s3 that's hard bricked with the Q code., and I want to debrick using this method but I only have an 8gb and a 64 GB SD card. Can I use either?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Try with the 64gb one. Any less than 16gb won't work because that'd tge size of our devices.

I don't think anyone has tried a 64gb one though. But there have been success with 32gb ones.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
My device was bricked recently. No LED light, no response, no power, nothing. This thread saved my device, huge thanks!!! :victory:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
I get my s3 back tomorrow so I might be able to assist more again
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Cool! I was thinking about posting the new script as-is. Was looking for a way to keep the device awake until its complete, but i can't find how and no one has answered when I asked so im assuming its not possible. If you or anyone else has any ideas im certainly open to suggestions. The script works, I just wanted to make it more user friendly. Right now you have to keep hitting refresh on a file browser for a few minutes while it runs. Both to keep it awake and monitor it for completion.

I know I can't create a Toast or notification from the shell to announce when its done, but I do have another idea for this. But it really doesn't matter if I can't keep it awake w/o constant user interaction.

Unless someone gives me a new idea on any of this ill post what I have later tonight.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
Could we try it as-is? I'll keep my device plug and awake during the execution of the script
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
yeah, im sorry. Ive just been swamped and barely been at my computer the past couple of weeks. I will try to remember to get it up here sometime tomorrow.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djkouza:
Same here!! Great thread, saved my but last night. Had to run to Wally World to nab a 16GB Micro-SD as I only had and 8GB, but 100% worked
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cy_mpak:
yesterday I was trying to use files from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2290118 to make image, but had no luck.. still looking for someone with t999v...

edit:

found this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1812408

do you think it might work?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
I can see what I can do without sbl1 but I doubt it would work. Need sbl1 to pass the signature checks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cy_mpak:
this http://www.mediafire.com/?o77cos8yuh6k0dd has following files:

aboot 2,097,152

boot 10,485,760

pad 524,288

param 10,485,760

recovery 10,485,760

rpm 524,288

sbl1 131,072

sbl2 262,144

sbl3 524,288

tz 524,288
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
This could be what you need! Watching a movie with the wife. I'll try to get to it tonight. If not first thing in the AM
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If You Can Flash A ROM.....

Now you can create the image file needed for this De-Brick method.

Download this:

T999_Partial_Sys_Dump_for_debrick.zip

Flash it in your preferred recovery (CWM or TWRP) and it will create the dump file needed for this debrick method from KAsp3rd!

Once you have flashed it you will find a file called debrick.img on your internal sdcard. It should be 128MB in size. (if you zip it, it will be much smaller!) Upload this to your preferred file host (I recommend

Dev-Host

), and PM the link to KAsp3rd.

Now it is waaaayyy too easy for anyone to reasonably say no! :cowboy:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Thank you for this. It will be used quite a bit ;D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Need a tester for the T999V image that I made. Not sure if it will work but I have faith. PM me if you want to test it for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] absinthesummer:
[MENTION=3505796]KAsp3rd[/MENTION], I would totally test it for you if I had a T999v, but I don't :(

Someone will test it! I'm sure of it.This thread has exploded in the past few days, someone will jump on it.

Funny thing though, I literally JUST realized you're in Clarksville! I don't know anyone else "locally" who's interested in phones and customization like I am. I start talking ROMs and recoveries and adb their eyes just glaze over.

If I ever brick my phone or tablet and can't get the method going right for me, I very well might just drive the dead device to you for resuscitation. Fair warning ;)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
LOL, I'm working with a user right now testing the T999V variant, I think we might have some headway on it but it's still skeptical at this point. It's not Clarksville, TN it's the other Clarksville :D I know what you mean about the whole speaking to people and their eye's glazing over.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] absinthesummer:
Ah, see I should have figured it was "another Clarksville" lol. Apparently, there's 13 of them! (...or more, that was based on a cursory search) But Clarksville, TN is so prominent, that's the one I thought. Oh well, I'll continue my search for another local android development fan elsewhere :p

It would be nice, for sure, I feel like I'm not really an expert, yet everyone comes to me to fix or customize their phones- I'd love to know someone around here more knowledgeable than me to talk & share info with.

Good luck with the testing, I hope something awesome comes from it for the t999v folks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Yeah it seems to be the inception that if it's Clarksville that it must be TN. If I put Clarksville, IN everyone is like "where is that" So I should just change it to Louisville. :D

Good luck in your search for other local Android enthusiast...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cy_mpak:
Here is link to debrick image I made from t999v (oficial jb 4.1.1 with original recovery, only rooted):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y9birlrfgkvy7hi/debrick_SGH-T999v.zip

For some reason i wasn't able to de-brick t999v I have - when I put back battery and pressed power nothing happened. I do not know if it's a problem with my phone or t999v cannot be de-bricked using this method..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
I'll take a look at it in the morning. Thanks for the link. Did you use doc's zip file to get the dump?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] liongvn:
have to use 8gb/16gb sdcard ????,i have a 4 GB sdcard and tried your method but after i dit it,my sdcard have only 63 MB ,eventhough i formated it,how can i fix my sdcard ? :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Congrats on the sticky! Well deserved! :cool::thumbup:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
It requires an 16 or 32g SD card. To fix your other sdcard put it back into your linux computer and run parted /dev/sdX <where X is the card> and delete each partition
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Thank you Doc. Going to deff get that video done this weekend
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cy_mpak:
No, i used adb to run dd. That phone do not have custom recovery (was new and I only rooted it).

Also I used 16Gb kingston microsd card
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Hmmm... that is an odd one. All the partitions are showing the same size and locations as what I saw yesterday.

Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 8192 131071 60.0 MiB 0700 modem
2 131072 131327 128.0 KiB FFFF sbl1
3 131328 131839 256.0 KiB FFFF sbl2
4 131840 132863 512.0 KiB FFFF sbl3
5 132864 136959 2.0 MiB FFFF aboot
6 136960 137983 512.0 KiB FFFF rpm

Are you able to join me in IRC? I'd like to get you unbricked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cy_mpak:
i can only check forum from time to time..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Havent forgotten about this! Just have been too busy and havent had the time at my computer to properly package and write up instructions. Will try to get to it again tonight.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ed196741:
Will the derrick image help a sprit s3 get back to dl mode , trying anything at this point.do you just unzip to sd put battery in plug in and try boot to do

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That's debrick image dang spell check
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Just follow the instructions in the OP or the video.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Sorry I've been away from this thread, been pretty steady at work and I was working on the G3 kernel until I cracked my screen. I should be around just a little more to help.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The images in this thread wont do you any good. Youll need one made from a matching model device. There should be a debrick thread already in the Sprint forums that would help.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ed196741:
I got that used the method to pull one off the wife's phone still no luck tried a jib no luck think I may have to jtag or leave it a brick.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Thanks for pointing that out. I did notice they said sprint
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KAsp3rd:
Did you have the exact same bootloaders on her phone that you had?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I am about to test another method of creating the debrick.img (its already working, but am going to try one or two more things to hopefully make it better). You may want to wait a bit for me to post and give it a try before going for a jtag or a fancy coaster.

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Btw, what firmware build were you running and how did it brick?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ed196741:
I'm thinking we were both on the 4.3 but I could have been on 4.4 but I've tried both I tried on Ubuntu cygwin win32 with 4.3 and 4.4 images and bin files I'm kinda a noob with the computer stuff I even tried everything on her phone Unzipping and pasting to the sd no luck
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
offer

[MENTION=3505796]KAsp3rd[/MENTION]

originally I provided a debrick zipped image for the T999V 4.3

I had updated to stock 4.4.2 baseband NF1

I have not been running samching stock for awhile, but I created a debrick zipped image anyway while running Omni rom 4.4.4

[MENTION=2495475]BurnQc[/MENTION] used this thread and My image on his bricked T999V which was also running NF1

he successfully obtained download mode, odin'd stock NF1 and is back up and running

let Me know if you would like this debrick image for T999V 4.4.2 NF1 for you OP

cheers
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
Thanks again [MENTION=4845222]cLogic[/MENTION] for your help!

I'm really happy, everythings fine, the battery life is bettery with the new rom!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
hehehehe battery is bettery ... that might just catch on! :laugh:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Create Debrick Image

Ok everyone! Better late than never, eh!?

Here is the new script I have been working on to create a debrick image. After running the script it will create a debrick.img and, using 7zip, compress it into a .zip file on your Internal SD Card. I did it this way in order to be able to easily create an image that includes the stock recovery. All of our known good debrick.img's are fine to keep using, but in case they don't work for someone, this would give something extra to try out.

Anyway, here is what you do:

Download and extract

Create_Debrick_Image.zip

Copy the extracted "debrick" folder to /data.

The path MUST be /data/debrick

Change the permissions for /data/debrick/Create_128mb_Debrick_Image.sh to

rwxr-xr-x

Make sure you have ample space on your INTERNAL SD Card (see below for approx sizes)

Execute (Tap) Create_128mb_Debrick_Image.sh

This will take several minutes and will create a new debrick.img (compressed into a zip file)

You will find the zipped image at /sdcard/debrick/debrick_128mb.zip

Keep refreshing the folder until you see debrick128.txt. When you see the text file, the process is complete.

Upload the debrick_128mb.zip to the file sharing site of your choice and post the link! (I recommend http:\\androidfilehost.com)

IMPORTANT!!!

This will create and automatically zip the debrick.img using 7zip and will take several minutes to complete. After executing the script, browse to /sdcard/debrick/ (may need to refresh the folder a few times before it shows up).

You will need to keep the screen on until the process is complete.

Periodically refresh the folder to accomplish this, and when it is complete you will see a new text file appear (debrick***.txt). The only purpose of this file is to let you know the process is complete.

****You may want to consider setting your Display time out to 10 minutes

Inside the /data/debrick folder, you will find 3 scripts, to create different size debrick.img's, 128mb, 256mb, and 512mb.

Run "Create_128mb_Debrick_Image.sh" first as it will set the permissions on everything else for you (Otherwise change the permissions on the script you want to run to rwxr-xr-x). After this, you can then run "Create_256mb_Debrick_Image.sh" and "Create_512mb_Debrick_Image.sh" if you so choose. Read below for what to expect with each one.

Create_128mb_Debrick_Image.sh

May take around 5-7 minutes to create.

Approx. 33mb

Create_256mb_Debrick_Image.sh

May take around 15 minutes to create.

Approx. 125mb

Create_512mb_Debrick_Image.sh

May take around 35 minutes to create.

Approx. 250mb

The two larger ones can take a good bit of time to complete. Just remember to not let your device sleep until it is complete.

The above instructions will also be included inside the .zip file you download, in case it makes things a little easier for you. Let me know if you have any questions! Good Luck!

Doc

:cowboy:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
is it me or they is nothing in your Create_Debrick_Image.zip, only the debrick folder ...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Well......hmmmm

Its not you...no idea what happened. I will reupload as soon as I get back to my computer. Thanks! And sorry about that.....weird....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Fixed the download for the Create Debrick Image script

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712461347
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Capsyze:
4.4.4 Debrick Img Plz

Can someone make a debrick of 4.4.4 i was on Spirit rom 4.4.4 please anyone thanks team
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
There is no 4.4.4. The rom you are running has nothing to do with this.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BurnQc:
Debrick image taken from Android 4.4.4 Omni ROM (SGH-T999V)

128 / 256 / 512 MB

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l38gqr7a6j0mesn/AAA2TS-eyfYuekXigsDgJiYka?dl=0

Few weeks ago,

I was on a stock firmware from Samsung (4.4.2), I hard bricked my device, I tried a 4.4.4 debrick.img and it resurect my SGH-T999V !

So you can give a try.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Its not a 4.4.4 image. It barely includes anything from the /system partition. What matters is that you be using a debrick.img that matches your base firmware build. So if you had updated to NC2 you will need a debrick.img created on a device also running NC2.

Hope that makes sense.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
tmobile still hasn't released a kitkat update ??

wow

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nope, and what i find to be even worse is there is an update for the T999L (still only 4.3) and it appears they are doing like AT&T and not releasing the firmware for it.

A move like that is almost intentionally trying to cause problems for us! How many times has the only fix been to Odin stock firmware!?

I absolutely refuse to do business with AT&T because of that (other reasons too. But thats a big one!). If T-Mobile starts going that route i might actually start kooking for another carrier for the first time in almost 14 years!

Fitst to refuse to release a major update we know they have, and then to refuse to release the firmware of an update that was released.....i dont like where this is going.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
when the 4.4.2 NF1 was released for My T999V, we were on 4.3

I did My usual titanium and nandroid backup and used odin to push the full stock firmware

the only seeming changes were the version number and ktikat itself

it ran just as jerky as all samsung firmware has ...

used as much memory as before (kitkat has smaller footprint) ...

same terrible battery as 4.3 (max 12 hrs)

two days later I was trying out custom roms, again, cuz it is plain that samsung should stick to building hardware

I will never buy another samsung device unless it is 4+ months after orig release and I can find a custom rom to replace touchwiz

and the only reason to nandroid, then update latest samsung firmware is simply to have latest/greatest firmware radios, followed by immediate restore of the custom rom nandroid

now if I can only find a custom rom to odin to mom's samsung TV, that machine could rock! :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sonwon:
I will likely buy an international phone next and move between carriers as needed just to avoid screwy carriers.

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Not to hijack the thread however which custom ROM do you use for the TMO Samsung Galaxy S3? I think there maybe others that are also curious.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
I am using the Videotron (canada) Galaxy S3 ... SGH-T999V

as My sig shows ... I am running Omni rom ... has been about 3 weeks now .. phone is as smooth as when I got it two years ago with 18hrs+ battery life

with SuperSu root

with Xposed framework for following modules:

- DynamicNotifications helper

- Greenify helper

- No Lock Home controller

I will be trying latest LiquidSmooth this weekend (has always been an excellent rom) and am considering a re-look at CM11 or CM11-based roms since they have included CallRecording possibility as of aug14 builds

as long as you nandroid before anything ... and only flash roms specific to your device (group) ... enjoy :)

.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sonwon:
Found Omni thread will look for LiquidSmooth next and thank you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ikrusnik:
I wrote the sudo su code and dmesg | tail codes no problem. However when I get into the ls -lah debrick/ portion, it tells me that the file doesnt exist there. So I went back to the OP from 2013 and wrote the "if=/....of=/..." code with the proper location of the file and nothing. Any tips?