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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghost0001:
Today I have been sitting at work. I compared the LG Nexus 5 to the Galaxy S4 and noticed they were pretty similar. Not same, just alike. Anyway, what I though about is can the S4 be cleaned up and as close to a Nexus as possible? Is there a way to mod this and replace the ROM with something as clean and stock that is NOT SS? I am not one for writing code but I do follow directions pretty well and can mod without bricking my phone. I've started modding back with the Samsung Moment/Transform. So, is this possible? if so, are there any threads? and lastly, what is the difference with android dev and original android dev? the forums kinda changed on me one day and now it has new stuffs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech_head:
With the locked bootloader you are out of luck replacing the full OS.

But you will lose some nice features if you could.

I rooted and disabled all the Verizon and Samsung stuff I don't use or need. YMMV on what you want frozen.

I have mine pretty tuned now.

I have the latest version of wallet supporting tap and pay.

Have Xposed framework installed to change behavior.

I don't need vanilla Android.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghost0001:
I am rooted on ME7. I didn't upgrade because i am in the field playing army. anyhoo, what samsung stuff did you freeze? i don't want to freeze something that is required to run. Can i freeze the launcher if i have a replacement already running(touchwiz)?

what did you do to "tune" it?

And it's been awhile since i modded.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech_head:
I checked the sticky and froze apps from the list people tested. I then picked a few of my own. I'm running xposed and the Wanam module that allows me to change all kinds do of appearance stuff. I also have tethering working. I moved from ME7. In hindsight I would stay there MI1 has more limitations for customization.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MasterBro10:
Does xposed framework work with mj7 I'm also rooted as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghost0001:
That is why I am staying on ME7 until i see a viable root for 4.3. I don't want to risk losing root or the framework either.

as for the sticky, i can't seem to find it in the boards. i wear glasses so I know i'm blind.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdo23:
Framework works on mj7. You can update without losing root but yes you need to find the thread, there are files and instructions. Also will likely need a como to properly odin no wipe back to a stock system set up.

Find in the general section.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MasterBro10:
So do I just install as normal
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
SGH-I747 (4.1.2 i747's please)/ SGH-i747m( If you have a official 4.3 i747m, please post a debrick.img) only:

Hi, I recently hard bricked my phone into QHSUSB DLOAD and I am going to attempt repairing it through the SD Card boot method.

http://xdaforums.com/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=47431259

I need a debrick.img to flash to the SD card in a Linux OS.

I would have gotten it myself but my phone is obviously dead. I found one before on XDA, but it did not work on my device and it gave me an error in the Linux terminal when it should not have.

-snip-

The end of the 3rd boot-loader stage in mmcblk0 is at 77.3 megabytes. If you are going to help out using your device, try to refrain from uploading an image with a different ROM other than root.

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.img bs=2m count=81054925

The count is the amount of bytes. I am not sure if it is meant to be 1000 bytes=kilobyte or 1024 bytes=kilobyte. The count above is for 1024.

I need someone to install the Galaxy S III unified toolkit, and pull the first 7 partitions from mmcblk0 ,which is where the third bootloader stage ends.(Don't upload a heavily modified device please) http://www.skipsoft.net/?page_id=213 Once you get the files, PM me.

If anyone has a link to a working one, please post that. If you want to get your own image to help me, go ahead.

Thanks guys.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Sorry for the bump... I just need the device running again since the state it's in, it CAN be unbricked.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] winosxbuntu:
what happened?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
I tried to unlock what I thought was a locked bootloader(I could only enter bootloader through ADB)

I found an article that says ezunlock works on all S III's.

It corrupted my bootloader,and my phone gives off no signs of life except "Device QHSUSB-DLOAD not recognized" when plugged in.

This means the motherboard/processor wasn't able to boot from the hard disk, so then it tries the SDcard if it matches the phone close enough.

I need someone to use their rooted i747 to dump the first 77.3 megabytes of "mmcblk0". That contains the firmware and bootloaders. With that, i can burn it to an sdcard in a linux operating system and plug it into my phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] winosxbuntu:
find a download link for this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 (samsung galaxy s3 toolkit) which can help you fix your phone

if that does not help take it to mobiletechvideos.com and they will fix it for you REASONABLE PRICE

its XDA you will get the help you deserve PLUS i have never encounted that kind of problem HOPE TO GOD IDONT :mad: but again am sure an SD-CARD that can write firmware/system IS VALUABLE/USEFULL compared to nothing and that means there is hope left to fix bad code :laugh:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Thanks for that link! It looks very promising, and I can probably find a stock boot.IMG in there. I will work on tomorrow. If I succeed, I'll edit the OP and make a debrick guide for this drvice forum. A word of advice, try not to mess with your bootloader or you end up like me :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Hi, the toolkit didn't fix my phone, but its defiantly a step up. Since I'm assuming you have the toolkit installed that you suggested it, could you do me a favor?

It will be a bit easier using the toolkit to extract the partition files. If you could pull the first 7 partitions from "mmcblk0" of your device through the toolkit, it will probably set the next step to fix my phone. (Assuming you have a 16g i747... I don't really know)

You don't have to do this of course.

Thanks man.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Bump. Can anyone help out? All I need is the first 7 partitions.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] winosxbuntu:
either try using this link http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27239761 am pretty sure it works for all S3 models, either way on the I747 forum it has been removed, the download link does not work........ so use this

it will work, it may not work but for the time being use this toolkit and also search forums or Google on how to fix this without, i think i found some answers after i had an emmc brick with my S2 but i did not have an SD card to re-write firmware to work again on my phone so i bought the S3 and its awesome
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
The problem is I need a working phone to pull the partitions. :/ I tried to use the boot image, but it had an error writing while in the linux.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bradkirk:
This one worked for me http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46258374&postcount=172
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] spensa:
I have a similar problem Hard Bricked after update to 4.3 tried to flash my phone Backup 4.1.2 and died can not log in or recovery nor danlold.Is there any solution.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Did you use an i747 or a i747m device?

If a i747m image works on an i747, it will basically fix all of my problems.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
What message appears on your computer when you plug it in?

If it says QHSUSB-DLOAD, you are in faint light.

It stands for Qualcomm High Speed USD Download Mode.

What is means that your processor(qualcomm), is trying to boot, but it cannot find proper drivers for the hardware.

It will then look for something to boot from in the SDcard.

Here is a thread on how some other people were able to do it : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bradkirk:
I have an I747M technically. I went for an actual I747M image just in case there was a slight difference. in the thread that one came from though there should be one for the actual att device if you look through it.

and just to confirm, yes the phone was blank and unresponsive. showing up as QHSUSB-DLOAD before i loaded that img onto my external SDcard. and I am using the same phone currently.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Unfortunately that's the download I found that didn't work.

Thanks for trying though
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bradkirk:
damn! the only other help I can offer then, is that there is a pretty good thread on this over in the d2tmo section. someone there wrote a little tool to easily download the relevant data. might help you on your quest. or at least make it so you could ask someone that doesnt know ADB. best of luck!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] spensa:
when connected to the computer written QHSUSB-DLOAD,
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
OK , take out your battery and tell me your model number(Behind battery). And what phone company do you use?

Did you possibly save a NANDROID on a computer?

( if you have i747m, you can fix your phone, but its hard to do( I havnt done it yet)

Download this image http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46258374&postcount=172 (thanks to [MENTION=5167086]Bradkirk[/MENTION] )

Follow these directions using that image above^^^ http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2439367

You need to install a Linux operating system (Ubuntu works) to run the commands.

Edit:! According to the T-Mobile thread, you might need a debrick.IMG from a phone on 4.3

Once I know your phones model number, I can edit the main post and ask for you phone model's images.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] spensa:
I took it to a service to repair
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ijx:
need I747m SD card file ....

I have exactly the same problem with my I747m (rogers), it showing up as QHSUSB-DLOAD when I connect it to PC and nothing else,no sign of life! would you please send me the file you use to recover your I747m? or point me to a link so I can download it.

any help would be greatly appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] winosxbuntu:
http://d-h.st/iEy will it work? idont know i have not tested it or do i know how to flash it or install but am 100% sure that Odin can take just about anything, this might spark some life on your S3

just follow the given instructions in this link, CREDIT GOES TO THE GUY WHO POSTED THIS post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46258374&postcount=172

follow the post and cry a little, maybe the phone will accept your apologizes and resurrect from the dead

again it may not work so don't get your hopes up to high ITS A TRIAL AND ERROR situation WITH HARD BRICKS...........

use this also http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
I m brickkk

i have an i747 and i was running 4.4.2 and none of the debrick img worked for me i also bricked using the ezunlock tool. if some one can upload a debrick img for 4.4.2 i would greatly appreciate it. many tears have been shed, many hrs have been spent but still nothing
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thepocketgeekjr:
Debricking Hard Bricked SGH-I747

I did the same thing with my SGH-I747 except not thinking I did not read that it was for the boot loader and I hit the unlock button thinking it was a sim card unlock it ended up hard bricking my phone and now im looking fore a debrick image for the at&t version. But I might be able to get the dump off of my bros phone I just need to know how to do it. my bro has the same phone as I have the SGH-I747 if anyone has the steps do get the dump off the phone or has the image them self can you pleas tell me
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
U use this i believe and can u upgrade to 4.4.2 and also give me that image too

busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.bin bs=1M count=70

here is a guide for the dump

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thepocketgeekjr:
Downgrading

I am actually trying to downgrade to 4.1.1 to unlock my phone I got the Debrick img and it worked but I need a new coppy of 4.3 to properly Derick my phone first
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
Witch debrick image did you used????? My SD card will arrive on monday so i wanna have every image on my hands until there!

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Phone of yours is a 747M?????
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bradkirk:
Mine is a 747M yes. same hardware as the ATT model, same procedure, but if you have a 747, probably best to grab the right image file just in case.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
sorry for the late reply. this is the 4.3 img i believe http://d-h.st/iEy

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wait im sorry did u need the 4.3 debrck img or a 4.3+ rom? this is 4.4.2 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2563977
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
Sorry about the miswritin i'm not pretty much able to write in english but i'm trying......

I need the 4.3 SGH-I747 debrick image so i can flash it to my SD 16gb.

It's my only one device so i'm very desperate........ i need the i747 and not the 747m...........plus if you have a i747 and you don't have the debrick image i saw in some trhread the way to create a image from a nom rooted 4.3 SGH-i747 device.....if you can help i will be very thankfull.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
That's why i asked....i'm having difficult trying to find this image. If you see it anywhere please respond it to me! Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
4.3 img for i747 http://d-h.st/iEy

If persian is not spoken ignore the following line.

Farah, farsi harf mizanih? agar mikonih in http://d-h.st/iEy downlodeh img eh 4.3 hastesh
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

holy mother of god......i'm brazilian decendant from arabian......xD

Thanks for the imagem i will add this as the first from a list of images that i wanna try if this one fails when my SD card arrive.

By the way from were did you take this one???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
To be completely honest i dont remember where i got it. i have the same issue. it must be a class 10 16gb(or larger that u can partition) micro usb by the way. also once your phone is working again can you do me a favor and upgrade to 4.4.2 and give me a debrick img using this

busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.bin bs=1M count=70

and upload it please
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] winosxbuntu:
hope yu got the help needed....proof that sd card works, go to this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2617274 (assuming you havent checked that thread yet) anywz happy unbricking ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
About the thread i have read it before and i don't make any idea for what I will be doing if this happens to me...i think that i will keep using with the sd card......i'm geting tired of these android things.....i just wanna my device running again and i think that i will never be able to flash anything on my devices again just by this trauma.....

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I will do that for you just wait and see!!!!:cool:

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In the thread mentioned above i found that i will not be able to downgrade to 4.2.2 and i will need to flash stock 4.3 for this to work......but....when my device is unbricked i shaw try at last once.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
once you are not bricked. you can upgrade to 4.4.2 using this rom http://old.androidfilehost.com/main/Team_Gummy/d2att/nightly/Gummy-2.1-01-19-14-NIGHTLY-d2att.zip
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549068

Go there has everything you need.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
Even if i'm running under KNOX security and security boot loader? I messed up my boot loader and i'm afraid of doing that again......

I will read everything once my SD card arives.(It's taking so long.......)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
Knox is unavoidable. Yes even with the Knox this will work. The link I gave you is spoon feeding you. All you have to do is get your SD card and follow the directions. There are links to download the files and tools you need. Just follow the instructions and ask for help of you need it... Do NOT flash the wrong models boot loader(as in you have an AT&T SGH - i747 and you flash a bootloader from the SGH - i747m our Canadian counterpart) if you do you will end up paying for a jtag service.

Good luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
All right....... i have tried to install this boot loader http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2498233

and it says

WARNING: This is for AT&T I747 ONLY:

WARNING: This is for AT&T I747 ONLY:

WARNING: This is for AT&T I747 ONLY:

But i got my phone briked........do you believe that I will be succesful on the debrick SD process?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
If you follow the instructions in the debricking thread there is a 70% chance you can recover from it. Get the right stuff for your phone. Do not flash AT&T stuff on a Canadian phone and vise versa.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
Ur saying if my phone got bricked because some genius used a verizon one click bootunlocker on my i747 even with a debrick.img im toast?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
I'm not sure what was in that one click file or what it may have tried to modify. I know if you flash an i747m bootloader onto an AT&T i747 it will only be unbrick able with a jtag service.

I urge you to try to debrick as there has been a 70% success rate. Seems like good odds to me...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
This was used. http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/

I think what it did was flash a verizon s3 bootloader on my phone. not sure tho. I am still trying to get a 4.4.2 debrick.img but no one seems to have one :/ so ill try it when i get one.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
But as i mentioned i did not make that. I just followed t he first step of the tutorial for AT&T version......but i was stupid. Odin coudn't flash the secure boot was denying it to install the boot loader but then i triede via recovery using update. (Stupid thing)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
man that sucks, hopefully your sd card will come soon and your phone can be recovered, it not JTAG i guess :/ thats what im planing on doing if my phone cant be recovered via the debrick.img
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
I researched some other threads and found that you are well experienced.

I tried the SD trick with a SD 16GB class 10 SANDISK with the i747 decrick image that you passed to me but didn't worked.

If i flashed an early boot loader so if i try to boot with 4.3 img it should fail and i have more chances tring with another img. Am I wrong??? Please tell me......i'm so so down with me.......a new SGH i747 cost 300 U$ on amazon.... and ebay......here on Brazil this model don't even exist and i got it for free with the glass broken. So for me it have no value if a I must send to JTAG as I will spend more than 200U$ just to repair it.

On brazil another model worse than that costs more than 600U$............so i'm well frustrated.

Please try your best on thinking how i could not send to jtag this one. Im read to try anything possible until disenbling it and selling its parts........or selling it all as it is.

[MENTION=1110248]update[/MENTION] May be the battery being not charged be a problem???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
The battery not being charged can be a problem. If it is dead and cannot provide power to the phone you will never get it to power on...

Onto the bootloader question which bootloader did you have installed? There were only two that I'm aware of for an AT&T phone that will support 4.3 one is MJB (which came in the 4.3 OTA update) and the MJ2 (which was the leaked unlocked bootloader) it could make a difference I suppose? The phone I have now is on 4.3 with the MJ2 bootloaders(which allows you to use Odin to flash what ever you want without regret as long as you never take the 4.3 OTA or flash MJB bootloaders the flashing will continue flawlessly)

After I get some rest I will see about getting a debrick file for the MJ2 bootloaders off my phone to see if that might help you out.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
If you could be so kind as to upload a 4.4.2 debrick img for the i747 when you get a chance that would be amazing
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
I am not on 4.4.2 never have been and never will be. Sorry I can't help you with that. I can get you a debrick for 4.3 with the MJ2 bootloader or a debrick for 4.1.2 ota.

You need the debrick from whatever you were running prior to the brick... If you are just trying anything and everything you are simply wasting everyone's time.

I do not know what currency you use here you can have a phone jtagged for $30-50 USD. You can purchase a used phone from www.swappa.Com between $200 and $300 USD.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ownmart:
can you post these debrick imgs? the 4.3 MJ2 and 4.1.2 ota
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] X_DroiD_X:
How does sd flash method work
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
Sorry my laptop charger is broken right now it gave up the ghost... When I get my stuff working again I will pull them and post them.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] buildnoob:
You flash a boot.IMG (or debrick.IMG as they call it) onto your sdcard. And get your phone to boot from SD.

You simply need a Derrick IMG made by this tut http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549068

Ignored the red text as it will sometimes work
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
Sorry about the delay...i don't know why but i wasn't being noticed via e-mail.

I just installed this one http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23196940996968656 following these steps: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2498233

On the first step: Load the boot loader....i got bricked cause odin failed and i tried via CWM.

[MENTION=309187]edit[/MENTION] you can also see more details at the last reply of the thread on the page 85 where i try to get help there but none until now

[MENTION=309187]edit[/MENTION] sorry about the english.......
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Farahjr:
While flashing to the DS card is there some kind of instruction or tricky needed??? or i can just follow the basic tutorial that is on the fórum???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] omeadsthename:
just the basic instructions sorry i just saw this