Soft or Hard Brick Samsung Galaxy Note II: N7100

Soft or Hard Brick Samsung Galaxy Note II: N7100

 

I have my N7100 for almost 3 months now and yesterday my son accidentally spilled water on it. The whole unit did not get wet, just the side where the volume rocker is. And it switched off by itself. I removed the battery and let it dry for a few hours. I switched it on and yes it did turn on but one volume button ( - ) is not working and the back and menu keys are not working also and it does not recognize any touch on the screen but when I used the S-Pen it recognized it. It's a rooted, heavy customized and tweaked phone. I noticed that it went to "safe mode", it was indicated on the lower left side of the screen and all installed apps were gone. DPi value went into default. I tried to install some apps, it went successfully but I can not find it in the apps drawer. I went into recovery mode, hoping to remove it in safe mode (foolish me, did not even tried to read or search on xda for possible fix), re-flash a custom ROM but same thing. I also found that the two water damage indicators inside the phone turned pink. The components inside were dry when I opened it, but because I am eager to fix it I tried using a hair dryer to (of course) dry it a little bit without damaging anything. After a while I put everything all together, switched it on and it now recognized "touch". But issues with volume key ( - ) and menu & back buttons still remain and it is still in safe mode. I decided to restore it to factory default via recovery mode, I cleared everything, reformatted system, data, all menus with the word "reformat' I pressed them all. Restarted the phone and it just stays on the logo where it says "Samsung Galaxy Note II GT N7100". Tried to go back to recovery mode but with no avail. I tried to go to Download mode also, I was able to make it to the part where it says "press volume up to continue; press volume down to cancel" I then pressed volume up but nothing happens. I pressed the volume up and same thing. Tried to charge it while it is switched off, the battery icon charging appeared, it shows the circle animation but it does not animate and it doesn't animate also like it's charging itself. Plugged it into my laptop and it doesn't recognize it. I've been reading some XDA articles and I only came across one possible way to resurrect it...To get Download Mode without 3-button combo using homemade JIG.

Yes this will be my first post for my blog. The reason why I started a new blog because I can post any articles that I want even on the go using my Samsung Galaxy Note II, but since it's not working now, this posting while on the go will not happen for now. I just hope that I can resurrect this without spending any $$$ on it.

If I can repair this on my own, I will put it here because it might help others like me who is having the same issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 As of the moment I am trying to make my own Jig hoping to boot my Samsung Galaxy Note II to Download Mode

 

 

 

 

 

UPDATE: Too bad I was not able to resurrect the phone. Today is a very sad day for me. I will be sending my Note II to Samsung Service center for repair, I just hope it won't cost me too much.

How to Unbricked Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Phone

How to Unbricked Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Phone

 My Samsung Galaxy Note II is currently with Samsung Service Center for an In-Warranty Repair. It's really hard for me to live each day without a smartphone. Though I am using a regular phone (no internet, just a regular phone) as a substitute, I still find myself incomplete (hahaha). So I decided to check my stash of dead/hardbrick/softbrick phones (hahaha, yes you read it right) and I saw my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 that was given to me by a friend (he used it around 2months and he got it bricked). It does not power on. Tried to read a lot of threads in XDA unfortunately to revive a phone like this requires JTAG device which will cost me a lot than buying another mid high-end Android phone. So I decided to go to the mall near my place and have the phone repaired via JTAG. It cost me Php800 to have it resurrect though I can bring it to Greenhills Mall (famous place when it comes to high-end devices) for a cheaper repair but it's far and going there will cost me extra bucks. So I left my phone and came back after an hour. The phone is now working, yehey! Sadly, they only flashed an old Android ROM which is Froyo. I went home and started messing around with the phone again. Read a lot of threads from XDA developers and came across to some latest ROM. But before I do that I tried to flash a Custom Recovery. And then I bricked the phone. Out of nowhere while I am flashing the file, it stops and just loops back to the Samsung Logo. I tried to look for some fix and tried several of them with no success. To my frustration after paying a large amount just to revive it while waiting for my Note II to be repaired, I kept on reading..for hours..was not able to have my dinner on time..then I found a fix (whew!) that works. Currently, my ol' Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is now running on the latest Android ROM, Jelly Bean 4.2.2.
And here's what I did:

Requirements:

1. First, you will need Odin Multidownloader. Read this post to find the right Odin Version Compatible for your android Phone.

2. If compatible Odin Version is v3.98 and higher then you need Cooper_v1.OPS. Required by the Odin software. Password yagyagaire (if phone compatible with lower odin version then visit here)

3. Thirdly and lastly you need S5830DDKQ8_S5830ODDKQ7_INU.zip official Android Gingerbread 2.3.6 English.

password- samfirmware.com

Well that’s all needed.

Now carefully follow the given instructions:

1.Once you have downloaded the firmware extract it and you will find S5830DDKQ8_S5830ODDKQ7_S5830DDKQ8_HOME.tar.md5 file.

2. Run Odin Multidownloader .

3.Check One Package, Auto reboot and Protect OPS check boxes.

4.Click on OPS button and Load Cooper_v1.0.ops file on it.

5. On the Bottom click on One Package button and load the file S5830DDKQ8_S5830ODDKQ7_S5830DDKQ8_HOME.tar.md5 unbrick android phone

6. Now switch off your Android Phone and take out sim and SD card.

7. Now boot in download mode by pressing Volume Down + Home + Power button simultaneously.

8. Now when your phone starts in the download mode connect it to the PC with USB cable.

9. Now ODIN will display Connected. Now you can click on the Start Button.

10. Now wait for 5-6 minutes and your ODIN will show Pass.

11. Just do one more thing, switch on the phone in Recovery mode (Press home+power button). Now perform wipe data/factory reset and then wipe cache partition. Now reboot your phone and it will open properly.

If all the steps are completed then Unbrick Android Phone tutorial has been a success. Congrats!!

I'm gonna upload all the files/tools that I used in this process this coming days for your convenience.

source:http://www.itcse.com/2012/09/method1-unbrick-android-phone