Hi guys.
I hard-bricked my Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-i747 - apparently flashing a rom that I shouldn't have. I had moved from 4.3 to 4.4.4 (custom) to 5.0.1 (custom). The standard phone app doesn't work but I got Open Camera which did so that was fine. The phone got very hot one evening so I took the battery out and let it cool properly before restoring it. A few days later I found that my camera app wasn't working so decided to go back to stock. Hard brick. I have been scouring the internet for a solution that doesn't require me shamefacedly giving it to a repair shop. I also want to learn as much as I can so here I am. I wrote an unbrick 4.3 image to an sdcard (32 gb) as it was the only one available and the phone booted up. I got into download mode and used ODIN to flash the correct stock rom for 4.3 after having taken the sdcard out. The phone will not boot to recovery mode and only boots at all with the sd card in. ODIN says it successfully flashed the 4.3 stock rom and a quick look at the settings confirms this. I am at a loss as to what to do next and would appreciate any assistance offered. Kies recognizes the phone but doesn't seem to be able to assist me further.
**UPDATE**
I was able to install CWM and Slimkat 4.4.4 using the Unified Android ToolKit but the phone refuses to boot up via the internal storage. I had to write the 4.3 image to my sdcard and the phone then booted to 4.4.4. How do I force the phone to boot via the internal storage? Again, any assistance will be highly appreciated.
Thanks
I hard-bricked my Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-i747 - apparently flashing a rom that I shouldn't have. I had moved from 4.3 to 4.4.4 (custom) to 5.0.1 (custom). The standard phone app doesn't work but I got Open Camera which did so that was fine. The phone got very hot one evening so I took the battery out and let it cool properly before restoring it. A few days later I found that my camera app wasn't working so decided to go back to stock. Hard brick. I have been scouring the internet for a solution that doesn't require me shamefacedly giving it to a repair shop. I also want to learn as much as I can so here I am. I wrote an unbrick 4.3 image to an sdcard (32 gb) as it was the only one available and the phone booted up. I got into download mode and used ODIN to flash the correct stock rom for 4.3 after having taken the sdcard out. The phone will not boot to recovery mode and only boots at all with the sd card in. ODIN says it successfully flashed the 4.3 stock rom and a quick look at the settings confirms this. I am at a loss as to what to do next and would appreciate any assistance offered. Kies recognizes the phone but doesn't seem to be able to assist me further.
**UPDATE**
I was able to install CWM and Slimkat 4.4.4 using the Unified Android ToolKit but the phone refuses to boot up via the internal storage. I had to write the 4.3 image to my sdcard and the phone then booted to 4.4.4. How do I force the phone to boot via the internal storage? Again, any assistance will be highly appreciated.
Thanks
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