I think I just hard bricked my phone...

**dwt10** · 02-21-2013, 12:09 AM

I was previously running some old nightly of CM and wasn't happy with the battery life, so I went to switch to another rom that was in rom manager and it installed fine but I was getting a lot of errors with google apps and whatever, so then I downloaded and installed the Codec rom. All was going well, but it said that the custom kernel wasnt flashed but the install still finished and when I selected the "reboot" option in CWM it just went dead and the screen wont go on. plugging it into my computer or the wall plug or holding all the buttons does absolutely nothing, so I am 99% sure its a hard brick and I need a replacement. any ideas?

**DroidXcon** · 02-21-2013, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by dwt10

I was previously running some old nightly of CM and wasn't happy with the battery life, so I went to switch to another rom that was in rom manager and it installed fine but I was getting a lot of errors with google apps and whatever, so then I downloaded and installed the Codec rom. All was going well, but it said that the custom kernel wasnt flashed but the install still finished and when I selected the "reboot" option in CWM it just went dead and the screen wont go on. plugging it into my computer or the wall plug or holding all the buttons does absolutely nothing, so I am 99% sure its a hard brick and I need a replacement. any ideas?

No download mode?

**dwt10** · 02-21-2013, 06:56 PM

nope. confirmed its a hard brick though. with no sd, sim, or battery plugged into my computer gives me a red led

**DroidXcon** · 02-21-2013, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by dwt10

nope. confirmed its a hard brick though. with no sd, sim, or battery plugged into my computer gives me a red led

Send it to mobiletechvideos.com they will unbrick it for $60

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**ThisDieingDream1** · 02-21-2013, 10:30 PM

Hey I have the same issue!!!

My led light only comes on red when the phones plugged in and battery is out.
But this is from it getting dropped and the main bored inside broke. Well not broke but the metal plate on the board fell off. I soldered it back on. But nothing

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**xXXNotMVAMXXx** · 02-22-2013, 08:35 AM

If you call Verizon tell them the phone died on you they will send a replacement out. I bricked 2 of my Nexus' and they swapped them out for me right away. Just act completely clueless as to what happened. Tell them you woke up unplugged it and it died and won't reboot.

I have been replacing phones for years, I started with a blackberry Storm now I have a GS3 haven't paid for a phone in 4 years.

**cellus5000** · 03-27-2013, 09:25 AM

will that work for a rooted gs3 on att

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Originally Posted by xXXNotMVAMXXx

If you call Verizon tell them the phone died on you they will send a replacement out. I bricked 2 of my Nexus' and they swapped them out for me right away. Just act completely clueless as to what happened. Tell them you woke up unplugged it and it died and won't reboot.

I have been replacing phones for years, I started with a blackberry Storm now I have a GS3 haven't paid for a phone in 4 years.

will that work for a rooted gs3 on att

**paintdrinkingpete** · 03-27-2013, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by cellus5000

will that work for a rooted gs3 on att

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will that work for a rooted gs3 on att

In this situation, there's a good chance it will. If the phone is bricked, it's highly doubtful the Verizon folks will go through the trouble of fixing it just to see what software it is running. Just a matter of getting AT&T to replace the phone, which they should if it's less than a year old (i.e. still under warranty), rooted or not, there's no really way to tell at that point.

**papa54** · 03-27-2013, 11:47 PM

aah men theres a place to and you can spit new life back into your GS#.. I'll see if i can find the addy and get right back

**papa54** · 03-27-2013, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by papa54

aah men theres a place to and you can spit new life back into your GS#.. I'll see if i can find the addy and get right back

here try this follow directions to the dot..and it might take a few trys but you can do it once the anxietyis outta the way..

**meyerweb** · 03-28-2013, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by papa54

here try this follow directions to the dot..and it might take a few trys but you can do it once the anxietyis outta the way..

You need to be able to get your phone into download mode for that to work. He says his phone is hard bricked, which means it won't even power up into download mode. It's toast.

**epidenimus** · 03-28-2013, 04:31 PM

One more vote for: For the love of God, stop using ROM Mangler.

**Dog5000** · 03-28-2013, 07:02 PM

What is ROM Mangler doing such that people should stop using it?

**AxlMyk** · 03-29-2013, 02:20 PM

Mangling ROMs?

**meyerweb** · 04-01-2013, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dog5000

What is ROM Mangler doing such that people should stop using it?

Offering to flash ROMs meant for a different model of the phone, that's what. The OP applied a ROM meant for the international (i9300) version of the S3 to a Verizon phone.

People, PLEASE learn to do some research before screwing with your phone. Replacing ROMs isn't like installing an app. If you get it wrong, you can't just uninstall it. It took me one Google search and about 60 seconds to discover the Codec ROM is for the international version of the phone:

DO NOT FLASH THIS ==> <=== THIS LINK IS HERE ONLY TO POINT OUT THE OP'S ERROR

If you don't know what "i9300" means, or what model your phone is, you shouldn't be flashing ROMs.

Oh, heck, why do I even bother. You see this kind of behavior on forums for every interest group: "Hey, I just ordered these new wheels. Will they fit my car?" "Look at this great deal I got on a new lens." "What do you mean it won't autofocus on my camera?" "I just ordered this battery for my phone. Will NFC still work?"

I don't know why people don't do some research and ask questions FIRST, instead of after they've wasted a bunch of money, or ruined their phone.

**Dog5000** · 04-01-2013, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by meyerweb

Offering to flash ROMs meant for a different model of the phone, that's what. The OP applied a ROM meant for the international (i9300) version of the S3 to a Verizon phone.

People, PLEASE learn to do some research before screwing with your phone. Replacing ROMs isn't like installing an app. If you get it wrong, you can't just uninstall it. It took me one Google search and about 60 seconds to discover the Codec ROM is for the international version of the phone:

DO NOT FLASH THIS ==> <=== THIS LINK IS HERE ONLY TO POINT OUT THE OP'S ERROR

If you don't know what "i9300" means, or what model your phone is, you shouldn't be flashing ROMs.

Oh, heck, why do I even bother. You see this kind of behavior on forums for every interest group: "Hey, I just ordered these new wheels. Will they fit my car?" "Look at this great deal I got on a new lens." "What do you mean it won't autofocus on my camera?" "I just ordered this battery for my phone. Will NFC still work?"

I don't know why people don't do some research and ask questions FIRST, instead of after they've wasted a bunch of money, or ruined their phone.

Good PSA. Perhaps ROM Manager's forte is for CyanogenMod ROMs only?