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    Galaxy S3 completely bricked after firmware update

    Thought I would update - Problem was solved by buying a new cable... If only the cable hadn't worked at all, I would have found out the source of the problem a lot sooner! thanks for your replies guys :)
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    Galaxy S3 completely bricked after firmware update

    I managed to get kies and odin to detect the phone in download mode by wiggling the cable around a bit - i think the phone's port is a little screwed since the cable works ok with my phone So i finally managed to get kies to try to run the firmware upgrade and initialization but it just hangs...
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    Galaxy S3 completely bricked after firmware update

    Odin detects my phone when in download mode, but not hers. v3.09.. Will downloading 3.07 make a difference? Have done this already - the "start upgrade" button remains greyed out when the phone is in download mode, I guess it's due to the same reason Odin won't pick it up either. There's...
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    Galaxy S3 completely bricked after firmware update

    Hey, thanks for the reply :) I have already downloaded the appropriate firmware to try and ODIN it, but as I said before - neither ODIN nor KIES will detect the phone when in download mode, so I can't put it on there. It's only when I connect the phone when it's displaying the Samsung logo that...
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    Galaxy S3 completely bricked after firmware update

    Hey guys, My girlfriend did an over the air update of the firmware on her perfectly fine and functional Galaxy S3. The update reached 100% and rebooted but hung at the Samsung logo forever and continues to do so. The phone is able to start in the recovery menu (vol up, power and home) and also...