Bricked Galaxy S2

[Paul Wilson4]

Hi there,
I'm hoping someone can help me on this one. I recently sold my GS2 on Ebay. This was working when it was sent and the buyer has now returned the phone saying it didn't work. It seems now that I think she has bricked it. It won't turn on, wont charge is is basically dead. I recently has upgraded the firmware to 4.1.3.
I am hoping that I can get the phone working again, I bought a Jig and this didn't work, I'm wondering if its because the jig is for the old firmware. If this is the case does anyone know where I could get a jig for the new firmware.
Just don't want to have to use it as an expensive paper weight.

Many thanks

 

[Fryguy128]

If you can't access download mode at all you probably have a hardware problem.

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[Paul Wilson4]

Thanks Fryguy..guess there is no way to resolve it??? out of warranty...

 

[Golfdriver97]

Thanks Fryguy..guess there is no way to resolve it??? out of warranty...

Jtags sometimes work. I wouldn't worry about it till you have tried it.

Sent from a Carbon Galaxy S3.

 

[iFebby]

Did you try booting into download mode? I think you do vol down and power.

If it's bricked you could ship it out to get it fixed by jtag in most cases.

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[srkmagnus]

Op, is there my indication that the phone charges (led light on, sounds, etc)?

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[Paul Wilson4]

hi guys, phone is completely dead. Cant put into download mode. When I plug charger in nothing at all no lights anything. Plugged it into the Pc see if it would recognise as a external drive and no response, not even recognise the phone is there. Tried rebooting through Kies and that is not recognising there is a device. I think the phone is beyond help...

 

[HNNNNNGHHH]

Try buying a JTAG chip and software for it. I've JTAG'd my SGSII many times and resurrected it from the dead with every attempt. (I was a VERY savvy flashaholic back then)

 

[bkxsass]

what website sells JTAGs. Is it just available for the SG2 or do all makes and models have their own. My friend has a "hard bricked" Huwaei Mx886

 

[HNNNNNGHHH]

what website sells JTAGs. Is it just available for the SG2 or do all makes and models have their own. My friend has a "hard bricked" Huwaei Mx886

Sources will vary as I've yet to know of a one-stop-shop site that sells JTAG chips for all phones who have it.

....and yes, I'm pretty sure that most smartphones have their own proprietary JTAG chips as the boards are not too similar.

About your friend's Huawei Mx886, can you verify that the device is truly hardbricked? If it can still boot up to at least download mode or to the stock recovery, it won't require any JTAG'ing to fix it.