[Q] S3 I9300 International bricked - Need help

[Mark Jones15]

Hi guys, I desperately need some help, I've spent about 3 days reading through forum posts in lots of forums and I don't know what to do next, I'm trying to unbrick my friends S3 which failed on a stock firmware update, not to sure how, I think she may have taken the battery out or something anyway, I have been trying to rescue it, I can get to download mode, but not recovery mode, and if I try to turn it on normally I just get a white screen now I was advised to get a full recovery package, which I did and it fails at re-partitioning and uploading the pit file.
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> BOOTLOADER_I9300XXEMG4_1314436_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> CODE_I9300XXEMG4_1314436_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> MODEM_I9300XXEMG4_1314436_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> CSC_I9300OXAEMG4_KOR_FACTORY_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Re-Partition operation failed.
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Its an international S3 on the O2 network, and its never been rooted as far as I know, can anyone help please

 

[GSDer]

Welcome to the forums!

I assume that's O2 in the United Kingdom? Why aren't you using http://samsung-updates.com/details/24493/Galaxy_S_3_International/GT-I9300/O2U/I9300XXUGNA5.html - that seems to be the latest firmware (4.3).

Did this phone already have 4.3 on it at one point? If so, you'd get an error trying to downgrade it, which is what appears to be happening.

Does Download mode look like this?
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
Warranty Bit: 0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE

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