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Root [Verizon] May have hard bricked device. Please help

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shewantsmyduck

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My old Verizon GS3 suddenly decided to have the power button stop working. I took it to the best buy mobile store I bought it from, ordered a new one and just picked it up today. My old phone was rooted running a CM11 nightly. As soon as I got home I rooted it and it worked perfectly, and then decided to install CWM recovery. In doing so i flashed via odin, and received a "Fail" message. I had forgot to unlock the bootloader. Quick install of EZUnlock and bam had it unlocked. Powered off, went to go back inot download mode, and my phone will not turn on at all. If i plug the device into my computer I am asked to install QHSUSB_DLOAD drivers. What should I do? I am shitting bricks atm
 
Not sure but you may need a usb jig to force it into download mode. :(
Or you may need a jtag service to revive the device. A jtag service is a company who you send the phone to, to unbrick it.
That "QHSUSB_DLOAD" (from a search on it) doesn't look promising. I did find something for the TMobile device, but not Verizon.
 
I just downloaded the .zip file to see what you are seeing...
It downloads as a .zip file.
Extract the file....you will then see a folder named "debrick"
In that folder, there is a .bin folder named "debrick.bin"
 
Now, do you know of anyway for me to get Cyanogenmod back onto my device WITHOUT installing a custom recovery or unlocking the bootloader this time?
 
shewantsmyduck said:
I received the device as a remanufactured device, with 4.3 already installed on it.
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Hmm, as far as I know, you can only root but not be able to unlock the bootloader in order to flash roms.
The 4.3 upgrade included the new bootloader with Knox incorporated into the OS.

There are some other threads here about folks wanting to root/unlock/flash roms with 4.3.
I can find some of those for you, but honestly, I am quite tired, sorry, and I need to go to bed:(
 
Mikestony said:
Hmm, as far as I know, you can only root but not be able to unlock the bootloader in order to flash roms.
The 4.3 upgrade included the new bootloader with Knox incorporated into the OS.

There are some other threads here about folks wanting to root/unlock/flash roms with 4.3.
I can find some of those for you, but honestly, I am quite tired, sorry, and I need to go to bed:(
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No troubles, I figured they did something with knox :/ oh well I shall keep looking around. Goodnight, and thank you for all of your help :)
 
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