devilhunter47 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Posted August 18, 2012 Guys hope at least some of you have heard about the emmc brick..for those of you who havnt heres a brief description >This happens when flashing custom ROMs only on certain phones..specifically ICS leaks though risk still exists for other ROMS also.. >presently has been confirmed for galaxy s2 and galaxy note >what happens to your phone is basically this--your phones internal memory gets corrupted when you wipe data from CWM recovery >happened to my friend..he took it to the service centre and only complete solution was a replacement >since his warranty got over he tried to revive his phone and succeeded in doing so..only that now he has two 2gb of space less and unable to copy large files to phone memory.. >>so flashers beware the basic problem lies in the hardware and samsung is working for a solution.. meanwhile there is an app to test whether your phone's hardware has the bug..you can download from here..if the app shows that you have the bug then please dont flash.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check&hl=en presently confirmed for the following phones It is only for the following phones(thanks to shivam94 for info ) - Samsung Galaxy SII. - Samsung Galaxy Note. - Samsung Galaxy Nexus. - Samsung Epic 4G Touch. Quote
shivam94 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Posted August 18, 2012 Great piece of info.. Thanks for sharing. +1 Edit: It is only for the following phones - Samsung Galaxy SII. - Samsung Galaxy Note. - Samsung Galaxy Nexus. - Samsung Epic 4G Touch. Quote
devilhunter47 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Posted August 18, 2012 Great piece of info.. Thanks for sharing. +1 Edit: It is only for the following phones - Samsung Galaxy SII. - Samsung Galaxy Note. - Samsung Galaxy Nexus. - Samsung Epic 4G Touch. thanks:)..the bug confirmed for samsung phones only..but may be present in other phones so be sure to give the app a go:) Quote
HellRocker© Posted August 18, 2012 Report Posted August 18, 2012 it happened with my phone also and I had to get it replaced. And funny thing that I got it replaced twice Quote
devilhunter47 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Posted August 18, 2012 it happened with my phone also and I had to get it replaced. And funny thing that I got it replaced twice Everything is fine if you are still in the warranty period:) Quote
HellRocker© Posted August 18, 2012 Report Posted August 18, 2012 Everything is fine if you are still in the warranty period:)But being widout the phone for two week is a real boredome. Quote
devilhunter47 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Posted August 18, 2012 But being widout the phone for two week is a real boredome. aah you should have thought about that when you flashed:P Quote
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