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Phone is dead???

My Orange SPV has died on me - did it yesterday, just went blank and wouldnt turn on, then after battery removal and fiddling it burst back into life and was fine. Today it did the same, but it won't come back - I thought it was a flat battery, but its still the sames with a fresh charged one. When I plug the phone into the charging cradle, the 'phone live' light shows red.
Any suggestions how to fix it ? - the unit is bog-standard, and I havn't done anything to kill it.
Any suggestions welcome, thanks
M

grizelli said:
Any suggestions how to fix it ?
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Can you still access bootloader mode?
Sascha

Phone is dead
Fraid not, the phone won't turn on at all
M

mine used to act that way alot when i used rom1.6
no response from on button at all
but hardreset did work
give it a try

hey simialr problem with me also i m using xda2 with wm5 my phone got hang bootspash image also crush
i can go bootloader mode but after instaling new rom same story
i can go hard reset menu also but after that phone didnt start after doing that
in hardreset manu enable kitl =no regisrty hive =yes format storage =yes
what shoud i do ?????
plzzzzz

i have the same problem! the phone doesn't work anymore!
tryed new reflash, complete 100%, but after hard reset nothing happened.
tried reset - only O2 screen but with the display turned off, no led is working when i try to charge it.
if anyone has a solution pleeeeeeeeeeeeease help!

suggestions
suggestions
does any on of you know about the hardware ??????????
it is the problem of hardware not the software
if know hard ware then i told you what to do !!!!
for softely done
my suggestions is keep you spv to charging for hole night and look at morning
what happen????
may it help you

hey i chek hardware it okay i try fill charge bettery also

hi chirag
if know the hardware then heat up the processor with blowergun or hotairgun what ever you call it but put the liquide solder past on it first then in hotairgun the temp on 4 and air on 4 or 5 and blow for 1.5 to 2 min on processor and disk on chip or ram give the hot air to it after that put ipa on it and clean the hole thing put your display and battery and make hard rest or flash fresh rom on it .
i think its work for you
the reson of boot up failure
is because the extrem use of your phone is make the bollgride which is connecting your processor and motherbord Drysolder in it after this action all drysolder is resolder to its place and its start reworking
Thanks
[email protected] Rules

hey i ll try and let u know
i think the backup bettery is also to be chek if it not booting up device then also its not strating what u say ???

backup battery
backup battery is not the isshu because in win5 you dont need backup batt. its only for not reseting the time and date.
you go to the extremely good hardware eng. or serivce person to fix it if cant find any one plz call me. i live in poona if you want my help we r nearby you r in bombay and me in poona.

but i can try
but i can try.
[email protected] Rules

oh thats nice of u i ll try here if didnt work i ll contact u sure ...
thanks

its my mail add.
its my e-mail add.
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if you need...............

My Tornado was Down :(

There is no bootloader when I press power or camera button... There is only White scereen. What can I do?

please indicate what happened exactly before that white screen so we can help you better.
did you try putting it into bootloader mode? long camera then insert usb cable and wait til red, blue, green screen appears.

White screen, damn, high chance that you screwed your bootloader, what did you do?
Don't tell me you flashed Typhoon ROM into Tornado ?

karhoe said:
White screen, damn, high chance that you screwed your bootloader, what did you do?
Don't tell me you flashed Typhoon ROM into Tornado ?
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I'm sorry I did it... Now what can I do? Actually I Formated BinFS partition then only three color screen not any thing. Then I tried load C500 image on Sd card because I can't anything on tree color mode. I think when I load c500 image I can introduce my computer and I can load wm6... (My Wm5 rom locked )

If you are on 3 colour mode, it means you ARE on bootloader, you can easily load an official ROM back.
Well, it is very hard, almost impossible to revive your phone, ill try to find around to see if your phone can be saved

OK, just did some research, you need to use JTAG flash, google for it, it seems very very complicated and I don't really understand
and this is what Phil posted at modaco
1) You'll need to MAKE a JTAG adapter for your PC serial port (and get all the wires in the right places etc)
2) You need to know where the JTAG points are on your mainboard are and in what order to solder the wires from your adapter onto your mainboard
3) You need a version of JTAG which support the ARM926 core
4) You need a valid bootlaoder image
seems like you really got a paper weight now

Well, can I do anything without Jtag Adapter?

Most likely you can't do anything other than JTAG to save your phone. Why did you flash wrong ROM on your phone anyway?

I suggest that you send it back to service centre, you might screw it up if you use JTAG, you need to solder some wires

tsk, tsk.. another paperweight.. the question is....
WHY???

C500, typhoon ROM?
We MUST make a sticky, DO NOT FLASH TYPHOON INTO TORNADO !!!!
You are the 5-6 person who loaded Typhoon into Tornado, why?! Does Typhoon looks like Tornado ?

I Don't know I think, when I flash typhoon rom to my tornado I can connct to pc... Because I formatted Binfs my computer can not connect my tornado... And there is no any services in Turkey... Becase HTC is new here...

Then send it the phone to me and then send me the repair cost if you want me to do it for you, there is a HTC centre in Malaysia

If I send it to Malaysia it will very expensive. I can buy a new Sp5 by shiiping and repair cost... Thanks for your offer karhoe...

Just curious, how much would it cost?

I bought it 345$... If I send it to you how much I pay for repair cost?

If I send it to malaysia I must pay 135$ for just shipping

Not worth it, then you might as well sell it off as broken spare part

Phone no longer boots

Wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to reapir this if it's possible:
I have a TMO SDA which I apparently got confused and thought was an HTC Typhoon last night rather than a Tornado.
I decided to follow some directions to upgrade the Typhoon to WM6, and after the first reboot (http://www.geocities.com/gggbitonti/typhoon.htm), all it does is turn on to this white screen and not do anything.
Is there any way to repair this or is it KIA?
Thanks,
Brian

bdesmond said:
Wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to reapir this if it's possible:
I have a TMO SDA which I apparently got confused and thought was an HTC Typhoon last night rather than a Tornado.
I decided to follow some directions to upgrade the Typhoon to WM6, and after the first reboot (http://www.geocities.com/gggbitonti/typhoon.htm), all it does is turn on to this white screen and not do anything.
Is there any way to repair this or is it KIA?
Thanks,
Brian
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Are you able to get into the bootloader mode.. Check by holding the camera button and connecting the USB. Please also mention what the screen says?? if it says tornado.. SPL 2.xxx something.. then its cool you can install a new system and your phone will be fine.. If not.. you are having a expensive paperweight...

tejasphatak said:
Are you able to get into the bootloader mode.. Check by holding the camera button and connecting the USB. Please also mention what the screen says?? if it says tornado.. SPL 2.xxx something.. then its cool you can install a new system and your phone will be fine.. If not.. you are having a expensive paperweight...
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No, nothing happens if I hold hte camera button and connect the USB cable. If i hit the power button it will just come up with a white screen - no messages. I let it sit for a couple hours like that and it was just a white screen the whole time.
Thanks.

it is not bad, you have to get a new phone!

You just bricked your phone, since its already dead, might as well try to JTAG it

Hello, Please help me with my I-mate K-jam

Hey every one, My name is Cody i am 14 and come from Australia.
I have got and Imate K-jam, it is second hand (from my dad) and i can not seem to turn it on.
I have tried just leave it on charge, Reseting it, Even reseting it using the side to buttons as well and i just can not seem to get it working....I know that the battery is dead but i cant even charge it(I tried all this stuff on charge).
I am using my camera charger (Same size and everything) cos my sister lost it but it still wont charge i even tried the USB charger....Nothing
I have searched on Ask.com for answers and it appears a few people have had this problem, But there is no HELPFULL answers.
If you have any tips or anything Please Pots or leave a message.
Thanks Cody
P.s...i hope i put this in the right section...if i didnt sorry.

BIZrider said:
Hey every one, My name is Cody i am 14 and come from Australia.
I have got and Imate K-jam, it is second hand (from my dad) and i can not seem to turn it on.
I have tried just leave it on charge, Reseting it, Even reseting it using the side to buttons as well and i just can not seem to get it working....I know that the battery is dead but i cant even charge it(I tried all this stuff on charge).
I am using my camera charger (Same size and everything) cos my sister lost it but it still wont charge i even tried the USB charger....Nothing
I have searched on Ask.com for answers and it appears a few people have had this problem, But there is no HELPFULL answers.
If you have any tips or anything Please Pots or leave a message.
Thanks Cody
P.s...i hope i put this in the right section...if i didnt sorry.
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If the battery is dead it will not take any charge!
You have to replace the battery, it should work fine after that!

Ok thank you.
Where would i find a new battery for it.

BIZrider said:
Ok thank you.
Where would i find a new battery for it.
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Try ebay or www.expansys.com
Good luck!

branko.savic said:
Try ebay or www.expansys.com
Good luck!
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Ok thank you for your help

Fully bricked Captivate? Please, help! Tried many things..

Hi everyone,
Here's my problem :
Since some few days, my Captivate won't start up, and won't connect anymore.
The screen stays black!
I tried usually things : removing battery,sim,microsd, then pressing vol up, down and power, connecting with ODIN3.. Nothing happends.
It was bricked after a custom ROM update. I did format data, cache and .. system ! As usually, because I tought formatting system was necessary. Maybe it was the wrong thing that made it crashes..
So, I thank you a lot for bringing me any help !!

zebra363 said:
Hi everyone,
Here's my problem :
Since some few days, my Captivate won't start up, and won't connect anymore.
The screen stays black!
I tried usually things : removing battery,sim,microsd, then pressing vol up, down and power, connecting with ODIN3.. Nothing happends.
It was bricked after a custom ROM update. I did format data, cache and .. system ! As usually, because I tought formatting system was necessary. Maybe it was the wrong thing that made it crashes..
So, I thank you a lot for bringing me any help !!
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could you give pls a little detail. as to what custom rom did you flashed, is it the froyo rom or ginger rom? and elaborate further on what did you do when this happens it might give other people here some more understanding on how to help you. If your your phone won't power at all and the soft bottons won't light up and won't respond with key combos or even a jig you likely had a perma brick as in hard brick.!!......If you are still on warranty no worries just tell them that your phone suddenly dies and that you have no clue what happens to it.
You can also try this if you like read the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020976&page=3

Thanks for your answer!
I flash many of my phones, so, unfortunately, I can't remember what kind of ROM it was! I also try many of those I can find on XDA.
Here's what happens :
Had formatted data,cache, and system. Then, flashed the ROM, and selected "reboot". Just after that, I was making coffee.. So, I came back 5 min after, and the phone was .. dead!
After many, many, many Captivate's ROM flashes (maybe 70 !?), first time it happends!
The phone is no more under warranty, so I can't do anything..
Btw, what is a "jig" ? Heard alot that word but..
And thanks for the thread, but I don't think there's a solution in it!?
I will browse it tomorrow, thanks
Thanks again for help!

JIG youtube video
^ "Btw, what is a "jig" ? Heard alot that word but.."
Here ya go....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0
The jig is usually the last resort for some. That is if holding volume up and volume down then plugging in the usb cable into your phone ( the other end being already plugged into your computer) does not put it into download mode.

zebra363 said:
Thanks for your answer!
I flash many of my phones, so, unfortunately, I can't remember what kind of ROM it was! I also try many of those I can find on XDA.
Here's what happens :
Had formatted data,cache, and system. Then, flashed the ROM, and selected "reboot". Just after that, I was making coffee.. So, I came back 5 min after, and the phone was .. dead!
After many, many, many Captivate's ROM flashes (maybe 70 !?), first time it happends!
The phone is no more under warranty, so I can't do anything..
Btw, what is a "jig" ? Heard alot that word but..
And thanks for the thread, but I don't think there's a solution in it!?
I will browse it tomorrow, thanks
Thanks again for help!
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U can either buy a jig from someone like mobiletechvideos on YouTube or make one urself using resistors (tutorials are scattered around the forum). U plug it into ur micro USB slot and it will put ur phone onto download mode. This works if ur phone is soft bricked and it may not work for u but definitely worth a try
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App

Sounds like you flashed a single bootloader and hard bricked your phone. Either jtag it or buy a new one...

JIG2WIN4LIFE if you can still turn on your phone without a perma black screen anyways

Hi,
I took a look over "JIG" on eBay, and found it for approx. 8 $.
But it says it can be used for ALL cases, at the exception if the screen stays black ! And that's my case..
So, do I have to buy it anyway, or is it really dead?
I don't want to buy another one!
Thank you.

sometimes the jig works, if you take out battery, DO NOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS, put in jig. worked for me.
BUT your phone is under 1 year old. it has a warranty. if it happens to get broken in a way that they cant tell, and can never read the phone again... you get a [email protected]!!!
think speaker magnet or
2 seconds in the microwave 1 or 2 times MAX.. dont want phisical dammage! and there is plenty of electronic parts to get messed up very easy this way

TRusselo said:
sometimes the jig works, if you take out battery, DO NOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS, put in jig. worked for me.
BUT your phone is under 1 year old. it has a warranty. if it happens to get broken in a way that they cant tell, and can never read the phone again... you get a [email protected]!!!
think speaker magnet or
2 seconds in the microwave 1 or 2 times MAX.. dont want phisical dammage! and there is plenty of electronic parts to get messed up very easy this way
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Wow, nuking it will cover your tracks if they try to access anything on it?

if it is electrically damaged and wont work, they cant access it, and they cant see your tracks...
and my buddy nuked a phone before, to destroy it for fun, there were sparks immediatly. if that happens the phone aint going to work anymore. so do it in very short bursts. you do not want any physical damage.
or wave it in-front of a LARGE magnet to degause it until it doesnt boot anymore.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply, but my phone is no more under warranty..
There was no warranty when I bought it from USA (on eBay), and I'm living in Belgium! So, no way
I will have to try the JIG then.. I suppose it's my last chance

yup jig is your last chance..
now the other day i bricked and the jig wouldnt work either unitl I found a trick that helped my jig work. this worked FOR ME in my situation. not all.
remove battery count to 5 and replace battery
DO NOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS
put in jig. download mode!!!!
if i touched ANY button the jig would not work. worth a shot.
jigs are about 8$ on ebay or can be made with a few resistors for a couple dollars. (or whatever currency you have in Belgium). there are many threads on how to make them in the captivate forums on xda here. just make sure not to touch the resistors with your fingers if you make one. use tape to hold it.!! good luck buddy!

Thanks a lot!
I will buy a JIG on eBay then.. It would be safer!
We are using Euro currency in Belgium . So, a JIG is approximately 6 €.
It's a cheap price for this kind of tool! But by the way, HTC has much more solutions to unbrick their devices..