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Brand New G1 Bricked ! Help

I just bought a brand new T-Mobile G1 Black from Craigslist for someone in my family. While i was rooting the phone i decided to use Haykuro SPL. As soon i rebooted the phone it bricked on me and now i am pretty much freaking out.
Does Someone Knows How To Fix It ? And do you think HTC will take it back even tho i didnt bought from T-Mobile and dont even have the receipt ?!
Please guys help me.

did you bother checking which board the phone was using? pvt or dvt? did you know some people were having issues with the new spl? and how is it bricked? won't boot? stuck at g1 screen and can't enter recovery\bootloader?

try theses instuctions and tell me if they work make sure you pull the battery before holding power and home if it get you to the recovery screen you should be good. also try it with power camera
1. pulled sd card out put it in a sdcard reader and loaded the enginering bootloader
2. took battery out
3. put sd card back into g1
4. held power + home
5. while still holding power + home slid battery back in
6. when recovery showed up hit alt+w and alt+s
7. popped sdcard back out and and loaded my favorite rom version
8. put sd card back in
9. held power + home and flashed the rom and all came alive

First off, no, HTC will not take it back (maybe if you pack 200 dollars or so with it the will). What do you mean "bricked"? Can you still get into the bootloader or not? If you can't, then sorry, it is bricked for good (atleast as far as we at XDA know)

yeah unfortunately i cant make it to the bootloader...it stays on the T-Mobile G1 sign...

davil124 said:
yeah unfortunately i cant make it to the bootloader...it stays on the T-Mobile G1 sign...
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The SPL loads before the G1 logo. Are you pressing back+power?

Why o people why do you not read the threads on this before you do anything. Geez. Do you not study and take precautions before you do anything?? Your most DEF screwed. If you cant get into any of the bootloader, then its bricked and no one has found a way to fix it "yet"( hopeing someone does). Please for the love of God. READ READ READ.

@futango, because people are dumb and get excited before reading, making their 2-300 dollar phone a 2-300 dollar brick. Its cool, if you saw how disastrous this forum was you would see how many topics there are on this issue, and you wouldn't have this problem. Hard lesson learned but oh well, have to deal with it until someone finds a fix, to which there isnt one now. Too bad. Next time you'll read hu? Reading is easier than spending that hard earned money....unbelieveable.
Reported.

Davil124, its seems like people are bickering again instead of trying to help you. lol.
Like what jashu said, after flashing the haykuro SPL, try holding BACK + POWER, to enter recovery mode. When in recovery mode, remove your memory card (place it in a card reader), and delete the update.zip that contains the haykuro SPL. Proceed to copy the update.zip that contains a hacked ROM (JF1.5, ADP1.5H, etc.) to your memory card. Then flash the ROM - update.zip by pressing ALT + S. This must be done after updating to the haykuro SPL (almost everyone forgets to do this, and end up looping.) Then just let it boot up (it may take a few minutes, so don't panic and pull the battery, just let it load.)

andonnguyen said:
Davil124, its seems like people are bickering again instead of trying to help you. lol.
Like what jashu said, after flashing the haykuro SPL, try holding BACK + POWER, to enter recovery mode. When in recovery mode, remove your memory card (place it in a card reader), and delete the update.zip that contains the haykuro SPL. Proceed to copy the update.zip that contains a hacked ROM (JF1.5, ADP1.5H, etc.) to your memory card. Then flash the ROM - update.zip by pressing ALT + S. This must be done after updating to the haykuro SPL (almost everyone forgets to do this, and end up looping.) Then just let it boot up (it may take a few minutes, so don't panic and pull the battery, just let it load.)
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davil124 thats what ur sopposed to do.. i recall there's other threads on here that talks about bricked phones. im not gettin on u, people just need to understand.. if u have problems find the right thread to put ur post up.. someone will answer ur question

futango said:
Please for the love of God. READ READ READ.
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Futango is right though. If you are going to jump into a hack without reading, you get what you deserve and you deserve what you get.
EVERYTHING ON THIS FORUM IS POTENTIALLY PHONE BRICKING.
Once you fully realize that, then you will think twice about flashing whatever update.zip someone casually posts on here.
p.s. can everyone stop treating Haykuro like some kind of god? He got a hold of some HTC pre-release builds and posted em on here. That's it.

jashsu said:
Futango is right though. If you are going to jump into a hack without reading, you get what you deserve and you deserve what you get.
EVERYTHING ON THIS FORUM IS POTENTIALLY PHONE BRICKING.
Once you fully realize that, then you will think twice about flashing whatever update.zip someone casually posts on here.
p.s. can everyone stop treating Haykuro like some kind of god? He got a hold of some HTC pre-release builds and posted em on here. That's it.
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Jashsu you sound really jealous. lol jk. But I do agree with you. First jesusfreke was god, now haykuro. Isn't that blasphemy? lol.
But hopefully people will begin to realize the risks involved with flashing custom firmware. I've seriously looped at least 12 times (bad md5 checksums, faulty memory card, u name it lol), wiped over 100 times, but thankfully found solutions to every problem I've faced, but that was because I did my research before jumping the gun. I'm fully aware of all the risks involved, so all I can say to everyone is, proceed with caution.

andonnguyen said:
Jashsu you sound really jealous. lol jk. But I do agree with you. First jesusfreke was god, now haykuro. Isn't that blasphemy? lol.
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I'm not jealous about having bricked about a dozen phones, i'll tell ya that
People should be approaching updaters with a serious heaping of caution, especially for something like the SPL. I won't blame Haykuro for not having fully tested the SPL before releasing it, but honestly he probably should have put up more than just a link and a wink (like I dunno some huge warnings and disclaimers). And for sure those links should have been pulled the moment that news of bricks came in. Just my two cents...

Well this sucks to hear man. Loosing a G1 is never fun...But the recent threads about the new SPL made it clear that it was only designed for the PVT. And from the looks of it, you probably have a DVT or some other derivative.
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I'm not jealous about having bricked about a dozen phones, i'll tell ya that
People should be approaching updaters with a serious heaping of caution, especially for something like the SPL. I won't blame Haykuro for not having fully tested the SPL before releasing it, but honestly he probably should have put up more than just a link and a wink (like I dunno some huge warnings and disclaimers). And for sure those links should have been pulled the moment that news of bricks came in. Just my two cents...
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Haykuro is not to blame for anything. He also shouldn't have put up more info because....he can't. All of this is pretty much undocumented. It's all trial and error. If it wasn't for people like Haykuro, Dude, or JF...etc. We wouldn't have any of these new updates to our phones.

OP you should of read this first before attempting to use the new SPL.
READ THIS FIRST if you are flashing Haykuros new SPL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=516433&page=10

Bavilo said:
Haykuro is not to blame for anything. He also shouldn't have put up more info because....he can't. All of this is pretty much undocumented. It's all trial and error. If it wasn't for people like Haykuro, Dude, or JF...etc. We wouldn't have any of these new updates to our phones.
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Let's imagine for a second that there was a room full of really thirsty kids. I walk in with an unmarked bottle of a strange looking liquid. I can't describe it because I myself don't know much about it. Would you say it would be irresponsible on my part to just leave it there with those kids who don't know any better? More to the point, would you blame me if one of those kids got sick after drinking it?
In a more perfect world, everyone would do a lot of prior research, understand the risks associated with experimental hacks, and fully accept the consequences of bricked devices. Unfortunately this is not a perfect world.

alright a appreciate some of you for been nice and try to help (that was the point for me writting this at first). And for the ones been rude and trying to act all smart ! F&@$ Off ! alright ? i need help and i learned from my mistakes. If you think i acted not rational or smart, you dont have to say anything. Just stay quite and move on and help others that need more help in the forum. Just dont come and start saying stuff that are not helping at all, and for the record i did not blame nobody for the mistake I made. I personally got a G1 running the SPL just fine, and i just didnt know that there were 2 different boards running on the G1's. So please stay away if you are not going to say anything positive, and try to help. thank you.

that sucks
Cant we all just get along

Two months agoi tried updating my phone. I did a reboot after loading a update.zip file from my sd card and my G1 didnt turn on at all. No g1 screen or any kind of response.
And now my G1 is bricked.
My question is do you think they will exchange it for me still? What should I say happened?

Alright this is enough. I think instead of treating users with bricked phones as noobs and lecturing them about being careful, we get to the point and try and help.
First off, we have a whole thread dedicated to the bricked phones now. One member is working on schematics to build an actual USB wire for a force install of a SPL to possibly repair the bricked phone issues. Right now, the plans are done, so we will see if he is able to construct the cable. However, the schematics are already uploaded, so maybe you should give a shot at it. look for the G1 brick technical think thank thread.

Bricked one phone.. Got replacement. Need Help

Okay so I had a G2x and tried rooting it and I think i did something wrong. With all these instructions ramble on about one thing and another hard for me to really understand all the correct steps.
So can I please have someone give me a hand with this? As in a step by step process of everything? This is my second G2X brand new from T-Mobile has the Gingerbread 2.3.3. So if anyone can actually tell me step by step and what files I am going to need so I don't brick this one because 300USD is getting expensive.

u payed for ur replacement? lol
use the one click flash nvidia tool, to flash the clockworkmod, you dont evne have to root it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG08Uc8pQT0

yeah I had to pay for a second one. GRRR T-Mo actually checks their phones with sprint if I bricked or something just dip it in water and send it in. They would never check to see if you rooted it. So anyways do I install Clockwork or only do the steps in the video with the nv flasher?
And whats the best rom? I really like the looks of MIUI sorta looks like my wifes iPhone.

i think you screwed yourself on this one... this phone is like virtually unbrickable, nvflash should be able to bring you out of any soft bricks you might run into and ive run into a fair share of them and never had a problem...
i would recommend you sift though the development section and read all of the tutorials and have a very good understanding of what you are doing instead of having someone spoonfeed you everything when you really dont know what you are doing... (im a high school math teacher and cannot stand it when students are just spoonfed information because in the end they really dont understand what they are doing)
start here though http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847

Yeah, what he said. maybe you shouldn't be messing with your phone if you don't understand the implications.

JHaste said:
(im a high school math teacher and cannot stand it when students are just spoonfed information because in the end they really dont understand what they are doing)
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Best thing I've ever read. It helps shine a light on why so many people almost daily are asking for help on how to do something when this forum is riddled with tutorials. I personally stopped helping months ago with any questions on how to root or flash or just anything that there are tutorials for. It just gets crazy redundant.
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Beekersguy said:
Yeah, what he said. maybe you shouldn't be messing with your phone if you don't understand the implications.
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JHaste said:
(im a high school math teacher and cannot stand it when students are just spoonfed information because in the end they really dont understand what they are doing)
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guitarist5122 said:
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Best thing I've ever read. It helps shine a light on why so many people almost daily are asking for help on how to do something when this forum is riddled with tutorials. I personally stopped helping months ago with any questions on how to root or flash or just anything that there are tutorials for. It just gets crazy redundant.
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Then why even post in here? Don't be a ****. Even more frustrating than people who can't use a search feature are people too uptight and high-strung to help someone. Yeah, maybe the OP could have found the answer himself. But he's obviously been following a tutorial (likely in this very forum) that's not working for him (hence his replacement phone). The guy just needs two seconds of help from someone. In the amount of time it took me to copy/paste the following links, I could have torn him a new one thirty times over. But I'm not a ****. So, if you absolutely HAVE to post here, at least make it constructive. Incessant *****ing does no good for anyone.
To the OP:
Firstly, you'll need to flash CWM. This is super simple, given you're on a PC. If you're on Mac, things will get tricky (i.e. virtual Linux environment, headaches, etc).
Next, you can find an easy to follow rooting method here. It even has an unroot .zip option given you have to send your phone in again (will save you another $300 ).
And of course, you can PM me if you need any help. If these are the steps you have already followed, here's a YouTube video with some visuals. When I'm stuck on something, that usually helps me a lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CEjInNY5Y0
Good luck!

Uhhhh... i really dont understand how i was being a ****... I simply stated that he should have a holistic understanding of what hes doing before he starts tinkering because the figure it out as you go method can lead to a 300 dollar paper weight. Not to mention I pointed him in the right direction to start....
All I did was give a bit of advice that I felt was in his best interest and then sent him on his way...
If you think what I originally posted was flaming then you clearly have never seen me tear somebody a new one lol

Dont worry man
sent from my Sensation XD

ericalanMICHAEL said:
Then why even post in here? Don't be a ****. Even more frustrating than people who can't use a search feature are people too uptight and high-strung to help someone.
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Cuz I thought what he said was funny and agreed. I didnt realize the average joe had the right to question peoples right to agree and post. Don't get self-righteous on us.
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ericalanMICHAEL said:
Then why even post in here? Don't be a ****. Even more frustrating than people who can't use a search feature are people too uptight and high-strung to help someone. Yeah, maybe the OP could have found the answer himself. But he's obviously been following a tutorial (likely in this very forum) that's not working for him (hence his replacement phone). The guy just needs two seconds of help from someone. In the amount of time it took me to copy/paste the following links, I could have torn him a new one thirty times over. But I'm not a ****. So, if you absolutely HAVE to post here, at least make it constructive. Incessant *****ing does no good for anyone.
To the OP:
Firstly, you'll need to flash CWM. This is super simple, given you're on a PC. If you're on Mac, things will get tricky (i.e. virtual Linux environment, headaches, etc).
Next, you can find an easy to follow rooting method here. It even has an unroot .zip option given you have to send your phone in again (will save you another $300 ).
And of course, you can PM me if you need any help. If these are the steps you have already followed, here's a YouTube video with some visuals. When I'm stuck on something, that usually helps me a lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CEjInNY5Y0
Good luck!
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They are being difficult. What they realize is that the OP has already stated that he's bricked one device because he cannot follow directions. He obviously does not know what he's doing, and has problems following instructions because, as he put it..they go on and on... In the end even if he successfully roots his phone, he may wind up causing himself problems by having access to system files because it's obvious he doesn't really know what he's doing. Everyone shouldn't root. If you cannot follow the simple instructions to root without "bricking" a device, and you cannot follow simple instructions to bring the device back to an operational state, then perhaps rooting is not for you (OP). It just sounds like he is going to cause himself even more problems.

mysterioustko said:
They are being difficult. What they realize is that the OP has already stated that he's bricked one device because he cannot follow directions. He obviously does not know what he's doing, and has problems following instructions because, as he put it..they go on and on... In the end even if he successfully roots his phone, he may wind up causing himself problems by having access to system files because it's obvious he doesn't really know what he's doing. Everyone shouldn't root. If you cannot follow the simple instructions to root without "bricking" a device, and you cannot follow simple instructions to bring the device back to an operational state, then perhaps rooting is not for you (OP). It just sounds like he is going to cause himself even more problems.
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^^this... root access to phones is not a hand out, it has to be earned, and you earn it by educating yourself about your device and its capabilities and by following simple instructions...

sabwjawdjw said:
yeah I had to pay for a second one. GRRR T-Mo actually checks their phones with sprint if I bricked or something just dip it in water and send it in. They would never check to see if you rooted it. So anyways do I install Clockwork or only do the steps in the video with the nv flasher?
And whats the best rom? I really like the looks of MIUI sorta looks like my wifes iPhone.
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I can't believe no one has said this yet.
Most phones have water sensors, so dipping it in water would just void the warranty. Sorry if you were joking. But as many have said, it's pretty easy to flash the phone back to normal so the TMobile doesn't know it's been hacked. Did you ask here first?

I am thankful for all the responses. Sorry if I caused grief and headache to anyone. I was finally able to get my phone rooted giving the information that someone provided to me on here. I sent him a PM to personally thank him.
By all means I should probably be *****ed at if I don't follow instructions very well. I have always considered myself a visual learner. If I don't have hands on and able to see it done, it really complicates things for me. I guess you can call it a disability.
Anyways I have come from a long line to HTC which I can say is way different in rooting then these phones. I root them to begin with to get rid of all the stupid software T-Mobile places in my phone and to normally switch to CM7 which I have found out is giving me problems which I am currently trying to figure out.
So please negative comments and put downs are always accepted it comes with the questions. But I don't want to sound like an ass or anything when I say this because I mean it in the upmost respect to everyone, but isn't this a forum? A community forum?
Someone once had to show you, all I did was ask for the same help. And this whole GSM network ways of doing things is different from my typical Sprint CDMA network that I am used to. Everything was pretty much the same when it came to that.
Again please I AM VERY SORRY truly if I caused any problems. Please don't be upset at me. Thanks.

I don't think anyone is upset with you. We're all here to contribute and help. Have fun with your rooted G2X

sabwjawdjw said:
Okay so I had a G2x and tried rooting it and I think i did something wrong. With all these instructions ramble on about one thing and another hard for me to really understand all the correct steps.
So can I please have someone give me a hand with this? As in a step by step process of everything? This is my second G2X brand new from T-Mobile has the Gingerbread 2.3.3. So if anyone can actually tell me step by step and what files I am going to need so I don't brick this one because 300USD is getting expensive.
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Don't feel bad. I bricked mine upgrading to GB, and I'm still not sure what went wrong. I got it fixed for free by sending it into LG.

sabwjawdjw said:
I am thankful for all the responses. Sorry if I caused grief and headache to anyone. I was finally able to get my phone rooted giving the information that someone provided to me on here. I sent him a PM to personally thank him.
By all means I should probably be *****ed at if I don't follow instructions very well. I have always considered myself a visual learner. If I don't have hands on and able to see it done, it really complicates things for me. I guess you can call it a disability.
Anyways I have come from a long line to HTC which I can say is way different in rooting then these phones. I root them to begin with to get rid of all the stupid software T-Mobile places in my phone and to normally switch to CM7 which I have found out is giving me problems which I am currently trying to figure out.
So please negative comments and put downs are always accepted it comes with the questions. But I don't want to sound like an ass or anything when I say this because I mean it in the upmost respect to everyone, but isn't this a forum? A community forum?
Someone once had to show you, all I did was ask for the same help. And this whole GSM network ways of doing things is different from my typical Sprint CDMA network that I am used to. Everything was pretty much the same when it came to that.
Again please I AM VERY SORRY truly if I caused any problems. Please don't be upset at me. Thanks.
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Do not sweat the whiners. Here is the way I look at it... It is a forum for developers. I can not develop crap, so I try to do my part by being helpful when I can. Everyone here was brand new at one point. Make sure you do your part by reading as much as you can. If you still have questions/issues, send me a PM.

Why does every noob question get followed up with a bunch bullshizz. We were all noobs at one point, I remember when my Huawei ascend scared me. Nothing is worse than bricking your phone and being upset than a bunch of know it all asses being pricks. Is the g2x forum the only one full of d-ckheads? I've never heard so much whining and holier than thou bs. I'm surprised we have any devs, ungrateful bunch of *****es. Wah, nvidia never, wah, everyone else has ics, wah, that noob asked a question, wah, I suck. I love my g2x, it's a typical musclecar, way over powered and finicky as hell. The g2x is not a beginners device, this is for big boys and girls. I wonder what the whiners would do if they owned a ferrari? Newsflash, they break down, a lot! I remember when xda was where you went for help and support, now I come here to be entertained by the ignorance of the know it alls. Go ahead, blast me, I'm a writer for an Android website and I'll make it painful. OK, then, how bout all these new roms and updates? It's like the g2x is reborn. Hey, wait a minute, I thought the g2x was a useless, unsupported piece of ka ka? Frickin morons!
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Well first I am glad you were able to fix the phone however I understand knowledgeable people get frustrated because this phone is simple to root. With a phone that has been out this long there is no reason anyone can not find out what to do on there own.
There are so many YouTube videos and forums like this. You are not the second person to too your phone or to brick it so why create a new post looking for help when you can simply Google it. I know your lazy and expect someone else to do your work for you.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...9l19l0l3l3l0l1535l5020l1.0.3.0.2.2.1.0.1l10l0
See plenty of info on the subject I am sure one of these other people have been helped.
This is why devs are tired of these questions they have been answered over and over. You may find this mean to say but you most likely found this forum by using Google so use it to fix your phone. Stop wasting peoples time by being lazy and use your head.
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The problem is this. Ppl dont know how to research their issue. Also ppl in our generation cant seem to follow directions worth ****. I was the same way. I learned on my g1. Rooted it successful and then bricked my friends. Over the years ive learned alot about computers/phone/cdma flashing. Playing with the big boys. You develop problem solving skills that you can apply outside of this. It truly makes you smarter. So yea. Maybe we are know it all asses.
sent from an HTC sensation on CM7 alpha #10

You are your own worst enemy...

Not much point to this other than me just coming to a slow realization, I don't know why it took me this long but I've finally realized most of the problems I read about are caused by people NOT reading and the problems never really should have happened in the first place.
Perfect example is the new firmware, I've lost count of how many people have posted issues with it even though they aren't superCID and don't even know what that means. Or people not taking the time to research some key vocabulary words, like the difference between a radio and an ruu.
I just don't understand why somebody would spend the money to buy a relatively expensive phone like the sensation and then not take the time to research and read thoroughly before attempting something that could potentially brick their brand new toy??
Ahhh, forget it, maybe I'm just cranky...

kingston73 said:
Not much point to this other than me just coming to a slow realization, I don't know why it took me this long but I've finally realized most of the problems I read about are caused by people NOT reading and the problems never really should have happened in the first place.
Perfect example is the new firmware, I've lost count of how many people have posted issues with it even though they aren't superCID and don't even know what that means. Or people not taking the time to research some key vocabulary words, like the difference between a radio and an ruu.
I just don't understand why somebody would spend the money to buy a relatively expensive phone like the sensation and then not take the time to research and read thoroughly before attempting something that could potentially brick their brand new toy??
Ahhh, forget it, maybe I'm just cranky...
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yep man...it is very boring to say thousand of time the same thing! well but no one can change it...unfortunately

While this is true, you also have to understand that some threads did not state that you need the latest firmware for the rom to work. I remember flashing a ics rom for the first time and the original thread did not sya I need ton upgrade my firmware

c19932 said:
While this is true, you also have to understand that some threads did not state that you need the latest firmware for the rom to work. I remember flashing a ics rom for the first time and the original thread did not sya I need ton upgrade my firmware
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This is so true. Some of the instructions are missing steps that you need to complete before you even start. And this board is MASSIVE in size, so finding the right info for your device might sometimes be tricky.

its because people are too impatient

Now don't blame the threads "missing steps" or "not saying you need to upgrade." If you're going to flash your phone with experimental software, you need to know what you're doing.

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Now don't blame the threads "missing steps" or "not saying you need to upgrade." If you're going to flash your phone with experimental software, you need to know what you're doing.
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I agree with this. Coz before I did flash my phone I really did intensive research reading everywhere in this section, finding tips though its true not all guide for noobs is really for noobs which you should have common sense on what you exactly need to do. Until recently a lot of guys (we should thank them) really dedicated their time doing the spoon fed procedures but unfortunately there seems still few people having the hardtime to flash FW, ROM Kernel and ended up bricking the phone.

Been that way for a long time, buddy. Never gonna change.
It would be nice if duplicate questions, cases of user error, etc. were deleted. But that would be way too much work.

I don't know who keeps on rating a 1 and tagging threads with useless tags just because he can but whoever you are, you should realize that this is a public forum. If the topic doesn't concern you, move along. I bet that this is the same guy that put a 1 rating on our Sensation on PH thread.
Get a life buddy. You have way too much free time on your hands.

darkmantra said:
I agree with this. Coz before I did flash my phone I really did intensive research reading everywhere in this section, finding tips though its true not all guide for noobs is really for noobs which you should have common sense on what you exactly need to do. Until recently a lot of guys (we should thank them) really dedicated their time doing the spoon fed procedures but unfortunately there seems still few people having the hardtime to flash FW, ROM Kernel and ended up bricking the phone.
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I agree on 70% on what you said, but....
A COMPLETE noob will not be able to know what those "common sense steps" mean. Nor will he know which terms and which threads apply to his process of flashing, nor which information to look for. He will follow the instructions to the letter, get stuck and then get frustrated when people jump on him and tell him he should've known he had to do this and that before starting.
So, of course he will be confused and ask questions on this forum, EVEN IF the information is available in thread #898761, page 46, post #197.
But yes, I agree. Most of the instructions are solid and most of them tell you to go to a specific thread if you don't know what something means. But not all.

Whats the point of this thread? I don't mean to flame or ***** or troll, really. But it's like saying "If wealth in the world would be more evenly distributed, children in africa wouldn't die from famine" and then you'd have 10 others nodding and saying "yeah"
yeah I agree with OP totally, we all know that and we all were faced with retards who can't google up words like "adb push". Even a noob can fire up google and read what this means, just like I did.
But it's the way it is, and you're not the first to complain about it. Still won't change a damn thing because those ppl we're talking about are the ones least likely to read this thread.
I know you said yourself this thread is for venting, but had I opened a thread each time I face-palmed because of stupid ppl then... ah well you get my point
just my 0.5$
cheers!

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Whats the point of this thread? I don't mean to flame or ***** or troll, really. But it's like saying "If wealth in the world would be more evenly distributed, children in africa wouldn't die from famine" and then you'd have 10 others nodding and saying "yeah"
yeah I agree with OP totally, we all know that and we all were faced with retards who can't google up words like "adb push". Even a noob can fire up google and read what this means, just like I did.
But it's the way it is, and you're not the first to complain about it. Still won't change a damn thing because those ppl we're talking about are the ones least likely to read this thread.
I know you said yourself this thread is for venting, but had I opened a thread each time I face-palmed because of stupid ppl then... ah well you get my point
just my 0.5$
cheers!
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Yes the main thing is people should really learn to use the search bar at the top of every page. Its my best friend and has saved me when I got into a boot loop. Also if, for any reason whatsoever, you feel like your about to brick your phone by flashing a rom or a kernel or whatever, DONT DO IT. Plain and simple. DONT DO IT. You shouldn't be rooting if you don't hold the confidence to flash a kernel or rom and know your phone won't brick.
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[Guide] BRICK PHONE RECOVERY

THIS GUIDE IS FOR ANYONE WITH A GALAXY SERIES PHONE WHO BELIEVES THEIR DEVICE IS "BRICKED," IN A NON-WORKING STATE, IN A BOOTLOOP (CAN'T GET PAST SPLASH SCREEN,) OR WITH A STUCK POWER BUTTON
In no way am I a connoisseur of these android devices, but look around on the forum, I couldn't find any guide for anyone with a bricked phone, or at least for my device, so I'm all you've got.
I'll list the steps that I took in order. My device wasn't bricked after all, it was just the power button, and I'll cover that later.
STEP 1: Stay calm. I was pissed when I thought my device was bricked, but you need to be careful, they aren't literal bricks and they can't take too much of a beating. I emphasize on too much because these devices are quite durable, but don't throw yours through the living room wall because it wont turn on for you. If your device is easily repairable and you break it in a rage fit, whose fault is it then? Keep calm and continue with this guide.
STEP 2: MAKE SURE YOUR POWER BUTTON ISN'T STUCK! DO NOT continue past STEP 2 until you've tried everything to make sure its not the power button. IF, and ONLY IF, you've spent about 30 minutes wiggling that little bastard and cleaning it thoroughly can you continue to the next step. If you haven't tried anything yet, then I'll begin. You're gonna start by taking your device, facing the side with the power button downwards, and gently, but not very gently, tapping it on a table, your hand, something to get your power button unstuck. Tap it on something for about 30 second intervals, trying to turn your phone on in between intervals. If you've done this about 10 - 15 times, then let's move on. We're gonna try what fixed my phone. If there's a possibility that it's still the power button being stuck that's keeping your device from booting, it's gonna be the next thing I talk about. Something is in your button. A sticky substance, I should say. You've gotta clean it out thoroughly, and I have two ways that will work.
Method 1: Go purchase yourself a can of keyboard dust-off spray. Stuff comes in handy for a lot of electronic applications, and it fixed my device, so I'm grateful. Anyway, you're gonna take your can of dust-off spray, and spray it towards the power button on your device, trying your best to get most of the spray in the gaps around the button. Do that for 30 second intervals, powering on in between, etc etc. If that hasn't worked, there's two things you can do. Continue with this method further, or move on to method 2. Continuing with Method 1 requires a knowledge of electronics. You're gonna have to open up your device, by removing all the screws showing under the battery cover. IF YOU'VE NEVER OPENED YOUR DEVICE BEFORE, LOOK UP A GUIDE ON YOUTUBE. I can't really show you a visual, so look for a youtube video on how to disassemble your device. Once you have pried open your device, check out the little white button where the power button lays over. Is there anything sticky on or around it? If so, CAREFULLY scrape it off with a needle or a razor blade CAREFULLY. If there isn't anything sticky on it, spray some more of your dust-off into the small white button. Don't worry if it looks like the spray is turning into liquid on contact with your device, the liquid will vaporize almost instantly. After you've sprayed a decent amount into the button's area, take your battery, and hold it in the position it would be in your device, parallel with the rest of your phone, and touching the contacts. Once you're holding the battery securely to the contacts with one hand, take a pen or your fingernail and press the small white button with the other hand. Does it turn on, and if so, does it get past the boot loop? If you've gotten past the boot loop like I did at this step, then congratulations, you've saved a bunch of money on phone insurance! If your device isn't turning on at this step, and it was turning on beforehand, your battery isn't all the way touching the contacts, or you've disconnected a flex cable. Check for both of those things. If its not either, then you've probably broken your device when you opened it, which isn't my fault. If you're still at a boot loop, try some more spraying and repeat the steps. If you've done this a couple times, and it's still boot looping, continue to method 2, or go on to step 3.
Method 2: Open your device how I explained in the last method. Get rubbing alcohol, and a Q-tip or a toothpick. Dip your applicator into the alcohol, and apply generously to the white button where the power button overlays and surrounding areas. Let it air-dry, or blow it all out, then take your battery, and hold it in the position it would be in your device, parallel with the rest of your phone, and touching the contacts. Once you're holding the battery securely to the contacts with one hand, take a pen or your fingernail and press the small white button with the other hand. Does it turn on, and if so, does it get past the boot loop? If it doesn't turn on after this method, and it was turning on prior, check to see if the battery is all the way in, and check if you disconnected any flex cables when you opened your device. If its not those two things, you've probably broken your device when you opened it, good job. If you got past the boot loop. congratz, you never had a bricked device. I made the same misinterpretation. If it's still boot looping, try this method 2 or 3 more times before continuing.
IF NEITHER OF THE TWO METHODS FOR STUCK POWER BUTTON WORKED, YOUR DEVICE IS PROBABLY BRICKED. MOVE ON TO STEP 3.
STEP 3: Step 3 is just about where I bid you ado. You have a bricked device, and I'm quite sorry for your loss. You have a couple of options at this point.
OPTION A: SEE IF YOU CAN GET YOUR DEVICE IN DOWNLOAD MODE. If you can't get it in download mode, then I'm sorry. If you got it in download mode, YOU MIGHT BE SAVED. I couldn't keep mine in download mode for more than 2 seconds. Once she's in download mode, start up Odin, and boot your stock ROM. NOT CYANOGEN, NOT A CUSTOM ROM, get your stock ROM on the phone ASAP. If you can't get this option to work, move on to the next options.
OPTION B: Take your phone to [insert service provider here] and check if she's under warranty. You better hope, since the other options aren't very bright/cheap. If she's not under warranty, or they're gonna charge you over 100 dollars to replace her, then try some other options.
OPTION C: Get the USB dongle. It'll be your lord and savior if it keeps your device in download mode. Purchase one of these either way, they're dirt cheap and useful as hell. Once she's in download mode through the dongle, connect to your PC, start up Odin, and BOOT YOUR STOCK ROM. NO CUSTOM ROMS. Google your device's stock ROM, download and install it. If the dongle did you no good, then go to option D.
OPTION D: JTAG device wipe. That doesn't even sound healthy, does it? Think of it as open heart surgery for your device, but its a lot safer. Go to bricked my phone . com (I can't post links) they will unbrick your device for a short fee, and it'll be good as new. These are just about your only options. I went to multiple phone repair stores and they denied me service based on the fact they thought my phone was bricked, and mine wasn't even bricked. Get it JTAG unbricked, and you're good to go.
If this guide helped you in any way, there's no need to thank me. Thank a good sum of the community for attracting me to this site, as well as not putting up a guide for unbricking SGH-i727, motivating me to do one. If your device was broken due to my guide, not my fault. You're either a noob at electronics, or you opened your device with a hammer and nails. Thank you xda community for everything you've helped me with device-wise, I'm returning the favor.

Or see vincom's stickies in the development forum.
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good post but if you did search you could of found your answer, below is from from the q&a sticky
30) Q. my phone only vibrates, is it hard bricked
A. no, if it has any signs of life its not hardbricked, if you can get it into download mode and install stock firmware, howto HERE , if you cant it might be a sticky power button, read Q#32 and #33
31) Q. will a usb jig unbrick my skyrocket
A. no, only jtag repair will fix a hardbricked phone that has no signs of life, look HERE in the info section for a company
no signs of life(nsol)=hardbricked
32) Q. why does my phone bootloop every few seconds
A. could be a "sticky power button", read the next question and the info section in the 1STOP STICKY
33) Q. how do i test for a stuck "sticky" power button
A. test: remove then reinsert the battery and if the phone turns on by itself and then takes approx 10 sec's to turn off and vibrate then its for sure a power button problem, its stuck, goto the link in the previous answer for a possible fix
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i searched i couldnt find anything on bricked i727s

dannyblunts said:
i searched i couldnt find anything on bricked i727s
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You didn't look too hard.
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dannyblunts said:
i searched i couldnt find anything on bricked i727s
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Lmfao you didn't look at all. Don't bull**** us OK its been discussed umpteen billion freaking times.
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dannyblunts said:
i searched i couldnt find anything on bricked i727s
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All the info's here but I appreciate the time you put in. Popped ur thanks cherry.

I bricked my i727 once it was beyond unbricked it was a paper weight
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intelxtreme said:
I bricked my i727 once it was beyond unbricked it was a paper weight
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Did you confuse yourself? Was it bricked or unbricked?
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EQ2192012 said:
Did you confuse yourself? Was it bricked or unbricked?
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I think it was an unbricked brick with a little bit of bricking on top.
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mtdew said:
Lmfao you didn't look at all. Don't bull**** us OK its been discussed umpteen billion freaking times.
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this ^ is exactly why. there are far too many rude people on here. someone comes on here thinking he/she is out a couple hundred bucks since their phone could be a paper weight and a good sum of people arent helpful at all. i didnt find a guide, im glad you did. now get the stick out of your ass.

dannyblunts said:
this ^ is exactly why. there are far too many rude people on here. someone comes on here thinking he/she is out a couple hundred bucks since their phone could be a paper weight and a good sum of people arent helpful at all. i didnt find a guide, im glad you did. now get the stick out of your ass.
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Learn the forum rules 420 blaze. Your no better then JD by calling him out.
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MrGriffdude said:
Learn the forum rules 420 blaze. Your no better then JD by calling him out.
Sent from my mom's basement.
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+1 also google is your friend. LoL. Or Bing or even Yahoo.

dannyblunts said:
now get the stick out of your ass.
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:laugh:
It's not just one stick and one ass . how many ? wait and count this post's replies and count the thanks for every one of those ,it's like a bootloop..About 3 to 4 already checked in here.

mahanddeem said:
:laugh:
It's not just one stick and one ass . how many ? wait and count this post's replies and count the thanks for every one of those ,it's like a bootloop..About 3 to 4 already checked in here.
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King of the noobs!
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mahanddeem said:
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It's not just one stick and one ass . how many ? wait and count this post's replies and count the thanks for every one of those ,it's like a bootloop..About 3 to 4 already checked in here.
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Just checking in. lol You noob defenders make me laugh. It's got nothing to do with sticks and everything to do with the level of entitlement some people show around here.

hechoen said:
Just checking in. lol You noob defenders make me laugh. It's got nothing to do with sticks and everything to do with the level of entitlement some people show around here.
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first off, everyone was a noob at one point. thats undeniable. and second, im not here to defend noobs. im here to defend every person who comes on here having not the slightest idea what to do with their could-be-bricked device, and they end up getting ripped on for not knowing what to do, or for asking a stupid question. do you honestly think everyone who buys an android knows everything about it down to its core? it literally makes me laugh, the incompetence of some people on here. im not even looking for arguements though, just trying to prove a point, and id like to make that clear to everybody on here.

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first off, everyone was a noob at one point. thats undeniable. and second, im not here to defend noobs. im here to defend every person who comes on here having not the slightest idea what to do with their could-be-bricked device, and they end up getting ripped on for not knowing what to do, or for asking a stupid question. do you honestly think everyone who buys an android knows everything about it down to its core? it literally makes me laugh, the incompetence of some people on here. im not even looking for arguements though, just trying to prove a point, and id like to make that clear to everybody on here.
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The issue being you said the info isn't out there we say otherwise. The guide is not the issue the issue is the level of disregard for the rules in the first place rule number 1 which is search. Had you followed you would have seen you are far from the first to brick nor are you the first to receive answers on the subject. I applaud the effort but again had you followed the rules from the start it never would have been necessary.
Edit: please remove any and all profanities from your posts or I will be forced to report as it is in violation of xda rules.
Edit2: this guide really only covers power button issues so your title is misleading. Also the dongle aka jig does not work for fixing anything on the skyrocket if it puts it in DL mode that means you could do it normally anyway without it. Also if you have access to DL mode its unlikely you will not have access to your recovery partition as such you could just flash a new ROM. Really about 90% of the info is power button stuff the other 10% is either incomplete or incorrect.
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dannyblunts said:
first off, everyone was a noob at one point. thats undeniable. and second, im not here to defend noobs. im here to defend every person who comes on here having not the slightest idea what to do with their could-be-bricked device, and they end up getting ripped on for not knowing what to do, or for asking a stupid question. do you honestly think everyone who buys an android knows everything about it down to its core? it literally makes me laugh, the incompetence of some people on here. im not even looking for arguements though, just trying to prove a point, and id like to make that clear to everybody on here.
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First, that comment you quoted want't directed at you. Second, I can appreciate your wanting to help but this info has been covered a lot. And, no offense, but that so called guide basically says:
Clean your power button. If that doesn't work I can't help you any further.
As far as everyone being a noob at some point you're right. It's how I came here for the first time a little over two years ago. I soft bricked my SGS 4G. I looked around the forums and found all the info I needed to fix it. I never posted a single question asking for help. Then I realized all the other things I could do and started to get involved. I still don't ask for help much. WHY? Because the answers are all already here.

dannyblunts said:
first off, everyone was a noob at one point. thats undeniable. and second, im not here to defend noobs. im here to defend every person who comes on here having not the slightest idea what to do with their could-be-bricked device, and they end up getting ripped on for not knowing what to do, or for asking a stupid question. do you honestly think everyone who buys an android knows everything about it down to its core? it literally makes me laugh, the incompetence of some people on here. im not even looking for arguements though, just trying to prove a point, and id like to make that clear to everybody on here.
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agreed if the answer was hard to find but........the answer was in the sticky above your post

[Q] s-off 3g issue

Hi,
I just bought a one s and read through the forums for root, s-off and so on.
Compared to my EVO 3D and Sensation, s-off seems to be less painfull since there are some convenient exploits around that don't need any hardware actions (as the wire trick or soft brick the device).
But I got a little bit concerned about some posts claiming that after s-off the 3g connectivity got lost,
though reading the threads of the latest/greatest custom roms, there's nothing mentioned.
There's one dedicated thread in dev section, but I found no clear statement on how this is to fix.
Some state, that simply changing rom helps to get 3g back.
Some say it's a radio thing.
One member described a method where memory block is manipulated, but this also didn't work for all.
Till now I s-offed each htc phone I owned immediately, but now I'm getting doubts.
I'd appreciate any feedback on this from you experienced ville users out there.

To save you money, time and grief DONT DO IT.
Surely me and most everyone else is thankful that these guys spend time developing and tinkering but I screwed 2 One S,
that is when those disclaimers kick in, and I also looked, not exhaustively, for a skilled JTAG tech/user, the guy I sent it to
said he couldn't figure it out.
Maybe someone here can; most people that JTAG said that doing it to that phone is hard because it has to be taken apart.
Honestly, S-Off would make sense if its a new device to come in the market, as you have noticed, most ROMs and apps just
disappeared and the latest radio put together by someone in here is a 1.35.XX.XX. Since ROMs are limited, and most developers
dont even bother with this device just leave it alone. If flashing the radios is what you want, try the Aroma radio installer for Sense,
if I remember correctly, I think I flashed a radio while running SlimROM and the radio did not reset after reboot.
P.S. If you decide to do it, before hand, find a JTAG tech that has experience with it and can fix this problem, and post it here, please.
I'm still holding on to it in case I find such a person.

sns00 said:
To save you money, time and grief DONT DO IT.
Surely me and most everyone else is thankful that these guys spend time developing and tinkering but I screwed 2 One S,
that is when those disclaimers kick in, and I also looked, not exhaustively, for a skilled JTAG tech/user, the guy I sent it to
said he couldn't figure it out.
Maybe someone here can; most people that JTAG said that doing it to that phone is hard because it has to be taken apart.
Honestly, S-Off would make sense if its a new device to come in the market, as you have noticed, most ROMs and apps just
disappeared and the latest radio put together by someone in here is a 1.35.XX.XX. Since ROMs are limited, and most developers
dont even bother with this device just leave it alone. If flashing the radios is what you want, try the Aroma radio installer for Sense,
if I remember correctly, I think I flashed a radio while running SlimROM and the radio did not reset after reboot.
P.S. If you decide to do it, before hand, find a JTAG tech that has experience with it and can fix this problem, and post it here, please.
I'm still holding on to it in case I find such a person.
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OP is four month old ...
I never screwed up ANY HTC phone, because they are pretty nice to handle. If the phone fits the prerequisites S-OFF is easy to gain. That users screw their phones by wrong handling is not the dev's fault

Well, good for you:victory:. Since you know so much, why not show everyone else how to properly handle the device?
Did not mentioned methods/names, so I think I did not offended anyone. If software/hardware did not break, there wouldn't
be a disclaimer on the device and on the software.
That the post is 4 months old is irrelevant, we are not the only ones with One S. Next time provide a solution along with criticism.
If this post offended anyone in any way shape or form, complain to a moderator so my post can be erased.
LS.xD said:
OP is four month old ...
I never screwed up ANY HTC phone, because they are pretty nice to handle. If the phone fits the prerequisites S-OFF is easy to gain. That users screw their phones by wrong handling is not the dev's fault
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sns00 said:
Well, good for you:victory:. Since you know so much, why not show everyone else how to properly handle the device?
Did not mentioned methods/names, so I think I did not offended anyone. If software/hardware did not break, there wouldn't
be a disclaimer on the device and on the software.
That the post is 4 months old is irrelevant, we are not the only ones with One S. Next time provide a solution along with criticism.
If this post offended anyone in any way shape or form, complain to a moderator so my post can be erased.
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I'm fine with your post I try to help in any case I can. Since today I "bricked" one Samsung phone by following a incorrect guide from another forum, cost me 40$ to repair the bootloader. But that can happen and its totally okay for me and I won't stop modding phones just because of it. For most users S-OFF works without any problem and grant a lot of benefits. So just because you screwed up two One S you can't tell other members to don't set their phone S-OFF as it will probably brick...

Dude, they will do whatever they want with their devices, regardless of what you , me or anyone say.
And the same way you can speak your piece, I can speak my piece, so do not tell me that I can't say this or that. If you don't like what others have to say, there's a number of things you could do instead of reading what I type.
Just sharing an experience that things can go wrong, as it just happened to you. S-Off'ing a phone is something I wouldn't pontificate to a regular user, because if things don't work out I'm not going to pay for a replacement or repair costs. That mod is a "at your own risk" as most other mods are. Do you realize we are a minority, a big chunk of the world don't even install themes on their devices, millions of locked bootloaders, billions of S-On devices and I had nothing to do with it; what are you going to do about that?
S-On works for me, so far, with my M8 GPe, I don't earn a living working with phones or anything related to it, I don't even know how to make a simple app, so what I post is not the gospel, as I assumed it is implied.
"For MOST users S-OFF works..." I rest my case.
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I'm fine with your post I try to help in any case I can. Since today I "bricked" one Samsung phone by following a incorrect guide from another forum, cost me 40$ to repair the bootloader. But that can happen and its totally okay for me and I won't stop modding phones just because of it. For most users S-OFF works without any problem and grant a lot of benefits. So just because you screwed up two One S you can't tell other members to don't set their phone S-OFF as it will probably brick...
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sns00 said:
"For MOST users S-OFF works..."
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Most off the poeple, who set their HTC One S and other HTC devices S-OFF, still enjoy a working phone after this modification.
Better?
I just got one question left.
After you broke one HTC One S, why you did you risk doing (probably the same thing) again?