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Thank you in advance for any help!
So I flashed my phone (with the newest RomEo ROM) and everything installed correctly. After install phone starts up and I calibrate my stylus. It then proceeds to install some stuff automatically and reboots on its own. Everything is still great. On restart I'm asked for my sim so I turn off the phone, throw the sim in, and then.....NOTHING. Phone will not turn on or respond to anything. Any advice?
Did you hard reset after flashin the rom? (when you got to the calibrate stylus screen)
Damn. Forgot. Any solution?
Im not sure, Ive heard that if you can get to the bootloader screen your ok. I would suggest just trying to flash again.
First, thanks for your input thusfar.
I would try to flash again but the phone is dead. It doesn't turn on at all and it doesn't sync with the computer. Hell, it doesn't even charge. I just bought the phone from AT&T the other day so I guess I'll walk in and tell them it died and see if they give me a new one, unless I can fix this thing tonight.
i dont know if this would be a problem but do you have HARDSPL on it? and maybe you just have a bad battery. Might want to test that first before taking it to the store and them getting it to work and then see the new ROM and void the warranty.
Im new to all of this so I dont know what advice to give. Did you pust in the Roms thread?
Since you have flashed a new Rom your carrier may not give you a refund.
You did flash GSM rom to a GSM phone and not to a CDMA one right?
he flashed the right rom because Romeos does not have a CDMA rom. I just hope he had hard spl. I mean i dont know what would happen if he flashed a rom and did not have hard spl. I dont know if it would even let him flash the new rom with out hard spl. So that is one possible reason i can think or his battery might have just given out. Since he says nothing turns on and it does not charge.
I do have hardSPL. I check and double checked that everything was the right version and everything was compatible. I'm hoping it's the battery but it's so weird if that is the case because I just got the phone a few days ago! Well, I guess I'll roll the dice and take the phone in and try to get a replacement for either the battery or phone.
Thanks for the input everyone.
If is was the battery, though, shouldn't the phone still boot up when it is connected to the power, even if the battery is dead? If you take the battery out of your phone and connect it to the power, does it still startup?
Nevermind. I took the sim out (again -- for the 10th time) and played with the battery prongs and, thank god, it worked. Thanks one last time for all the input and concern.
awesome! glad to hear it was just a battery problem
I was carrying my phone and i dropped it, and now it won't turn on. Well i plug it to my computer and then i pressed the on button and it turns on but it gets to windows screen and reboots and does this over and over. BUT if i unplug it doesnt turn on anymore.
I've flashed it a couple of time but the last time i flashed it was back to the stock alltel rom because I wanted picture messages to come through.
I've reflashed it again and it goes through but when you unplug it. It turns off again.
So, when did you drop it? Like, right after you flashed a gsm rom onto a cdma phone (or vice-versa, not sure what alltel is, though I suspect it's cdma). Is dropping the phone even relevant to the story, or is flashing the cause of the re-boot cycles? You need to be a little more clear. By that, I mean, what did you do immediately before the re-booting started? Flash, or drop?
I suspect you need to go back to the stock rom and you'll be good to go. If dropping is the cause, go back to stock, and if it's still broken, send it in for repairs/warranty/insurance or whatever.
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So, when did you drop it? Like, right after you flashed a gsm rom onto a cdma phone (or vice-versa, not sure what alltel is, though I suspect it's cdma). Is dropping the phone even relevant to the story, or is flashing the cause of the re-boot cycles? You need to be a little more clear. By that, I mean, what did you do immediately before the re-booting started? Flash, or drop?
I suspect you need to go back to the stock rom and you'll be good to go. If dropping is the cause, go back to stock, and if it's still broken, send it in for repairs/warranty/insurance or whatever.
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Yup, Alltel IS CDMA.....
If it works while connected to the computer then you might have broken the battery-phone connection...or who knows. I'd definitely send it back if it is tstill in warranty.
Good luck.
Okay, i flashed it like 6 hours earlier to droping it, no i don't have warranty on it.
so i flashed it with back to the stock rom
then i dropped it 6 hours later and it keeps rebooting only when i have it plugged in but it wont turn on without it being plug.
You haven't answered whether or not you flashed a GSM ROM to your CDMA phone.
Can you see physical damage?
Oh, idk why but i typed something wrong, i've had this rom forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=42741 the alltel one since yesterday, and i dropped it today, After i dropped it put the battery back on but it didn't start up so i pluged it to my comp and it started up so i did hard reset while i had it plugged up to the computer and it didn't fix it.
*NOTE it can only start up (well try to start up but reboots) when i have the cord pluged up as soon as i take it out it wont start at all.*
So, i figured since it will only start up when i have a power source and reboots it might have a booting problem. So i reflashed it with the same rom i posted a link to..
I still have the same problem
Also i have no warranty bought phone from a friend.
*Also no damage just battery poped out when it got dropped*
Morbis0688 said:
Oh, idk why but i typed something wrong, i've had this rom forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=42741 the alltel one since yesterday, and i dropped it today, After i dropped it put the battery back on but it didn't start up so i pluged it to my comp and it started up so i did hard reset while i had it plugged up to the computer and it didn't fix it.
*NOTE it can only start up (well try to start up but reboots) when i have the cord pluged up as soon as i take it out it wont start at all.*
So, i figured since it will only start up when i have a power source and reboots it might have a booting problem. So i reflashed it with the same rom i posted a link to..
I still have the same problem
Also i have no warranty bought phone from a friend.
*Also no damage just battery poped out when it got dropped*
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So before you dropped it it was working fine on the stock Alltel ROM?
If that's the case, its probably physical damage, although the constant restarts would indicate a software issue.
Make sure your battery is getting a good connection.
It may just be a damaged battery.
Yes, it was working fine, I got a spare battery at home so i'm gonna try that, but ya the restarting make me think a software problem cause its getting power really from the computer port.
Ok people let me tell you i love my fuze and i have followed all directions to updating my rom and i had a nice new cooked rom and everything was running fine until one day i go and take my phone off the charger and it turns off as if it had no power from the battery so then i try to turn it back on and still nothing :O "Sad FacE" then after staring at my phone for 20 minutes in complete disbeleive i started being creative starting with a soft reset to a hard reset , also take note when i put my phone back on the charger the light that breathes no longer came on, then i got my phone to boot to hard-spl olinox 1.90 and it said no boot image and sat there so then i turn the phone off and did a rom update thru my hard spl after updating the phone went to reset but only turned off and the only thing i can pull up is hard spl. plz help it would be so so so much appreciated and im not slow at computers so u wont have to explain everything to me i do programming but never cooked a rom or delt with this
Sounds like you may have a hardware problem; maybe there was a power surge or something and part of the phone got fried. Just a guess, but sorry, man. Could it have gotten wet somehow?
I guess the other possibility is that the battery is just completely dead. You can get into bootloader without a battery (pull the battery, plug it in, and you'll see). You can even flash, but you can't boot up. Try cleaning the contacts, and make sure they're contacting the battery electrodes. Now that I think about it more, I bet it's just the battery, or it's related to the battery (maybe the usb port is screwed). If this fails, go buy a cheap battery for the phone and try it out. If that doesn't work, just flash the stock rom and then the stock spl and return it for warranty. All isn't lost.
Thnx
ok thank you for you're reply. the battery is good i can flash rom off my micro sd card with out power source to phone also the phone had dropped about a foot from the ground onto carpet the same time i started having this problem im wondering if somethen is loose idk. im figuren if the phone can boot olinex on its own then it is still working as in the screen has full fuction as far as i know all buttons work, as i was looking into this phone im wondering if the thing that stops ur phone from charging and turning on when its over heating might be damaged. there is no warranty so im tryen to look into this as much as possible
GOOD NEWS
Ok I have no idea what was wrong with my phone but i found a htc service manual and disassembled my phone then put it back together and hoped for the best and press the power button and boom wala it came on to the at&t flash logo and problem solved all help was appreciated and i hope to help other peeps out as well and cooking up some roms eventualy
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Sounds like you may have a hardware problem; maybe there was a power surge or something and part of the phone got fried. Just a guess, but sorry, man. Could it have gotten wet somehow?
I guess the other possibility is that the battery is just completely dead. You can get into bootloader without a battery (pull the battery, plug it in, and you'll see). You can even flash, but you can't boot up. Try cleaning the contacts, and make sure they're contacting the battery electrodes. Now that I think about it more, I bet it's just the battery, or it's related to the battery (maybe the usb port is screwed). If this fails, go buy a cheap battery for the phone and try it out. If that doesn't work, just flash the stock rom and then the stock spl and return it for warranty. All isn't lost.
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You were more help than AT&T i took my phone into the store and told them my problem and they went straight to the idea of a new phone and i kinda got mad and explain to him i dont want your phones i wanna fix mine and he told me it was bricked and i need to take it to a corperate AT&T n the closest one was about 6 hour drive so i left lol so thanks for ur help
That's i had the same prob. once and after a week of frustration, i noticed my reset button was cocked to one side slightly, after jabbing my styles at it a few time presto my POS started worken again
My Captivate still thinks it is charging when I unplug it from the power source??? I can't for the life of me figure this out. Contacted ATT last night and they where going to send a replacement phone and this morning I dropped my phone and cracked the screen So I call ATT and just as I thought they will not take my phone back for the replacement and said if I decided to keep the replacement phone I would be charged around $500!!! So I am going to just return the package to sender. I didn't have insurance so basically I am screwed.
Has anyone had this problem with the phone thinking it is still charging after removing it from the power source??? Could it be the battery??? Because after powering off I have to remove and reinstall the battery to get the phone to come back on. I really don't think it is a software issue with it doing it with 2.1 and 2.2 but I have been wrong before. The phone is NOT rooted.
Has not happened to me.
Also, can you make your thread title more descriptive please? Thanks
Sorry about the thread title, been a very bad day!!
It is fixed now.
Phone was working fine this morning, screen flashed and phone vibrated, I went to unlock it, nothing. Tried to power it on, thinking it had powered off, nothing. No response at all. I had just plugged in a MicroUSB to USB adapter with a USB flash drive plugged in when this happened.
No boot to recovery, no boot to download mode. No charging light when plugged into wall or laptop.
Any help?
If I return it to my local store, and ask for a replacement exchange, what are the chances of them finding out it's rooted? If I can't turn it on, can they?
Caustyk said:
If I return it to my local store, and ask for a replacement exchange, what are the chances of them finding out it's rooted? If I can't turn it on, can they?
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Verizon doesnt give replacement phones in store unless its under 14 days old. You just need to call them and they will next day air a replacement. As for the phone when you plug it in does it show a led light or the battery icon on the screen? Also was the battery extremely low when it went off?
Wasn't aware of that, thanks. This was my first phone to have an issue...
When I plug it in, there is no light. No reaction of any kind. The battery was ~90%, I had taken it off the charger and made a call or two.
P.S. Any chance a USB Jig would be able to get my phone into download mode? Once there, I would have no problem getting to stock and starting from scratch...
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Wasn't aware of that, thanks. This was my first phone to have an issue...
When I plug it in, there is no light. No reaction of any kind. The battery was ~90%, I had taken it off the charger and made a call or two.
P.S. Any chance a USB Jig would be able to get my phone into download mode? Once there, I would have no problem getting to stock and starting from scratch...
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What recovery do you use?
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
TWRP, but I can't get it to boot at all.
does it vibrate?
Last resort would be something called heimdall or something like that. I don't know if it will work but supposedly on older samsung phones it is the ultimate last resort even when odin doesn't work. Just google it and try to find some info.
Doesn't vibrate. Isn't heimdall for Mac?
Just downloaded and ran Heimdall, no recognition of my phone with stock cord or after market cord.
Edit: I guess at this point I just want to make know if there is any way for Verizon to find out my phone is rooted, and the exact process of getting it replaced?
Heimdall wont do anything for you since it connects to the phone the same way odin does, and you still have to be in download mode. If it doesnt vibrate or react in anyway when pluggin it in then its safe to say its dead. You should be safe switching it out as a dead phone with verizon too. You should call them early in the day so the phone will get sent out that day too, if they dont offer to next day air it then tell them you need the phone asap and they will free of charge (you may just need to tell them you need it and you lost all ur data, ect and they will help you out). Sometimes they will say you will receive it in 2-3 days free of charge, which is unacceptable.
Alright, I'm guessing I just ship mine back to them in the same box or...?
Thanks for the help, too.
Caustyk said:
Alright, I'm guessing I just ship mine back to them in the same box or...?
Thanks for the help, too.
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Ya you will get a replacement phone with no back cover, you keep your sim card and back cover. There will be a shipping label for the return shipping which you can either drop off at a fedex or usps location. You have 5 days to return the bad phone from the day you get the replacement. They will explain everything to you on the phone.
Alright, so I'm really nervous about making this call. If I send it in, and they get it working enough to run their tests, and it comes up rooted, I don't have the money to pay for the phone at full retail price. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should do? I know a lot of people brick their phones by misfollowing instructions, or flashing things they shouldn't be, but I did neither of which. The phone just shut down, and won't turn back on.
Sending the phone to a 3rd party service is also not possible for me, at this time.
Edit: Just found this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1981582), which sounds almost exactly like what happened to mine. So I guess my chances should be good of getting a replacement, without any troubles. I tried to find other threads involving people who sent in bricked phone to find their experiences, but I didn't know quite what to search for..