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[Q] total bricked no switched on anymore

My motorola xoom 3G does not switch on anymore after trying to install rommanager .
it does totaly nothing anymore
charging is ok .
no even a bootscreen .
anyone a idea ?
pwer + vol min => no result
power and everything else => no result
anyone a idea

Does adb see your device?

try holding power and volume up.

Try holding down the vol+power for more than (30 seconds)
Ive heard that has worked with others.

thanks all for your replays
volume + power => device is not responding
volume + power (30sec) => device does not responding
ADB does NOT see my device .
anyone any other idea because i am in europe and dont want to send it back to the US
Can it be the on/off button itself ? someone else the same problem ?

Hi,
same problem here. - I messed with "partition sd card" in recovery mode. Any ideas?

I've sent it back to change for a new one...

I learned this the hard way. There is a bug in clockwork mod 3.0.2.5 that bricks your device if you partition the device using it. I bricked my xoom and had to mail it in too.
So: DO NOT PARTITION THE DEVICE IN CWM 3.0.2.5!

Add me to list, wish that I would read this thread before messing around with CWM. So does Motorola repair or replace the Xoom? Is there any cost to this procedure? I'm waiting for Motorola to ship me the box to ship the Xoom in for repair.

This is exactly what happened to me, anyone know of a fix yet?

wow, this should be stickied here and general.

There is no fix. I am assuming that you formatted/partitioned the nand on the xoom itself. If you did that......you're sol I would assume.
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

I have heard that going into the xoom and disconnect/reconnect battery may work. Anyone else think thats a good idea?

Go buy another Xoom and don't do stupid things to it.

cwizardtx said:
Go buy another Xoom and don't do stupid things to it.
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Really? this guy is a senior member?

cwizardtx said:
Go buy another Xoom and don't do stupid things to it.
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I too would like to get a better understanding to the point of your posting?

Yeah unfortunately that seems to be the case -- SOL
Anything asking to partition, format, etc, is usually a red flag for myself. I remember when it asked me to format my Storage Device when I connected it to my laptop while I had Tiamat on my Xoom. My immediate thought, 'Oh hell no I won't!', was WORSE CASE SCENARIO so I immediately clicked NO and moved on.
Doing stuff to your device is risky business... sometimes its best to let your gut instinct steer you away from certain things Sorry mate and good luck! I'm sure Moto will fix you up

nunyabiziz said:
I too would like to get a better understanding to the point of your posting?
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If after reading my response you still don't understand my point, I welcome private messages where I will be happy to share with you my philosophy.
You assume all risks and responsibility when you decide to remove the factory installed software from your device and install modified 3rd party software. If one of those risks involves bricking your device and rendering it useless then it's your fault and not the manufacturers. Sending one off to be replaced under warranty is akin to theft. THEREFORE: My advice if you do not know what the hell you are doing to the point of bricking your Xoom's is to quit trying to modify them.
With all that said, I feel bad for someone whos ruined a $600 dollar peice of equipment but nobody is forcing you to play with fire.

thejoker3030 said:
Really? this guy is a senior member?
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You will be a senior member too eventually, it's based on the number of posts. Not all "senior members" share your love and interest for rooting and running custom software. I am not against it either however I am against people taking their own risks and then asking someone else to be responsible for them.
I wouldn't modify my cars engine to run corn syrup, fill it with corn syrup, have my car not start and then call them for a warranty repair. Get it?

So you guys don't think I'm a complete hater, I've left a post in the official Motorola forums asking what someone should do if they've bricked their unit and will Motorola repair it under warranty. I'll get back to you with results.

Phone completely Dead

So I lent my brother my nexus s that had cm7 on it. He got into the clockworkmod, went to mounts/storage, and proceeded to format everything (bootloader, boot data, etc. everything in there) he said he thought that would fix the force closes, I figured no biggie, but now I can't even get the phone into download mode and I have no idea what to do, the phone will simply not turn on

wow.... dont even know why he would do that.
rule 1: dont lend people your phone.
and i dont know why you would try and get into download mode, Odin isn't the first thing you want to go to.
1. turn the phone off (if it isnt already)
2. hold volume up + power
... what happens? does bootloader mode pop up?
- plug your phone in your computer's USB
- does the sound for USB plugged in occur?
- does computer detect it?

Can't access fastboot.
Phone sometimes recognizes it and says this device is not recognized and it couldn't install the usb driver, sometimes when i plug it in it does nothing.
Didn't want to lend it to him, had no choice. I told him he should have just fixed the permissions on the phone, but then again he's not exactly android literate.

thats just dumb on his part.. i dont know why he would try and mess with your device. if it has problems, just ask you first.
its probably bricked if you cant access download or bootloader... definitely bricked if the computer is unable to detect it
your only way out of it is to get a replacement

In Device/Drivers of windows under Unspecified there's this:
SEC S5PC110 Test/BD
says drivers are not installed

Anybody out there with a solution?

I think there is more than one driver you can try, though I've never flashed anything in Windows (Linux already comes with the driver ), so I don't know for sure. I think I've seen people mentioned a few drivers before, try search for all the "brick" threads here.

Easiest solution might be to download a Linux live distribution (f.e. ubuntu) and run fastboot from there. No need to install any drivers.

Kicking him in the nuts will probably make you feel better... I don't know if it'll fix your phone though.

jruweaver said:
Kicking him in the nuts will probably make you feel better... I don't know if it'll fix your phone though.
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lmao!!!!!!!!!!

KryPTiCk0d3 said:
lmao!!!!!!!!!!
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While funny, it doesn't help one bit.

I would try the various methods to get into download mode and use Odin to fix it ...you might be screwed tho
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

SphericalPuma said:
While funny, it doesn't help one bit.
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Unfortunately with the state your phone is in it is probably going to be the best advice you get.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000175
any chance that this could help you?

Ddi you ever get your phone sorted ? I'm now in the same situation !

Yes, hit up http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=970 For 50 bucks they'll fix your phone and ship it back to you in no time. They got my phone on a Friday, I got it back on either Monday or Tuesday. Of course they're based in Texas and I'm in STL so it could differ for you, but the point is, they're fast, reliable, and professional.

Thanks for that - I'm based in Ireland but I'll give them a shout and see if we can do business......

Thanks a million for the reference PUMA. Please contact me when you are in need of a brick fix. I fix hundreds of Galaxy S / Samsung / HTC variants and several others in a brick of nearly any scenario. I've devoted a lot of time to providing and almost unseen service to people in need versus parting the phone out or trashing it.

black screen, can't get to download mode

I think I posted this in the wrong forum, I suppose I was a little confused on my phone
I have a US AT&T version of the i727 Skyrocket. I think i accidentally flashed an improper kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369977
I didn't realize I was browsing the wrong forum *sigh*.
Anyway, when I went to reboot after installing the kernel in CWM, I get a black screen. If I hold down both volume buttons and plug in USB, I get nothing. It doesn't seem to put it in download mode. There, it doesn't get recognized in ODIN.
What are my options here? Would a "jig" actually do anything in this case? I can't tell the scenarios it can actually recover from and not.

Hard brick, its done
Jtag or send to samsung

hedpe said:
I think I posted this in the wrong forum, I suppose I was a little confused on my phone
I have a US AT&T version of the i727 Skyrocket. I think i accidentally flashed an improper kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369977
I didn't realize I was browsing the wrong forum *sigh*.
Anyway, when I went to reboot after installing the kernel in CWM, I get a black screen. If I hold down both volume buttons and plug in USB, I get nothing. It doesn't seem to put it in download mode. There, it doesn't get recognized in ODIN.
What are my options here? Would a "jig" actually do anything in this case? I can't tell the scenarios it can actually recover from and not.
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If it does absolutely nothing, i'd say you bricked it which is quite possible if you flashed something for another phone. I don't think a jig will do you any good, based on things i've read before. Not 100%. Maybe someone else will give you some better input.

thanks for the replies. I can't get it in to download mode at all, so I'm afraid it's hard bricked.
Are there any guides to doing the jtag repair yourself? I'm pretty tech-savvy and comfortable opening up the phone, etc. I could get my hands on a jtag unit.
I just don't want to keep bricking it and sending it out for another $50. I'd rather have a solution where I can fix it myself.

hedpe said:
thanks for the replies. I can't get it in to download mode at all, so I'm afraid it's hard bricked.
Are there any guides to doing the jtag repair yourself? I'm pretty tech-savvy and comfortable opening up the phone, etc. I could get my hands on a jtag unit.
I just don't want to keep bricking it and sending it out for another $50. I'd rather have a solution where I can fix it myself.
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I don't know any off hand, but why would you keep bricking it?

xcrazydx said:
I don't know any off hand, but why would you keep bricking it?
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I'd hope not to, but on my first try I bricked it. I've never bricked my Nexus S after a ton of crappy kernels. Sigh...
Doesn't look like anyone has figured out a homebrew JTAG solution.

hedpe said:
I'd hope not to, but on my first try I bricked it. I've never bricked my Nexus S after a ton of crappy kernels. Sigh...
Doesn't look like anyone has figured out a homebrew JTAG solution.
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Well, jtag for this phone was just made possible only a month or two ago. There may be a guide somewhere, but I dunno. You flashed something from a completely different phone, any time you do that you are pretty much guaranteed a brick. Just pay attention to what you're doing, man. Read more and flash less.

xcrazydx said:
Well, jtag for this phone was just made possible only a month or two ago. There may be a guide somewhere, but I dunno. You flashed something from a completely different phone, any time you do that you are pretty much guaranteed a brick. Just pay attention to what you're doing, man. Read more and flash less.
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Right, understandable. Lesson learned there.
I can't tell if this is legitimate or not:
http://www.jtagbox.com/2012/03/page/2/

$50 isn't too bad. Obviously doing it yourself, if you could, would be better. I'd be on the safe side though and have mobiletech (i'm assuming you know about them), do it.

[Q] How to fix my non booting transformer?

Hey guys,
So i did something silly. I rooted my galaxy nexus, nothing went wrong and thought "hey, while im at it i should go root my transformer!"
So i booted it unlocked it using the app, booted it into recovery, and flashed cwm to it using fastboot.
Tried to open cwm to actually root it. Wouldnt work. Stupidly thought "hey im going to press delete data, that will fix it".
Now i have a tablet which is stuck on the asus loading screen and wont go past it nor can i seem to get it back into adb mode.
Please tell me i can rescue it somehow? Ive only had it for 3 weeks!
Any help would be appreciated, and i apologize if this has been posted elsewhere. Im just freaking out its going to burn itself out before i can fix it.

cheese510 said:
Hey guys,
So i did something silly. I rooted my galaxy nexus, nothing went wrong and thought "hey, while im at it i should go root my transformer!"
So i booted it unlocked it using the app, booted it into recovery, and flashed cwm to it using fastboot.
Tried to open cwm to actually root it. Wouldnt work. Stupidly thought "hey im going to press delete data, that will fix it".
Now i have a tablet which is stuck on the asus loading screen and wont go past it nor can i seem to get it back into adb mode.
Please tell me i can rescue it somehow? Ive only had it for 3 weeks!
Any help would be appreciated, and i apologize if this has been posted elsewhere. Im just freaking out its going to burn itself out before i can fix it.
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Lots of people have run into this problem. You would've found out had you searched with some key terms. If you "wipe data" from the recovery screen, chances are slim that you'll be able to restore your unit. However, do not despair. Given the mysterious ways this thing works, try this LINK to see if it helps. Some have done what you did but were able to recover, others couldn't. Good luck and remember whatever happens, it ain't the end of the world.

graphdarnell said:
Lots of people have run into this problem. If you "wipe data" from the recovery screen, chances are slim that you'll be able to restore your unit. However, given the mysterious ways this thing works, try this LINK to see if it helps. Some have done what you did but were able to recover, others couldn't. Good luck.
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Dont tell me that I cant afford to buy another one. Best i could do is try and sell the dock and make a huge loss. Thanks for the link though - trying to get into apx mode now..

Not to mention the blasted thing keeps automatically rebooting itself.
OH HEY APX MODE!
Now what do i do??

Alright pretty sure its screwed beyong my repair. Think asus will fix it if i take it to them? for a fee ofcourse.

cheese510 said:
Alright pretty sure its screwed beyong my repair. Think asus will fix it if i take it to them? for a fee ofcourse.
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They will fix it for a fee undoubtedly. Whether you can afford it is another question. It's weird they should provide the app. which if used would void the warranty. What kind of double-bind is that? You should inquire with them first and find out how much. Once ascertained, you should look around to see if you can get a motherboard for less. It would be different if your device doesn't work at all. I'm not telling you to do anything; I'm just wondering aloud how ironic this is where a completely dead tablet is worth more than a repairable one, 'cause if they can't see a thing on the screen, then they can't see a thing. And no-see tells nothing - no-thing voids nothing.

graphdarnell said:
They will fix it for a fee undoubtedly. Whether you can afford it is another question. It's weird they should provide the app. which if used would void the warranty. What kind of double-bind is that? You should inquire with them first and find out how much. Once ascertained, you should look around to see if you can get a motherboard for less. It would be different if your device doesn't work at all. I'm not telling you to do anything; I'm just wondering aloud how ironic this is where a completely dead tablet is worth more than a repairable one, 'cause if they can't see a thing on the screen, then they can't see a thing. And no-see tells nothing - no-thing voids nothing.
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I like the way you think! It is kind of a joke that using their app voids warranty, but hey, i did press i accept.
I shall see how much it is. If i replace the motherboard is it liable to work straight away and is it a hard job?
Im sure they have a generator and all they do is enable apx mode and fix it like that. Wish it was a flat fee of under $100 because if so i would be on that in a flash..

Hey cheese,
I dont know if it helps, but I also was stuck on the asus screen and adb didnt worked.
I wrote a small story how I managed to bring my tf back to life.
I was out of hope and was willing to try everything before sending it back to Asus so I tried this.
Dont know if it helps, but I know your situation and if nothing works Asus will repair it for a fee...
Good luck! :fingers-crossed:
p.s. one thing which you always have to concern about is making sure to have the correct bootloader (jb/ ics).

graphdarnell said:
They will fix it for a fee undoubtedly. Whether you can afford it is another question. It's weird they should provide the app. which if used would void the warranty.
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its not an app that if used void the warranty, its an app that _CERTIFY_ that you chosed, knowing what it entail, to broke the software "warranty seal".
and the warranty cover only construction defects, it wont ever cover damages thaty you cause by yourself.
why they shoud spend money (as paying the tecnincian costs asus) to fix your errors?

cheese510 said:
I like the way you think! It is kind of a joke that using their app voids warranty, but hey, i did press i accept.
I shall see how much it is. If i replace the motherboard is it liable to work straight away and is it a hard job?
Im sure they have a generator and all they do is enable apx mode and fix it like that. Wish it was a flat fee of under $100 because if so i would be on that in a flash..
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Replacing the MB with a working one is not very hard, and will get it up and running right away. Just follow some of the hardware guides around.
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its not an app that if used void the warranty, its an app that _CERTIFY_ that you chosed, knowing what it entail, to broke the software "warranty seal".
and the warranty cover only construction defects, it wont ever cover damages thaty you cause by yourself.
why they shoud spend money (as paying the tecnincian costs asus) to fix your errors?
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Heheh. This is not the place for this, otherwise i don't think you're gonna win in light of the existing body of consumer law and the reason therefor. Just think of this: what are Asus's interest and motive in releasing such app.? Why did they do it? You want to be law-abiding, that's your prerogative. I'd like to right what's wrong, legal or not, like "too big to fail" crap or corporate shamelessness. You live in a place with no public transportation. They sell you a Pinto-like car that's liable to blow up in your face when you use their special gas not sold anywhere else. But they are clever enough not to disclose that hazard when you buy it. Then they make you sign a disclaimer that you know the risk and assume it AFTER you already bought the car! The warranty should follow conceivable uses of the merchandise. It's the standardized cost of doing business. Especially when they provide the gas that you put in the car's tank. What did you alter or modify on your own that "breaks the warranty seal"? You see the point...

graphdarnell said:
Replacing the MB with a working one is not very hard, and will get it up and running right away. Just follow some of the hardware guides around.
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Alright anyone know where i can find one of these? Or should i just try and snag a "broken" transformer and salvage the board? A quick look on ebay revealed nothing.

graphdarnell said:
Heheh. This is not the place for this, otherwise i don't think you're gonna win in light of the existing body of consumer law and the reason therefor. Just think of this: what are Asus's interest and motive in releasing such app.? Why did they do it?
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have you ever seen on the back of any item an adhesive seal that cover a screw that says "warranty void if broken"?
exactly the same.
you can broke it and do wathever you want, its your choice, but dont ask them to fix it for you if you screw up with your modifications, that's not covered by warranty.
btw if you unlock your tf300 and then discover an hardware defect you're still covered by warranty, asus dont want to screw you up, just dont want to pay for your mess.

cheese510 said:
Alright anyone know where i can find one of these? Or should i just try and snag a "broken" transformer and salvage the board? A quick look on ebay revealed nothing.
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If you can manage to get fastboot to work at at all, I can save you the trouble of doing any messy hardware replacements. Download the most recent update from asus' website. Unzip the package and pull out the blob file . Run this command where "blob" is the name of the blob file fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system blob You need fastboot installed on your computer of course. Now if you want to can flash TWRP or whatever, or just use your tab as is.
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NixZero said:
have you ever seen on the back of any item an adhesive seal that cover a screw that says "warranty void if broken"?
exactly the same.
you can broke it and do wathever you want, its your choice, but dont ask them to fix it for you if you screw up with your modifications, that's not covered by warranty.
btw if you unlock your tf300 and then discover an hardware defect you're still covered by warranty, asus dont want to screw you up, just dont want to pay for your mess.
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While the fact of the matter is warranties do only cover manufacturing defects, this isn't a thread for this type of discussion. This guys is asking for help not a f*cking debate where you like to play lawyer on developer forums.

Spark1223 said:
If you can manage to get fastboot to work at at all, I can save you the trouble of doing any messy hardware replacements. Download the most recent update from asus' website. Unzip the package and pull out the blob file . Run this command where "blob" is the name of the blob file fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system blob You need fastboot installed on your computer of course. Now if you want to can flash TWRP or whatever, or just use your tab as is.
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I dont think i can get it to work since all i manage to see on the screen is the asus logo and it freezes. It has the wrong recovery on it now so i think fastboot is out the window. Im assuming the wipe data button wipes recovery too?
The only mode ive managed to get it in is apx mode and thats useless to me.
Thanks for your help though.

cheese510 said:
I dont think i can get it to work since all i manage to see on the screen is the asus logo and it freezes. It has the wrong recovery on it now so i think fastboot is out the window. Im assuming the wipe data button wipes recovery too?
The only mode ive managed to get it in is apx mode and thats useless to me.
Thanks for your help though.
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Fastboot and recovery are too totally different things. Even if recovery is totally botched you can still use fastboot. Its on the same screen where you wipe data. If you can still get to that, you're still fine. http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q794/shiznoroe88/TF700T ROOTING/fastboot_1_zps39542550.jpg
Looks like that. With the unit completely off Hold down the volume down button and then press power button. Select the USB icon, and connect to PC, that's called Fastboot.

Spark1223 said:
If you can manage to get fastboot to work at at all, I can save you the trouble of doing any messy hardware replacements. Download the most recent update from asus' website. Unzip the package and pull out the blob file . Run this command where "blob" is the name of the blob file fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system blob You need fastboot installed on your computer of course. Now if you want to can flash TWRP or whatever, or just use your tab as is.
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So I'm in a similar situation to this gentleman. My tab, boots to the Asus Logo where in the corner it tells me The Device is UnLocked. I know how to access fastboot and recovery, I tried what you instructed, however it still only boots to the same screen.
My problem was I stupidly didn't follow the proper instructions to flashing the new Cyanogenmod 10.1 where it says I had to have the new JB bootloader, which I am guessing I do not have. So before I flashed it I made a nandroid of my old system, tried to restore and it won't boot back into the old system. So I wiped data, cache, davlik. Nothing, it won't boot past the Asus screen.
So right now, I've just downloaded a stock rooted rom of the latest asus rom. I am going to try to flash that from fastboot if I can. Any other suggestions I'm open to.

I had a problem getting my PC to recognize and fastboot my tab too. What worked for me is to plug tab into PC while off. Start adb then turn on tab, as soon as I turned on tab then I repeatedly try to see if adb recognized tab while it was powering up. After a few tries it worked. It was like it had to check at just the right moment to catch the tab. Hope this helps, good luck
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Boot loop/Charging loop samsung galaxy 2 7.0 p3113.

Hi I'm having trouble with my tablet.
1. No I cannot do the downloading mode because my tablet keeps switching on and off too quickly before I can even try.
2. I tried going on recovery mode but the blue logo doesn't appear because my tablet switches off too quickly...
3. I don't have the money right now to buy another tablet so please don't go spouted that bullsh*t to me because I'm pissed as it is.
4. I can't even charge my tablet because it's doing this turning on and off...it shows the charging icon then it goes on and off on and off....
I didn't do anything wrong, so don't go saying that sh*t either.
Please help me on this, I'm so very frustrated...

I already got it fixed...wow this site sucks.

Firstlady90372 said:
I already got it fixed...wow this site sucks.
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It would be nice if you described how you fixed it in case anyone else has the same problem.
Also please keep in mind that everyone here is trying to help. Not getting an answer means that either nobody knows the answer or you didnt explain with enough details your issue, so there is no need for insults.

john99ap said:
It would be nice if you described how you fixed it in case anyone else has the same problem.
Also please keep in mind that everyone here is trying to help. Not getting an answer means that either nobody knows the answer or you didnt explain with enough details your issue, so there is no need for insults.
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Take off the cover then put it back on. That's how I fixed it.