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Bad ROM update: is my Tornado dead?

Greetings... It's been only two days since I've bought my HTC Tornado (T-Mobile SDA). After unlocking it, I tried uploading different ROMs (i-mate SP5m, Cingular 2125, etc), just to find the one that suits me. Anyway, I found this T-Mobile SDA II ROM and without a second thought, I uploaded it to my phone. I didn't realize than this ROM was for the HTC Hurricane. After the "successful" upload, the phone went off! Now it does not boot at all, the battery does not seem to charge, I'm not even able to launch the three-colour bootloader screen (camera button + usb plug).
Can I upload a new ROM? Is there a way to recover my phone?

If the flashing stated it was successful then it should be. Try other fully charged battery.

Thank you for your quick answer. The battery was fully charged when I flashed the phone. Unfortunately, I found out that the "bad" ROM that I uploaded was for the HTC Hurricane phone!!! Is there anything I can do right now? Is it recoverable?

you *might* be able to recover with a SD card image, not sure
just connect your phone to the computer, turn it on, and immediately run a PROPER rom update for it, you might be able to get it back.
i did the same with a tornado rom on a SP3i (typhoon) and managed to get it back after a few tries
good luck

The problem is that I cannot turn my phone on. The phone seems completly dead. Just like having no battery installed (which btw is fully charged). I can't get to the bootloader (RGB) screen. Is it possible to use a SD card image? If I won't be able to update the rom, do you know if the HTC support can do it or should I throw my phone away?

dead is dead!
if the phone is under warranty , it should be no problem to get new one!

I didn't know that Hurricane can stop a Tornado ..well maybe it was just the end, and yes, if it still has warranty, use it.

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NiTroGenious said:
Thank you for your quick answer. The battery was fully charged when I flashed the phone. Unfortunately, I found out that the "bad" ROM that I uploaded was for the HTC Hurricane phone!!! Is there anything I can do right now? Is it recoverable?
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i got the same problem, still don't know how to recover from this problem, if u found some result, plz post an i'll post also what i found

NiTroGenious said:
Greetings... It's been only two days since I've bought my HTC Tornado (T-Mobile SDA). After unlocking it, I tried uploading different ROMs (i-mate SP5m, Cingular 2125, etc), just to find the one that suits me. Anyway, I found this T-Mobile SDA II ROM and without a second thought, I uploaded it to my phone. I didn't realize than this ROM was for the HTC Hurricane. After the "successful" upload, the phone went off! Now it does not boot at all, the battery does not seem to charge, I'm not even able to launch the three-colour bootloader screen (camera button + usb plug).
Can I upload a new ROM? Is there a way to recover my phone?
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i got the exactly same problem still don't know how to recover, if found plz help and post

this is exactly why i get the jitters everytime i flash my phone... i'd rather do a hard reset. i'll only flash ONLY if it comes to it, when it comes to it; and if there's a new rom worth it (like the wm6 rom the geniuses are making here... can't wait 'til the 'alpha' comes out ^_^)

ludatrick said:
i got the exactly same problem still don't know how to recover, if found plz help and post
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Well, there is no recovery!!! Just sale your dead device for spare parts, as I did!

NiTroGenious said:
Well, there is no recovery!!! Just sale your dead device for spare parts, as I did!
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don't take it as a joke, and if i send to HTC?

Who's joking?

If that is the case, you might need to change the corrupted ROM chip, and usually they will change the whole mainboard, which is very expensive, not worth to repair

They asked about 600€ for the repaid, so I bought a new one (380€) and sold the broken one for spare parts.

600 EUROS for repair ? In my country, that is 4200 bucks, enough to buy a brand new O2 XDA FLAME.
A new one for 380 EURO ? You can get HTC Hermes with that amount in my country,
The repair cost in my country will definitely be lower than 100€, why not send it to me via courier, and see how much would HTC repair it here

yeah, sell it for parts and save up for the htc advantage ^_^

~NiTroGenious
Look this: http://www.smartphone-developers.com/
I have spv, but processor is OMAP710. Is for somebody spv (Canary or Tanager) his phone with OMAP5910 processor???
I read here: http://wiki.modaco.com/index.php/HTC_Tanager
OMAP5910 datasheet: http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/omap5910.pdf
Tornado have a 10 pin jtag connector!!!
You can find it possibly the jtag points with this software, http://www.c3a.de/wiki/index.php/JTAG_Finder
and with this hardware: http://www.xilinx.com/support/programr/jtag_cable.pdf
You must find TRST, TDI, TCK, and TRST must pull up VDD with ~200R resistor.
Good luck!

Great info, Dibi. Thanks!!! Although I have sold my "brick" for parts, many unlucky guys will find this information useful to revive their phones.

Kaiser dead after flash

My friend gave me a HTC Kaiser. He tried to upgrade it (i do not kdow details), everything looked fine, the process turned to 100% and he was happy that it will end with success, but that not happened. Kaiser turned off and now is dead, totally dead - i can not get to bootloader, no LED flashes... But he assured me that everything was 100% working before this flash.
What I can do? I totally have no idea. Thank you

he probably flashed it with a rom that wasnt designed for your kaiser post what rom he tried to upgrade with on here and then maybe someone will be able to help.
If it wasnt a kaiser rom, then he has bricked it and all you can do is sell it for spares

I have sent him an email where I ask which ROM it was. What i already know, that it was "upgrade" (as he said, so maybe to 6.1??) from HTC.com.
I hope he will answer asap with details about ROM.

Now he answered, that it was only official upgrade to wm 6.1 from htc.com which is available to download

but was it an official htc device or a rebranded device i.e. o2 stellar? As i am sure that they wont like being flashed with a rom that is not specifically designed for them

It is Htc Kaiser, not a branded version...
I have no clue what's wrong... why it is not working...

Well i Would try getting another battery and see if that makes it spring into life. If not then maybe you should see if your friend is lying about what he actually flashed as i have neve heard of anybody bricking a htc phone with a stock rom.

when I try to recharge it, it goes a little warm (battery) after some time - as is normal on every device. But this doesn't mean anything.
I'll try another battery, as you've said and we'll see...
Or I will try to send it in service... I hope it will not be expensive... i have no idea about prices...
And I hope my friend is not lying...

Dragokazov said:
when I try to recharge it, it goes a little warm (battery) after some time - as is normal on every device. But this doesn't mean anything.
I'll try another battery, as you've said and we'll see...
Or I will try to send it in service... I hope it will not be expensive... i have no idea about prices...
And I hope my friend is not lying...
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I doubt it's the battery, and if your friend says he flashed an official htc rom and now bricked...sounds like he was flashing different roms without hard spl or a rom not designated for kaiser or both and trying to get some easy money from you; official roms don't brick. If you can't even get into bootloader to flash a fix; I'd suggest your friend is a **** for selling you a brick n get your money back

kaalgoosy said:
I doubt it's the battery, and if your friend says he flashed an official htc rom and now bricked...sounds like he was flashing different roms without hard spl or a rom not designated for kaiser or both and trying to get some easy money from you; official roms don't brick. If you can't even get into bootloader to flash a fix; I'd suggest your friend is a **** for selling you a brick n get your money back
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That's bad if he lied me... grr i am stupid that i bought it...
that's bad...

And what about JTAG? What is it and is it applicable to HTC Kaiser/TyTN II?
Thanks

does any one have an idea about JTAG for kaiser

[Q] HELP! I just completely bricked my new SGS I9000 phone.

Sadly, I just bricked my phone.
I tried to do a flash update (forum_xda-developers_com/showthread_php?t=785201; replace _ with .), and it just went off and died.
3 button combo not working.
ADB, Odin and Keis not working.
I've been searching the web for 5 hours for a solution, with no luck...
I just had it for one lousy day!
I bought it abroad and now I have no idea what to do next.
Any ideas?

Buy a new one

names091890 said:
Buy a new one
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That's a real crappy response to a guy who bricked a perfectly good phone. I hope you brick yours so I can tell you to go buy a new one, too.

ajinnola said:
That's a real crappy response to a guy who bricked a perfectly good phone. I hope you brick yours so I can tell you to go buy a new one, too.
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As mean as that sounded its about the only thing left for him to do, and is no reason for you to wish something like that an someone.
This is a community, lets keep it a peaceful one.

Why buy a new one?
I sent it to Samsung in Germany yesterday. Hopefully hey will fix it soon.

I did a similar thing the other week. i called samsug and told them exactly what happened. some french guy asked me what i meant by bricked and i told him i messed upp while installing a cutsom rom. he then asked me what company i was a part of "what kind of customer were you dealing with on the phone?"
after fighting with them for a while I called my even dumber carrier. i fought with them that it was in no way a bettery problem for about ten minutes where i gave up and told them i was following the "take out the battery" instructions. he then told me to go to a bell store and try one of thier test bateries,
to make a long story short they said as long as there is no water or physical damage they will fix the phone for free. apperently in canada they dont have a hacked phone problem

bzemer said:
Sadly, I just bricked my phone.
I tried to do a flash update (forum_xda-developers_com/showthread_php?t=785201; replace _ with .), and it just went off and died.
3 button combo not working.
ADB, Odin and Keis not working.
I've been searching the web for 5 hours for a solution, with no luck...
I just had it for one lousy day!
I bought it abroad and now I have no idea what to do next.
Any ideas?
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if you dont have the MAGIC CABLE, is better to send you phone to The after-sales service of your carier

Mawdo said:
if you dont have the MAGIC CABLE, is better to send you phone to The after-sales service of your carier
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What he said!

i need a good excuse to return this phone help

so yesterday i returned my moto xoom because it was overheating b4 i even rooted it. i got a nexus s and now it is bricked. 2dasy im going to have 2 return it. can any1 help me figureout a good excuse to tell the future shop return people? looks pritty bad i return 2 devices in less then 24 hours
edit: the last thing i did was flash gri74 back to stock. im guessin the bootloader is my issue. soo my phone technically isnt hacked or unlocked. just bricked so they cant see my device was rooted.

sounds like you overcooked the SNS setting it too high?
did you install any custom ROM ?
have you tried flashing it back to stock?
does the phone turns on at all?
make sure the battery is fully charged

AllGamer said:
sounds like you overcooked the SNS setting it too high?
did you install any custom ROM ?
have you tried flashing it back to stock?
does the phone turns on at all?
make sure the battery is fully charged
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i didnt cook anything i dont think
no rom
phone wont turn on or even accept a charge i dont tihnk
wont respond to any commands ro show in adb or fastboot.
and ther batytery was at 90% when this happened.
any1 think of a good excuse

just tell them the phone was very hot when you woke up after leaving it charging overnight
defective phone

AllGamer said:
just tell them the phone was very hot when you woke up after leaving it charging overnight
defective phone
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thx thats exactly what i did. grabbed a htc desire hd instead since nexus s is for the advanced user. i consider myself an advanced user but i had major issues wth the nexus s. even after reflashing gir74 or whatever it was called, i didnt have a working radio. which i tried flashing and resulted in a brick. thx alot 4 the advice. and i hope the nexus users create a noob proof guide 4 this phone as if sum1 with as much expierience with android as me is having issues, i can only imagine whut a complete noob would b thinkin about if he tried rooting. check my htc desire noob proof video guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12813521#post12813521
im quite sure if someone creates a thread like this, people will have less issues with the nexus plus the creator will get lots of thx you's and all around respect from the community. just an idea thou. worked 4 me with my desire as i had like 17 thx u's until march 30th when i created the thread. now im up 100 plus 11,000 views. good luck to you all

there are many fool proof guide for the SNS
there's no possible way to brick this phone

help i have no sound on my infuse!!

I recently bought a Samsung infuse 4g from a lady at work.. she got the phone from At&t and I am on T-Mobile so I bought an unlocking code today. I was so excited that I could finally use my new phone.. when I went to make a call I heard nothing while dialing out and when my husband answered he couldn't hear me talk to him
Almost every time I try to call out the phone will freeze and there is no sound so I did a factory reset and still nothing so i went to Samsung.com the tech support lady had me plug in and unplug headphones then blow air into the hole. This did not work so we did a soft reset (taking out the battery for 30 seconds) and still no sound at all no music no alarm no phone calls. I am so upset that I have payed 150$ for the phone and 30$ for the unlock code... I know the phone worked when my friend was using it a few days ago but I am not 100% if the sound worked when she gave it to me BC she had got the skyrocket and using that.. I saw the phone turn on and receive text messages never would have thought to check and see if the sound worked..am I totally up a creek with no paddle ?. I am confident that the phone still has a warranty but it would not be in my name and I am not sure if it would be voided by unlocking it.... please help me !!!!!!

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I recently bought a Samsung infuse 4g from a lady at work.. she got the phone from At&t and I am on T-Mobile so I bought an unlocking code today. I was so excited that I could finally use my new phone.. when I went to make a call I heard nothing while dialing out and when my husband answered he couldn't hear me talk to him
Almost every time I try to call out the phone will freeze and there is no sound so I did a factory reset and still nothing so i went to Samsung.com the tech support lady had me plug in and unplug headphones then blow air into the hole. This did not work so we did a soft reset (taking out the battery for 30 seconds) and still no sound at all no music no alarm no phone calls. I am so upset that I have payed 150$ for the phone and 30$ for the unlock code... I know the phone worked when my friend was using it a few days ago but I am not 100% if the sound worked when she gave it to me BC she had got the skyrocket and using that.. I saw the phone turn on and receive text messages never would have thought to check and see if the sound worked..am I totally up a creek with no paddle ?. I am confident that the phone still has a warranty but it would not be in my name and I am not sure if it would be voided by unlocking it.... please help me !!!!!!
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ok since you unlock it has to be rooted. so that would void your warranty, but it can be put back to stock if you must replace it, with that have you tried to one click or odin back to stock, that may fix and at the same time get it ready for return if needed. Question are you on stock or custom ROM? BTW way to check i warranty is good, reg it via samsung website it will tell you there, I reg all my sammy products for that reason.
here is all the tools needed to get back to stock and custom ROMs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25111013&postcount=1

bigjoe2675 said:
ok since you unlock it has to be rooted. so that would void your warranty, but it can be put back to stock if you must replace it, with that have you tried to one click or odin back to stock, that may fix and at the same time get it ready for return if needed. Question are you on stock or custom ROM? BTW way to check i warranty is good, reg it via samsung website it will tell you there, I reg all my sammy products for that reason.
here is all the tools needed to get back to stock and custom ROMs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25111013&postcount=1
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Actually bigjoe...she bought the unlock code so warranty isn't voided ...but yeah if possible do a warranty claim
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found this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557043
I remembered the avatar.

mg2195 said:
Actually bigjoe...she bought the unlock code so warranty isn't voided ...but yeah if possible do a warranty claim
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thx even better...for her, thanks buddy.
qkster said:
found this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557043
I remembered the avatar.
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I remember the sig pic, "IT'S NOT A BUG, IT IS A FEATURE" lol

bigjoe2675 said:
thx even better...for her, thanks buddy.
I remember the sig pic, "IT'S NOT A BUG, IT IS A FEATURE" lol
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I am not sure what you guys mean by rooting it and can it be done with a tablet instead of PC?? I have an Acer tablet thank you so much for the help.. something was saying to download Samsung skies but it said not compatible with my device(tablet)

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I am not sure what you guys mean by rooting it and can it be done with a tablet instead of PC?? I have an Acer tablet thank you so much for the help.. something was saying to download Samsung skies but it said not compatible with my device(tablet)
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Bigjoe thought you were already rooted because you were unlocked...its not neccessary...if your on Froyo you can use the app gingerbreak (or so I've heard) if your on gingerbread you have to use a computer-keep in mind rooting will void your warranty (but you can always go back to stock and no one would ever know you were ever rooted)
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