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I finally killed my phone!

Well after months of flashing every ROM under the sun, I finally managed to somehow kill my phone
I was running Andromeda 3 with great success and you may have even noticed that I recently ported a couple of themes, so that means lot's of flashing, etc.
Last night I got a wild hair up my butt and decided to try GR-11. The install went great! I used the phone last night and this morning then I started noticing a few minor bugs and decided it wasn't for me just until the GB Roms are refined.
I loaded up Odin, put in my 2.1 pit and tar and pushed them (I do have 3 button recovery). The install succeeded and rebooted......only it never powered back on!!
It's dead! No power. I had a full battery of course. I have tried every button combo possible to get it back on but no luck. It will not power on with the charger plugged in, nor after a battery pull, nor anything else that I have tried.
Guess it's off to the AT&T store and hopefully get a replacement.... It's only a few months old and was not a refurb so I should be good.

timbrendelaz said:
Well after months of flashing every ROM under the sun, I finally managed to somehow kill my phone
I was running Andromeda 3 with great success and you may have even noticed that I recently ported a couple of themes, so that means lot's of flashing, etc.
Last night I got a wild hair up my butt and decided to try GR-11. The install went great! I used the phone last night and this morning then I started noticing a few minor bugs and decided it wasn't for me just until the GB Roms are refined.
I loaded up Odin, put in my 2.1 pit and tar and pushed them (I do have 3 button recovery). The install succeeded and rebooted......only it never powered back on!!
It's dead! No power. I had a full battery of course. I have tried every button combo possible to get it back on but no luck. It will not power on with the charger plugged in, nor after a battery pull, nor anything else that I have tried.
Guess it's off to the AT&T store and hopefully get a replacement.... It's only a few months old and was not a refurb so I should be good.
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Tough luck man.
Go and lie your a$$ off.

41LY45 said:
Tough luck man.
Go and lie your a$$ off.
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Oh I will. The thing that sucks is that I didn't back it up first
Im losing my pictures and crap.

timbrendelaz said:
Oh I will. The thing that sucks is that I didn't back it up first
Im losing my pictures and crap.
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Damn, that's not nice at all.
That JTAG bring back to life thingy is just not worth the cost.

Should've opened the .tar with 7zip first and made sure BOTH or NO bootloaders where in it. Boot loaders will be in the update folder and.they are boot.bin and sbl.bin. Sounds like it only had ONE and that's why you're toast.

studacris said:
Should've opened the .tar with 7zip first and made sure BOTH or NO bootloaders where in it. Boot loaders will be in the update folder and.they are boot.bin and sbl.bin. Sounds like it only had ONE and that's why you're toast.
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Possibly, but wouldnt I atleast get the charging animation when the phone is powered off and plugged into USB or charger? Im not even getting that.

timbrendelaz said:
Possibly, but wouldnt I atleast get the charging animation when the phone is powered off and plugged into USB or charger? Im not even getting that.
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If you damaged/mix/screw up with the bootloaders.. You won't get ANY kind of reaction from your phone. No matter what (beside with JTAG).

timbrendelaz said:
Possibly, but wouldnt I atleast get the charging animation when the phone is powered off and plugged into USB or charger? Im not even getting that.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049294
There you go, dude. That'll give you an idea of why things went down the toilet.

BWolf56 said:
If you damaged/mix/screw up with the bootloaders.. You won't get ANY kind of reaction from your phone. No matter what (beside with JTAG).
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I see by your sig that this happened to you also
Since it wont power on I should be able to take it to the AT&T repair facility and plead the "FIF" right? Just tell them it died while on a call? Or while I was upgrading to 2.2?

timbrendelaz said:
I see by your sig that this happened to you also
Since it wont power on I should be able to take it to the AT&T repair facility and plead the "FIF" right? Just tell them it died while on a call? Or while I was upgrading to 2.2?
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I'd go with The upgrading to 2.2 lie or I mean *ahem* stretch of truth...

studacris said:
I'd go with The upgrading to 2.2 lie or I mean *ahem* stretch of truth...
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Hahahaha!!
Yea it did happen to me.. Although, it was my fault as I went too fast and didn't read/understand all I was doing back then
Also +1 on the upgrading to 2.2 - it's a known issue

I just got back from the AT&T service store and they replaced my Cappy!!!! The only problem is that it is a 1012 model w/ 2.2 installed. The process to root and flash a ROM is the same as my old 1008 model right?

Not quite ... Unless you use odin first thing and flash 2.1
Otherwise go to the 3e recovery sticky and follow that after rooting with super one click.
Imo its just easier to odin to eclair, then everything will be exactly the same.

studacris said:
Not quite ... Unless you use first thing and flash 2.1
Otherwise go to the 3e recovery sticky and follow that after rooting with super one click.
Imo its just easier to odin to eclair, then everything will be exactly the same.
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Oh man, I was scared he was gonna pull another 3e recovery sig failed question!? lol

timbrendelaz said:
I just got back from the AT&T service store and they replaced my Cappy!!!! The only problem is that it is a 1012 model w/ 2.2 installed. The process to root and flash a ROM is the same as my old 1008 model right?
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it is a little different. i've got 3 phones from att with 2.2 pre installed. just odin one click back to stock and you're good to go. glad you got another cappy bro.

Can't you just flash a cwm kernel using odin and then use that to install whatever rom you want?

Time_Zone said:
Can't you just flash a cwm kernel using odin and then use that to install whatever rom you want?
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That works too.

studacris said:
That works too.
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That's what Im gonna do. The battery is charging now
Thanks everyones.............

Is the GPS on the 1012 any better then the earlier models?

timbrendelaz said:
Is the GPS on the 1012 any better then the earlier models?
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Just because thats what the sticker on the phone says doesn't mean that's what board is on it, its a refurb who knows what the actual build number is.
but there isn't a set build number that had ****ty gps that just varies from phone to phone no matter what the build date is.
EDIT: MY 100TH "THANKS"!!!!

[Q] S/W Upgrade Please wait while upgrading...

This is my first Android phone so I'm not sure what I'm looking at...
My G2X was running Faux's AOSP Rom version 1.2.2. It was great until today when my phone kept crashing/freezing.
I decided to uninstall PimpmyCpu because I don't really know how to use it and that is the only wildcard that was on my phone. I uninstalled and on the reboot my phone froze during the multi-colored boot animation.
I pulled off the cover and the battery. Powered on the phone and I got this screen.
What does this mean? I have never seen it before?
I have ClockWork Recovery and ROM Manager installed, but I have never seen this before...ideas?
Should I just pull the battery and reboot to recovery? Will I kill my phone?

Was the phone charging when you saw this. Did you have the volume buttons pressed when you pulled the battery?
G2x with CM7 and faux .18 kernel. [email protected] 5091 quadrant.

The phone was not charging but I might have had the volume buttons down. Why?

It means you got the Gingerbread update!!!!!!
Just kidding. Reboot to recovery and you'll be fine, this has happened to me before.

gubidi said:
It means you got the Gingerbread update!!!!!!
Just kidding. Reboot to recovery and you'll be fine, this has happened to me before.
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A LOT of people are going to be pissed at this post lmao

Upon reboot, you may discover you just had your /data wiped.

gubidi said:
It means you got the Gingerbread update!!!!!!
You sure? ?
Just kidding. Reboot to recovery and you'll be fine, this has happened to me before.
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Dammit he got me.. that's what I get for not scrolling down
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greengoldmello said:
A LOT of people are going to be pissed at this post lmao
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LOL ......almost 1 0

just rebooted.... I'm good.

gubidi said:
It means you got the Gingerbread update!!!!!!
Just kidding. Reboot to recovery and you'll be fine, this has happened to me before.
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LOL. XD
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Lmao I fell for it

ughhhh got me too. what is this screen actually? and how do you get there? i managed to get to it just a min ago and searched and found this thread.
that was a mean mean joke. lol

LOL @gingerbread update, that was hilarious
i had that before too

joshirwin2 said:
ughhhh got me too. what is this screen actually? and how do you get there? i managed to get to it just a min ago and searched and found this thread.
that was a mean mean joke. lol
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That's the screen you get to when you NVflash recovery. I believe it's a firmware update screen or some such nonsense.
You can get there by pulling the battery, plugging into a computer, and the holding volume + and - while powering on.

I had this screen displayed in my cell phone..
I took the battery off and rebooted my cell phone... Now I have been sitting on the LG logo for over 20 minutes... It doesn't start, nor does it do anything..
Someone help please?

Stock Recovery?

well i recently put my phone back to stock because ive been having a problem with my phone so im getting a refurbished one from tmobile .
Anyways ive noticed whenever i go into recovery mode it shows the red triangle exclamation point. would this affect me negatively with tmobile? I dont want to be charged extra if it would expose me for rooting my phone.
if so Ive been looking for a stock recovery all over and could not find one. if anyone has it or happens to know a link i can go to get it i would greatly appreciate it since every link ive found is dead unless im just blind.

AwesomeFabe said:
well i recently put my phone back to stock because ive been having a problem with my phone so im getting a refurbished one from tmobile .
Anyways ive noticed whenever i go into recovery mode it shows the red triangle exclamation point. would this affect me negatively with tmobile? I dont want to be charged extra if it would expose me for rooting my phone.
if so Ive been looking for a stock recovery all over and could not find one. if anyone has it or happens to know a link i can go to get it i would greatly appreciate it since every link ive found is dead unless im just blind.
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That red triangle thing is whats supposed to happen
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That means it can't find a recovery. But as far as Tmo goes.....very, very few of them even know how to get to the bootloader. With a stock ROM you should be just fine.

Oh! Alright thanks guys. I'm still kinda noob to this so I just wanted to make sure things were ok. preciate it

Yeah, thats 100% OK. Just make sure you locked again. Just flash back to stock via hboot.
::Sense 4.0::

Ohh alright thanks guys. U can let this die down now. Appreciate the help
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[Q] Atrix 2 Stuck on Dual Core Technology Rooted

Hey guys I didn't find any useful posts for this device with the same problem.So I started a new thread. Well I was googling and texting and all of a sudden my phone reboots. I thought well it's nothing and put my phone down, 15 minutes later I was hoping for it to be on and ready to be used and all I saw was Dual Core Technology. I rebooted it countless times to see if it'll come alive and no luck. I did root the phone awhile back and never had any problems with it until now.
I did try to go to recovery and all it shows is the android with an exclamation mark. I can get into fast boot and everything but I am a noob with fast boot so I don't exactly know how to wipe the phone by using that.
So I am counting on you guys to help me out. I don't even know if my phone is charging atm I just have it plugged into my power port and all it shows is Dual Core Technology and the battery is dead for letting it sit on that screen for about 30 minutes. I hope you guys can help.
Thanks,
Mike

Have you tried to fxz back to stock using RSD Lite? If not make sure your battery is charged before doing so. That should do the trick. If you have a back up try the recovery. When the Android with the exclamation comes up hit both the up and down volume keys at the same time.
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MaTrixJ said:
Hey guys I didn't find any useful posts for this device with the same problem.So I started a new thread. Well I was googling and texting and all of a sudden my phone reboots. I thought well it's nothing and put my phone down, 15 minutes later I was hoping for it to be on and ready to be used and all I saw was Dual Core Technology. I rebooted it countless times to see if it'll come alive and no luck. I did root the phone awhile back and never had any problems with it until now.
I did try to go to recovery and all it shows is the android with an exclamation mark. I can get into fast boot and everything but I am a noob with fast boot so I don't exactly know how to wipe the phone by using that.
So I am counting on you guys to help me out. I don't even know if my phone is charging atm I just have it plugged into my power port and all it shows is Dual Core Technology and the battery is dead for letting it sit on that screen for about 30 minutes. I hope you guys can help.
Thanks,
Mike
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Couple things we need to know mate. What firmware are you running? 2.3.5? 2.3.6? Or ICS?
These all play into how you are going fix your phone. And frankly your stock recovery is not going to do you any good with this issue. You WILL have to FXZ back, UNLESS you have a backup made in a different recovery system, IE: bootstrap, or bootmenu. Once again all dependent on what firmware you are on. If you can answer those questions, we can help you with the right procedure.
A good thread to start with is this one: Noobs guide to Android and the Atrix 2
It will give you all the info you need on the FXZ and fastboot.
More info and we can fix ya! :highfive:
EDIT: just saw your battery issue. Pull your battery until you are ready to flash in Fasboot. You need to conserve. How much battery do you think you have? Or is it dead? Flashing in FB and having your phone die due to low battery is a SURE way to hard brick your A2.

Fall of Enosis said:
Couple things we need to know mate. What firmware are you running? 2.3.5? 2.3.6? Or ICS?
I am running 2.3.6 stock
These all play into how you are going fix your phone. And frankly your stock recovery is not going to do you any good with this issue. You WILL have to FXZ back, UNLESS you have a backup made in a different recovery system, IE: bootstrap, or bootmenu. Once again all dependent on what firmware you are on. If you can answer those questions, we can help you with the right procedure.
A good thread to start with is this one: Noobs guide to Android and the Atrix 2
It will give you all the info you need on the FXZ and fastboot.
More info and we can fix ya! :highfive:
EDIT: just saw your battery issue. Pull your battery until you are ready to flash in Fasboot. You need to conserve. How much battery do you think you have? Or is it dead? Flashing in FB and having your phone die due to low battery is a SURE way to hard brick your A2
I have a way to charge the battery up without the phone so that's fine ill let it charge tonight and do it in the morning..
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Axis_Drummer said:
Have you tried to fxz back to stock using RSD Lite? If not make sure your battery is charged before doing so. That should do the trick. If you have a back up try the recovery. When the Android with the exclamation comes up hit both the up and down volume keys at the same time.
I'll definatly try holding both volume keys at the same time next time, thanks!
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Oh and do you guys know what exactly caused this to happen?
Mike

It could've been caused by a number of things. The A2 is an unpredictable phone. Somethings that happen to one person may not happen to others. From my experience.
Did you make any changes to any system files or anything of the such? I see you was rooted, but did you have a custom ROM or custom recovery? I'm assuming since you tried to get to recovery and got the android on its back, that that you didn't have a custom recovery installed..
If someone knows the exact reason this happened, let us know. This is twice I've come across someone with this problem.
FXZ should work for sure though. All is well.
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No I don't think I modified anything except rooting and installing cheesecake but I didn't use it. I don't remember having a recovery installed either.
What I did was use android recovery by pushing vol up and down and I reset it. Works fine now I lost root though so I'm going to reinstall it and reset my server on cheesecake because I can't add a motoblur account right now then uninstall it again Lol.
I really appreciate the help. I almost hate the A2. 2 phones 2 unique problems, like you said some people experience a issue that no one else has.
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[Q] Am I screwed

Well I was doing a back up and flashed a new ROM, Blinky's revenge, and when I went to reboot nothing. My battery was at 94%.
When I got to plug in the charger I do not even get the battery icon. I cannot reboot into CWM I get nothing.
Do I now own a nice paper weight?
It is still under the one year warrenty. Will they know what happened if I send it in and tell them it is not working period?
Thank you

What phone do you have?
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Galaxy 2 skyrocket SGH i727

catchjeff said:
Galaxy 2 skyrocket SGH i727
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Can you get into download mode?
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catchjeff said:
Galaxy 2 skyrocket SGH i727
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Are you sure you got the right rom for the i727, where did you get it from. If it doesn't turn on or boot up no one can tell that you tried to flash a rom. It sure sounds like you've bricked it. Any luck getting odin to recognize it. If it does, flash the stock rom.
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catchjeff said:
Well I was doing a back up and flashed a new ROM, Blinky's revenge, and when I went to reboot nothing. My battery was at 94%.
When I got to plug in the charger I do not even get the battery icon. I cannot reboot into CWM I get nothing.
Do I now own a nice paper weight?
It is still under the one year warrenty. Will they know what happened if I send it in and tell them it is not working period?
Thank you
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here's how you check for a heart beat on the phone plug it into the PC and see if you get a Qhusb DL if you do enjoy the paper weight... and maybe an exchange might but the carrier can only give you an answer

Gosh dang it mother F$*%er thats where I messed up.
I can not get into download mode nor get odin to reconize it. It is officially a paper weight. I put in for an exchange with AT&T should be here tomorrow.
I flashed the wrong ROM. I flashed for the I777 not the i727. I hit the wrong button when I was installing I meant to go back but hit the power button by error and that is what did it.
Thank you everyone for your help. It is the first time I ever bricked a phone and I have rooted about 9 different phones and this was completely my error.
Now here is a question. Will they be able to tell it was rooted and I bricked it?

Probably not. From experience, I don't think you need to worry.
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catchjeff said:
Gosh dang it mother F$*%er thats where I messed up.
I can not get into download mode nor get odin to reconize it. It is officially a paper weight. I put in for an exchange with AT&T should be here tomorrow.
I flashed the wrong ROM. I flashed for the I777 not the i727. I hit the wrong button when I was installing I meant to go back but hit the power button by error and that is what did it.
Thank you everyone for your help. It is the first time I ever bricked a phone and I have rooted about 9 different phones and this was completely my error.
Now here is a question. Will they be able to tell it was rooted and I bricked it?
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No they won't be able to tell anything.
Question...why did you have a Rom for a different phone on your sd card?
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xcrazydx said:
No they won't be able to tell anything.
Question...why did you have a Rom for a different phone on your sd card?
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Stupid error. I was using my QR code reader to download and must have hit the wrong QR code and just from habit I hit download. Never made this mistake before ever.
I just want to kick myself in the arse.

catchjeff said:
Stupid error. I was using my QR code reader to download and must have hit the wrong QR code and just from habit I hit download. Never made this mistake before ever.
I just want to kick myself in the arse.
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Poo happens. Luckily, you're within a year, so it's just a couple weeks without a Skyrocket (if it won't turn on, Sammy can't tell that it was rooted and bricked on a flash). If you were outside of 12 months, well, that would've been a pretty costly lesson. I still double-check the file name before flashing anything on any of my phones, including my Cappy, just to make absolutely certain I'm not about to flash something for a different phone by mistake.

T.J. Bender said:
Poo happens. Luckily, you're within a year, so it's just a couple weeks without a Skyrocket (if it won't turn on, Sammy can't tell that it was rooted and bricked on a flash). If you were outside of 12 months, well, that would've been a pretty costly lesson. I still double-check the file name before flashing anything on any of my phones, including my Cappy, just to make absolutely certain I'm not about to flash something for a different phone by mistake.
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Yeah I was within a year and just got my new phone yesterday and wiped all the rom and kernals off my sd card and will just take the time to redo everyting which is kind of fun for me. I get to do most of this stuff at work on my work pc.
Thank you everyone
Your the bomb

I just hit you all with a thanks!!!!
That is what I love about this community, you guys and gals are there for us when we need it and even when we do not.
I got it rooted and CWM on there now time to wipe and re do my roms. Just glad I got a backup of my previous setup before the bricking.