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I was running cm7 on my phone, and was throwing on the audio fix to get better speaker volume, which sent the phone into a boot loop. I tried to put my phone into hboot (power+volume-) which it does not. It tries to boot every time. I've tried probably 50+ times and same result. I'm guessing it has to deal with the poor built buttons on this phone and the volume down just does not work. My question is despite the fact I'm rooted and running cm7, am I safe to say this is a hardware issue? I just don't want to send in my phone to Verizon and get billed for the fact the phones "tampered" with.
Should verizon replace your phone after you borked it? I think you already know the answer
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I was running cm7 on my phone, and was throwing on the audio fix to get better speaker volume, which sent the phone into a boot loop. I tried to put my phone into hboot (power+volume-) which it does not. It tries to boot every time. I've tried probably 50+ times and same result. I'm guessing it has to deal with the poor built buttons on this phone and the volume down just does not work. My question is despite the fact I'm rooted and running cm7, am I safe to say this is a hardware issue? I just don't want to send in my phone to Verizon and get billed for the fact the phones "tampered" with.
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long of it, no they shouldn't. will they? who knows, depends on if you tell them the truth or not.
Should they? Technically no. Will they? Sure. They would be happy to.
but he didnt break it if the loop comes from a hardware defect,all he did was get it to fail sooner than later basically what happened to others,so technically yes they should,or can anyone prove the software killed the hardware.
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but he didnt break it if the loop comes from a hardware defect,all he did was get it to fail sooner than later basically what happened to others,so technically yes they should,or can anyone prove the software killed the hardware.
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Honestly, it doesn't matter if anyone can prove the software did it or not. He voided his warranty by rooting. But they likely will replace his phone, driving up the costs for future phones.
You rooted your phone. Take it for what it is...a non-warrantied phone.
Touchy
I will start off by saying I don't have a solid answer but being as it is a hardware problem they "should" fix it. Will they? Probably not. They'll take one look, see it's rooted, and tell you that you broke it by tampering with it. All bets are off as soon as the phone is rooted...unless you can unroot and take it in I think you're in trouble but since the button is broken you can't do anything with it. Good luck and let us know what you were able to get done.
I see what you guys are saying from a moral standpoint. I'm just angry cause I know for a fact my buttons are not up to par to what they're supposed to be. I don't want to fraud the companies over something that is my fault, but in this case I'm almost positive it's related to the fact this phone was not built too well. I dunno, do "authorized retailers" handle claims with faulty hardware or just official Verizon wireless stores?
This is why you should have ADB installed and working on your computer. Hook up the phone via USB, get into ADB and reboot into recovery. There are a few threads out there for ADB you should be able to find them using Google, hopefully that will be able to help you.
If you can get into the boot loader with and then you might be able to save your phone.. Maybe, not clear take your as card out and import the rhi, they might work...
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if you can prove that the failure was not caused by rooting, then they should fix it for you under warranty. but that is hard to prove.
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I see what you guys are saying from a moral standpoint. I'm just angry cause I know for a fact my buttons are not up to par to what they're supposed to be. I don't want to fraud the companies over something that is my fault, but in this case I'm almost positive it's related to the fact this phone was not built too well. I dunno, do "authorized retailers" handle claims with faulty hardware or just official Verizon wireless stores?[/QUOTE
Did you try BOTH volume buttons at the same time? This got me to bootloader.
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Just say you tried to install the last update and your phone wont boot now. They won't know the difference.
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if you can prove that the failure was not caused by rooting, then they should fix it for you under warranty. but that is hard to prove.
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Caused by rooting or not, there is NO warranty once a phone is rooted. Has nothing to do with what caused the malfunction.
ADB reboot bootloader or recovery should work though, as long as he catches it with the right timing during the loop.
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Well update on the situation. I called Verizon telling them I can't turn on my because it "freezes" when it tries to boot up every time. He told me to try a hard reset (try to go into hboot) and I told him I tried that at least 30 times and it won't. I said I think there's something wrong with my buttons because they're not very responsive and stick really easily (which they do) and he said they're overnighting a phone to me. That was yesterday, its waiting for me at home. I'm gonna send my old phone back asap.
I'm wondering, if they have a way to find out I'm rooted, will they charge me for the phone? I don't think they'll be able to though because if I can't get into hboot, how will they? I tried adb into bootloader, but as many times as I tried, no devices were found.
you're probably aright since they might just get it and toss it in the "to be refurbed" bin. It costs a lot of money to test every return. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
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I'm wondering, if they have a way to find out I'm rooted, will they charge me for the phone? I don't think they'll be able to though because if I can't get into hboot, how will they? I tried adb into bootloader, but as many times as I tried, no devices were found.
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If they do find out, they will charge you. Don't know if they will, but be prepared for the worst.
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Yes, they get broken down abd only really check for water/physical damage
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Well update on the situation. I called Verizon telling them I can't turn on my because it "freezes" when it tries to boot up every time. He told me to try a hard reset (try to go into hboot) and I told him I tried that at least 30 times and it won't. I said I think there's something wrong with my buttons because they're not very responsive and stick really easily (which they do) and he said they're overnighting a phone to me. That was yesterday, its waiting for me at home. I'm gonna send my old phone back asap.
I'm wondering, if they have a way to find out I'm rooted, will they charge me for the phone? I don't think they'll be able to though because if I can't get into hboot, how will they? I tried adb into bootloader, but as many times as I tried, no devices were found.
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Congrats on getting a new phone I guess.
I have noticed Verizon has been VERY accomodating with these phones. One call is all that's needed to get a new phone. Im guess they're so generous because they devices have been so finnicky so far and they just want to keep people pleased for now.
I envision them cracking down hard sooner or later though. They're not stupid. They've already come down on tethering and such, so it probably wont be long until they get hardcore on replacements.
My son works for VZ...
and he takes your calls... and this is what he told me. Anything covered under insurance (Asurion), they really don't check/don't care about rooting. VZ, on the other hand, will look pretty extensively if it's covered under the warranty. They will look for rooting or anything else that would break warranty coverage.
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post - just wanted to share my unpleasant experience.
I've bricked my phone in a peculiar way - it appears to be a hard brick, non-responsive to any buttons. Plugging in to the computer gets me the dreaded qhusb_dload QPST download mode. Not a good sign.
It wasn't due to faulty ROM flashing, either. I made a bad edit to /system/etc/vold.fstab fiddling with the way the internal and external SD cards get mounted - mmc1 instead of mmc2. After one reboot, I had some sd card corrupted errors. Proceeding to format the card may have been my fatal error. By the second reboot, I was bricked. D'oh. I imagine I had accidentally mounted a partition of the internal emmc that is critical to normal operations, then tried to wipe it.
From what I've read, a USB jig won't do much good, but it's worth a try.
Anyone messing around with their /system folder, be warned.
That's sux, but on a good note, $50 and a little waiting will get your phone back, or you could just warranty that sucker ;-) give more refurb units to some other xda members lol
I sense another refurb sale on ATT.com. Sorry to hear about that, sounds bad. No guts no glory right?
I purchased this as a refurb, too. The cycle continues...
Not sure how the whole exchange process will work in this case. I mean, I can exchange for a different phone, or a new Skyrocket and pay the difference, but I really had my heart set on a cheapo skyrocket. Perhaps if I take this up with Samsung instead?
Ur 90 warranty is over already? That sux then. I personally would pay $50 and get it de-bricked, its the cheapest/best option.
I didn't expect much in the way of warranties because I purchased this refurbished. With Samsung customer service I didn't have much luck. However, I just got off the phone with AT&T, and they're overnighting me a replacement, which is cool. They have a 30 day policy on any web store items, so I'm covered. Anyways, lesson learned
check this thread, please: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
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check this thread, please: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
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Are you in thw process of bringing that to the skyrocket?
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Are you in thw process of bringing that to the skyrocket?
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we need all the help we can get. just a bunch of curious noobs, ya know
the main discovery we did with sensation was to make the emmc visible to any pc it's connected to, then overwriting whatever was messed up (like the hboot) with a stock version of that file.
in theory, you should be able to do this to any phone running on a qualcomm chipset once it's in the qhsusb_dload mode. still lots to test, but anyone is welcome to participate, of course!
Do you have a skyrocket that your testing on?
Obviously you know its much different then hboot
On htc.
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Do you have a skyrocket that your testing on?
Obviously you know its much different then hboot
On htc.
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nope, just sensation. they both run on a qualcomm chipset though, so i'm just speculating here.
the bricks we're "saving" right now are for people that executed s-on without fully reading the instruction, thereby leaving them in qhsusb_dload mode. your cases might be specific to a different area, but the principal is still the same:
find what is messed up and replace it with the correct file via open emmc
Big progress made for APQ8060 and MSM86xx processors. Sensation hard brick solution coming very soon and SkyRocket/T-Mobile Galaxy S II solutions already solved...
What's this I smell? Possible de-brick
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I also experience this problem on my xperia L
I messed up with vold.fstab and now my phone can't enter flashmode or it doesn't turn on also
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I also experience this problem on my xperia L
I messed up with vold.fstab and now my phone can't enter flashmode or it doesn't turn on also
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i have the same problem xperia miro
any updates ?
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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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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...
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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Hi to all
thought it was time I scrapped my chinese Tablet and bought something more powerful, bit of an impulse buy but it did not cost me too much as purchased from E***, 1 dead pixel but actually has 3, I am not too bothered at the moment, it did occur to me that I could probably get this repaired under warranty, cant be more than a year old, would Asus honor this, would I have to provide receipts, anyone know where I stand in regards to this, I really do like the tablet, it is responsive and screen looks good,internet is really quick, be good to know what other things this bad boy can do, what I would like to ask is what apps would you all recommend and if anyone has found a decent case and cover for both components. I have been reading all the posts on custom roms, that might be a little bit beyond me as I have no experience of this. also read that it is only possible if tablet is running ICS, my is on JB 4.1.1
there was another question I wanted to ask, does this device allow for tethering to my iphone so I can use the 3g capabilities, and how is this done if possible, please make it simple as I am a bit of a Noob. as you have gathered I do need some help unleashing the power of my new toys, interested to hear anything or any suggestions, best apps, I would be extremely grateful and many thanks in advance. have a good day guys.
Kind Regards
Paul
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Hi to all
thought it was time I scrapped my chinese Tablet and bought something more powerful, bit of an impulse buy but it did not cost me too much as purchased from E***, 1 dead pixel but actually has 3, I am not too bothered at the moment, it did occur to me that I could probably get this repaired under warranty, cant be more than a year old, would Asus honor this, would I have to provide receipts, anyone know where I stand in regards to this,
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I wouldn't count on ASUS fixing it under warranty -- I don't know where you are based, but in the EU the onus is on the owner to prove manufacturer's fault in case of damage after the first 6 months after purchase. I don't know how easy that'd be. If they do not bother you to a significant extent, I probably would not send it in, even if only because because of the insane amount of ASUS charges for intake alone, by which is added the insane repair costs.
I really do like the tablet, it is responsive and screen looks good,internet is really quick, be good to know what other things this bad boy can do, what I would like to ask is what apps would you all recommend
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There's an entire thread on the apps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764480
There's just too much info to be replicated here. Give it a look.
and if anyone has found a decent case and cover for both components.
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We have an Accessories forum -- do not mean this rude, mind you -- here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1664
I do not mean to be unkind, but there's just too much info there, and we do have segregated forums for a reason. (I think.)
I have been reading all the posts on custom roms, that might be a little bit beyond me as I have no experience of this.
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Easy does it -- pnly step into customization once you're ready for it. A lot of owners are perfectly happy with the stock device. Once you go that route, however, you will not use stock ever again.
also read that it is only possible if tablet is running ICS, my is on JB 4.1.1
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You can actually downgrade, but that's relatively "advanced". Feel the water first.
there was another question I wanted to ask, does this device allow for tethering to my iphone so I can use the 3g capabilities, and how is this done if possible,
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I tether to my (Android) SGS2 all the time, I don't know it this would be possible. If you read this in a timely fashion, run and hide before the onslaught of iHate. Hahaha! J/k -- we're generally nice people.
please make it simple as I am a bit of a Noob. as you have gathered I do need some help unleashing the power of my new toys, interested to hear anything or any suggestions, best apps, I would be extremely grateful and many thanks in advance. have a good day guys.
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Paul
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I'm inclined to throw in a Deckard Cain quote... "Stay a while and listen!" <repeat 30 times>
cholo777 said:
Hi to all
thought it was time I scrapped my chinese Tablet and bought something more powerful, bit of an impulse buy but it did not cost me too much as purchased from E***, 1 dead pixel but actually has 3, I am not too bothered at the moment, it did occur to me that I could probably get this repaired under warranty, cant be more than a year old, would Asus honor this, would I have to provide receipts, anyone know where I stand in regards to this, I really do like the tablet, it is responsive and screen looks good,internet is really quick, be good to know what other things this bad boy can do, what I would like to ask is what apps would you all recommend and if anyone has found a decent case and cover for both components. I have been reading all the posts on custom roms, that might be a little bit beyond me as I have no experience of this. also read that it is only possible if tablet is running ICS, my is on JB 4.1.1
there was another question I wanted to ask, does this device allow for tethering to my iphone so I can use the 3g capabilities, and how is this done if possible, please make it simple as I am a bit of a Noob. as you have gathered I do need some help unleashing the power of my new toys, interested to hear anything or any suggestions, best apps, I would be extremely grateful and many thanks in advance. have a good day guys.
Kind Regards
Paul
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I doubt that the warranty would be covered, you would probably have to pay for a replacement screen.Also, have you tried restarting it and putting a fresh flash of the stock rom on it? I have had pixels go out but they turn back on after a reboot or two. Before ever considering flashing a custom rom make sure you read through the forums!!! Many here will help you . I am new to flashing and stuff as well and did a month research here before I attempted to flash any roms and I had no problems. I tether my iphone 3gs to my tablet but my iphone is jailbroken and I use PDANET so I can tether it through wifi and then it allows laptops and other devices without bluetooth to tether as well. I found the most helpful is reading threads about people who have bricked their devices. I am not happy their tf700 became bricked but by reading through you can find out why it was bricked and to know to never make their mistake.
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I doubt that the warranty would be covered, you would probably have to pay for a replacement screen.Also, have you tried restarting it and putting a fresh flash of the stock rom on it? I have had pixels go out but they turn back on after a reboot or two. Before ever considering flashing a custom rom make sure you read through the forums!!! Many here will help you . I am new to flashing and stuff as well and did a month research here before I attempted to flash any roms and I had no problems. I tether my iphone 3gs to my tablet but my iphone is jailbroken and I use PDANET so I can tether it through wifi and then it allows laptops and other devices without bluetooth to tether as well. I found the most helpful is reading threads about people who have bricked their devices. I am not happy their tf700 became bricked but by reading through you can find out why it was bricked and to know to never make their mistake.
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+1 --
Dumb people do not learn from their own mistakes;
smart people learn form their own mistakes;
really clever people learn from other people's mistakes.
MartyHulskemper said:
really clever people learn from other people's mistakes.
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Quoted for truth!
MartyHulskemper said:
I wouldn't count on ASUS fixing it under warranty -- I don't know where you are based, but in the EU the onus is on the owner to prove manufacturer's fault in case of damage after the first 6 months after purchase. I don't know how easy that'd be. If they do not bother you to a significant extent, I probably would not send it in, even if only because because of the insane amount of ASUS charges for intake alone, by which is added the insane repair costs.There's an entire thread on the apps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764480
There's just too much info to be replicated here. Give it a look. We have an Accessories forum -- do not mean this rude, mind you -- here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1664
I do not mean to be unkind, but there's just too much info there, and we do have segregated forums for a reason. (I think.)Easy does it -- pnly step into customization once you're ready for it. A lot of owners are perfectly happy with the stock device. Once you go that route, however, you will not use stock ever again. You can actually downgrade, but that's relatively "advanced". Feel the water first. I tether to my (Android) SGS2 all the time, I don't know it this would be possible. If you read this in a timely fashion, run and hide before the onslaught of iHate. Hahaha! J/k -- we're generally nice people. I'm inclined to throw in a Deckard Cain quote... "Stay a while and listen!" <repeat 30 times>
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Many thanks for the replies, really helpful, I have also noticed another problem with the tablet.
Power up problem.
hold down power button,it vibrates after a few seconds but nothing appears on the screen, if I attempt again, I have to hold it longer and then it vibrates again, this goes on for maybe 4-5 attempts before the thing boots, what is doing this,lol, so what i do now which is quite annoying, I just hold down the power button until the logo appears, maybe 1-2 minutes before it boots. tried a reset and a cold boot but still does it, any help would be great. have a great weekend everyone.
kind Regards
Paul
How are you shutting it down? I know sometimes when I would go to shut down, it wont shut down all the way and it requires me to force it off. However the vibration is an indicator of the tablet turning on/off. I never really had a problem with this as when I shut it down, if it dont vibrate like after 10 secs the screen goes off, I force shut it down, this is when it vibrates. Then I just hold the power button down and it boots up fine. Which is indicated by another vibration.
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cholo777 said:
hold down power button,it vibrates after a few seconds but nothing appears on the screen
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Make sure you don't accidentally hold down the volume-up button. That would enter APX mode, which does what you describe (and it enables a low-level USB recovery protocol).
Hey there,
I received my Nexus 5 some days ago, I rooted it with the CF-AutoRoot, it worked fine, but since today, it is bricked. By the magic operation of Jesus maybe, who knows.
It don't boot, I don't see anything on the screen, I don't know if it is turned on or off… It just won't reply. To anything, fastboot, adb or whatever else. I can't boot in recovery or something else.
I think I have a splendid bricked late-2013 phone… I followed some tutorials to unbrick phones, the power + trick, but nothing.
The only thing I have on a windows computer is a "tadam" when I plug the USB, but that's it, no fastboot or adb, no screen, nada. But this sound of a plugged USB device. Knuh…
What the hell can I do ?
Shall I call Google tomorrow for RMA ?
ps: i saw some threads like me, i followed replies, but after a 4 hours searching, I don't wake up my phone
Have you given this a try? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513937
esskayy said:
Have you given this a try? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513937
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yap, but no more results…
I think I tried all solutions on xda, no one worked :s
Flayks said:
yap, but no more results…
I think I tried all solutions on xda, no one worked :s
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Hmmm... sounds like your bootloader is corrupt dude Weird, you are like the third today who has bricked the Nexus. All you can do now is RMA it and hope for the best.
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Hmmm... sounds like your bootloader is corrupt dude Weird, you are like the third today who has bricked the Nexus. All you can do now is RMA it and hope for the best.
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Damned… why
Please, Google, don't be cruel with me
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Damned… why
Please, Google, don't be cruel with me
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If the phone is truly bricked, and it seems like it is, then Google won't be able to boot up the phone so they won't know you've unlocked the bootloader
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If the phone is truly bricked, and it seems like it is, then Google won't be able to boot up the phone so they won't know you've unlocked the bootloader
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That's what I think too, but how to explain that like someone don't know what is about… "helow my phone won't boot, it is black, I can't do anything… send me another one, please"? :cyclops:
doesn't boot*
*grammar police*
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That's what I think too, but how to explain that like someone don't know what is about… "helow my phone won't boot, it is black, I can't do anything… send me another one, please"? :cyclops:
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Yh, that will work There are legitimate cases of phones not booting up so they may think you are one of them. Also I doubt the Google representative will care much for the reason. Their job is just to arrange the RMA
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That's what I think too, but how to explain that like someone don't know what is about… "helow my phone won't boot, it is black, I can't do anything… send me another one, please"? :cyclops:
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That would work. Just don't say "send me another" ask "what do I do now"
apristel said:
doesn't boot*
*grammar police*
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ups, thx.
esskayy said:
Yh, that will work There are legitimate cases of phones not booting up so they may think you are one of them. Also I doubt the Google representative will care much for the reason. Their job is just to arrange the RMA
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Yep, I will call the support…
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That would work. Just don't say "send me another" ask "what do I do now"
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I would like to…
Thankz!
" I messed up my phone, even though it was completely fine when I bought it, I'll accuse google of producing a bad / faulty phone. "
Sounds legit.
If you CANNOT afford the risk that comes with modding, DONT do it. You/others who do this are very disgusting. GOOGLE did nothing wrong. YOUR phone was fine when you got it. Don't be a chump. You have to PAY to play.
MODS I'd close this thread due to FRAUD.. I HATE threads like this, People f/up their phones and expect everyone else to pay.
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" I messed up my phone, even though it was completely fine when I bought it, I'll accuse google of producing a bad / faulty phone. "
Sounds legit.
If you CANNOT afford the risk that comes with modding, DONT do it. You/others who do this are very disgusting. GOOGLE did nothing wrong. YOUR phone was fine when you got it. Don't be a chump. You have to PAY to play.
MODS I'd close this thread due to FRAUD.. I HATE threads like this, People f/up their phones and expect everyone else to pay.
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How do you know the phone isn't booting due to his bootloader being unlocked? He even said it was fine and it was not booting today....
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Because it booted afterwards. Thats how. .
I received my Nexus 5 some days ago, I rooted it with the CF-AutoRoot, it worked fine, but since today, it is bricked.
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Because it booted afterwards. Thats how.
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I received my Nexus 5 some days ago, I rooted it with the CF-AutoRoot, it worked fine, but since today, it is bricked.
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Maybe I was not clear in my first message but I rooted it, yes, but it worked! Since 3 days it works. But today, I really don't know why, I don't update or something else like changing rom (I'm on stock rom etc), it doesn't boot anymore.
That's it…
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Maybe I was not clear in my first message but I rooted it, yes, but it worked! Since 3 days it works. But today, I really don't know why, I don't update or something else like changing rom (I'm on stock rom etc), it doesn't boot anymore.
That's it…
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I feel for you that your phone isn't working. Fraud isnt the answer. do you HONESTLY feel you'd get the same answer from Google if you told them that you rooted/unlocked and now your phone isn't working?
just saying that those who f up and make everyone pay for it are wrong. I personally like paying 400 for the 32gb device. I'd rather not pay 500 because of people who mess up and now make the cost/device go up due to rma's that are not legit.
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The issuance of an RMA/RGA is a key gatekeeping moment in the reverse logistics cycle, providing the vendor with a final opportunity to diagnose and correct the customer's problem with the product (such as improper installation or configuration) before it is returned. As returns are costly for the vendor and inconvenient for the customer, any return that can be prevented benefits both parties.
Dude you need to chill a little. Unlocking your bootloader does not completely null warranty. If you brick your phone via software then you are responsible.
By the sounds of what is happening with the op, he has not changed anything to end up in this predicament. As with the other purple with similar problems (unlocking bootloader resulting in brick) can hardly be pointed at them.
Clearly something is happening which is out of user control which is causing these bricks.
If the ROM fails to boot it will throw you back to the bootloader.
If the bootloader fails you have a brick (not 100% true but not going into that now)
The facts are that the op has unlocked the bootloader which is a legitimate task and has for unknown reasons ended up with a corrupt bootloader.
This should still be covered as the op has not fine anything to solicit what had happened.
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I feel for you that your phone isn't working. Fraud isnt the answer. do you HONESTLY feel you'd get the same answer from Google if you told them that you rooted/unlocked and now your phone isn't working?
just saying that those who f up and make everyone pay for it are wrong. I personally like paying 400 for the 32gb device. I'd rather not pay 500 because of people who mess up and now make the cost/device go up due to rma's that are not legit.
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The issuance of an RMA/RGA is a key gatekeeping moment in the reverse logistics cycle, providing the vendor with a final opportunity to diagnose and correct the customer's problem with the product (such as improper installation or configuration) before it is returned. As returns are costly for the vendor and inconvenient for the customer, any return that can be prevented benefits both parties.
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Personally from my own experience, as the disclaimer on the bootloader unlock screen states 'This MAY void your warranty', telling Google the truth would be his best bet. Call Google, advise that the bootloader was unlocked and worked for 3 days and then it suddenly stopped booting.
If you bought a Nexus 5 and don't plan to do anything to it then that's up to you. However some of us buy Nexus devices because of the ease of development on them. Google facilitate this with the ability to unlock the bootloader and have no justifiable reason to refuse an RMA when all the OP has done is unlock said bootloader.
Why don't YOU stop being a **** and get off this thread. Please.
Anyone else bricked their phone like this? Managed to un-brick mine from an identical situation, if anyone is still stuck like I was I'll try and make a little "guide" to help others
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Anyone else bricked their phone like this? Managed to un-brick mine from an identical situation, if anyone is still stuck like I was I'll try and make a little "guide" to help others
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Apparently yes, I'm not the only one. It would be great if you try to explain your solution!