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Hey guys, I'm new to the Inspire sub-forum.
I was handed down this phone by a friend of mine, (phone only. no box) and it is a bit banged up. Enough so the wifi hardware is failing. (I'm assuming so because it doesn't work.) My question is, how do I go about repairing it? Should I take it to an AT&T store? Also, I have not yet rooted it.
Thanks in advance!
Try to reflash the stock ROM. Look for RUU in the inspire 4g forums.
Or, you can call HTC and see what they say. They might be able to do a warranty swap. Not sure if it'll work since you are not the original owner. Worth a shot though.
Edite: Here you go. http://zantekk.de/~desire_hd/offici...60.19_26.06.04.06_M_release_166557_signed.exe
kirk123 said:
Try to reflash the stock ROM. Look for RUU in the inspire 4g forums.
Or, you can call HTC and see what they say. They might be able to do a warranty swap. Not sure if it'll work since you are not the original owner. Worth a shot though.
Edite: Here you go. http://zantekk.de/~desire_hd/offici...60.19_26.06.04.06_M_release_166557_signed.exe
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Thanks Kirk! Although flashing the stock ROM didn't fix it I appreciate your help. I will try calling HTC and hope for the best.
Is the battery cover damaged or broken in anyway? WiFi connector is bridged or built in to the battery cover as an external antenna I think ..
Whenever I removed the cover I get no WiFi..and you can see some gold colored contacts
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jadeus0831 said:
Is the battery cover damaged or broken in anyway? WiFi connector is bridged or built in to the battery cover as an external antenna I think ..
Whenever I removed the cover I get no WiFi..and you can see some gold colored contacts
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There is some damage there actually. My volume rocker won't toggle down only up, but I can't really see any physical damage. Any ideas for a fix or am I SOL? D:
I'll post pics in a sec, camera is charging.
zer0nine said:
There is some damage there actually. My volume rocker won't toggle down only up, but I can't really see any physical damage. Any ideas for a fix or am I SOL? D:
I'll post pics in a sec, camera is charging.
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Try connecting to a WiFi router when they are as close to each other as possible.
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kirk123 said:
Try connecting to a WiFi router when they are as close to each other as possible.
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It will not let me. A box pops up and says "Unable to scan for networks"
By the way I really appreciate you guys helping me out!
Edit: I should mention WiFi automatically turns itself off after it says "Unable to scan for networks"
Try bridging those connectors with a piece of coppee or a paper clip. See if it changes.
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zer0nine said:
It will not let me. A box pops up and says "Unable to scan for networks"
By the way I really appreciate you guys helping me out!
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Then that might be serious internal problem that might require taking the phone apart to see whats broken.
Also, HTC will not honor the warranty cause of the fact that theres physical damage.
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Then that might be serious internal problem that might require taking the phone apart to see whats broken.
Also, HTC will not honor the warranty cause of the fact that theres physical damage.
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Considering the phone will not have warranty, I probably will take it apart later and find out what's going on.
Also, it's time to root and flash a ROM.
zer0nine said:
Considering the phone will not have warranty, I probably will take it apart later and find out what's going on.
Also, it's time to root and flash a ROM.
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This might come in handy if you decide to take it apart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk&feature=related
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This might come in handy if you decide to take it apart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk&feature=related
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Thank you, now I just need the tools!
Also, I managed to connect to my router some how.. perhaps that smack I gave the phone did the trick
There is still an issue though. I just ran speed test and am getting low speeds so I'm not 100% sure it's using my WiFi connection. I'm not familiar with sense at all so can you tell me if data connection in the notification bar disappears when WiFi is connected?
zer0nine said:
Thank you, now I just need the tools!
Also, I managed to connect to my router some how.. perhaps that smack I gave the phone did the trick
There is still an issue though. I just ran speed test and am getting low speeds so I'm not 100% sure it's using my WiFi connection. I'm not familiar with sense at all so can you tell me if data connection in the notification bar disappears when WiFi is connected?
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The wifi indicator on the Inspire looks very similar to the iphone wifi indicator.
Look to the left of the cell signal http://img841.imageshack.us/f/device22.png/
zer0nine said:
Thank you, now I just need the tools!
Also, I managed to connect to my router some how.. perhaps that smack I gave the phone did the trick
There is still an issue though. I just ran speed test and am getting low speeds so I'm not 100% sure it's using my WiFi connection. I'm not familiar with sense at all so can you tell me if data connection in the notification bar disappears when WiFi is connected?
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Easy enough, turn on airplane mode then turn wifi on. Let it connect and then try to browse the internet. That will 100% tell you if the phone is using wifi and not the cell signal.
Mustang302LX said:
Easy enough, turn on airplane mode then turn wifi on. Let it connect and then try to browse the internet. That will 100% tell you if the phone is using wifi and not the cell signal.
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Derp why didn't I think of that!
kirk123 said:
The wifi indicator on the Inspire looks very similar to the iphone wifi indicator.
Look to the left of the cell signal http://img841.imageshack.us/f/device22.png/
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Ah ha! I see now. And surprisingly my WiFi is now working 100% right now and I am very happy! Thank you guys again for the help! Now I'm just paranoid about every little bump that might disable my WiFi somehow
This could just be extra precaution/I'm not sure if HTC would help you out, but you could ask for another battery cover. I hear on these forums that you can get replacements pretty easily...
Unfortunately, my sensation is bricked after supercid and back to S-on.
The screen is black and does not turn on power button + Down Vol.
Someone can help me?
There is a guide to recover it please?
Thanks a lot to anyone!
what kind of battery life does this rom have?
downloading now will give feed back in a sec
luckyduck69 said:
what kind of battery life does this rom have?
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I have the original battery. about 50% of charge.
daman215 said:
downloading now will give feed back in a sec
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thanks man! rofl
aramis73 said:
Unfortunately, my sensation is bricked after supercid and back to S-on.
The screen is black and does not turn on power button + Down Vol.
Someone can help me?
There is a guide to recover it please?
Thanks a lot to anyone!
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but to answer your question... i don't believe there are any guides for that. and it does, in fact, sound like a hard brick. i would look into replacing it. if someone on here thinks of something i didn't or knows how to fix this.. chime in. but if i were you i would just get it replaced.
and fyi... there might be flaming towards you for posting this in the 'dev' section versus the 'q&a' section. be prepared.
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but to answer your question... i don't believe there are any guides for that. and it does, in fact, sound like a hard brick. i would look into replacing it. if someone on here thinks of something i didn't or knows how to fix this.. chime in. but if i were you i would just get it replaced.
and fyi... there might be flaming towards you for posting this in the 'dev' section versus the 'q&a' section. be prepared.
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Thanks! luckyduck69
If anyone knows a guide ok, otherwise I will replace it.
Wrong section
Wrong section!
r u able to go to bootloader ?.
seeing this as very tragic, I think there would be less people flaming. for it would be very difficult if you were on his feet. scary! hehe. but then, wrong section. is there a cut paste thing here?
did you try plug in charge and go to bootloader? it should vibrate if your charged.
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seeing this as very tragic, I think there would be less people flaming. for it would be very difficult if you were on his feet. scary! hehe. but then, wrong section. is there a cut paste thing here?
did you try plug in charge and go to bootloader? it should vibrate if your charged.
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i wasn`t laughing at the fact that he brick his phone, but the fact that he been here since 2010 should know that this is the wrong section
vitusdoom said:
seeing this as very tragic, I think there would be less people flaming. for it would be very difficult if you were on his feet. scary! hehe. but then, wrong section. is there a cut paste thing here?
did you try plug in charge and go to bootloader? it should vibrate if your charged.
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Excuse me for wrong section.
In any case i can't charge this phone and go to the bootloader. always black screen.
Are you sure your battery is not dead? Try removing it / putting it back or try another battery.. There are known charging issues and theres a thread about it somewhere.
Aramis73 have you tried to remove the battery and keep it off for about 30 minutes, reinsert it, load it with the current and try to turn it on.
Did this just happen all of a sudden or did you do something you weren't supposed to?
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shadow00 said:
Aramis73 have you tried to remove the battery and keep it off for about 30 minutes, reinsert it, load it with the current and try to turn it on.
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thanks for your answer but the phone has no battery overnight.
this morning i reinsert the battery but the phone won't power on.
You should trade it in for a Samsung Galaxy S II, we have loads of people who don't understand forum sections, I'm sure you'll feel at home.
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Question: How did you manage to brick it in the first place?
aramis73 said:
thanks for your answer but the phone has no battery overnight.
this morning i reinsert the battery but the phone won't power on.
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Sounds like you had the crappy recovery and got boned without a charge.
What you need is :
A. Another Sensation Battery to try and boot with.
or
B. A wallcharger for the battery itself alone.
Once powered back on you need to flash the modded Revolutionary CWM available here
So, after you have downloaded the above zip place it on the root of your SD and power into bootloader mode. It will ask you to update, agree & you'll be back in business in no time.
This is the best case scenario you can hope for.
Goodluck !
alright i know the thread title is a lil misleading lol
so right now i'm using 3G on my phone and i'm using the connection on my pc via usb tethering..
i have though this before but i think i should ask this question to the community now..
when i'm using tethering my phone is also recharging and at the same time i'm also using tethering no big deal yes i know about this...
but the question is when my battery is full [fully charged] and i got the message battery fully charged unplug the charger.. so after this message does the phone still take charge from the usb wire ? if yes then this could be dangerous right ? or the phone does not take any charge from the usb which i think is not happening i'm guessing...
please kindly enlighten me..
regards
simmer
This belongs to the general section... Not here.
AFAIK when the battery gets fully charged, the charging stops. But if it drops by 1% the charging will start again.
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arindammanidas said:
This belongs to the general section... Not here.
AFAIK when the battery gets fully charged, the charging stops. But if it drops by 1% the charging will start again.
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well no need to panic dear friend..
afait this belongs in this section because you and i could be wrong and no devs browse the Q&A forums.. and they don't like pm's either.. so i created a thread instead..
arindammanidas said:
AFAIK when the battery gets fully charged, the charging stops. But if it drops by 1% the charging will start again.
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I think it waits more. It happens sometimes that when pull off the charger the battery drops very fast to a certain value.
@simmer14
Here you can find more info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871051
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I think it waits more. It happens sometimes that when pull off the charger the battery drops very fast to a certain value.
@simmer14
Here you can find more info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871051
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a very informative thread..
but it's a diffent phone with diffrent specs..
and my phone is getting very hot when i'm kepping it plugged in :S something might be wrong here :S anyways i'm off to market in search of a charging soft..
btw i think there should be an option to charge phone via usb on/off may be our kernel devs will see this thread and do something about this...
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well no need to panic dear friend..
afait this belongs in this section because you and i could be wrong and no devs browse the Q&A forums.. and they don't like pm's either.. so i created a thread instead..
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Whether or not the devs visit the general thread is irrelevant, this thread has nothing to do with the dev section, please post is the appropriate section.
so my nexus is stock, but unlocked.
i cherged my nexus today an i read on a thread that to calibrate the battery it should be plugged at 100% and then u should turn it off then on and while it boots u should take out the battery. i did it. and now it doesnt boot, not even in fastboot.
some help?
Who said to pull out the battery while booting? It's a dangerous action you may brick your phone. Add I know a lot Chinese users of Nexus S had done this accidentally. Like rebooting without the battery cover when the battery fell off.
And unfortunately I didn't see anyone made their phone back, yet.
Anyway you can search for some threads for saving bricked phone.
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vikingsail said:
Who said to pull out the battery while booting? It's a dangerous action you may brick your phone. Add I know a lot Chinese users of Nexus S had done this accidentally. Like rebooting without the battery cover when the battery fell off.
And unfortunately I didn't see anyone made their phone back, yet.
Anyway you can search for some threads for saving bricked phone.
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So... my phone is bricked.
well, no smartphone until christmas!!!! yeah! (being ironic)
Cascabreu said:
So... my phone is bricked.
well, no smartphone until christmas!!!! yeah! (being ironic)
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Not exactly you can saved it. I find a thread on Chinese forum says use Ubuntu to unbrick a bricked ns. I think the thread actually comes from xda. Try to search here you can find it. Sorry I'm on my phone now can't do a search. All the best.
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Not exactly you can saved it. I find a thread on Chinese forum says use Ubuntu to unbrick a bricked ns. I think the thread actually comes from xda. Try to search here you can find it. Sorry I'm on my phone now can't do a search. All the best.
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i know about that, its called adam tool. but that tool is useless if your screen doesnt even light up. i tried the tool and it didnt worked
thanks anyway
you cannot fix a dead boot with any software/USB connection to a PC. A bricked/Dead boot can only be fixed by having a certain hardware called JTAG/RIFF. Check this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iejfuW7XcKA
its a bit high in price between 100-150$, usually repair centers have it and charge 50$ for a fix. I suggest taking your nexus to a repair center and specifically tell them that you have a "DEAD BOOT AND NEED IT FIXED BY JTAG/RIFF"
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you cannot fix a dead boot with any software/USB connection to a PC. A bricked/Dead boot can only be fixed by having a certain hardware called JTAG/RIFF. Check this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iejfuW7XcKA
its a bit high in price between 100-150$, usually repair centers have it and charge 50$ for a fix. I suggest taking your nexus to a repair center and specifically tell them that you have a "DEAD BOOT AND NEED IT FIXED BY JTAG/RIFF"
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i already understand that XD i im back from vacacion i will go to the store with my warranty and maybe i dont pay anything for thr fix
I had my phone fixed for free!!!!!!! Thanks anyway!!!
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Cascabreu said:
I had my phone fixed for free!!!!!!! Thanks anyway!!!
sent from my Nyan NeXus S
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Can you please tell me how? I was booting mine and bettery fell out...now it cant even be recognized with USB connected...help!!!
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Can you please tell me how? I was booting mine and bettery fell out...now it cant even be recognized with USB connected...help!!!
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i used my warranty in a local store XD
i went there and said that i turned off the phone over night and in the morning he didnt wanted to turn on. they said it was a normal issue. LMAO
I Think I mighta screwed up bad. Long story short I flashed an interanational rom overtop of a jelly bean rom and my phone wont turn on now. PERIOD. Odin wont even pick it up. Any advice???
I Just found out if I hold volume down and connect it to my computer the led lights up red. Gotta be something I can do
Send it in to be jtagged. Don't think there's anything else to be done.
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Send it in to be jtagged. Don't think there's anything else to be done.
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Hmm not really the answer i was looking for but It is what it is. CAn you elaborate about jtagged? I got a replacement phone and have to send this one back to verizon....
Thanks for any help I can get
1annbe said:
Hmm not really the answer i was looking for but It is what it is. CAn you elaborate about jtagged? I got a replacement phone and have to send this one back to verizon....
Thanks for any help I can get
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And people like you are the reason the bootloader was locked.
I don't understand how this is even possible. Why would you think it was okay to Install a ROM over top carrier specific phone.
At the very least you could have asked to someone on the forum or created a thread if it could be done before you flashed it
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I didn't ask if I messed up. I know I messed up.
I Did my research. I used Odin successfuley to root my phone, flash clockwork and install a10 or so cwm 9 and cwm 10 roms. I screwed my imei up and fixed it myself thru qspt. All I asked for was a simple answer to a simple question.
Thank yo u
I think your missing the point the fact that YOU fubared your phone and then got a replacement tells us all we need to know. End of story lock the thread down.
*exit guys riding high horse*
Hmph!
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blestsol said:
*exit guys riding high horse*
Hmph!
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Alright maybe you would like to supply him with your S3 seeming as you think its ok for someone else to fix his s^%$.
Did research. Flashed international ROM on Verizon S3 (over another one). Doesn't know what JTAG is.
Does not compute.
usb dongle off ebay
1annbe said:
Hmm not really the answer i was looking for but It is what it is. CAn you elaborate about jtagged? I got a replacement phone and have to send this one back to verizon....
Thanks for any help I can get
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if its anything like the epic, just get a usb dongle that will force it into download mode. Also take the battery out for 30 min. I'm proud to have an answer and not just a comment.
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if its anything like the epic, just get a usb dongle that will force it into download mode. Also take the battery out for 30 min. I'm proud to have an answer and not just a comment.
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It's not an answer. I'll give you an answer, OP: You flashed the wrong ROM. You are now bricked. If you want to be unbricked, send it to a JTAG service http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
Next time do a little more research. Clearly you missed step 1 which is NEVER FLASH A ROM THAT ISN'T MEANT FOR YOUR PHONE.
You know you guys could just be helpful instead of being very rude.
na do it yourself.
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It's not an answer. I'll give you an answer, OP: You flashed the wrong ROM. You are now bricked. If you want to be unbricked, send it to a JTAG service http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
Next time do a little more research. Clearly you missed step 1 which is NEVER FLASH A ROM THAT ISN'T MEANT FOR YOUR PHONE.
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As a tester of many products in my time, I can tell you this. Nothing is ever bricked, where there is a brick there is a way. And his way is usb dongle.
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You know you guys could just be helpful instead of being very rude.
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I doubt he even knows what I am talking about, what do you think they are doing when you send it in??? jesus.
And if you are hardcore, you can make the dongle yourself.... or buy one on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Jig-Don...541525?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a75ec92d5 Check out my join date, been in the game for awhile...
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As a tester of many products in my time, I can tell you this. Nothing is ever bricked, where there is a brick there is a way. And his way is usb dongle.[/url]
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His way isn't a USB dongle. We see this at least 5 times a week in every section for this phone. People flash the wrong ROM (usually international) and they get no life out of it. The only way people have gotten it back was having it JTAGGED.
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As a tester of many products in my time, I can tell you this. Nothing is ever bricked, where there is a brick there is a way. And his way is usb dongle.
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I doubt he even knows what I am talking about, what do you think they are doing when you send it in??? jesus.
And if you are hardcore, you can make the dongle yourself.... or buy one on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Jig-Don...541525?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a75ec92d5
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Hmm i didnt know about those, pretty new to android though. Are those easy to use if i get one?
yes.
fr8cture said:
Hmm i didnt know about those, pretty new to android though. Are those easy to use if i get one?
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Instructions:
1. Turn off your phone and pull out the battery for about 10-15 seconds.
2. Just put the battery back and don’t turn it on.
3. Plug the USB Jig into the micro USB port on the phone.
4. After about 2-3 seconds, you can see the yellow download mode logo on the screen.
5. Unplug the USB Jig.
6. Connect your phone with USB cable to computer and then flash your phone via the program “odin”.
I'd try taking your battery out, holding the power button for a few seconds. Then leaving the battery out for 30 min first, before buying one.. I doubt it will work, but I have came out of bricks that way (blew my mind). Still prolly should do that when using the dongle.. MOST EVERY THING can have a dongle put into it, it's what the developers use to foce hardware into manufacturing mode, developer mode, customer mode, clear mem, maint. mode.
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His way isn't a USB dongle. We see this at least 5 times a week in every section for this phone. People flash the wrong ROM (usually international) and they get no life out of it. The only way people have gotten it back was having it JTAGGED.
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you got a link of a usb dongle bring back failure? please provide it so we can move on, or just stop.
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you got a link of a usb dongle bring back failure? please provide it so we can move on, or just stop.
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Here you go, a USB jig "bring back failure"...
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Here you go, a USB jig "bring back failure"...
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from what i can see they still needed to use it...
1annbe said:
Hmm not really the answer i was looking for but It is what it is. CAn you elaborate about jtagged? I got a replacement phone and have to send this one back to verizon....
Thanks for any help I can get
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So you're looking for help to restore your phone because you think they will find out you were flashing?
You already have the replacement. Just send the phone in. I doubt they will ever check.