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[Q] HELP!!: My Phone Bricked Itself!!

Hi all,
As the title says :'( I flashed the new Android Revolution HD 3.6.2 ROM (updated from 3.6.0) and the recommended radio yesterday. Everything went fine and the phone was smooth as ever.
However, while I was playing robo defence today (played for about 5 mins) the phone suddenly shut down, rebooted itself to the startup screen (HTC Logo on a white screen) then when to a black screen and then repeated the process. This happened about 5 times after which I pulled the battery and then tried to restart the phone.
Now the phone won't power on at all!
- Nothing happens when I press the power button.
- Tried vol + power: nothing.
- Took the battery out, waited 20min, tried the above again: nothing
- Plugged it into my pc: nothing i.e. no LED light either
- Plugged it into a wall charger: nothing i.e. no LED light either
What I don't understand is how come my phone has died when I was not in the middle of flashing anything? Has my phone actually bricked itself?
any help would really be appreciated!
Thanks
Is there anything I can do via adb? (I don't know how to use it that well)

Keep trying to boot into vol+down and power
Leave phone on charger and try the button combo that happened with my mytouch when I had one and that worked.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio

Remove SD card, boot in recovery, clear cache / dalvik.
If you can boot of cource.

charlieb620 said:
Keep trying to boot into vol+down and power
Leave phone on charger and try the button combo that happened with my mytouch when I had one and that worked.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
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I've tried that. Still no luck No LED charging light either
septix said:
Remove SD card, boot in recovery, clear cache / dalvik.
If you can boot of cource.
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No I can't boot at all. Tried booting without the SD card and no luck.
Is it even possible from for a phone to brick itself? Because after I flashed the ROM everything worked fine. It was only when I was playing a game that it died.
Could it be a battery problem? It would explain why no charging light is showing up

charge it via the original charger, hold on for a little while and try booting it up
i've seen it happen to mine once, i panicked just like you.

Before I s-off'ed or rooted I had this happen to my phone. It took a battery pull and then a long hold of the power button to get it to boot. I freaked thinking it was a dud (I had just gotten the phone).
If nothing works, it may be a hardware failure that had nothing to do with rooting. I would go for a warranty exchange. If YOU cannot get it to boot, neither will they without re-flashing the phone the hardcore way. (I believe its called a JTAG?). They will never know you rooted. They will just try a quick boot, see it doesnt, and then open it up to re-flash the thing via factory methods.
Matt

Would have to say its prob an fault with the handset as i am running the same setup as you and also playing robo defence and i play it for about 45 mins at a time with no issues at all .

awesam said:
charge it via the original charger, hold on for a little while and try booting it up
i've seen it happen to mine once, i panicked just like you.
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Going to try that tonight. Its my last resort because i've exhausted every other option.
Diydude said:
Would have to say its prob an fault with the handset as i am running the same setup as you and also playing robo defence and i play it for about 45 mins at a time with no issues at all .
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LOL...robo defence love! Thinking about it...it could be a handset issue. When I use the play robo defence on ARHD 3.6.0 ROM the phone would always die or go into a boot loop. But now its just dead.

Any news?
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

would it be ground problem? check all the contact points
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would it be ground problem? check all the contact points hope it'll help

Just to update you guys:
I tried everything that has been suggested on this thread and had no luck.
I've sent off my phone to HTC today to hopefully get it fixed. we'll see how it turns out. They said it should be done and on the way back in 7 days. Will post if I get new info or updates

Installing the same Rom I had the same issue. New phone is on the way so I thought what harm could it do now. I tried everything u did. What worked was pulling battery out plug the wall charger in and then hold the power and vol down button then slip in battery and it went into recovery . I tried a reg reboot and nothing. So I pulled sd card out and put into another phone then downloaded another Rom. Put sd card back in shot phone and got back into recovery and flashed a diff Rom and it worked. The phone over heating is bad tho so will leave it be till New phone comes in.

I've had the no boot problem after messing with my partition tables, took it to my carrier, and they fixed it. Hopefully, your phone is so messed up that they can't read that it's been rooted (or hope that they don't care)

Did you install any Kernels with GPU Overclocking for example? Or was it only the normal ROM?

What recovery are you using?

CrazyCharlie said:
What recovery are you using?
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Clockwork. Can't remember the version
xotox83 said:
Did you install any Kernels with GPU Overclocking for example? Or was it only the normal ROM?
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No I didn't. Just stock ROM and the standard kernel that came with it. No overclocking either. I mentioned this before - i use to have boot loops every time i played robo defence - even with ARHD 3.5.x. so I reckon it was a hardware issue that eventually kicked the bucket when I moved to 3.6
Matt1408 said:
I've had the no boot problem after messing with my partition tables, took it to my carrier, and they fixed it. Hopefully, your phone is so messed up that they can't read that it's been rooted (or hope that they don't care)
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Yea...i'm hoping exactly that! its being repaired atm. finger's crossed!

Have u try to connect ur phone to ur pc see if it detected? If you connect ur phone to ur pc and it show up something like can't find the driver that mean is ur phone got hardware issue just call HTC they will fix for you.

Johnsonyc said:
Have u try to connect ur phone to ur pc see if it detected? If you connect ur phone to ur pc and it show up something like can't find the driver that mean is ur phone got hardware issue just call HTC they will fix for you.
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Yep tried that. My PC didn't detect it - there was no response from either device. Tried to force my PC to detect all connected usb devices and no luck.

My Phone Lives!
Hi guys,
Just to update everyone: I got my phone back yesterday and it's working again!!
Although it has been returned to stock again. According to the letter that came with my phone I think I've got a new main board. This is what it says:
Parts Replaced: PCBA-Main Board with SKU_ID, HTC Global, QSD8260 UMT
Anyone know what it means for sure?
I guess there is hope if a phone bricks itself entirely! and HTC didn't even bother asking any questions i.e. if I rooted my phone or anything. All they asked me was did I try to charge the phone via the main charger, did I take the battery out etc.

Good for you dude. I'm happy it worked out fine for you! And thanks for the update, good to know how they handle things over there.
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[Q] Camera app causes reboot after opening for a second time

I have read all the threads that have mentioned this issue and none of the solutions fix my problem.
Every time I open the camera for the second time in any session, my phone does a fullreset (takes about 3 minutes) and something to note is that it always returns to 100% brightness and i have to go back in to settings every time to change it to auto.
i have tried:
-uninstalling various apps that may be causing the issue
-resetting camera settings to default
-turning off geo tagging
One thing i cannot be bothered to do is a reset to factory as the sheer time it would take for me to get my phone back to the way i wanted could buy me a new phone!
any ideas at all would be most helpful

nk33 said:
I have read all the threads that have mentioned this issue and none of the solutions fix my problem.
Every time I open the camera for the second time in any session, my phone does a fullreset (takes about 3 minutes) and something to note is that it always returns to 100% brightness and i have to go back in to settings every time to change it to auto.
i have tried:
-uninstalling various apps that may be causing the issue
-resetting camera settings to default
-turning off geo tagging
One thing i cannot be bothered to do is a reset to factory as the sheer time it would take for me to get my phone back to the way i wanted could buy me a new phone!
any ideas at all would be most helpful
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sell the phone
same problem with the camera app, I'll already do the factory reset (3-4 times) and the problem is still there. Sometimes, the phone restarted when I open the camera app for the first time.
I am using the original rom and I never rooted my phone

mate - sell the phone?? that is a bit harsh because everything else about it is pure class!
i have the XE with beats audio...

nk33 said:
mate - sell the phone?? that is a bit harsh because everything else about it is pure class!
i have the XE with beats audio...
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he was kidding...
need more info, is the phone rooted? if so, are you running an amaze cam with a modded kernel?

ok, fair enuff - LOL
Phone not rooted, and no modded anything.
i have installed latest software update from HTC which came out a couple of months back - but it was doing the camera thing before that update..

nk33 said:
ok, fair enuff - LOL
Phone not rooted, and no modded anything.
i have installed latest software update from HTC which came out a couple of months back - but it was doing the camera thing before that update..
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ok, got an idea. go to your settings-apps-manage apps, then find the camera app and clear its cache or data or both. see if that works.

sorry mate - i already tried that but forgot to put it in my list of things I'd tried...

nk33 said:
sorry mate - i already tried that but forgot to put it in my list of things I'd tried...
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i'd suggest either rooting your phone, while still keeping the stock rom with s-off so you can do a nandroid back up and experiment or do a factory reset.
s-off will take like 15 minutes.

no offence mate but that sounds well long! 15 mins for you because u know what ur doing....5 hours for me! LOL

nk33 said:
no offence mate but that sounds well long! 15 mins for you because u know what ur doing....5 hours for me! LOL
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well, no camera for you then

LoL - guess not.

nk33 said:
LoL - guess not.
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you've spent about 3 hours since the op lol could've test driven an ics rom(s) in that time and went back to stock a few times.

mate correction 1) i have spent a total of 5 mins actually here...
and correction 2) YOU could've test driven an ics rom(s) in that time and went back to stock a few times, i don't even know wtf that means bro!

Someone else had posted that he had to copy everything from the SD card to his PC, formatted the card and then copied everything back to the card. If that worked for him, maybe you could give this a try.

Have you tried contacting HTC? If you cant solve it and you were experiencing the same issue all the time maybe its a hardware problem?

nk33, have you solved ur problem? Got the same one. My camera on XE was working fine. And then a week or two later I've started getting a black screen with camera app. Nothing helped me (tried everything you guys mentioned here). I couldn't return my phone to the shop. It was bought as a gift in other country .
Repair shop wanted to take my phone from me for a couple of days. I've got private data there and I don't want to make another hard reset

camera
Any solutions yet?? Bcoz i tried resetting phone to formatting card but no good.
Further, i tried various roms but its still the same.. im exploring here hope ill found something but till then im putting my query here...

Simply upgrading to ICS sorted the problem put for me, nothing else works

nk33 said:
Simply upgrading to ICS sorted the problem put for me, nothing else works
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Got my system plate changed. Nothing helped. They broke my GSM module in the service. So they replaced the whole system plate.
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lekhi123 said:
Any solutions yet?? Bcoz i tried resetting phone to formatting card but no good.
Further, i tried various roms but its still the same.. im exploring here hope ill found something but till then im putting my query here...
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I did the same except I didn't try any new ROMs, because I had got my phone upgraded a couple of days after I found that camera is malfunctioning.
If you have an official warranty then go and change the system plate or the whole phone.

Vibration not working

My SGR has stopped vibrating, regardless of the setting. I noticed it about an hour ago.
I can confirm that it was working about 12 hours ago.
I am running InfectedROM V1 on ardatdat's keenal v1.5
Anybody got any ideas what is wrong?
Sent from my GT-I9103 using XDA App

I can't understand what could have caused this, did you bump /drop you handset anywhere recently ? If yes then it can be some hardware issue.
Check your recently installed apps, they maybe interfering with the vibrator settings though that's a remote possibility but do check.
If its a software bug then flashing the ROM/kernel again should solve the problem. But keep this as the last option if it seems there's no other way out.

It started working. On its own.
I had it in my pocket, got a text and it vibrated.
Funny issue. I can't understand what happened. But I am glad I don't have to take it in for servicing.

FeralFire said:
It started working. On its own.
I had it in my pocket, got a text and it vibrated.
Funny issue. I can't understand what happened. But I am glad I don't have to take it in for servicing.
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That's good !
I think it must be a software bug which caused it then.
It was solved as you may have restarted your handset but still do observe if it stops vibrating intermittently.

Actually I did a soft reset when I noticed it, that did not fix it.
I tried changing the vibration settings randomly and all but nothing worked.
I have got no idea what happened. But I have been checking the vibration every hour or so and it hasn't stopped working after that.

It has stopped vibrating again.
This is so irritating. I miss calls and texts because of this.
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FeralFire said:
It has stopped vibrating again.
This is so irritating. I miss calls and texts because of this.
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Darn !
That's why I told you to monitor it. Now I think it could be a software issue. If it was a hardware one then it shouldn't have started working again.
Check if a restart solves the issue. Do remove the battery for a few secs before switching it on again.
If it works its a software bug.
Did you check the installed apps if they are interfering with the settings ?
Do check the settings for Vibration intensity if they are at default.
Check and reply here buddy though I think you'll need to take it to the service center if even flashing stock ROM doesn't solve the issue.

I finally found out the problem and the solution. Was googling about it and a guy with SGS2 had posted on some forums that his vibration stops working after removing headphones. He also gave a solution to change the vibration settings to 'never' and back.
I tried that but it didn't work.
Then I tried replugging my earphones and the vibration immediately started working.
I don't understand what could be causing this issue but atleast I got a fix now.
Seems software related as you said. Maybe it is fault with either the customROM or the custom kernel. Would be pretty weird to have bugs like this in stock.

FeralFire said:
I finally found out the problem and the solution. Was googling about it and a guy with SGS2 had posted on some forums that his vibration stops working after removing headphones. He also gave a solution to change the vibration settings to 'never' and back.
I tried that but it didn't work.
Then I tried replugging my earphones and the vibration immediately started working.
I don't understand what could be causing this issue but atleast I got a fix now.
Seems software related as you said. Maybe it is fault with either the customROM or the custom kernel. Would be pretty weird to have bugs like this in stock.
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There are no such bugs on Samsung stock ROM.
You'll need to request #ardatdat & #eaglerazor12 to look into the issue and they will definitely help you.

It has stopped wirking, yet again and no matter what, I can't revive it.
I have even flashed everything stock except for the recovery. [Is there anyway to go back to stock recovery?]
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FeralFire said:
It has stopped wirking, yet again and no matter what, I can't revive it.
I have even flashed everything stock except for the recovery. [Is there anyway to go back to stock recovery?]
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Wish I could help buddy but I have no idea about that.

Ok.
Thanks.
Atleast now I can be sure that it is a hardware issue. Will have to get it fixed one way or the other.
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u get stock recovery automatically when you reinstall your fw.

m.kochan10 said:
u get stock recovery automatically when you reinstall your fw.
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I reflashed my nandroid backup through CWM to get stock back. Should I flash it again through Odin?
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actually no, but if you have your fw u may take recovery from the package and push it to another tar file (use total commander) and then just flash it via odin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA3PXNYjJM
This fixes the problem.
I feel really angry at Samsung for making the SGR with the same fault that SGS2 had. Why not fix it if the already had complaints about it in the previous phone?
Atleast I don't have to take it to the service center now.

Help please! Just installed Android Revoluation HD, now won't turn on?

I have s-off, rooted, was using insertcoin...Just thought I'd install the Revolution ROM. Did the wipe and then installed ROM. EVerything seem to be fine and it rebooted. Then I reinstalled apps through titanium backup.
When I was using the phone to call...after a minute or so...it started to make this long tone sound and everything freezes. It seem to reboot...and back to working again. I thought it was due to some apps still being reinstalled?
In any case, when I made call again...again after a minute or so..it started making that same tone....and it turned off.
Now, it won't respond at all. I tried pulling out battery...no matter what I do...the phone will not turn on.
please help! Is this bricked? I pretty much followed all the steps. I selected stock kernel instead of custom when prompted.

newr said:
I have s-off, rooted, was using insertcoin...Just thought I'd install the Revolution ROM. Did the wipe and then installed ROM. EVerything seem to be fine and it rebooted. Then I reinstalled apps through titanium backup.
When I was using the phone to call...after a minute or so...it started to make this long tone sound and everything freezes. It seem to reboot...and back to working again. I thought it was due to some apps still being reinstalled?
In any case, when I made call again...again after a minute or so..it started making that same tone....and it turned off.
Now, it won't respond at all. I tried pulling out battery...no matter what I do...the phone will not turn on.
please help! Is this bricked? I pretty much followed all the steps. I selected stock kernel instead of custom when prompted.
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Try to boot with adb.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

Hi...I am trying to install the new SDK package...but I do have the older ADB and when I tried it..it first says ADB sever out of date...then started daemon...and attached list showed nothing?
When I plug the phone in...there's no response from the PC..it won't beep or show anything connected on USB!

I just tried to run adb after installing the latest sdk package. Running adb from the platform-tool directory...the device listed is empty....doesn't seem to be recognizing the phone!
Any other ideas? Is this completely bricked?

I wouldn't call it a brick per se, but this has happened to more Sensations than you may realize. Most people who've reported said they went to bed (phone on or off the charger) and when they wake up, it just won't turn on.
Honestly, I believe it's a random catastrophic hardware issue. I think some Sensations are faulty and have a lower temperature threshold or something, not sure, but what you described seems hardware related.
Edit: Just reread about that tone. A long tone? Although you were on a phone call so it's no guarantee, something like a long speaker tone or a screen spazzing out (I work in electronics) tend to mean something hardware related. Again, not 100% solid, but that's how it usually turns out.
Also, don't believe this happened because you flashed a different rom or something, there is just no way flashing a rom would kill a phone. If that were true, normal software updates or factory resetting could cause the same thing, and they simply don't.

Yes..it could be hardware related? The thing is, if it's bricked...I would think this wouldn't boot into the new ROM at all.. mine booted to the new ROM and I was able to restore all the apps...but all of a sudden while on the phone...I heard this long tone from the phone....then it just turned off.
The problem is, since this is rooted...doesn't it void waranty? Also, I am in Canada using a t-mobile phone I bought from the States...so I can't really bring it back to fix?
Wonder if I could get HTC to fix it?
It basically just died...battery was 100% when I was updating.
Any suggestion of what I should do?

newr said:
Yes..it could be hardware related? The thing is, if it's bricked...I would think this wouldn't boot into the new ROM at all.. mine booted to the new ROM and I was able to restore all the apps...but all of a sudden while on the phone...I heard this long tone from the phone....then it just turned off.
The problem is, since this is rooted...doesn't it void waranty? Also, I am in Canada using a t-mobile phone I bought from the States...so I can't really bring it back to fix?
Wonder if I could get HTC to fix it?
It basically just died...battery was 100% when I was updating.
Any suggestion of what I should do?
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take off the battery, SD card, SIM card and then put them back again.....try to press power+volume down (even power+volume up & down, all buttons) to see if you can log into the recovery...I don't know if this works but since your phone is almost dead, you won't lose anything to try any method...Do you think so?
If anything you have tried does not enable the phone to work normally again, please try to turn to some body who can check and repair the hardware of your phone for help...It could take a long time to send it back to HTC.....
Hope everything is going well with you.

Nothing works..I've tried taking out Battery..talked with HTC and they tried that with me too...but basically the phone is completely unresponsive. I am just wondering if it's a problem with the ROM or if it's a hardware thing. It seems strange it booted up ok and then had this long beep/tone thing.
There seem to be one other person posted in Q&A experiencing exactly the same thing...he was using revolution 6.6.3 and also had that sound and now it won't turn on!
I have talked to HTC and got a repair ticket...not sure if anyone locally can fix it...just wonder if HTC will have problems with it being rooted and all.

He was running ARHD 6.6.3?! I just downloaded it, now I'm weary to flash O.O

@newr
can you try one thing?
Remove battery ,sdcard, then connect the phone to power outlet using usb then try to power on the phone.?
If it doesn't turn on then remove the back shell too and try to power it on again?
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Thanks for the suggestion. But again nothing happened. I've tried taking out SD, SIM, battery...with or without cover. Nothing turns the phone on...also no light when charging. It's like the phone is just dead?
There's one other post by someone on the forum that says his phone doesn't turn on..and it seem to happen the exact same way. He said he was running 6.6.3 and then all of a sudden a long beep/tone...then stuck..so turned it off and won't turn on again. Haven't seen any update / resolution there neither!
I am still not sure if it's a ROM problem or if it's a hardware problem. The thing is, the ROM did get installed and was rebooted...in fact, I used Titanium to reinstalled all the apps...unless restoring some data for things like bluetooth settings, desktop etc..causes it...which was fine when I restored it for InsertCoin...I don't understand how a ROM could cause a phone not to turn on at all?
I guess unless there are other ways to fix this..looks like it's sending back to HTC...hopefully they can't fix it neither and just send a different phone since if they turn it on and notice I have it rooted and S-On..they might just blame it on that!

[Q] HTC Sensation Keeps Shutting Off by Itself

A very good day to everyone.
I have been using my HTC Sensation for a year and a half already and recently it's starting to crank up.
It started last week when I was using my phone when suddenly it just switched off by itself and no matter how I attempted to switch it back on again it would boot up to the lock screen page and baam, it shuts off again. It doesn't restarts by itself or anything, it just simply switches off and no, I am unable to switch it on again. The only time I am able to do so again is when I plug it into a power source, that is when it would finally be able to start up.
At first I thought that it wasn't something big until recently it started occuring more frequently and I noticed that it only occurs whenever I have my 3G switched on. If I'm plugged in, my phone would still be working without switching off even though I have my 3G switched on. But when I unplug it from its power source, I'll be able to use it with 3G on for a good 20-30mins or even lesser at times and there it goes shutting off by itself again. What actually got me dumbfounded is how I can be having 80% of battery power when this happens.
I have tried the using a card/paper as a wedge for the battery so that it connects better but to no avail even though I have noticed that indeed, my battery seems to have some extra allowance for it to fidget about within the confinements of the spot which is allocated for the battery. I have tried the switching the phone's data usage to GSM only as well as switching it to WCDMA only but both still didn't work. I have also done a factory wipe which didn't work, super wiped it before flashing ARHD once again which didn't work as well.
To make things worse, my phone is not covered under warranty anymore and my only last hope is that the problem lies with my phone's battery rather than the PCB board which is why I'm putting all my hope on the Anker battery which stocks would only come in next Monday which I don't wanna spend on only to find out that it's not gonna be able to save my phone from its miserable plight...
This is my phone's setup:
Android Version 4.0.3
Sense Version 3.6
Software Number - Android Revolution HD 6.8.0 XE by mik1986
Kernel Version - 3.0.16-g31a4fc7 [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT
Baseband Version - 11.76A.3504.00P_11.24A.3504.31_M
I'm really desperate to find a solution to this so if there's anyone of you who has faced this issue/solved this issue please enlighten me as to what I can do, any/all help would be greatly appreciated.

Try other Roms..yrs might be unstable...
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I've tried other ROMS already but it still force shuts itself whenever my phone's 3G is switched on. Any solutions?

seems like a radio problem ..reflash the firmware you are having or ..flash 3.33/3.32 universal firmware from kohr-ah firmware thread in sensation development section
once done ..get getril app ..open it and flash proper ril for the firmware if you not having matching ril

I've been using the 3.33 firmware for quite a while already but it's still not working. :/

Sorrowed said:
I've been using the 3.33 firmware for quite a while already but it's still not working. :/
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Reflash it and see ...
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ganeshp said:
Reflash it and see ...
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I'd add to that to reflash it using a fresh download of the firmware file. It's possible (though slightly unlikely) that you have a tiny corruption of your existing firmware file so reflashing it might just put the same error back. I say that's unlikely because errors in the radio file of firmware would likely be causing you bigger problems than you are saying. But a new download and fresh flash won't hurt.
Or try switching to the 3.32 firmware (They aren't much different) just to see if it makes a difference. If not you can at least rule that out.
Just a head's up though, after you flash a new firmware file, reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik or you will likely just get a bootloop at the boot animation when trying to start it the first time.

I had the same problem - the battery was broken, had to buy a new one, search for "Anker" on amazon

It would help a lot of we had your last_kmsg file. To get the file, you can use this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.solarnz.apps.lumberjack. Get the last_kmsg file RIGHT AFTER your phone shuts down and turns back on so we can see what made it shut down. Then, attach the file to your first post so we can see it

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I've tried reflashing the 3.33 firmware but it keeps telling me that the installation has been aborted.
Skipjacks said:
I'd add to that to reflash it using a fresh download of the firmware file. It's possible (though slightly unlikely) that you have a tiny corruption of your existing firmware file so reflashing it might just put the same error back. I say that's unlikely because errors in the radio file of firmware would likely be causing you bigger problems than you are saying. But a new download and fresh flash won't hurt.
Or try switching to the 3.32 firmware (They aren't much different) just to see if it makes a difference. If not you can at least rule that out.
Just a head's up though, after you flash a new firmware file, reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik or you will likely just get a bootloop at the boot animation when trying to start it the first time.
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I've tried this method of yours as well but apparently it tells me the same thing when I try to flash the firmware. "Installation aborted" and I don't know why is this happening...
stanix.de said:
I had the same problem - the battery was broken, had to buy a new one, search for "Anker" on amazon
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I've found a seller over here in my country who I'm going to be meeting tomorrow and finally test it out as to whether has it been my battery's problem or is it just my hardware being faulty. Will test it out and let you know of the end results, thanks mate!
android1234567 said:
It would help a lot of we had your last_kmsg file. To get the file, you can use this app: LumberJack(Had to change due to my account lacking the minimum requirement of 10 posts before I can post a link) Get the last_kmsg file RIGHT AFTER your phone shuts down and turns back on so we can see what made it shut down. Then, attach the file to your first post so we can see it
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But after it shuts down I have to connect it to a charger before I can switch it on again, would that affect the log?

Sorrowed said:
But after it shuts down I have to connect it to a charger before I can switch it on again, would that affect the log?
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No, it would not.

Thanks for all the help guys, got myself a new Anker battery and apparently that seems to have solved the problem so far... It has yet to shut off on me or anything for the past 6 hours with my 3G switched on throughout.

Sorrowed said:
Thanks for all the help guys, got myself a new Anker battery and apparently that seems to have solved the problem so far... It has yet to shut off on me or anything for the past 6 hours with my 3G switched on throughout.
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Same here! Just got mine today.. Had axactly the same problems! No shutdowns so far! Mine was also 1.5 years old! Happy it was only the battery!:laugh:

TTime_007 said:
Same here! Just got mine today.. Had axactly the same problems! No shutdowns so far! Mine was also 1.5 years old! Happy it was only the battery!:laugh:
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Definitely! Thank goodness it was just the battery otherwise there goes a great phone. Not to mention that with the anker battery it has a greater and better lifespan!

TTime_007 said:
Same here! Just got mine today.. Had axactly the same problems! No shutdowns so far! Mine was also 1.5 years old! Happy it was only the battery!:laugh:
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My situation is identical to yours. 1,5 years old, constantly rebooting, after reboot the battery power drops to 4%. If it's connected to the power cord it works normally. Already ordered Anker battery and I'll see what happens.
If I look closely, I can see that my battery is a little bloated and not completely flat. Did anybody else noticed that?
So I guess all of this should be written on HTC Sensation FAQ page since it's not a bug, but a feature...