15 APRIL 2012: ALL - PLEASE NOW REFER TO THIS THREAD HERE
Just found a new Clockwork-5.0.1.0 for our beloved Sensation(al) device
It works fine and didn't find any bug yet
The charging issue some of users had seems to be solved
In order for this to work, the HTC Sensation needs to be S-OFF.
How to Flash:
Flash via boatloader or push adb or fastboot flash recovery recovery.img or using Rom Manager
Download:
01/09/2011: 5.0.1.0:HERE
Update 05/09/2011: 5.0.2.0: HERE
If you want to flash via Bootloader just put the following file PG58IMG.zip in your SD card : HERE
changelog: fix the fact that some users were loosing root access with 5.0.1.0
already a heavy thread going for this, but it SHOULD be in the dev thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242522
EDIT* good notes too, there are too many plp who dont know how to do this with either method
Alternative method is fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mike1986. said:
Alternative method is fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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thats the easiest way, ive found ;P
what are the differences with clockwork 4.0 ?
jigsaw956 said:
what are the differences with clockwork 4.0 ?
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check out the thread i posted, lots of testing notes
the most significant is the backups/restores are WAYYYY quicker
...and its blue!
Charging issue is still there. Doesn't charge when switched off or battery goes empty. Not Recommended for users who go out of battery very often..
To check if your phone is charging, turn off ur phone, remove and reinsert your battery(to make sure ur phone is fully switched off), then open adb and type::
adb shell cat /sys/devices/platform/htc_battery/power_supply/battery/status
if it returns charging, it's fine for u, otherwise Think again..
I got discharging, so reverted back to 4.0.1.4(Modded for charging when switched off)..
Here's link for 4.0.1.4 for those who want to revert back http://goo.gl/4VlGV
it actually does charge when turned off, but not when in hboot/fastboot/recovery
i completely drained my battery, and it charged, but i had to let it fill for a min or so before i could turn it back on with enough juice to get back into OS
not recommended if kill your battery often
EDIT* the link i poseted has a bit of testing already done, it was just put in the general thread, not the dev one
Wouldn't the easiest way to flash it would be through ROM Manager? That's what I did
sent from Christ All Mighty II
you'd be surprised how many people prefer the manual way (im one of them )
im not a fan or rom manager, you dont really *learn* when you use it, and doesnt work all the time
Solidus_n313 said:
it actually does charge when turned off, but not when in hboot/fastboot/recovery
i completely drained my battery, and it charged, but i had to let it fill for a min or so before i could turn it back on with enough juice to get back into OS
not recommended if kill your battery often
EDIT* the link i poseted has a bit of testing already done, it was just put in the general thread, not the dev one
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Did u try adb command when phone was turned off?
It gives me "Discharging', when just turned off and connected to PC.
I was f****d when i had just s-offed my Sensation, and went out of battery. So I'm too skeptical about all this
yup, discharging everytime now, looks like it only worked after that initial restart after a battery pull...
oh well, im still keeping it, the backup/restore is much quicker, and i use it a lot
Discharging for me with adb commandBut LED is red :/
pnyppon said:
Did u try adb command when phone was turned off?
It gives me "Discharging', when just turned off and connected to PC.
I had got f****d when i had just s-offed my Sensation, and went out of battery. So I'm too skeptical about all this
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No bro it charging normally even if your phone is turned off. I tried it already cause i have a spare full charged battery. The problem is when you are on recovery aka no charge. Anyway i still find silly to try flash a rom when you are on low battery at all.
nikosblade said:
No bro it charging normally even if your phone is turned off. I tried it already cause i have a spare full charged battery. The problem is when you are on recovery aka no charge. Anyway i still find silly to try flash a rom when you are on low battery at all.
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thats what im sayin!
even though it says discharging on powered off, it does charge, but u just gotta wait a min or 2 so it has enough juice to power back on...
its not as bad as the < 4.0.1.4 problems, but either way its a better ver of CWM
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Discharging for me with adb commandBut LED is red :/
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LED doesn't exactly give proper info. When i was using 4.0.1.4(initial that doesnt charge when switched off that came with revolutionary), i charged phone for whole night and LED was red, but in morning, phone's battery was still empty.
LED is liar lol..
nikosblade said:
No bro it charging normally even if your phone is turned off. I tried it already cause i have a spare full charged battery. The problem is when you are on recovery aka no charge. Anyway i still find silly to try flash a rom when you are on low battery at all.
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U r right.
But does that mean ADB is liar?? Dunno if i should trust adb or not..
I dont care whether it charges when i m on recovery, but i just want to be sure that my phone charges when i run out of battery.
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U r right.
But does that mean ADB is liar?? Dunno if i should trust adb or not..
I dont care whether it charges when i m on recovery, but i just want to be sure that my phone charges when i run out of battery.
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its hit and miss for certain people, not sure what the variances are...it DOES recharge for me when powered off, and also for a few users
pnyppon said:
Did u try adb command when phone was turned off?
It gives me "Discharging', when just turned off and connected to PC.
I was f****d when i had just s-offed my Sensation, and went out of battery. So I'm too skeptical about all this
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We can wait a few days and it will clear!
Solidus_n313 said:
thats the easiest way, ive found ;P
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imo ROM manager is the easiest way
Related
Since we know that the last recovery can't charge when phone is off, i'm a little bit affraid.
I love to use Rom Manager but... if my phone is fully discharged, i can't boot and it's the end for my phone? o_o
Bluewall said:
Since we know that the last recovery can't charge when phone is off, i'm a little bit affraid.
I love to use Rom Manager but... if my phone is fully discharged, i can't boot and it's the end for my phone? o_o
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Hi,
You can download CWM 4.0.1.4 from here:
http://www.multiupload.com/UCJYHKQH23
Bluewall said:
Since we know that the last recovery can't charge when phone is off, i'm a little bit affraid.
I love to use Rom Manager but... if my phone is fully discharged, i can't boot and it's the end for my phone? o_o
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Some people have had success reviving their phone using various methods, take a look at the link here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193315
Try flashing the recovery provided in the post above me, and then run this ADB command:
adb shell cat /sys/devices/platform/htc_battery/power_supply/battery/status
You should get battery status (charging or discharging)
If it is discharging, flash other recoveries, including the original AlphaRevX one and the CWM one, and seeing what output you get with the above command.
If none of the recoveries show they are charging after issuing the above ADB command, then either you can be very careful not to let the battery drain, or let the battery drain and risk it and see if the solutions provided in the above thread work, or finally you can flash the stock recovery everytime you don't need the custom recovery (but this can be a pain)
Do this:
DL the .4 referenced version of CWM and then turn off your phone with a semi charged battery. Connect the charger and leave it for an hour. Turn back on your phone and see if the battery has been charging. If it doesnt charge it, OR if you find that you cannot start the phone back up without a battery pull first, then DL the .5 version of CWM.
I found that .4 didnt work correctly for me. While it DID charge the battery, it failed to light the LED AND wouldnt start up without a battery pull. I switched to the .5 version and found everything to work correctly.
It seems that its going to be ONLY one or the other for each person. No one knows why, but this is your best bet.
Matt
I think i bricked my sensation cus i turned it off and it dont turn back on it wasnt dead when i was flashing a rom??
It dont want to do anything not even go into recovery at all what do i do?
LOL WHOA...
stop freaking out lol do your self a favor
what had you done before you turned it off? (flash a rom? flash a mod? flash anything? drop it in water lol?)
give some info lets see if we can help. you probably just need to boot into recovery and reboot
bord1er said:
I think i bricked my sensation cus i turned it off and it dont turn back on it wasnt dead when i was flashing a rom??
It dont want to do anything not even go into recovery at all what do i do?
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Battery Dead ? Plug It In
Did you Pull That Battery ? Wait A Few Minutes And Then Try to turn it on ?
rddocke said:
LOL WHOA...
stop freaking out lol do your self a favor
what had you done before you turned it off? (flash a rom? flash a mod? flash anything? drop it in water lol?)
give some info lets see if we can help. you probably just need to boot into recovery and reboot
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check it out i flashed a rom right and it didnt want to boot into recovery so i took the battery out and it never turned on again????
Plug it in let it charge a bit. If the orange light blinks four times and turns off, then you need to do a battery swap.
If it charges then let it charge boot unto recovery and restore your backup. I hope you made a backup.
Which Rom were you flashing?
rddocke said:
Plug it in let it charge a bit. If the orange light blinks four times and turns off, then you need to do a battery swap.
If it charges then let it charge boot unto recovery and restore your backup. I hope you made a backup.
Which Rom were you flashing?
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nothing comes on
Mate, you're really not helping yourself here. Can you please give a step-by-step of what you were trying to do and a bit more information as to what happened when it didn't go to plan?
e.g. I was trying to flash a new ROM. The ROM update completed successfully but upon rebooting it wouldn't turn on.
The above example gives a bit more insight as to the situation
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Mate, you're really not helping yourself here. Can you please give a step-by-step of what you were trying to do and a bit more information as to what happened when it didn't go to plan?
e.g. I was trying to flash a new ROM. The ROM update completed successfully but upon rebooting it wouldn't turn on.
The above example gives a bit more insight as to the situation
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this is what i happend i flash a 3.5 sense rom on my sensation it didnt get any signal so i tryed to go into recovery threw rom manager and it didnt want to so i took the battery out and put it back in and it never turned on from their nothing turns on not the charging light or anything
and no it wasnt dead when i tryed so its not the battery
bord1er said:
this is what i happend i flash a 3.5 sense rom on my sensation it didnt get any signal so i tryed to go into recovery threw rom manager and it didnt want to so i took the battery out and put it back in and it never turned on from their nothing turns on not the charging light or anything
and no it wasnt dead when i tryed so its not the battery
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Pop the battery out for about 10 minutes then put it back in and try charging the battery. Also try charging from a different power source like an AC adapter or via your computers USB port. If the battery light doesn't come on then your battery is most likely dead and you may need to find a replacement.
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this is what i happend i flash a 3.5 sense rom on my sensation it didnt get any signal so i tryed to go into recovery threw rom manager and it didnt want to so i took the battery out and put it back in and it never turned on from their nothing turns on not the charging light or anything
and no it wasnt dead when i tryed so its not the battery
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you said you didnt get any signal. dude you prolly didnt flashed the correct radios. some roms tells you witch radio you need before flashing the rom. not all the roms have the correct radios due of a lot of sensation worldwide. had you tried to go into fastboot at all by holding power and vol down at the same time.
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Pop the battery out for about 10 minutes then put it back in and try charging the battery. Also try charging from a different power source like an AC adapter or via your computers USB port. If the battery light doesn't come on then your battery is most likely dead and you may need to find a replacement.
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Yes battery swap as I mentioned.
On a side note
Can anyone tell me why that is the only solution to the problem when the phone dies down like this
Thisy wife let's her phone die alllll the time and I constantly have to swap mine and her battery.
I think it was on low battery...
what do i do?
iArtisan said:
I think it was on low battery...
what do i do?
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Try turning it on without the battery in, while it's plugged in to the charger (obviously), if it won't turn on at all, try to flash the stock 2.3.3 via nvflash using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644&highlight=nvflash
If that doesn't work try flashing cwm recovery via nvflash using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847&highlight=nvflash
Good luck! Hope this helps
well first off shame on you for trying to flash a rom with a low battery that was prob not the smartest thing to do second if you have removed your battery and charged your phone and it still wont boot or anything well then you have a bricked phone sorry
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Try turning it on without the battery in, while it's plugged in to the charger (obviously), if it won't turn on at all, try to flash the stock 2.3.3 via nvflash using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644&highlight=nvflash
If that doesn't work try flashing cwm recovery via nvflash using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847&highlight=nvflash
Good luck! Hope this helps
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Thanks a lot man, it doesn't turn on at all without the battery in. I was using clockwork recovery to flash the ROM. What do you suggest I do from here?
If you can't get into recovery, then you did probably brick your phone, so you'll need to follow the instructions from the first link i posted earlier to flash the stock GB. Then follow the second to flash cwm using the second link, then flash your rom again
iArtisan said:
Thanks a lot man, it doesn't turn on at all without the battery in. I was using clockwork recovery to flash the ROM. What do you suggest I do from here?
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If your battery got TOO low, since there's no auto-shutoff while in recovery, it could be too low to take a charge or even allow the device to turn on.
Try turning on the device with a different, fully charged battery. If that works then your battery fried.... at which point it may still be salvagable.. you'd need to hot-swap the battery. that is, turn the device on plugged in and with a GOOD battery... once it's on, then without unplugging, pull out the good battery and QUICKLY insert the bad battery, which will allow it to start charging...
Now, this of course would involve you booting into RECOVERY since you don't have a working ROM, but that would still apply.
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If your battery got TOO low, since there's no auto-shutoff while in recovery, it could be too low to take a charge or even allow the device to turn on.
Try turning on the device with a different, fully charged battery. If that works then your battery fried.... at which point it may still be salvagable.. you'd need to hot-swap the battery. that is, turn the device on plugged in and with a GOOD battery... once it's on, then without unplugging, pull out the good battery and QUICKLY insert the bad battery, which will allow it to start charging...
Now, this of course would involve you booting into RECOVERY since you don't have a working ROM, but that would still apply.
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If you can't get into recovery, then you did probably brick your phone, so you'll need to follow the instructions from the first link i posted earlier to flash the stock GB. Then follow the second to flash cwm using the second link, then flash your rom again
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Thank you both, got it working again. Whew.
Someone won't be flashing with anything below 50% battery from now on
Love this community.
Hello
I have an s-off htc sensation with cm10 and recovery etc its been running great for ages with this setup.
The phone completely ran out of battery and shut down. I left it on charge overnight and in the morning it would not switch on.
I have read a LOT of threads on here and elsewhere about this issue and have tried the fixes you guys have suggested for similer issues (usb charging, new battery, battery pulls)
I dont think that the usb debugging mode was enabled on my phone so i cant use the commands to restart it etc
When charging, the orange light blinks for about 5 seconds, then is on constantly until the phone boots all on its own to the htc logo screen, then goes black with no orange light. (it did this with the old dead battery and the new one)
any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Such a great problem you have :crying: well, you can try re-flashing the ROM again. If it is not working maybe it is the ROM weakness. AOKP (your ROM series) is more unstable than AOSP ROM (like Android Revolution HD, ViperS, JB MIUI, and other).
The most possible reason for your problem is your ROM, so if re-flashing the rom does not help you, you can try flash a AOSP ROM. May the force be with you
When my advice helps you, try the THANKS button
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Device : HTC Sensation XE, S-ON
ROM : ViperS 1.52
Kernel : Bricked Kernel
Recovery : 4EXT Touch Recovery
MOD : jerrytan93 mod for ViperS ROM
Body : Little scratch because my sister dropped it thanks for my case, for covering
Very strange that a new battery didn't fix this... same thing happened to me but mine died while charging some how and I didn't even have a charging light! However, in my case a brand new battery fixed my issue instantly. You can try a new rom if you can somehow flash it and see if it helps.. one question, was the other battery you tired new? Just curious? Hope you can get this issue resolved. If the battery you tired wasn't new in last effort if nothing else works, try a new battery. Like I said, it worked for me.. I wish I could be of more help. Best of luck and keep us informed. I've read of this happening when battery is ran out before and I wish I knew what causes this.. very strange. Good luck
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
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Very strange that a new battery didn't fix this... same thing happened to me but mine died while charging some how and I didn't even have a charging light! However, in my case a brand new battery fixed my issue instantly. You can try a new rom if you can somehow flash it and see if it helps.. one question, was the other battery you tired new? Just curious? Hope you can get this issue resolved. If the battery you tired wasn't new in last effort if nothing else works, try a new battery. Like I said, it worked for me.. I wish I could be of more help. Best of luck and keep us informed. I've read of this happening when battery is ran out before and I wish I knew what causes this.. very strange. Good luck
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Yup the battery was brand new off amazon....
Any ideas of how I can flash a rom without being able to boot into recovery?
Some one else might know this answer but have you tried, pulling battery, putting battery back in, immediately press power and volume down and hold it... recovery should pop up after that. Then go to wipe and wipe data factory reset, then install rom, or you can go to backup restore and restore your nandroid back up. Try to get into recovery this way. Hope it helps let me know. Best wishes. If you did try, couldn't hurt to try again keep hold of volume down and power and see if recovery will boot. If not you might be able to do it though computer but I can't help with that. Maybe someone else can help with fast boot commands on the computer. But it would hurt to try to pull battery again. And give it a go. Good luck
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realsis said:
Some one else might know this answer but have you tried, pulling battery, putting battery back in, immediately press power and volume down and hold it... recovery should pop up after that. Then go to wipe and wipe data factory reset, then install rom, or you can go to backup restore and restore your nandroid back up. Try to get into recovery this way. Hope it helps let me know. Best wishes. If you did try, couldn't hurt to try again keep hold of volume down and power and see if recovery will boot. If not you might be able to do it though computer but I can't help with that. Maybe someone else can help with fast boot commands on the computer. But it would hurt to try to pull battery again. And give it a go. Good luck
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
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Thanks for helping but this isn't working either! If anyone knows how to boot into boot loader using a pc that would be very helpful.
harleyato said:
When charging, the orange light blinks for about 5 seconds, then is on constantly until the phone boots all on its own to the htc logo screen, then goes black with no orange light.
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i assume it stays on at least after booting
if yes then connect it to pc
go to the folder where you have adb and fastboot files and open a command window there
then do
adb
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
see if it works
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i assume it stays on at least after booting
if yes then connect it to pc
go to the folder where you have adb and fastboot files and open a command window there
then do
adb
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
see if it works
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No the phone screen just goes black after the HTC screen and sometimes randomly flashes grey!? So the computer cannot detect it when connected by usb .
Really need to get to recovery it seems
This happened to me the other day, I have a charger that came with the battery off amazon and I gave it a full charge on that. After I put it in fully charged my phone was fine. I was nearly fully through flashing when this happened. I got back to bootloader and flashed 4ext recover and flashed my rom.
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This happened to me the other day, I have a charger that came with the battery off amazon and I gave it a full charge on that. After I put it in fully charged my phone was fine. I was nearly fully through flashing when this happened. I got back to bootloader and flashed 4ext recover and flashed my rom.
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Cool could you post a link? Thanks
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Cool could you post a link? Thanks
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/1900mAh-Bat...K7YS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1356828192&sr=8-3
Hi all
My Sensation has s-off, h-boot 1.29
Flashed JB 4.3 asop rom last night, booted, and all was well.
I turned off wifi and left phone without charging over night.
The battery had drained a lot overnight (down to about 30%) so i checked battery stats and saw wifi was on 100% of the time...even though I had switched it off...and the phone was very warm.
I rebooted and now it wont start. No Leds lighting. Swapped my battery and still wont boot.
Connected to PC and i see QHSUSB_DLOAD
Left charging with and without battery for a few hours but still the same.
Most guides appear to show this happens when trying to s-on or flashing but my phone was working until i restarted.
any ideas?
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Hi all
My Sensation has s-off, h-boot 1.29
Flashed JB 4.3 asop rom last night, booted, and all was well.
I turned off wifi and left phone without charging over night.
The battery had drained a lot overnight (down to about 30%) so i checked battery stats and saw wifi was on 100% of the time...even though I had switched it off...and the phone was very warm.
I rebooted and now it wont start. No Leds lighting. Swapped my battery and still wont boot.
Connected to PC and i see QHSUSB_DLOAD
Left charging with and without battery for a few hours but still the same.
Most guides appear to show this happens when trying to s-on or flashing but my phone was working until i restarted.
any ideas?
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if your pc detects it as QHSUSB_DLOAD then try the unbricking project and see if it works
by the way can you access to the bootloader?
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if your pc detects it as QHSUSB_DLOAD then try the unbricking project and see if it works
by the way can you access to the bootloader?
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Wont boot and cant get into recovery. Connected to work pc and seeing device as QHSUSB_DLOAD
Cant try much while at work but im looking for a few ideas for when i get home.
dub2012 said:
Wont boot and cant get into recovery. Connected to work pc and seeing device as QHSUSB_DLOAD
Cant try much while at work but im looking for a few ideas for when i get home.
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ur phone is definitely bricked for sure ,but thx the god that ur brick type has a fix try unbrick project it will work :good:
Harbir said:
ur phone is definitely bricked for sure ,but thx the god that ur brick type has a fix try unbrick project it will work :good:
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Thanks guys
At least i have some hope.
Ill try unbrick project later
Not detecting phone using ./brickdetect.sh
is Jtag the only solution now?
dub2012 said:
Not detecting phone using ./brickdetect.sh
is Jtag the only solution now?
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actually did you try to switch it on with a different battery?
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actually did you try to switch it on with a different battery?
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I have 2 Ankers and it wont boot with either.
Does the unbrick project support hboot 1.29?
dub2012 said:
I have 2 Ankers and it wont boot with either.
Does the unbrick project support hboot 1.29?
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AFAIK yes