Hello guys I'm here because my Atrix 2 will not turn on.
The only thing is the white LED lights ...
What should I do?!
thank you!
Hmmm... What were you doing prior to it not working? Dropped? Something minor occur resulting a reboot? When did you buy it? Finally... Any physical damage on the castor screen from impact damage?
I've rooted the phone, and before when I've reboot the battery appear on the screen...
I know with my captivate I used to be able to take the battery out, plug it in and it would boot. Try that... Yank tha battery, plug it in, and try to boot it
hi i have the same problem, i tried what you said but it still wont open.
i think its like a bug cause when i woke up it just stoped working with no reason!!!
p.s. sorry for my english
Try using the fxz file. My phone used to be glichy and do weird things. I flashed it and now it works fine.
Can u boot into AP fastboot mode?
no the phone is like totaly dead i cant even do a hard reset nothing at all....
could it be just a bad cable and it wont charge?
Do u still have the warranty? If so I'd just get a new one. It sounds to me like u have a bad phone! Did u get it from best buy?
no i just bought it from e-bay this phone is not yet released in europe
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"BOOM" the phone just opened by it self WTF is going on with motorolas? lol i am just happy for not losing my money.
Oh in Europe? I assumed u were in the states! My bad im sure u mentioned it. I just wasn't paying attention.... lol. So u see nothing at boot ? Not even the M in the start? Nothing at all?
Well the only thing I can think of at the moment is:
Press the volume buttons at the same time and hold them down.
Then press the power button.
In the menus look for AP fastboot.
If u can see that u can flash the fxz. Im sorry. Its 1:30 a.m. here in California! Im so tired. Im sorry if I couldn't help u! :-/
it was doing nothing at all it was totaly dead but some minutes later it just opened by it self and works great again what to say......those phones are going to get me crazy. lol
biupil said:
it was doing nothing at all it was totaly dead but some minutes later it just opened by it self and works great again what to say......those phones are going to get me crazy. lol
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Now that its working, flash it and root. Get rid of all the bugs.
Upgrade to supercharged V5
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Yes flash the SuperCharged V5 Rom its awesome and battery life is great seems to have fixed a few glitches and now everything runs smooth and fast.
Glad you got your phone back on, now hope it stays on.
same here :c
biupil said:
hi i have the same problem, i tried what you said but it still wont open.
i think its like a bug cause when i woke up it just stoped working with no reason!!!
p.s. sorry for my english
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the same thing happent to me, don't know what to do please help!
Same here with Romulus
biupil said:
no i just bought it from e-bay this phone is not yet released in europe
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"BOOM" the phone just opened by it self WTF is going on with motorolas? lol i am just happy for not losing my money.
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The same thing happened to me after rooting and flashing Romulus. Used the phone a week or two, never rebooted it. Battery ran dead one night and wouldn't boot the next day. It seemed to not want to take the power from a usb hook up(pc), white lcd light and even self booted like in the quote here. Finally, during a self boot, plugged it in to a wall charger and it recharged no problem.
I definitely think there's a glitch with NO POWER AVAIL in this model's bootloader somewhere, and I'm in the US! Kinda afraid to turn the damn thing off again though...
Any delving would be nice!!!
Help us Obi Wan, You're our only hope!
buxtor said:
The same thing happened to me after rooting and flashing Romulus. Used the phone a week or two, never rebooted it.
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It's not ROM related, it's dead battery and charge-mode related. I think that there is not enough battery to boot into charge mode. Power cycling can help if you catch it and plug in at the right time.. or you could always go MacGyver on it... see HERE for some previous discussion on this subject. Glad you got it to work, though.
Also, you need to reboot your phone more often than once a week (try like once every day or two) - or it can start to slow down and lag.
white led means insufficient power..
you need to use your wall charger...
what if there is no Led what so ever?
tried charging the battery and it seems it did, because it got a little hot
but stiLL didnt turn on a bit, its Like compLeteLy dead now.
i was trying to fLash the stock rom 4.0 with rsd Lite and when it 'reboot' to start doing its stuff, it never booted again
and after that im not able to see any lights on my phone, (tried aLL key combination)
(ceLLphone has no guarantee, bought it on ebay)
do i need to send it to a repair shop, or change the circuit board?
or just get another one?
Kurisoft said:
what if there is no Led what so ever?
tried charging the battery and it seems it did, because it got a little hot
but stiLL didnt turn on a bit, its Like compLeteLy dead now.
i was trying to fLash the stock rom 4.0 with rsd Lite and when it 'reboot' to start doing its stuff, it never booted again
and after that im not able to see any lights on my phone, (tried aLL key combination)
(ceLLphone has no guarantee, bought it on ebay)
do i need to send it to a repair shop, or change the circuit board?
or just get another one?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1937112
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.
i saw that thread before and i couLdn't find it, thanx for the Link.
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i bricked my captivate. fully bricked.dead. gone. haha it was all my fault though. i flashed back to stock and wanted to see if there was an update OTA. there was so i downloaded it. forgetting that i always have the update.zip form clockworkmod (so i dont have to keep rooting to flash a rom) on the root of my sd card, the update.zip from the download went somewhere. i dont know where it went. so the message popped up saying do i want to update now so i did. it booted into this software update screen. halfway through the process it said 'installation aborted. going to reboot . so the phone shut off and never came on again because it was installing the clockworkmod file. not to mad tho. haha did it right on the day my contract expired. now im getting the inspire
post you stories here!
I doubt its bricked, make a usb jig to bring it back to life.
nah just gone. tried putting it on the charger. battery gets hot. tried jig. nothing. not even the capacitive buttons light up
i'll buy it off you for 10 dollars
I had infinite loop for an hour, so my battery died pretty much and i didnt notice that...I was using one click odin to flash to stock..and it turned green...i pulled everything out....again tried in download mode and now it turned pink...so again I pulled everything and tried to put it in download mode....Dead...complete dead...tried everything I could....
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I had infinite loop for an hour, so my battery died pretty much and i didnt notice that...I was using one click odin to flash to stock..and it turned green...i pulled everything out....again tried in download mode and now it turned pink...so again I pulled everything and tried to put it in download mode....Dead...complete dead...tried everything I could....
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ugh thats a day killer! once my battery died right before starting odin. i just popped in my dads battery and finished it. scary though
I too received the green screen when flashing...Fortunately I can get to the download mode use a jig, although I cannot do anything from there. My computer recognizes the phone but I get no response when trying to flash the firmware.
peachpuff said:
I doubt its bricked, make a usb jig to bring it back to life.
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I second that idea.
Somehow I've managed to fully brick my phone more than ten times!! Always came back to life with dl mode or jig but mostly persistence, gotta keep trying the jig and volume up down buttons followed by endless connecting and disconnecting USB cables to get it to take.
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Full bricks front come back to life
If I have helped press thanks.
Hello,
Anyone with bricked or broken captivate wants to sell it?? I am looking for a captivate for parts. PM me
Thanks
aguila88psi said:
Somehow I've managed to fully brick my phone more than ten times!! Always came back to life with dl mode or jig but mostly persistence, gotta keep trying the jig and volume up down buttons followed by endless connecting and disconnecting USB cables to get it to take.
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Are you sure???
That's not full brick... Full brick won't go into download mode. It will just sit therea dn do nothing. Not even get hot when you put it on the charger.
Listen guys... I need a for-real bricked captivate. Black screen, won't do anything at all for testing... This is why.. If you have a brick, please PM me. I'll return it after testing, hopefully in a working condition.
That "brick" in the video, that's a soft brick. it's not a full, hard brick.
I'm trying to NOT black-screen hard-brick my own phone... If you have one around which is bricked, please let me know and I'll try to fix it. I need one for testing before I go bricking my extra phone for real
trell959 said:
ugh thats a day killer! once my battery died right before starting odin. i just popped in my dads battery and finished it. scary though
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This happend to me as well. Battery died during Odin. Completely black screen. Wouldn't charge and would get hot while plugged in.
****, i guess i just fully bricked mine >_> was updating to 2.2 via kies mini and it froze on 46% of installation because it doesn't work on win x64. Went to download mode through 3 button, tried Odin and it ****ing failed on me. Now this piece of **** won't even turn on. Gonna try a jig, but i read multiple times on multiple places that it won't work if the phone doesn't even turn the screen on, so i guess i'm ****ed.
Language. Please watch your language. One every so often is not too bad, but that's WAY 2 much for one post. Just letting you know before a mod sees it.
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Language. Please watch your language. One every so often is not too bad, but that's WAY 2 much for one post. Just letting you know before a mod sees it.
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Sorry about that! I was really frustrated at that time, my bad!!! well, after 2 hours trying to revive it i was able to launch download mode, and this time Odin didn't fail, feeling soooo much better now hehe
Toddyn said:
Sorry about that! I was really frustrated at that time, my bad!!! well, after 2 hours trying to revive it i was able to launch download mode, and this time Odin didn't fail, feeling soooo much better now hehe
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Well, I'm glad to f*¢king hear it
Glad you got it going.
I tried to flash
{Stock Rom} Odin JF6 with 3 button fix
with odin because my 3 button wasn't working.
Everything seems like it was going fine Odin says successful, but when it was supposed to restart. It never turned back on. Now the screen never turns on when I try to power on, charge, or use my JIG.
Hello, i belive this is my first post but i been reading up on these forums and find them very helpfull. i did a search on here and google with my issue and found no help. last night i was looking through my contacts and my phone just froze. i waited a min or two and still froze. so i pulled the battery out to shut it off. now the phone is dead...it wont turn on, it wont charge when i plug it in the charger, i also tried pressing the volume and power buttons to do a factory reset with no luck.
if anyone can help, i would really appreciate it.
thank you
BTW: i belive tmobile return time is 14 days...so i cant return it to them since its like day 34...just my luck lol
You should be able to swap it out no matter what, your warranty is still in place. Just bring it to the store and they should either give you another one the same day or order you one man.
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Hello, i belive this is my first post but i been reading up on these forums and find them very helpfull. i did a search on here and google with my issue and found no help. last night i was looking through my contacts and my phone just froze. i waited a min or two and still froze. so i pulled the battery out to shut it off. now the phone is dead...it wont turn on, it wont charge when i plug it in the charger, i also tried pressing the volume and power buttons to do a factory reset with no luck.
if anyone can help, i would really appreciate it.
thank you
BTW: i belive tmobile return time is 14 days...so i cant return it to them since its like day 34...just my luck lol
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Did you press the volume down and the power button(not both volume buttons) until you see the screen with the box and android? Also try pulling battery and leaving it out for at least a minute or two. Have you rooted the phone?Where you on a custom rom? With more information furnished I am sure the talented people on this forum can be of more help.
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Did you press the volume down and the power button(not both volume buttons) until you see the screen with the box and android? Also try pulling battery and leaving it out for at least a minute or two. Have you rooted the phone?Where you on a custom rom? With more information furnished I am sure the talented people on this forum can be of more help.
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Yes i pressed the down volume button( i also tried the top still no help) i also tried turning it on with plugged in the wall charger with and with out the battery. i did leave the battery out for a few mins with no luck either. the phone is rooted( i used superoneclick) but i have not played with any roms or major phone settings( im still new the rooting world). oh yea i also tried to plug it to my pc with no luck.
using nokia phones all my life and i decied to switch to the world of android...this is what i get lol
did u use nv flash to flash recovery?
neeko5 said:
Yes i pressed the down volume button( i also tried the top still no help) i also tried turning it on with plugged in the wall charger with and with out the battery. i did leave the battery out for a few mins with no luck either. the phone is rooted( i used superoneclick) but i have not played with any roms or major phone settings( im still new the rooting world). oh yea i also tried to plug it to my pc with no luck.
using nokia phones all my life and i decied to switch to the world of android...this is what i get lol
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It might just be your battery, couple of folks been having battery problems..
G2X
fcisco13 said:
It might just be your battery, couple of folks been having battery problems..
G2X
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I would try putting the vol down and power together again (you can press the vol button and then press the power and hold both for at least a minute) to see if you get any response. If not, contact TMo on the phone and you will have a replacement unit in a few days.
Question - when you plug it into the charger, do you see a battery charging screen come up? One unknown is the battery.
You might go to a TMo store and see if they will let you plug the battery from their demo in yours and see if it will respond to the above. If it does, it is your battery (you should also be able to get that under warranty).
If not - it is your phone - then do the above.
If your PC is not recognizing the device when you plug in then you are pretty much screwed... sorry man...
he sd he just tryed doing a factory reset which is vol up n power thats y i asked if he put recovery on there using nvflash cuz if not vol down n power wont work idk man could be a battery dwf weird n do what jhaste sd if it recognizes it ur good if not idk
thanks for your help everyone.
to answer some questions
1. i did not do nv flash
2.when i plug it in the charger i dont get a charging indicator or screen.
my girlfriend has the same phone as me...so when i get home today i will swap the battery to see if its the issue. i did call tmobile and they said if the battery swap dosnt do anything that i can get a replacement under warranty. good new i guess
im just worried i will get one with bugs lol ( like random shut downs, screen bleed, and gps issues) cause mine has been flawless...untill this lol
neeko5 said:
thank for your help everyone.
to answer some questions
1. i did not do nv flash
2.when i plug it in the charger i dont get a charging indicator or screen.
my girlfriend has the same phone as me...so when i get home today i will swap the battery to see if its the issue. i did call tmobile and they said if the battery swap dosnt do anything that i can get a replacement under warranty. good new i guess
im just worried i will get one with bugs lol ( like random shut downs, screen bleed, and gps issues) cause mine has been flawless...untill this lol
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well seeing as you did not use nvflash, when you get home try flashing clockworkmond recovery using the nvflash method... Ive got a feeling that when you pull the battery, hold your volume buttons down and plug in the usb cord that it will perk up
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well seeing as you did not use nvflash, when you get home try flashing clockworkmond recovery using the nvflash method... Ive got a feeling that when you pull the battery, hold your volume buttons down and plug in the usb cord that it will perk up
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ok i will look into nvflash( still new to this stuff so i gonna do some studying first). i will also try the reset while its plugged in.
JHaste said:
well seeing as you did not use nvflash, when you get home try flashing clockworkmond recovery using the nvflash method... Ive got a feeling that when you pull the battery, hold your volume buttons down and plug in the usb cord that it will perk up
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is this guide what i need?
androidtotal.com/install-clockworkmod-recovery-lg-g2x-t-mobile-nvflasher
looks like a complete guide. also will make my phone stock again or will it have something else? i guess i should google what clockworkmod is
yea dude im with jhaste on this one i mean that is weird shouldnt have dun that on stock rom thats y 50% of me says its battery but dude if u do hook it up to the computer n u get life ur good then u need to do the nvflash method install recovery n flash a rom theres even an image for the stock rom if u like that one that much. its all in development part of forum. so worst case scenario bro u could do that i think ull be aight n if u do end up takin it back under warranty n u get a ****ty one man that sounds so bad u should always get a good one, but neways if u get one that has bad screen bleed or something quirky call tmobile again u have a yr warranty just dont drop it scratch it or dunk it in water lol n ur warranty should be good n dude dont worry bout screen bleed i have it a lil n i can give two ****s it dont bother me its common with newer lcds i mean if u have it bad n can notice it when doing daily things with ur phone then by all means take it back if that aint the case then dont worry bout it cuz 99% of the time ull get the same result if u take it back
its under development and u wana use the ext4 version its the newest tgagunman has a nice easy guide i myself dont know how to put links up so if someone could
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[RECOVERY][APP] One-Click ClockworkMod 3.1.0.1 Flasher (ext4 Support) 5-19-11 (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
Originally Posted By: TGA_Gunnman
thats what it looks like in development sorry i couldnt post link
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thats what it looks like in development sorry i couldnt post link
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nice...thanks alot for your help. i will update this when i get any results
no prob bro let me know what happens
so here is the update....i swap the battery out and stick nothing! so battery is good. now when i did the apx my pc found a apx...so i installed the drivers. then i got to flash it using nvflash. i click on clockworkmod internalSD/ext4 green box pops up and says waiting for bootloader to initialize and stays there.... it wont go any furture then that. i also tried stock recovery and it does the same damn thing. i am holding the vol buttons.
so it looks like this phone is POS dead lol.....yay
unless im doing something wrong and im missing something. do i HAVE to run the nvflasher as admin like the guy in the video did? cause im having trouble login in as admin
I have a Rogers Skyrocket and I was trying to update CWMR touch.
I tried several times through the terminal emulator and it failed. I must confess, I wasn't being careful this time. My attention was divided as I thought it was business as usual. I tried searching for apps on the Play Store to flash them, but Rom Manager cost a few bucks and Recovery Manager didn't work.
I was going to reboot into download mode to use odin and my attention drifted away. When I looked back at my phone, it was off. I tried turning it on, but no response. I know it had at least half the battery left. I tried a battery pull, but nothing. Plugging into the computer or wall to charge does not initiate the charge.
Is there anyway to fix this?
I'm gonna be honest, it really does sound like a hard brick. Try another battery pull and hold the power button while u reinsert. Any vibration at all means u have hope
Damn. Will Rogers replace it? Or am I going to have to pay for it?
yingjai said:
I have a Rogers Skyrocket and I was trying to update CWMR touch.
I tried several times through the terminal emulator and it failed. I must confess, I wasn't being careful this time. My attention was divided as I thought it was business as usual. I tried searching for apps on the Play Store to flash them, but Rom Manager cost a few bucks and Recovery Manager didn't work.
I was going to reboot into download mode to use odin and my attention drifted away. When I looked back at my phone, it was off. I tried turning it on, but no response. I know it had at least half the battery left. I tried a battery pull, but nothing. Plugging into the computer or wall to charge does not initiate the charge.
Is there anyway to fix this?
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can you get the download mode or the recovery?
if not the i'm pretty sure its hard bricked.
but you might try a jig to force it into download mode.
you can tell rogers it was a failed update by kies, and the will send out a refurb but they will want the broke phone sent back to them oh and i hope that's brand new(less than 30 days)or they might say no.
i got two refurbs out of them this way.
yingjai said:
Damn. Will Rogers replace it? Or am I going to have to pay for it?
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try it and see, if you bought it directly from them i think they just give you a refurbed one on the spot, ok just read previous post, so maybe not on the spot.
or keep it charging for awhile to make sure the battery wasnt dead. once you know the battery has a good charge and still wont boot, do a battery pull for like 10mins, then try, if still nothing then it looks like a hardbrick
vincom said:
try it and see, if you bought it directly from them i think they just give you a refurbed one on the spot, ok just read previous post, so maybe not on the spot.
or keep it charging for awhile to make sure the battery wasnt dead. once you know the battery has a good charge and still wont boot, do a battery pull for like 10mins, then try, if still nothing then it looks like a hardbrick
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he stated that it would not initiate a charge when plugged into wall charger or comp also if it were a dead battery it will still vibrate when you try to turn it on.
i' certain the boot img is corrupt which means a jtag revival.
popcorn900 said:
he stated that it would not initiate a charge when plugged into wall charger or comp also if it were a dead battery it will still vibrate when you try to turn it on.
i' certain the boot img is corrupt which means a jtag revival.
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true, but when my bat was dead it did not do anything for a few minutes, not even show the charging screen, i thought then the i mucked something up, but after awhile it started showing the charge screen...........it cant hurt for him to try even though i think its bricked, but he should be able to get a replacement
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true, but when my bat was dead it did not do anything for a few minutes, not even show the charging screen, i thought then the i mucked something up, but after awhile it started showing the charge screen...........it cant hurt for him to try even though i think its bricked, but he should be able to get a replacement
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yes rogers will replace it but they may charge him a little if the phone is more than 30 days old. he can try to charge that battery as you stated and hope for the best.
i can give him link to a good jtageer 50.00 is what he charges, if indeed the phone be bricked.
i bricked mine and it would vibrate but nothing would happen.
your only hope is to try download mode.
i thought i bricked the other day it would show the i727 screen then turn off. but i could get into download mode.
Unless battery meter was wrong or there was a massive drain in power within a few minutes, then the battery shouldn't be dead. I did flash CM9 nightly last night coming from official Rogers ICS if that has anything to do with messing up battery stats.
In regards to the 30 day thing, my wife bought me the phone several months ago. I don't think I bought an extended warranty either.
What is this jig/jtag thing? I remember reading something about it a while back when I was using the HTC Dream.
OFWGKTADGAF said:
i bricked mine and it would vibrate but nothing would happen.
your only hope is to try download mode.
i thought i bricked the other day it would show the i727 screen then turn off. but i could get into download mode.
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ya your only soft bricked your lucky.
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yingjai said:
Unless battery meter was wrong or there was a massive drain in power within a few minutes, then the battery shouldn't be dead. I did flash CM9 nightly last night coming from official Rogers ICS if that has anything to do with messing up battery stats.
In regards to the 30 day thing, my wife bought me the phone several months ago. I don't think I bought an extended warranty either.
What is this jig/jtag thing? I remember reading something about it a while back when I was using the HTC Dream.
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a jtag is needed if there is no bootloader on the phone. no bootloader means a dead mobo black screen no recovery or download mode also jig wont work = dead mobo and jtag is required.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
if you are interested in getting it jtaged.
also rogers will charge you a little to replace the phone but not much.
ohh forgot, a jig is a loop used to short 2 pins in the usb port to force the download mode.
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ya your only soft bricked your lucky.
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a jtag is needed if there is no bootloader on the phone. no bootloader means a dead mobo black screen no recovery or download mode also jig wont work = dead mobo and jtag is required.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
if you are interested in getting it jtaged.
also rogers will charge you a little to replace the phone but not much.
ohh forgot, a jig is a loop used to short 2 pins in the usb port to force the download mode.
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its under warranty, it shouldnt him cost anything, he just has to play stupid and say "i dont know what happened, it wont turn on"
i replaced my bricked no problem. warranties a year.
vincom said:
its under warranty, it shouldnt him cost anything, he just has to play stupid and say "i dont know what happened, it wont turn on"
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full replacement if under 30 days otherwise a nominal fee will be required because it is software related not a hardware fail.
they will send him the phone but when they get the old one back and run ther tests thats when the fee will come in.
also the playing stupid trick might work as they will not even bother to check the phone but they might and he will get dinged.
i'm sure if he sends the phone in rogers will just send him a refurb rogers is pretty relaxed when it comes to customer service as i stated before i got two refurbs easy enough.
i sent my hard brick in 3 months after and they fixed it for free and checked it off as a faulty pcb. they just replaced the pcb and sent it back
OFWGKTADGAF said:
i sent my hard brick in 3 months after and they fixed it for free and checked it off as a faulty pcb. they just replaced the pcb and sent it back
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lol when i got mine back i was expecting new phone but what a surprise when it booted and the previous owners contacts and emails were still there, the other one had pic's and mms's lol.
popcorn900 said:
lol when i got mine back i was expecting new phone but what a surprise when it booted and the previous owners contacts and emails were still there, the other one had pic's and mms's lol.
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So are the passwords saved on the phone secure? For instance, Twitter and Facebook logins...
yingjai said:
So are the passwords saved on the phone secure? For instance, Twitter and Facebook logins...
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well im sure with you phone it would be because the mobo is dead but if it were a smashed screen or something like that i don't know as i stated my two refurbs had previous owners **** on it.
Should I even bother trying to get my phone fixed with a jtagger? I prefer to keep my phone than swap for a refurb.
And do you guys know anyone who can do it locally? I live in Vancouver.
OFWGKTADGAF said:
i bricked mine and it would vibrate but nothing would happen.
your only hope is to try download mode.
i thought i bricked the other day it would show the i727 screen then turn off. but i could get into download mode.
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true, but when my bat was dead it did not do anything for a few minutes, not even show the charging screen, i thought then the i mucked something up, but after awhile it started showing the charge screen...........it cant hurt for him to try even though i think its bricked, but he should be able to get a replacement
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lol that happened to me, can't remember if it vibrated or not but i thought i bricked it being as i am new to all this stuff.
I got it rooted, I got a custom rom, didn't realize I needed to mount the system (never had that step before), then it got stuck at "Samsung" so tried going back to stock, and apparently flashed the wrong md5 file, or didn't flash all of them? I wasn't sure why four downloaded, and then bricked it. I've tried every trick I can find, battery, sd card & sim card out, plug into computer, hold down volume buttons, plug battery back in, nothing. It's simply not responding to anything. I did contact Samsung, since I read somewhere here someone else did a serious hard brick and Samsung replaced it for them, but also I was wondering about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242466
Has anyone tried it? How did it go? Would you recommend sending in my phone for replacement or would you recommend trying to make it unbrickable. I would ask the help of someone I know that does a lot of tiny computer work like this.
Thanks!
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I got it rooted, I got a custom rom, didn't realize I needed to mount the system (never had that step before), then it got stuck at "Samsung" so tried going back to stock, and apparently flashed the wrong md5 file, or didn't flash all of them? I wasn't sure why four downloaded, and then bricked it. I've tried every trick I can find, battery, sd card & sim card out, plug into computer, hold down volume buttons, plug battery back in, nothing. It's simply not responding to anything. I did contact Samsung, since I read somewhere here someone else did a serious hard brick and Samsung replaced it for them, but also I was wondering about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245391
Has anyone tried it? How did it go? Would you recommend sending in my phone for replacement or would you recommend trying to make it unbrickable. I would ask the help of someone I know that does a lot of tiny computer work like this.
Thanks!
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when plugging your phone into your PC, does the PC recognize it? how about ODIN? If not (for either), try re-booting your PC and try again.
If so, then use the "return back to stock" MD5 file with PIT file via ODIN
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when plugging your phone into your PC, does the PC recognize it? how about ODIN? If not (for either), try re-booting your PC and try again.
If so, then use the "return back to stock" MD5 file with PIT file via ODIN
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No go.
Did you pull your battery
Plug into PC and use volume down to get into download mode
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Did you pull your battery
Plug into PC and use volume down to get into download mode
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Yup. Tried that too. Tried volume up, tried everything about 10x over. :/ Thanks though.
I don't mind doing warranty exchanges for legitimate hardware issues, but if it's something I caused, I don't want to abuse the system. Honestly, if you can't get to download mode, suck it up and pay for this service: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-droid-charge-jtag-brick-repair/
I'm not sure if unbrickable mod was every fully finished on this phone, and even if it was, it isn't exactly a beginner's mod.
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I don't mind doing warranty exchanges for legitimate hardware issues, but if it's something I caused, I don't want to abuse the system. Honestly, if you can't get to download mode, suck it up and pay for this service: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-droid-charge-jtag-brick-repair/
I'm not sure if unbrickable mod was every fully finished on this phone, and even if it was, it isn't exactly a beginner's mod.
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Yeah, I saw their service. And if I could afford them I would! One income family of 6, got my Droid Charge on CL for $65... I'll think it over though. I certainly understand what your saying!
I thought I read somewhere where you buy a Jig that you connect your phone that forces it into download mode
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I thought I read somewhere where you buy a Jig that you connect your phone that forces it into download mode
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As far as I understand it, the Jig only works on soft bricks, not hard bricks.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/
I don't know but maybe..
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No go.
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with the battery in (or plugged in) and pressing the power button, do you at least get the Samsung logo or nothing?
if nothing, the battery could be completely drained. plug it in (to a wall, not PC) and leave it alone for a good 30 minutes - then check back to make sure that it has power (you might see the battery charging icon). after then, I would let the phone fully charge up and then try the ODIN process again.
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/
I don't know but maybe..
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I'll give it a shot! Thanks!
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with the battery in (or plugged in) and pressing the power button, do you at least get the Samsung logo or nothing?
if nothing, the battery could be completely drained. plug it in (to a wall, not PC) and leave it alone for a good 30 minutes - then check back to make sure that it has power (you might see the battery charging icon). after then, I would let the phone fully charge up and then try the ODIN process again.
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My battery was at a pretty good charge when I flashed the wrong thing. And after that it would never come on or do anything again. But it's worth a shot and I'll try it!
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I'll give it a shot! Thanks!
My battery was at a pretty good charge when I flashed the wrong thing. And after that it would never come on or do anything again. But it's worth a shot and I'll try it!
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then I'm pretty sure that could be the issue. that has happened to me once before where the battery just completely died on me, and not even plugging it in would cause it to boot up. give it some time...
Ok, I ordered a Jig from the guy on ebay, he makes them in the US, $5.50, free shipping, He even waterproofs them he says. I'm :fingers-crossed: it works before I try sending it off anywhere.
Charging the battery didn't produce anything :crying:
I suck!!!
I just saw (this morning) a vid of a captivate (or fascinate?) user who bricked his phone and couldn't get a response out of it. He then proceeded to rig an old charging head to run roughly 300 kilo ohms to the 4th and 5th pin. Once he plugged it in, the phone was forced into download mode immediately.
I won't be liable for anything I'm saying in this post, but I would suggest you take a look at that vid and see what you can come up with.
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Ok, I ordered a Jig from the guy on ebay, he makes them in the US, $5.50, free shipping, He even waterproofs them he says. I'm :fingers-crossed: it works before I try sending it off anywhere.
Charging the battery didn't produce anything :crying:
I suck!!!
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how long did you leave it in for? since you're not doing anything with the phone anyway, might as well leave it plugged in for a few hours...
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how long did you leave it in for? since you're not doing anything with the phone anyway, might as well leave it plugged in for a few hours...
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Wrong. If the kernel is corrupted it won't charge. (at least that's what I've noticed) If you have a battery charger (I do since I keep spare batteries) that may work if it really is a dead battery.
If a USB jig doesn't work (it did for my friends Infuse, but I've never tried one on the Charge) then I'd go in and get it replaced.
Feign ignorance and tell them it won't turn on after you took the OTA.
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Wrong. If the kernel is corrupted it won't charge. (at least that's what I've noticed) If you have a battery charger (I do since I keep spare batteries) that may work if it really is a dead battery.
If a USB jig doesn't work (it did for my friends Infuse, but I've never tried one on the Charge) then I'd go in and get it replaced.
Feign ignorance and tell them it won't turn on after you took the OTA.
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still doesn't hurt to leave it plugged in overnight or for a few hours - you can't re-fry it....
but agreed on the last part - tell them that the OTA bricked/fried your device
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still doesn't hurt to leave it plugged in overnight or for a few hours - you can't re-fry it....
but agreed on the last part - tell them that the OTA bricked/fried your device
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Leave it plugged in overnight, then try the jig. Doesn't work, get it replaced.
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Thanks for the responses everybody. I tried leaving it plugged in to just the wall charger, but seemed like the phone was heating up and nothing else was happening after an hour so I unplugged it. I don't think anything is physically fried, just really need to get the programming worked out.
They shipped the Jig already, and it's coming from the US, so it probably won't take but a couple of days to get here. I'll let you know as soon as it does and I get to try it!
Dog gone it though, I don't have a battery charger. I've got 4 batteries, and a battery charging station for my original Droid Inc, DH is using. I wish I wasn't so low on money! I would order the battery charger today too, just in case.
Hi guys.
so just picked up my phone (was connected to charger) to realize that is dead! the screen is totally black,no charging/notification lights and touch buttons are not illuminated and wont power on or take a charge. tried to connect to pc but adb keeps saying "waiting on device" and thats it.
the phone is unlocked,rooted, jmz TWRP recovery and cm11.....has been running fine for the past week.
it appears to have died a sudden death....any ideas guys ???
cheers
EDIT: dunno what the hell happened as nothing was turning it back on BUT after after holding down power button and volume down for about a minute the damn thing booted up SORTED!!
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Hi guys.
so just picked up my phone (was connected to charger) to realize that is dead! the screen is totally black,no charging/notification lights and touch buttons are not illuminated and wont power on or take a charge. tried to connect to pc but adb keeps saying "waiting on device" and thats it.
the phone is unlocked,rooted, jmz TWRP recovery and cm11.....has been running fine for the past week.
it appears to have died a sudden death....any ideas guys ???
cheers
EDIT: dunno what the hell happened as nothing was turning it back on BUT after after holding down power button and volume up for about a minute the damn thing booted up SORTED!!
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Can you get into recovery mode?
Hi,
I have the exact same problem.
I cannot get into recovery. I tried Power + Vol. Up but that did not work (yet).
Did you leave it plugged into the wall charger while doing this, Braddison?
Also it does not show up on PC.
milchmaennchen said:
Hi,
I have the exact same problem.
I cannot get into recovery. I tried Power + Vol. Up but that did not work (yet).
Did you leave it plugged into the wall charger while doing this, Braddison?
Also it does not show up on PC.
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If I remember correctly I had it on charge and held down power and vol up. It did take a couple of minutes continuously holding down the buttons. Been fine ever since
If that fails try power and volume down for about 30seconds, I'm sure that's meant to hard reset phone
Thanks for your quick answer. I will try once more.
Same dead HTC One Mini here...two days ago the phone suddenly turned off (with somewhat of 80%-90% battery) and since then its dead. No LED, no charging, it even doesnt get warm when its being plugged into the charger. Pressed Power+Volume down (plugged or non-plugged) more than 2 minutes, and also Power+Volume Up more than two minutes.
adb shows no device. If i plug the phone into an USB-slot in a linux-machine dmesg doesnt says anything. So its dead or not? Since its not more than a half year old it should have warranty, but i think i wont get my photos and stuff. So this is an advioce to myself: never ever buy a phone without micro-sd-slot again!!!
cheers, jennix
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Same dead HTC One Mini here...two days ago the phone suddenly turned off (with somewhat of 80%-90% battery) and since then its dead. No LED, no charging, it even doesnt get warm when its being plugged into the charger. Pressed Power+Volume down (plugged or non-plugged) more than 2 minutes, and also Power+Volume Up more than two minutes.
adb shows no device. If i plug the phone into an USB-slot in a linux-machine dmesg doesnt says anything. So its dead or not? Since its not more than a half year old it should have warranty, but i think i wont get my photos and stuff. So this is an advioce to myself: never ever buy a phone without micro-sd-slot again!!!
cheers, jennix
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I would try again after putting on charge for a few hours, ensuring that power and volume down are pressed simultaneously. i have read that its best to do this while in a bright room or shining a torch on the sensor, seems strange i know but its worth a try
good luck
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I would try again after putting on charge for a few hours, ensuring that power and volume down are pressed simultaneously. i have read that its best to do this while in a bright room or shining a torch on the sensor, seems strange i know but its worth a try
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Its a bit esoteric, isnt it? But nevertheless i tried it (at least the bright room) but it doesnt work. I will send it to T-Mobile and then i will hope that they didnt find that it has a CM11 on it...
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hi all,
while hanging on the phone for a few minutes, it switched off.!
now:
Braddison said:
the screen is totally black,no charging/notification lights and touch buttons are not illuminated and wont power on or take a charge. tried to connect to pc but adb keeps saying "waiting on device" and thats it.
the phone is unlocked,rooted, jmz TWRP recovery and cm11.....has been running fine for the past week.
it appears to have died a sudden death....any ideas guys ???
cheers
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abzboi said:
Can you get into recovery mode?
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NO, unfortunately, i cant...
i see a few of you have the same problem - have you found any help yet?
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EDIT: dunno what the hell happened as nothing was turning it back on BUT after after holding down power button and volume down for about a minute the damn thing booted up SORTED!!
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really? how nice of it!
did you cheer your mini up while switching on.?
I have the exact same issue right now, just 1 day after ive installes the latest cm11 nightly. gonna charge it for a few hour and hope it helps. Do you guys have any advice?
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I have the exact same issue right now, just 1 day after ive installes the latest cm11 nightly. gonna charge it for a few hour and hope it helps. Do you guys have any advice?
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No, dont have an advice. My Mini One is dead and it seems to stay so But can it be that all dead Minis in this thread are flashed with CM11?
cheers, jennix
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No, dont have an advice. My Mini One is dead and it seems to stay so But can it be that all dead Minis in this thread are flashed with CM11?
cheers, jennix
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Could be. But did even leaving the phone of the charger for a few days so the battery totally dies, and then recharging not work?
thanks anyways:cyclops:
hi all,
i got rid of the problem by going to my carrier. (a1 - vodafone, austria)
htc fixed it on guarantee (although i flashed a cm11-nightly)
the problem was: a damaged mainboard, which got replaced - took about two weeks..
cheers, and good luck..
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hi all,
i got rid of the problem by going to my carrier. (a1 - vodafone, austria)
htc fixed it on guarantee (although i flashed a cm11-nightly)
the problem was: a damaged mainboard, which got replaced - took about two weeks..
cheers, and good luck..
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thanks! Just sent mine to HTC, hope they fix it within warranty. Can I ask if ur data on the internal SD is stil intact or did you lose it all? And again someone with cm11 installed. Anyone with Sense had the same problem?
I have the exactly same problem, my phone was rooted with CM11 nightly when it died. I sent it to my carrier, but now they want me to pay 200$ for a new motherboard, because they found it was rooted and the warranty is voided. Even when I pay 200$, i still will have no warranty. And I had more than 1 year left. Is there a problem with CM11? How comes that they replace it for some people for free, and for some not? Please, give me a tip how to proceed and do I really have any options from this point?
These horror stories make me wanna stick to stock based roms. I'm a big fan of CM, but not if there's a chance it could fudge my mainboard.. real shame
or is this another example of another design fault with this phone?....
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As they have to replace the motherboard it is an hardware issue, where I live rooting doesnt void warranty if there is an hardware issue. They have to give you warranty. Could you ask your carrier what exactly caused it and why the motherboard had to be replaced?
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Can I ask if ur data on the internal SD is stil intact or did you lose it all?
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all data gone!
i got it back with latest firmware installed (4.4. ) and sense of course.
and all that bloatware you dont need but cant delete,.
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I have the exactly same problem, my phone was rooted with CM11 nightly when it died. I sent it to my carrier, but now they want me to pay 200$ for a new motherboard, because they found it was rooted and the warranty is voided. Even when I pay 200$, i still will have no warranty. And I had more than 1 year left. Is there a problem with CM11? How comes that they replace it for some people for free, and for some not? Please, give me a tip how to proceed and do I really have any options from this point?
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Hey. I sent it directly to AVARTO (service center here in Germany) they too wanted to charge me (around $ 240). Then I asked what exactly the problem was and they revised their statement. Sent it back for free within warranty. On the repair sheet it than said "not turning on. constantly".
Hi.
Another dead mini. S-OFF, TWRP, CM11.