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Bricked phone and succeed restoring it

Good luck to others...may never be in my position ( I love my phone ) ) ...and if you will be try to resolve without pulling the battery out ... so:
0. install HTCDriver 3.0.0.007 ( http://www.multiupload.com/PL3UPDRFJJ ) ( http://www.filesonic.com/file/1588217304/HTCDriver_3.0.0.007.exe )
1. if you are seeing white screen with HTC in green, you are connecting through USB and you hear a PC sound maybe is your lucky day.
2. install android sdk ( http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
3. in SDK Manager > Available Packages > check all
4. in cmd (windows key + r = run > write cmd) go to android-sdk\platform-tools (cd to this folder) and write adb devices . If you see your device is good
5. write adb reboot recovery and your phone will be restarting in your CWR and then you can restore/fresh install another ROM. Thats what I did.
If you`ll ever need an restart try first to:
RESTART WITHOUT PULLING OUT THE BATTERY
keep pressed volume up + volume down + power until is rr-ing
RESTART WITHOUT PULLING OUT THE BATTERY

SOLVED with happy ending.
ps: whos is in similar position first install HTCDriver 3.0.0.007 then android sdk ... in cmd write adb reboot recovery and you are in RECOVERY ! so don`t PULL out the battery !

Congratulations, bet that was a relief!
Please provide url for the drivers
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updated first thread

wow, this is great. I'm gonna bookmark this thread, JUST IN CASE

Hi,
can only damaged my phone wen i pull out the Battery, wen i have a faulty emmc chip?
Or can it damaged only wen i get root the device or so...??

In this case, it's just soft damage. There's nothing you can do in case your eMMC is broken.
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wen i have a faulty emmc chip, will this broken only wen i remove the battery wen it freeze?
sorry for the bad englich ..

Numline1 said:
In this case, it's just soft damage. There's nothing you can do in case your eMMC is broken.
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And you can break your eMMC if you are pulling the battery out in this situation. Btw I have faulty eMMC on my DS search on Desire S here and see there are 2 chips...1 faulty one not and if I would removed battery on boot hang I would f...ed my phone.
update: look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150917 "i finally confirm that my htc DS was bricked by an accidentally freeze and the immediately battery pulled-out-&-pushed-in unstably"
I checked some time ago and I have SAMSUNG104 (which is damned ...) so "In this case, it's just soft damage" could become an hardware damage If you are in a hurry and your pulling the battery out.

Silverbullet09 said:
wen i have a faulty emmc chip, will this broken only wen i remove the battery wen it freeze?
sorry for the bad englich ..
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Seeing most threads around here about bricked desire s phones all ppl tried to pull the battery out without knowing that can restart without removing the battery so my answer is YES someone correct me if I`m wrong.

codryn said:
And you can break your eMMC if you are pulling the battery out in this situation. Btw I have faulty eMMC on my DS search on Desire S here and see there are 2 chips...1 faulty one not and if I would removed battery on boot hang I would f...ed my phone.
update: look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150917 "i finally confirm that my htc DS was bricked by an accidentally freeze and the immediately battery pulled-out-&-pushed-in unstably"
I checked some time ago and I have SAMSUNG104 (which is damned ...) so "In this case, it's just soft damage" could become an hardware damage If you are in a hurry and your pulling the battery out.
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I agree, I was just explaining, these instructions can help in case of software damage (freez etc.). Not in case of hw fault.
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pff...remember when i had older phones...you could remove battery 10 times without bricking it :|

pracpost said:
i need 10 post to another development.
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Are you referring to this?
codryn said:
Some minutes ago I made an zip with system/usr/keylayout for testing some things. When I choosed install zip from sd card from recovery at update bar I saw something with failed and boot.img message and quickly I made restart but now I`m on HTC boot screen ... now I`m afraid to pull out the battery because I saw that this kind of thing can brick desire s. What should I do?
btw in zip file was only keylyout files no boot.img so why I saw that msg? Ty for your time
ps: after touching volume up + volume down + power button and making restart I can`t go in recovery menu. ((((( how can I make a restore/clean rom without recovery?
ps2: when connecting usb i hear some sound. tried RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.47.401.4_Radio_20.28I.30.085 AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199410_signed but it say that is not conected through usb.
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[Q] Another bricked Desire S

I've searched the forums but i wasn't able to find a solution to my problem.. so i'm forced to start another thread for another bricked DS..
So.. i was installing a customROM today(Virtuous 2.37) in recovery mode.. everything seemed initialy ok but the phone freezeed in a bootloop.. i was stupid and i've removed the battery.. and since then my phone is dead..
If i press the power buton it vibrates 7times.. and the screen remains black..
If i pull out the battery and press again the power button, same thing..
If i connect the phone to usb nothing happens, no led is turning any color
ADB doesn't work, it says: "device not found"
Fastboot doesn't work, it says: "waiting for device"
Power + vol up/down doesn't do anything..
So.. please help.. is it dead for good?

I'm sry to say that, but it looks like yours is one of a few devices where the emmc chip is really fried.
But otherwise cause of this your lucky and could give it back for warranty and get a new or repaired one

Won't they observe that the device is S-Offed?

nothing_ro said:
Won't they observe that the device is S-Offed?
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How they should if there's no access^^
But some others with your problem told that they got warranty cause it's a true hardware failure and has nothing to do with the software.
And amidabuddha told that common sense is replace not repair (what could mean that the whole device will be replaced or the emmc chip in your device).
So i think there should be no real problems

@poster
jst send it back to htc and request for a replacement
am sure they will do that cos we hv seen some guys dat it happened to n it was replaced
good luck n becareful next time
cheers

lynxnoon said:
@poster
jst send it back to htc and request for a replacement
am sure they will do that cos we hv seen some guys dat it happened to n it was replaced
good luck n becareful next time
cheers
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Best of luck.
Hope they dont notice the s-off and you get a replacement...

I had same problem and sent for replacement.they told me that they are going to change the motherboard,but they don't have stocks for it and I need to wait for quite some time,,,

Do tell us if you get it replaced by the hTC....

I fried my eMMC chip by pulling my battery while getting impatient while installing a ROM. And HTC repaired my device under warranty and never questioned or mentioned anything about the device been s-off.
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First, thank you for the feedback/advices.
Second, i just got my phone back from the service, they have replaced the pcb(or at least that's what they told me).

need help with bricked phone

I just wanted to use revolutionary to root my phone, but nothing happened. After that the phone just rebooted and then turned off. Now I can't turn it on and it even doesn't charge!
help please

Your phone is not brick, can you still boot into HBOOT? Volume down key and press hold power button.
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no, it seems completely dead. Even when I connect it to the charger the charging light doesn't turn on!

did you have cwm installed on your phone already and if so what version

remove battery.. then try powering the phone.. if nothing happens.. follow this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198585
and if still nothing happens..then I would say that it's bricked...

william1985 said:
did you have cwm installed on your phone already and if so what version
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I don't have CWM, because the problem happened when I tried to root it!

Quakeworld said:
remove battery.. then try powering the phone.. if nothing happens.. follow this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198585
and if still nothing happens..then I would say that it's bricked...
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I tried another battery but it didn't work

at least someone tell me if I can return it or report it as lost phone? I am on tmobile

"make sure" there is no way to boot on then just bring back to T-mobile to get a new one; Just say "I got no cure" "whatever they asked.

kai2314 said:
"make sure" there is no way to boot on then just bring back to T-mobile to get a new one; Just say "I got no cure" "whatever they asked.
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it wont boot, is there anyway they can read any logs or something from the phone memory to see what happened?

mzangui said:
it wont boot, is there anyway they can read any logs or something from the phone memory to see what happened?
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Same happened to me (exactly) and after being advised by network provider rang HTC repairs, phone picked up next day, returned to me repaired 6 days later, no charge, hassle at all!

bricked!!:(..please help!

Guys, i wanted to get my phone repaired under warranty. I had rooted it and it was S-OFF. So i flashed the stock ROM and the radio, but while trying to make it back to S-ON, using rebranding, debranding and S-ON method given in the android development section, i think i bricked my phone. When i wrote the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3", the phone just turned off. Now it wont turn on, tried everything still no use. Plz help!!
Also, can i get it repaired under warranty still, as the phone does not turn on at all so i dont think there would be any way for htc to detect wether it was rooted or not.

Sounds like it ran out of battery when doing it, mine didn't turn off when I set back to S-ON

Actually after i wrote the command and pressed enter, the text on cmd said okay and then as the phone should have rebooted, the screen turned off but it did not reboot, so i tried by removing and re-inserting the battery but still it couldnt go in the bootloader mode. I still cannot figure out what i did wrong.

does your phone respond to the charger?? (does the orange lamp turn on when you plug it to the charger)
if it reacts, probably your battery ran out. try charging it, and when it's charged (or while it's charging) try to start the phone, or try to boot into fastboot (vol down + power)
If you can boot into fastboot, the phone is not bricked.
If it doesn't respond to charger or you can't boot into fastboot, then the phone is bricked, and you can send it to store to repair it...
(i had this last problem, and I sent my phone to the dealer to repair it.)

ico86 said:
does your phone respond to the charger?? (does the orange lamp turn on when you plug it to the charger)
if it reacts, probably your battery ran out. try charging it, and when it's charged (or while it's charging) try to start the phone, or try to boot into fastboot (vol down + power)
If you can boot into fastboot, the phone is not bricked.
If it doesn't respond to charger or you can't boot into fastboot, then the phone is bricked, and you can send it to store to repair it...
(i had this last problem, and I sent my phone to the dealer to repair it.)
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No, the phone does not respond to the charger as well. Did your's get bricked as well? and can bricked devices be repaired by reflashing with special programmable cables or they have to be replaced?
Thnx in advance

As I said, it should NOT have rebooted after writing S-ON. Mine didn't and is working fine

[email protected] said:
Guys, i wanted to get my phone repaired under warranty. I had rooted it and it was S-OFF. So i flashed the stock ROM and the radio, but while trying to make it back to S-ON, using rebranding, debranding and S-ON method given in the android development section, i think i bricked my phone. When i wrote the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3", the phone just turned off. Now it wont turn on, tried everything still no use. Plz help!!
Also, can i get it repaired under warranty still, as the phone does not turn on at all so i dont think there would be any way for htc to detect wether it was rooted or not.
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Did exactly the same some time ago and got it repaired within a week without a problem.
Motherboard was replaced. Hope this helps.

EddyOS said:
As I said, it should NOT have rebooted after writing S-ON. Mine didn't and is working fine
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But the post says that we have to write the reboot bootloader command.That's exactly what i did. It also said that if it doesn't after writing the command, the battery is to be removed and re-inserted and then we have to power on in bootloader mode!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1322080
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1214965
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302180
Its a fully brick, un'repairable at home. JTAG reflash in service center may help you.

I hate to say this:
I bricked my fone once.
Not the method you thit.
But the same problem..
Wouldn't turn on and no charging response..
I think your emc is deleted..
Then your phone is death..
The only reaponse i had was: putting the usb cable and connect to the pc.
Then you see something.
What i thit was: go back to the store and say
I was changing my phone at night and in the morning i turn on the phone and nothing happens.
The vodafone store sent my phone back to htc factory.
And i got a factory garantie.
They changed a new motherboard in my fone for free!
DON'T SAY THAT YOUR PHONE WAS ROOTED!
AND REMOVE THE SDCARD maybe you have some root stuff on it

bobsie41 said:
Did exactly the same some time ago and got it repaired within a week without a problem.
Motherboard was replaced. Hope this helps.
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Thanx bro. I got really scared when my phone got bricked. Just one question so that i don't end up saying the wrong thing to the htc guys, what story did you make up?

[email protected] said:
But the post says that we have to write the reboot bootloader command.That's exactly what i did. It also said that if it doesn't after writing the command, the battery is to be removed and re-inserted and then we have to power on in bootloader mode!
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When i bricked mine i followed instructions to the letter and it wasn't the first time i had been through the procedure. Your situation appears identical to mine and i guess we have just been unfortunate, a power blip perhaps?
Unfortunately yes, you are bricked but fortunately, htc will repair it for you as it is so totally lifeless they won't have a clue what you have been doing to it!
I guess that htc repair would have ways of reviving the device but just write them off due to the time constraints that they work under.
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Thanx bro. I got really scared when my phone got bricked. Just one question so that i don't end up saying the wrong thing to the htc guys, what story did you make up?
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I told them that it wouldn't reboot after an ota update.

bobsie41 said:
When i bricked mine i followed instructions to the letter and it wasn't the first time i had been through the procedure. Your situation appears identical to mine and i guess we have just been unfortunate, a power blip perhaps?
Unfortunately yes, you are bricked but fortunately, htc will repair it for you as it is so totally lifeless they won't have a clue what you have been doing to it!
I guess that htc repair would have ways of reviving the device but just write them off due to the time constraints that they work under.
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I told them that it wouldn't reboot after an ota update.
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Thnx again. I hope i'll get mine repaired as well. Will tell them that an OTA update did this. Although, came across many posts saying they followed the exact guide and bricked their phones!

bobsie41 said:
I told them that it wouldn't reboot after an ota update.
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I also told them the same thing when i bricked my Sensation.
And the warranty coverd it.
I went today to see what's up with my phone, and it's coming today (after 6 working days) to the dealer where I bought my phone.
bobsie41 said:
Did exactly the same some time ago and got it repaired within a week without a problem.
Motherboard was replaced. Hope this helps.
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The service told me that motherboard replaced...
Don't worry, if you have valid warranty, you'l get the phone fixed for free...

ico86 said:
I also told them the same thing when i bricked my Sensation.
And the warranty coverd it.
I went today to see what's up with my phone, and it's coming today (after 6 working days) to the dealer where I bought my phone.
The service told me that motherboard replaced...
Don't worry, if you have valid warranty, you'l get the phone fixed for free...
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Alright, will take mine to service centre and get back with details of what happened. Thnx guys

HTC Sensation Warranty Question

Okay, so yesterday my phone broke. Basically what happens with my phone is that when I turn it on, an image of static appears onto the phone. This image doesn't leave the screen, you can't interact with the phone, basically you can't do anything because the phone will boot up but then the image of static appears. (Home, Menu, Back, & Search button do respond though)
There's no visible physical damage on the phone but I do hear a bit of rattling inside when I shake the phone.
I ordered my new phone last night, I receive it today and now I have to return my damaged one. Here's the question, I had the latest Android Revolution HD on it, it was rooted & all and I'm wondering, even though you can't interact with the phone, will T-Mobile void my warranty if they repair it, turn it on and find out the new "mods"?
Since I can't interact with it, I can't delete anything or reset anything.
Thank you for your help. (Please move if in the wrong section)

I know this sounds horrible but I wouldn't give it a shot. I would make sure the phone is bricked and then send it just to cover my ass. Is it wrong yes, but the phone doesn't work properly as it is. Do I feel guilty? No, I pay insurance for the dang phone all year.
-Just my 2cents.

No, I feel no guilt at all whatsoever. But, how exactly do I brick the phone if I can't do anything with it? I can only turn it on and look at a screen of static.

CGCR said:
No, I feel no guilt at all whatsoever. But, how exactly do I brick the phone if I can't do anything with it? I can only turn it on and look at a screen of static.
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There are many ways to do so, just do what is said not to do. Normally that does it. Or you can risk it being sent back to you.

This is what I would do, I would download the latest RUU from here. Then I would boot the device into Hboot by powering on the device and holding the volume down button down. Now I know you say you can not see the screen, but when the menu of Hboot comes upit will be on fastboot so all you will have to do is hit the power button. Then connect the device via USB to your computer then run the RUU. When the RUU is done you will be on complete stock.
Now if you really want to brick the device just wait until the RUU is flashing the Radio, or just flash a Radio, and pull the USB cable out while it is flashing the radio. This will for sure hard brick the device.

I'm cracking up reading this thread on, basically, how to properly brick your phone.
From what I've read formatting your sd card with an old version of Cyanogenmod 9 works great..
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

like mentioned earlier, pull the battery during a radio update, this will most likely hard-brick it
if the screen is damaged but the phone is still functioning you should be able to get into hboot and install a radio

T-Macgnolia said:
Now if you really want to brick the device just wait until the RUU is flashing the Radio, or just flash a Radio, and pull the USB cable out while it is flashing the radio. This will for sure hard brick the device.
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Pulling the USB cable won't do a thing. The radio .img is sent to the phone, then written.
It's a battery out job halfway through to kill it.

Rusty! said:
Pulling the USB cable won't do a thing. The radio .img is sent to the phone, then written.
It's a battery out job halfway through to kill it.
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lol yea i was wondering about that one too.. usb cable has no affect on it

Rusty! said:
Pulling the USB cable won't do a thing. The radio .img is sent to the phone, then written.
It's a battery out job halfway through to kill it.
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Well this is news to me, please link me to something that I can read more about this. I thought the image files were written as the RUU sent them to the device.

My source is watching the output of fastboot commands, and the progress bars in HBOOT, not articles I'm afraid

You could install a tablet ROM. That would for sure brick it, right?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

what firmware/hboot version was on your warranty replacement when they sent it?

T-Macgnolia said:
This is what I would do, I would download the latest RUU from here. Then I would boot the device into Hboot by powering on the device and holding the volume down button down. Now I know you say you can not see the screen, but when the menu of Hboot comes upit will be on fastboot so all you will have to do is hit the power button. Then connect the device via USB to your computer then run the RUU. When the RUU is done you will be on complete stock.
Now if you really want to brick the device just wait until the RUU is flashing the Radio, or just flash a Radio, and pull the USB cable out while it is flashing the radio. This will for sure hard brick the device.
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You are correct. If you are using a RUU, then you can just pull the cable. If you are just flashing a radio file located in your SD Card, then you need to pull the battery.