Warrenty Exchange Questions - Samsung Infuse 4G

So I'm going to exchange my infuse. I have the shipping labels already but my question is, I told them I bricked after updating to gingerbread, they never asked how I updated or anything. I told them my issue, and they issued the labels, my thing is, I didn't tell them it was after updating to ucbl3 and that I was rooted, I have hacking stuff on the root of the internal sd card, will they refuse to help me because of any of this?

Lol, Your making absolutely no sense at all, None what so ever. Odin back to stock using GTG Ultimate Unbrick then ship phone back. Simple as that!

I probably should have added I have bricked it. I can't get to download and I only have 3e. I have exhausted every download mode option, but let's focus on my question please? Thanks though.
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yabbb said:
I probably should have added I have bricked it. I can't get to download and I only have 3e. I have exhausted every download mode option, but let's focus on my question please? Thanks though.
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If they unbrick it themselves and find the phone has been rooted they won't replace the phone. I hear a lot of ppl saying a usb jig may unbrick the phone. Google it.
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I have personally never heard of a truely bricked Infuse. Even without a jig.
What have you tried to get into dl mode?

I have tried the volume rockers, all variations of it. Battery/no battery. Holding both, inserting battery, then cable. doing cable then battery while holding rockers. I've tried doing the adb way, but it wont show under attached devices. Basically, no matter what I do, as soon as put in the usb, it always boots to SAMSUNG screen.
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yabbb said:
I have tried the volume rockers, all variations of it. Battery/no battery. Holding both, inserting battery, then cable. doing cable then battery while holding rockers. I've tried doing the adb way, but it wont show under attached devices. Basically, no matter what I do, as soon as put in the usb, it always boots to SAMSUNG screen.
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I know this sounds nuts but have you tried a dirrerent PC and USB cord?
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Yeap. I tried a different computer and cord.
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Yeap. I tried a different computer and cord.
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It is extremely unusual for this to happen. I can tell you how I do dl mode if that helps.
I remove battery
Hold down up and down volume
Insert battery
Insert USB cord connected to PC.

Chances are, if you send the phone in like that, they will see that you voided your warranty by rooting it and you will get charged full price for the phone.
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I guess this jig is my last option.
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I guess this jig is my last option.
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!?!?!?!?!?!?! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Ok i had the same problem. Nothing worked, not even a jig. But, there is a website called mobiletechvideos. The head guy saved it from the brick, and found out my usb port was broken (replaced for free, did no good ). Going to trade in my infuse for another infuse when we get the note. The service is 40 dollars, but heck its better then taking a risk and paying 530 or whatever att says it "lists" for. Heres the link: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-infuse-4g-jtag-brick-repair/

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!?!?!?!?!?!?! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Ok i had the same problem. Nothing worked, not even a jig. But, there is a website called mobiletechvideos. The head guy saved it from the brick, and found out my usb port was broken (replaced for free, did no good ). Going to trade in my infuse for another infuse when we get the note. The service is 40 dollars, but heck its better then taking a risk and paying 530 or whatever att says it "lists" for. Heres the link: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-infuse-4g-jtag-brick-repair/
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Do what he says. You would be a fool to send it back as it is. It can be fixed. You don't want to pay full price for that phone and att will charge you for it.
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They dont really care, man. I dont want to give you bad advice, but I went into a device support center today. The phone was rooted, and I even had superuser in the app drawer, and CWM recovery flashed. The people arent even smart enough to realize that it was rooted or custom recovery was installed. They tried to flash it with the stock recovery tool they have, and it bricked. They gave me another one.
Honestly, it is in their best interest to just intake the phone. They strip it of all working parts, take it all apart, split them into bins, and create new refurbished phones out of them.
Is this an AT&T exchange? If so, they generally send you the replacement phone first, and then with the shipping label in the box, you ship the phone back.

There is that chance though. I hate to see anyone pay full price for a phone when they don't have to. Att gets enough money from their customers.
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No I don't have an att account anymore. It would be a straight to Samsung trade.
What could this mobile tech video guy do that I couldn't do myself?
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Hell i was under the impression you were with att. I don't know what samsung would do for it being rooted.
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Yeah, at this point I wish I was. I will get the jig in a couple days and update this with results, hopefully to help someone else in the future.
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Samsung Galaxy S 4G SGH-T959V Unlock Codes

Just wondering where you guys got yours unlocked at?Ive tried to places even know the phones on there list they got back with me saying they cant generate a code.waiting on refunds.Let me know thanks.
Come on bro, use search next time
[REF] How to unlock/unfreeze all SGS Models [NOW WORKS ON Vibrant 4G][Updated 4-9-11]
If you find that a little hard to follow, use this instead:
How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S 4G
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vgcraze said:
Come on bro, use search next time
[REF] How to unlock/unfreeze all SGS Models [NOW WORKS ON Vibrant 4G][Updated 4-9-11]
If you find that a little hard to follow, use this instead:
How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S 4G
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Your a funny guy BRO that would might work but I cant get any of my PCs to recognize my phone so Im not rooted.Thats why Im looking for a good trust worthy pay site to order one thanks for ya help though
Have you already downloaded the SG4G drivers on all of your PCs? It would be odd that not even one of them worked. You're best bet to getting your phone unlocked, other than from at home, is to call T-mobile and ask them for the code. I heard they will be hesitant to give it to you if you haven't owned the phone for at least 3 months though.
As for myself, I don't know any sites that do this, sorry.
Yes Ive tried drivers some reason nothing works I must be getting the wrong drivers I dont get it.
Try uninstalling the drivers, reinstalling them, then rebooting your phone and PC.
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Just call tmobile to get it unlocked. Free fast and easy
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jager555 said:
Just call tmobile to get it unlocked. Free fast and easy
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I just bought this phone yesterday off a guy from craigslist for $50.00 I cant do that.
Ooh you are the
poster from the other thread. Try uninstalling Kies and using these drivers.
http://firon.net/xda/Samsung_Mobile_Driver_V1.3.800_For_SPH-d700_Epic_4G.zip
And reboot your PC so the changes take effect
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Ooh you are the
poster from the other thread. Try uninstalling Kies and using these drivers.
http://firon.net/xda/Samsung_Mobile_Driver_V1.3.800_For_SPH-d700_Epic_4G.zip
And reboot your PC so the changes take effect
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I have over and over lol I have never had a phone do this to me before.Wish I would of kept my G2x but I didnt lol I dont get it.
what happens when you plug your phone in the pc?
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You don't need to have tmobile. Just an imei number
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Also, did the guy from craigslist give you a generic USB cord or the official Samsung one? Not all of the generic USB cord provide syncing features, so they just charge the phone.
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When i plug the phone into the pc the phone just charges thats it.Not sure if its the right cord or not.
I ended up finding a unlocker the guys actually called me to make sure what phone I had now Im running with AT&T go phone.I left tmobile because of the service was just awful in the area that I had to move to.Now I can make calls and text with full bars.
I really want to get this phone rooted so I can try out some roms.I sure miss the G2x was fun testing all the different ones it had
you have to buy a new USB plug! Went tthrough the same problem on my old vibrant I thought I bricked it because it wouldn't turn on,I sent it in and tthey fixed it and sent it back.. still undergoing the same problem I asked a friend for help. He said maybe it was the wire And tthat's exactly what it was. It is most likely without a doubt the wrong wire. Buy a new one!
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you have to buy a new USB plug! Went tthrough the same problem on my old vibrant I thought I bricked it because it wouldn't turn on,I sent it in and tthey fixed it and sent it back.. still undergoing the same problem I asked a friend for help. He said maybe it was the wire And tthat's exactly what it was. It is most likely without a doubt the wrong wire. Buy a new one!
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I actually never thought about that.Will have to try that.I have another post on this problem here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398437
That does make sense.Thanks for stating the obvious
My original cable got hosed (dropped it in a parking lot...D'oh!) and I bought a new T-Mobile branded one from the T-Mobile store. Was $14 or so, which I felt was robbery, but it works like a champ. I've had no problems flashing ROMs or anything with it.
I just looked the cord over man Im dumb and feel really stupid right now lol Its a LG cord.They say when you hit 40 ya go blind
Honestly, one wouldn't think the brand would matter. And no 40 jokes...hittin' 41 tomorrow
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Honestly, one wouldn't think the brand would matter. And no 40 jokes...hittin' 41 tomorrow
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Oh just figured it was for just LG phones. It doesnt feel like it connects to the phone to snug either.

Hard bricked infuse

Was running cm10 4.1.1 with butter from last month's build. Running great.... but then phone turned off while in idle one time and won't restart. Won't even bring to Samsung screen or when plugged into computer.. no download mode. No cwm boot as well. I've tried pulling the battery and even putting in my spare one.. no luck. However, sometimes when I do just try to power up normally my keys light up and give the vibration when touched. Which provides some hope
Never had a brick like this before. I'm sure there's software to run... just not sure since no download mode.
Thanks
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If anyone had a clue.. that would truly help!
Thanks
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Dr_Nacho said:
If anyone had a clue.. that would truly help!
Thanks
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I'm not really an expert on Samsung devices, but I heard of an item called the USB Jig which apparently repairs hard bricks(?). Its Samsung Galaxy S exclusive, I believe. You might want to check that out
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gagdude said:
I'm not really an expert on Samsung devices, but I heard of an item called the USB Jig which apparently repairs hard bricks(?). Its Samsung Galaxy S exclusive, I believe. You might want to check that out
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Thanks! I actually just found one of those little guys are ordered it. Had no clue this device existed.. hope it works! Would hate to ditch my infuse now..
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So I recently got my jig, didn't feel like sacrificing a cable. I'm sad to say that when plugged in (and yes it is plugged in correctly) there is no response from my phone. The download screen does not appear. Just remains blank.. I tried the same jig on my friend's gs2 for us cellular and worked there. Is my phone so messed up that the jig will not be recognized?
Also, the jig I ordered has been reported to work fine on the infuse.
I followed theses steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922871
Samsung I997 Infuse 4G Unbrick / Fix Download Mode USB Dongle Jig
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[Q] Flashed Wrong Rom

Well I accidentally flashed a GS3 rom on my skyrocket and I'm pretty sure its bricked. The phone stays black and doesn't appear to power on at all. I am unable to get into recovery or download mode to flash in odin. The flash was a clean install and I had formatted both my emmc and usb mounts.
My question is should I bother taking it in to att or will they know that I've had it rooted? Or should I just bite the bullet and send it in for a jtag and pay around $70?
If it won't power on it could be any number of things from AT&T's perspective. It's worth a shot to see what they say.
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warranty it, just play stupid and say it wont turn on and you dont know why, and dont mention anything about flashing a rom
Definitely a hard brick. I'd take it to AT&T first, tell them you were in the middle of the firmware update (act dumb) and the phone just turned off and wouldn't turn back on. I've heard stories (see edit below) of AT&T-owned stores calling corporate for guidance as AT&T's update was implicated, then just pulling out a new phone and handing it over well after the 14/30 days are up. More likely, they'll refer you to Sammy to have it warrantied out. Nothing to lose by trying at least the AT&T store first, as a one-day turnaround and free replacement is a better deal than waiting for Sammy to do their thing and send you a refurb, or spending the money on JTAG.
Edit: Stories. That's it. Haven't seen it happen. Your mileage may vary.
Thanks everyone. I'll head to att tomorrow and give it a shot. Will report back with outcome.
Take it to att if its still under warranty and play dumb. If it won't turn on they won't know its rooted or other ROMs have been put on. I'm sending this from a phone that was replaced under the same circumstances you're in:thumbup:
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jd1639 said:
Take it to att if its still under warranty and play dumb. If it won't turn on they won't know its rooted or other ROMs have been put on. I'm sending this from a phone that was replaced under the same circumstances you're in:thumbup:
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Thanks for your response. Unfortunately I am out of warranty. I've had the phone for almomst a year now.
If it's under a year you're OK. Mine had a month to go. Got a 90 day warranty on the new phoneso got a two month extended warranty with the new phone
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jd1639 said:
If it's under a year you're OK. Mine had a month to go. Got a 90 day warranty on the new phoneso got a two month extended warranty with the new phone
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Went to ATT and they swapped my phone out for a new one. Thanks everyone!
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Went to ATT and they swapped my phone out for a new one. Thanks everyone!
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Nice! Out of curiosity, what did you say? Turned off and won't turn back on? You can answer via PM if you think they might see or anything.
That's it. They tried to turn it on, called a tech guy, still couldn't get download mode and that was it. Just don't talk and use short answers to the questions. Take the sd card out, of course. They send a refurb'd phone, less the back and battery. You then send the old phone back in a prepaid envelope that comes with the re furb. Pretty painless
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That's it. They tried to turn it on, called a tech guy, still couldn't get download mode and that was it. Just don't talk and use short answers to the questions. Take the sd card out, of course. They send a refurb'd phone, less the back and battery. You then send the old phone back in a prepaid envelope that comes with the re furb. Pretty painless
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Even if it is out of warranty?
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It has to be within warranty period.
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droidbabyxda said:
Even if it is out of warranty?
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Of course not, it has to be in the warranty period.
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That's it. They tried to turn it on, called a tech guy, still couldn't get download mode and that was it. Just don't talk and use short answers to the questions. Take the sd card out, of course. They send a refurb'd phone, less the back and battery. You then send the old phone back in a prepaid envelope that comes with the re furb. Pretty painless
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Exactly. I told them it froze up during the official update and wouldn't turn back on. Just played stupid. The funny thing is that I accidentally left my sd card in it and I know that I had a folder on there named "rom_flashing" lol. I got very nervous when they saw the sd card, swapped it in the new phone and booted it up. I told them I was in a hurry and took the phone then bounced out. :good:
SeaDonkey said:
Went to ATT and they swapped my phone out for a new one. Thanks everyone!
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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[Q] Bricked? Can't enter download mode

I just tried flashing to the latest slim bean rom and when I went to reboot, the phone turned off. Can't turn it back on, can't get into download mode with the USB cable, battery out/anything. Is there anything I can do at this point? IT seems completely dead. Doesn't even show a charging icon when I plug it into the charger. I've had problems before but I've at least been able to get into download mode.
Any suggestions??
Doesn't sound good. You have no life at all in the phone? If not you're hard bricked and jtag is your only hope. You sure you flashed to correct Rom for your device?
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yeah I've been tinkering for a while and never had this happen before. No sign of life at all. What's jtag? I was thinking of trying to get it replaced at at&t
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yeah I've been tinkering for a while and never had this happen before. No sign of life at all. What's jtag? I was thinking of trying to get it replaced at at&t
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Google mobiletechvideos. They can fix it for about 50 bucks
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It's possible I installed something for i777 by accident Thanks. I will give that a try. Think I would have any luck getting it replaced at AT&T?
Dracarnion said:
It's possible I installed something for i777 by accident Thanks. I will give that a try. Think I would have any luck getting it replaced at AT&T?
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It's possible and that would brick you.
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Are you still under warranty? If do its worth a try. Just play dumb and tell them it won't turn on.
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Yeah, i have the extended warranty, but it looks like they want to charge $199 to replace it, regardless :-\. Guess it makes more sense to go through jtag.. are they legitimate? How long until I would get it back?
Dracarnion said:
Yeah, i have the extended warranty, but it looks like they want to charge $199 to replace it, regardless :-\. Guess it makes more sense to go through jtag.. are they legitimate? How long until I would get it back?
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I've never used them but a lot on xda have and it sounds like good service. Typical turn around time seems to be about a week. You can pay for faster service.
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I've never used them but a lot on xda have and it sounds like good service. Typical turn around time seems to be about a week. You can pay for faster service.
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Thanks for all your help. I actually have an extended warranty, but they wanted to charge me $200 for a replacement (which would probably end up being a refurb anyway). I sent it out to mobiletechvideos today and I'm hoping to have my phone back by the end of the next week. Better make sure I double-check what I'm flashing next time
Another side question - I tried flashing a few ROMs but I got errors during the flash (CM10, CM9) Do I need to have a specific bootloader enabled for those?
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Thanks for all your help. I actually have an extended warranty, but they wanted to charge me $200 for a replacement (which would probably end up being a refurb anyway). I sent it out to mobiletechvideos today and I'm hoping to have my phone back by the end of the next week. Better make sure I double-check what I'm flashing next time
Another side question - I tried flashing a few ROMs but I got errors during the flash (CM10, CM9) Do I need to have a specific bootloader enabled for those?
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No. Don't have to worry about boot loaders on the i727. Just make sure the Rom is for it. As you learned, flashing a rom for a different device is not a good thing. Good luck on the jtag.
Read vincoms stickies in the development forum. They have good information on flashing. There is a lot of info there so its not an easy read but they'll save you a lot of headaches of you go thru them.
Edit: what recovery were you using to flash? If you were having problems out its probably an older version. Check that you have the latest. I've had good luck with twrp 2.4.4.0
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So is there a way out there to fix a real live brick

I have in my possession a real live brick. Wont power up, recognize usb, dead dead dead. Cant find a JTAG service for this yet, unless someone has one.
aer0zer0 said:
I have in my possession a real live brick. Wont power up, recognize usb, dead dead dead. Cant find a JTAG service for this yet, unless someone has one.
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Try holding volume up and power button
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Try holding volume up and power button
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no dice, completely dead. Im not getting a charge indicator or anything.
How did this device get to this state? Are you sure the charging circuit isn't blown?
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no dice, completely dead. I'm not getting a charge indicator or anything.
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godhamba said:
How did this device get to this state? Are you sure the charging circuit isn't blown?
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Nope, Ill tell you what happened. I have been having problems with the evolution mods kernel rebooting my phone, after i tried the "fixed" version.
So i flashed the full firmware from the 1.55.602 update (im running a stock rom with bloating removed) and i removed the hboot from the zip. Since im running a custom hboot with the text removed. Thinking i could just reflash the stock kernel.
i flashed it, did a fastboot reboot and now its deader than a hammer.
no charge, no usb activity, no turn on. dead as can be. Ill take any and all suggestions. I know my way around pretty well, so im surprised that its bricked. But its the first M8 brick, unless someone has a clever idea?
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Nope, Ill tell you what happened. I have been having problems with the evolution mods kernel rebooting my phone, after i tried the "fixed" version.
So i flashed the full firmware from the 1.55.602 update (im running a stock rom with bloating removed) and i removed the hboot from the zip. Since im running a custom hboot with the text removed. Thinking i could just reflash the stock kernel.
i flashed it, did a fastboot reboot and now its deader than a hammer.
no charge, no usb activity, no turn on. dead as can be. Ill take any and all suggestions. I know my way around pretty well, so im surprised that its bricked. But its the first M8 brick, unless someone has a clever idea?
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In other news, i got a new phone, so i have brick with a good esn if anyine is interested, but i would rather find someone who would be willing to try and jtag it for the good of the community
My condolences on the device, but you sir should be applauded for not going the route of "warranty" on a device that died by your hand. Does seem odd that you can't even get it to charge though.
Sent it to HTC to get fixed out of warranty. I let everyone know what they charge to unbrick. Besides, they would have figured it out anyways then charged me
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It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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Do you have a hboot screen
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Nope, it doesn't turn on or charge
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Nope, it doesn't turn on or charge
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Sorry I can't help.
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aer0zer0 said:
It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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HTC doesn't bother to jtag. They just replace the motherboard.
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beaups said:
HTC doesn't bother to jtag. They just replace the motherboard.
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what you think they will wanna charge? im assuming 150-200 for the repair?
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what you think they will wanna charge? im assuming 150-200 for the repair?
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I'm guessing, but I'd say 300-400
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I'm guessing, but I'd say 300-400
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You think this would be worth anything for a dev to be able to figure it out, repair wise?
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You think this would be worth anything for a dev to be able to figure it out, repair wise?
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Yeah I'd be happy to take a look at it to see if there are any opportunities for software-based unbrick.
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Yeah I'd be happy to take a look at it to see if there are any opportunities for software-based unbrick.
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well, its at HTC (en route) right now. It should get there wed/thurs. If i get a bad case of sticker shock, illl get it sent back. If they can fix it for reasonable, then i will get it fixed. I am a big fan of your effort to free these android devices. So if they want too much, id be happy to send it to you. Maybe you can prevent the next one from occuring. BTW firewater is an amazing piece of work, i must say
aer0zer0 said:
well, its at HTC (en route) right now. It should get there wed/thurs. If i get a bad case of sticker shock, illl get it sent back. If they can fix it for reasonable, then i will get it fixed. I am a big fan of your effort to free these android devices. So if they want too much, id be happy to send it to you. Maybe you can prevent the next one from occuring. BTW firewater is an amazing piece of work, i must say
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No worries, hopefully you can get it fixed reasonable. Kudos for being honest about it, most people would claim warranty.
Actually I dont mind buying devices. Just for something like this I wouldnt feel good intentionally bricking a $600 device. I do it enough on accident
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No worries, hopefully you can get it fixed reasonable. Kudos for being honest about it, most people would claim warranty.
Actually I dont mind buying devices. Just for something like this I wouldnt feel good intentionally bricking a $600 device. I do it enough on accident
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So i had edged up from my M7, ended up selling that for 400. Got the M8, had 2 payments made, bricked it. So i had to pay off the 500 on the edge. Now whats interesting if you early payoff the edge, you are out of contract, COMPLETELY. So i ended up with a free standard upgrade, so i was able to edge again. thats a FYI if anyone is interested. Kinda sucks, but i made my money back already fixing computers this week. Any idea what i did wrong, i have flashed M7 & M8's & DNA's so many times....I know my way around. Im still baffled

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