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[Q] how do you know if your phone is bricked?

okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???

jmoney86 said:
okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???
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you have to flash gaaps for getting market , lol u cant do master reset cuz u flashed a recovery , from recovery use wipe data and it will master reset all apps,
or from privacy settings in phone.

jmoney86 said:
okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???
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Pls provide more details.
- rom installed
- custom recovery
- did you wipe data, cache and dalvik cache
- what do you mean by cannot access "android system"

Wrong Thread title here.
a bricked phone means, you cant boot into android nor to recovery mode - mostly you
have a black screen (realy black, not only dark) or a yellow "Emergency Mode".
In the Yellow mode you can flash a kdz and all is fine, in the black screen the device
is possibly realy bricked if you cant do anything.

if u can boot your phone and go to rom your phone is not bricked, bricking of a phone only happens if u cannot go pass through lg logo or your phone does not boot up, go to general thread here and u will find all your answers and even many more thing u will know
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152306
i suggest u read it, hope i helped
also before posting u should give more details like which rom u flashed, recovery, kernel etc...

Thans for the feedback, I'm gping try that out and post the outcome

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627236
this is my thread ,please find a solution for my problem

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shubham.dhand said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627236
this is my thread ,please find a solution for my problem
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thats a different phone we cant do anything about ur galaxy s II
if might help more if you atleast posted this in a samsung forum? because other than the fact that both of our phones can call, make texts, and browse the web everything else is different

BRICKED?
andy572 said:
Wrong Thread title here.
a bricked phone means, you cant boot into android nor to recovery mode - mostly you
have a black screen (realy black, not only dark) or a yellow "Emergency Mode".
In the Yellow mode you can flash a kdz and all is fine, in the black screen the device
is possibly realy bricked if you cant do anything.
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Im stuck in a bootloop, I can acces recovery and download mode, but computer says unknown device, am I bricked? what to do to fix this, THANKS!

hsingh1993 said:
you have to flash gaaps for getting market , lol u cant do master reset cuz u flashed a recovery , from recovery use wipe data and it will master reset all apps,
or from privacy settings in phone.
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Oh no, NOT the reset-feature in settings!!! This may brick your phone!!!

jmoney86 said:
okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???
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When you have no option other than using it as a costly paperweight
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rishabho1 said:
When you have no option other than using it as a costly paperweight
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why are you answering to the 1 year old question:silly:? LOL

Phone wont get turned on is it bricked?
So i was trying to root my phone and while trying to install driver during fastboot my usb cable got pulled out..
and that's it.. my phone wont get turned on.. is it bricked???
my phone is sony xperia SL LT26ii or should i say was.....
Can some one help me

I try to upgrade from lg software while upgrade almost 45℅ after my phone was automatically disconnected from the PC , mesg shows removed cable n battery try to reconnect the phone to PC I did same thing upgrade ing start but no phone shows with PC , even no starting phone also in emergency mode or recovery mode nothing , my phone was totally dead or brick I don't know please help someone what I do ?????
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Help please.

I am in a state of fear, fear that if i turn off my phone and turn it back on it wil go straight into emergency mode.
Its very wierd,my pc running on windows 7 doesnt recognise my phone(all drivers are intact and installed) in both emergency mode and booted mode and even when the phone is off and i plug in usb,the yellow screen of emergency just pops up. Also i cant boot my phone cause one touch at the power button and yellow screen pops up. The good news though is,after countless attempt at taking out battery then inserting it again and trying to power on,the phone wil boot normaly again. And one more wierd thing is, if wen inserting the usb,the emergency screen doesnt pop up(happens rarely) but lg logo does,then my laptop recognises my phone,and in this way i change my rom from OpenOptimus 2.2.01 to stock v2.3 using kdz updater. Right now its booted and runing normaly except for usb mass storage mode and usb tethering(cuz my laptop doesnt recognize my phone)
I know smethng is wrng with my phone bt i dnt knw wat. Pls help me!
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Calm down man.
Let's try and go through the options.
Was it always like this with the yellow screen? WHat did you do to get it there?
Try a reset in settings manually. This will bring it back to brand new state.
Hopefully we will be able to resolve this.
Hit Thanks if you found this useful.

First thing if something is wrong is a factory reset.
second, be precise on what you did that soft-bricked your phone...

Thanx in advance for trying to help.
Wel i am nt realy sure how and wen the problem started.
As far as i remembered my phone had the folowing.
1. Cmw recovry(from rom manager)
2. Link2sd wit 500 mb ext2 partition in sd card.
3. Open optimus rom 2.2.02
4. Set cpu to enhance gaming.
And as far as i remember, the problem started wen i tried to boot into cmw recovery.
Pls help.
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Oh and i forgot to mention that i already did factory reset. It didnt help.
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Oh and i forgot to mention that i already did factory reset. It didnt help. Also i flash cmw recovery via lgmdp.
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Try this,
Switch off the phone then,turn on the phone pressing and holding Power + Home + Down volume key at the same time (for five seconds), the phone will turn on and perform factory reset immediately.
Hit thanks if you found this useful.

I already did factory reset but the problem persists. Any other way please.
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I forgot to mention i even flashed stock rom v10d,v20c and v20g several times hoping that wil fix it,but the problem persists. Pls help somebody.
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Maybe, it is a hardware issue. The phone being physically broken? Because if the prob persists even after a reset and a flash, well I am a bit unsure.

Could it be the bootloader?and if so, is there a way to fix it back to factory setting? Cuz i dnt think it wil boot at all if its hardware problem.
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Could it be the bootloader? If so, is there a way to fix it?
Cuz i dnt think it wil boot at all if its a hardware issue.
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Hey,
Anyway, it could be a small hardware issue like disconnected wire or broken circuit or somthing.
You could try and re-lock the bootloader.

definitely hardware failure coz my ancient z71 acting almost juz like that before

update
after looping in emergency mode for few days,and me trying to revive it my phone is now dead.
i cant do anything with it except take it to service centre.:crying:

[Q] Softbricked nexus S?

Hello XDA-community,
I got a nexus s, i rooted the phone and got a custum rom up and running.
then i decieded to flash a new kernel.
Once done, i rebooted my phone.
The screen turns on, but stays all black,
I cant boot into recovery (volume up + power)
If let the phone on for 10 mins to see if it boots up, but nothing, i tried to dial my number on a other phone but got me straight to voicemail.
If i put the phone on the charger the screen turns on, But stays all black too.
I searched xda and other sites but could not find a solution, help appreciated.

What is your ROM and kernel combo? Do you have any other kernels you can flash? Did you make a nandroid backup before you flashed that kernel?
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FirePoncho86 said:
What is your ROM and kernel combo? Do you have any other kernels you can flash? Did you make a nandroid backup before you flashed that kernel?
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I cant flash anything thats the problem,
i had cm9.1 on it : downloaded from cyanomod website.
Android started up, everything was working, but i wanted to flash a other kernel: TNS132-JB-ALPHA12 found on ( i cant post links becouse i am a new user)
got a new problem: screen wont turn on at all only when i put the phone on the charger it turns on, but all i see is a black screen.
I have not made a backup whatsoever, i even didnt clear cache when installing new kernel.
I know i am a totally noob, its becouse i have owned a hd2 and i could do anything with that device wich was unbrickable.

the first mistake was not reading here for 4 or 5 days
prior to jacking your phone up
since you probably need your phone befor that...
pull the battery
put it back
hold vol. up and hit the power button
boot to recovery
reflash the rom you had working
now
rectify the first mistake...

By the looks of it you've flashed a Jellybean kernel on an ICS ROM.

louderstill said:
the first mistake was not reading here for 4 or 5 days
prior to jacking your phone up
since you probably need your phone befor that...
pull the battery
put it back
hold vol. up and hit the power button
boot to recovery
reflash the rom you had working
now
rectify the first mistake...
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I tried that many times, My phone will not turn on anymore,
when i put it on the charger i get a black screen for exactly 13 seconds and then the phone goes off for exactly 4.5 seconds....on off on off etc.

whataboutme said:
I cant flash anything thats the problem,
i had cm9.1 on it : downloaded from cyanomod website.
Android started up, everything was working, but i wanted to flash a other kernel: TNS132-JB-ALPHA12 found on ( i cant post links becouse i am a new user)
got a new problem: screen wont turn on at all only when i put the phone on the charger it turns on, but all i see is a black screen.
I have not made a backup whatsoever, i even didnt clear cache when installing new kernel.
I know i am a totally noob, its becouse i have owned a hd2 and i could do anything with that device wich was unbrickable.
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You need to use adb to push an ICS compatible kernel on to your phone, then flash it. Like someone said earlier, your kernel is meant for jellybean (android 4.1), and your ROM is based off of ice cream sandwich (android 4.0). If you've never used adb, look up a guide here in the nexus s forums on xda, I'd link you but I'm on the mobile app so I cant.
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FirePoncho86 said:
You need to use adb to push an ICS compatible kernel on to your phone, then flash it. Like someone said earlier, your kernel is meant for jellybean (android 4.1), and your ROM is based off of ice cream sandwich (android 4.0). If you've never used adb, look up a guide here in the nexus s forums on xda, I'd link you but I'm on the mobile app so I cant.
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My phone wont turn on at all now, when i plug it to the pc all it does is flas the screen on/off/on/off. The screen is all black. My computers does not recognize the nexus s. when i connect the nexus s the computer does nothing, i got the ADB drivers installed.:crying:

?
If i am screwed, i am willing to accept that.
i just want to know so i can throw the phone away

whataboutme said:
My phone wont turn on at all now, when i plug it to the pc all it does is flas the screen on/off/on/off. The screen is all black. My computers does not recognize the nexus s. when i connect the nexus s the computer does nothing, i got the ADB drivers installed.:crying:
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Are you able to reboot in bootloader or recovery mode?

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polobunny said:
Are you able to reboot in bootloader or recovery mode?
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No, u cant, phone wint turn on, when in connect to pc/charger i get à Black screen. Pc wont recognize THE phone. I cant do Anything with it. No bootloader And no recovery mode

whataboutme said:
I cant do Anything with it. No bootloader And no recovery mode
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check you PM inbox

hi I am in same situation....was trying to install cwm. got into download mode by accident. unplugged battery n nothing works after that. no bootloader not recognized in pc no adb fastboot
will appreciate any help...already tried through linux didnt recognize my phone
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check you PM inbox
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[Q] Urgent Help Needed !

I was recently trying to install a ROM.. in the process i usually wipe everything through the recovery but this time i wiped SYSTEM DATA CACHE and BOOT and then i powered off my phone and now i cannot turn on the phone neither can i charge it nor does it work after connecting to the computer... i cannot send it to the service centre because it is bootloader unlocked and custom recovery.. please help me ... also my battery went down so i thought maybe because of the battery this happened if i change the battery will the bootloader work because if it does then i will get it back to original condition and give it to them. please help me it is very urgent !

Can you still boot into CWM after this happened?
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zsparrow said:
Can you still boot into CWM after this happened?
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No i can't thats the problem i can't turn it on... no bootloader nothing !! i can't even charge the phone now i'm asking if i change the battery will i have the bootloader becuase im thinking that its the battery thats on fault... i don't know

Can't flash recovery

Hi,
I bought a moto g 4g LTE to my wife for her birthday. Everything was ok until she install the 4.4.4 OTA update.
After this, the device was not working as good as before : lots of force close, sim card not detected, can't power off the device by pressing power button, only reboot...
I decided to manually flash the stock 4.4.4. Once more, everything was good.... until yesterday. We wanted to backup some pictures to the computer then everything gone wrong, like the first time... Can't power off, sim not detected, force closes...
I flash again de stock 4.4.4 and after tried to install CWM recovery. Everything seemed to be OK but I couldn't boot to recovery. From bootloader or from Windows. It's the same with TWRP. (fastboot flash recovery *****.img)
Each time there is a black screen with sometimes few white lines through the screen and nothing more....
Any idea to fix this and get a functional recovery?
Thanks a lot.
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please dont say me that you didnt unlock the bootloader b4 you tried flashing recovery

thuva06 said:
please dont say me that you didnt unlock the bootloader b4 you tried flashing recovery
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Hi Thuva06,
Of course I unlocked the bootloader, otherwise I think I couldn't flash any ROM. On each reboot I have the Motorola advertising.
Thanks.
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Please! Nobody have an idea ?
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