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How XDA saved my ass!

Okay. It's about 5AM here, but I couldn't go to sleep without writing this.
Here is my hell.
Bought a Captivate about 6 months ago. Rooted it, networked unlocked it, even though I kept getting the random shutdowns. All the rooting and unlocking was done via the GREAT posts in XDA.
Last week, the speaker on my cappy decided to die! Called AT&T for a warranty replacement.
I received my replacement, and all was well. Cappy came with "stock" 2.2 Froyo. However, in a vain hope that AT&T MIGHT have released Gingerbread, I checked for an update via Kies Mini. Said phone was invalid! Now, I had already restored my emails, contacts, etc.
Anyhow, tried to flash to AT&T stock 2.1 via Odin. My stupid computer decided to terminate my usb connection during the flash! Anyhow, cappy bricked. Got the phone-pc icon of doom!
Poking around XDA, I found out what to do. Finally flashed my cappy back to 2.1 via Odin, and then Keis recognized it with no problem! Flashed to AT&T stock Froyo 2.2. Rooted, network unlocked, and now, after 5 hours, all is well.
I just want to say that this forum ****ing ROCKS! Excuse my language, but I'm tired and am FINALLY able to go to bed!
It's crazy how AT&T would send me a warranty replacement phone which seemed to have some mutant version of Froyo that Keis wouldn't recognize. If not for Odin, I'd be screwed! If not for these forums, I'd have a bricked phone that I'd have to fight with AT&T to replace again!
Thank you guys for your hard work, dedication, and technical knowledge! You saved my ass! I'm going to sleep now, with a phone that is working exactly the way I want it to.
Let me reinterate. You guys ****ing RULE! Thank you thank you thank you X 1000! I've been with this forum through a Blackberry, a Windows Mobile, and now, a Droid, and have never, EVER been disappointed! As a Windows computer tech, I tip my hat to you guys. AT&T sucks. XDA rules!

This made my morning, glad everything worked out bud!

I think xda saved all of us at some point in time. happy your story ended well
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Ditto here.... definitely saved my butt on numerous occasions!

mcord11758 said:
I think xda saved all of us at some point in time. happy your story ended well
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And you managed all this without spamming the dev section with questions like..
"OH NOEZ.... I HAZ BRCKKKKD CAPPY!!!!11!!!1! HELP PLS NAO!!!!!"
Perhaps all is not lost......
You sir, are exactly the kind of user we need more of around here.
Thankyou.

My ass has saved xda before.

Xda has helpedme out of some verh stupid ideas. I don't know know what I would hanger done with this site.

Saved me on my windows phone numerous times back in the day and I'm sure they will save me on my android in the future.
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i love xda more than i love myself!

Weird
And here's the kicker guys. My old cappy with the messed up speaker was running Baseband version I897UCKB1. The cappy the warranty guys sent me was running Baseband version I897UCKB2. That was the one that Kies firmly rejected. After flashing to 2.1 via Odin, and then upgrading via the official Kies, my new phone is now running I897UCKB1. Kies has no problems now. WTF? Was I sent a phone with hacked firmware? LOL! Just crazy. All is well now, I'm just curious.

conantroutman said:
And you managed all this without spamming the dev section with questions like..
"OH NOEZ.... I HAZ BRCKKKKD CAPPY!!!!11!!!1! HELP PLS NAO!!!!!"
Perhaps all is not lost......
You sir, are exactly the kind of user we need more of around here.
Thankyou.
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You wouldn't be thanking me if you saw me crying like a 5 year old boy when I bricked my phone! I almost called my mom at 12AM to be consoled. And I am 33!

I think it's safe to say that XDA has saved our collective bacon more times than we could ever repay. It's what we're here for =)

mrsubway said:
You wouldn't be thanking me if you saw me crying like a 5 year old boy when I bricked my phone! I almost called my mom at 12AM to be consoled. And I am 33!
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Believe me, if there's one thing that can make a grown man cry, it's sundered circuits. You are not alone!

Its a pita xda dosent get more credit for all the help they give.my captivate would have been tossed in the lake along time ago if iwasnt for them.do you guys remember waiting for samsung to release froyo?
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I actually didn't purchase my Captivate until I was sure it was going to be supported over here at XDA.
Yea, we all deal with lots of spam, n00bs, stupid questions, etc... But at the end of the day, this is a strong community of creative and intelligent individuals trying to get the most out of every drop of silicon in our phones.
I've been around these parts substantially longer than even my account shows, and I've never once been disappointed with the rigor and creativity of the people here.
Long live XDA, and long live original thinking!

My captivate was boring before xda, then xda saved my ass
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If it wasn't for XDA - I would have an average so-so Android phone that is stuck with TouchWhiz, horrid GPS, and still on Froyo.
But.. with XDA - I get my choice of custom ROMs (thanks to the Chefs/Devs!) and get to rock Gingerbread and have a somewhat working GPS

Saviours indeed!
I cannot count how many amazing posts have saved my previous investment!
Hats off to all the uber intelligent and patient folks!
The best thing I like is that not only steps are given but also an explanation why to do them (although not always at the same place but nonetheless thats what search functionality is for )

iamtheculprit2 said:
I think it's safe to say that XDA has saved our collective bacon more times than we could ever repay. It's what we're here for =)
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Amen to that.

Goodbye Captivate!

Sigh, just as things were getting really hot in the dev section, my beloved cappy got stolen and its time to move on.. really a good phone hope you all still have fun with your cappys!!

Have you tried using an app to find it? There are some for that exact purpose that you can remotely download and use to track your phone
Sent from my CM9 ICS i897 Captivate

korockinout13 said:
Have you tried using an app to find it? There are some for that exact purpose that you can remotely download and use to track your phone
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I was too late.. by the time i got to a pc to install plan b, the thief had already swapped sim card. And considering i had just flashed weui, i didn't have the time to restore all my apps prior to it getting stolen.

suresh13 said:
Sigh, just as things were getting really hot in the dev section, my beloved cappy got stolen and its time to move on.. really a good phone hope you all still have fun with your cappys!!
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My condolences
It is amazing how great this phone is.. still kickin..
Any idea where you may go from here? if you have an upgrade you have quite a few nice options at least.

same thing happened to me...but then I just bought another cappy

My suggestion is - backup and keep simple 9-dot lock.
Also I don't keep any financial info on the phone. NFC will fail.

I can't bring myself to ditch the Captivate just yet, though the new HTC One X looks pretty awesome. The windshield mount and desktop stand are one of the best I have ever used thats why I can't tear myself away just yet.

After rooting my Captivate and installing a new ROM (Slim ICS), it's like a new phone.
The One X does look cool, but I'm surprised there's no SD slot. Still, probably no issue for most people.
We'll see how soon the shiny wears off, but ICS on my Captivate is fast, functional and just really nice. So I can wait for a more optimal-for-me phone.

dropped my captivate a couple weeks ago... cracked the screeen...kinda want the nexus =p

Too bad
I don't dare to image it will happen to my cappy

That's terrible man :/....I've had my cappy for a while now and I have fallen back in love with it...first had it and I didn't like it then I got into rooting and stuff and then found how to flash roms and stuff and now I don't need an upgrade I love ittttt
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I think they are like 240$ something on amazon unlocked.......http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Capti...QNJS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335719427&sr=8-1

Craigslist usually has them for about $100-150. Sometimes you can find one that's boot looped someone wants to sell, thinking its permanently borked.

Make sure you report it stolen with the phone company. They will mark the imei number as stolen.
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That's horrible! You have all our hopes behind you. As said a couple posts up they can be found relatively cheap on Craigslist. Sometimes cheaper than $100 if you're really lucky or they looped it.
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Wezz0 said:
dropped my captivate a couple weeks ago... cracked the screeen...kinda want the nexus =p
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I just kill my cappy last night after flash the 3 button fix. Do you want to send your broken cappy to me to help the poor?
Thanks

Wow, that sucks. After reading this I'm going to be extra paranoid about not losing my phone for a while.

ngocrebel said:
I just kill my cappy last night after flash the 3 button fix. Do you want to send your broken cappy to me to help the poor?
Thanks
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Why not send it in for a JTAG?
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My buddy just upgraded the note I got him to sell me the captivate for 40 bucks
sorry some piece of crap got yours

I feel your pain man! Mine was stolen a little over a year ago too... I know the hoe-bag that stole it too, but couldn't prove it :-( I have since gotten another one of course, but thinking about it still pisses me off!
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Phone works, but is completely screwed...

So I went to rooted stock herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366041an d everything's just been screwed up every since, but I've been to busy to deal with it... now I'm sending it in for a warranty replacement and it's stuck...nothing will flash on cwm,I only get an error, Odin won't even detect it.. how can I get this back to stock? I need to send it soon cause I don't want to end up paying for 2 phones... thanks!
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Aaustinnn said:
...nothing will flash on cwm,I only get an error, Odin won't even detect it...
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What error is it giving you in CWM? What version of CWM? In reference to Odin - do you have the drivers installed, usb debugging checked, etc.? Have you tried different usb cords/ports/computers?

I'm not at my phone right now but the cwm error was somethin bout a file missing from /data... I literally just rooted and flashed tweaked to the refurbed one they sent me and all is well, the old one won't be detected in any way by my computer tho n it's been doing funny **** every since I left eclipse.. I know it's not the computer or hardware, but any attempt to flash on cwm OR Odin results in failure.. should I even worry since it looks like stock anyway? Lol idk if they really check at Verizon..
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Aaustinnn said:
I'm not at my phone right now but the cwm error was somethin bout a file missing from /data... I literally just rooted and flashed tweaked to the refurbed one they sent me and all is well, the old one won't be detected in any way by my computer tho n it's been doing funny **** every since I left eclipse.. I know it's not the computer or hardware, but any attempt to flash on cwm OR Odin results in failure.. should I even worry since it looks like stock anyway? Lol idk if they really check at Verizon..
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Uh yes they check. Dont you think that if you know how to do this then their techs would too. I can tell you that is the first thing they look for. If they determine your phone is rooted you WILL receive a bill for full retail price.

While I would agree is there proof of it happening irl? I personally would raise hell if they did to me. I bought the charge at full price because of the possibility of loosing unlimited. It went from flagship phone to abandoned before my contract was done. Luckily I had an upgrade to burn and got a S3 but even then they pulled the locked bootloader ****. I know why, to keep people buying devices but they really like to treat their customers like ****

Farabomb said:
While I would agree is there proof of it happening irl? I personally would raise hell if they did to me. I bought the charge at full price because of the possibility of loosing unlimited. It went from flagship phone to abandoned before my contract was done. Luckily I had an upgrade to burn and got a S3 but even then they pulled the locked bootloader ****. I know why, to keep people buying devices but they really like to treat their customers like ****
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Dude, development is exploding as I type. They have working cm10. Lil buggy but come on 2 weeks? Bootloader is no issue to those devs. Not even irl. It's cracked.
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bairste said:
Uh yes they check. Dont you think that if you know how to do this then their techs would too. I can tell you that is the first thing they look for. If they determine your phone is rooted you WILL receive a bill for full retail price.
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They don't check every device.
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ilovesoad said:
They don't check every device.
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Yeah, that's what I understood. I just didn't want to take the chance to. Btw, I finally figured out to busy do a restore(which I'd never done before) and it was detected good as new, flashed ep4d or p stock with the pit and everything seems good.. anything left to do now before I send it in?
Thanks everyone :]
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[Q] Well... I've done it... Hard Bricked my phone...

Yea I know, make fun of me. Tonight I was trying to install CM 9.0 for my i727.
I already had Clockwork and Odin installed, everything was working 100%
I decided to follow TeamChopsticks guide to get there.
Unfortunately CM was not installing after I did the "Format /system (mounts and storage->format /system)" step and I decided to take matters into my own hands.
I went into Odin hoping to just flash CM. I then saw that the only option was "PIT" and naive, stupid, tired me decided to do it.
I mean what could go wrong. I had titanium backup and everything.
Turns out I probably reformatted my internal mem to something my i727 can not use. Yay...
Now my phone won't go into download mode, it wont boot, actually it wont do anything.
I've spent the last 3 hours reading online on what to do. To my avail I found nothing. (I found QPST but it won't let me add "COM4" which my phone is on, so it's useless)
My phone is recognized by the computer as "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and Odin used to have it in COM4.
I really don't want to send my phone anywhere, I've had it since Christmas so it's not the newest, and upgrading to a SGSIII would be an option.
What should I do? What CAN I do?
Hopeless college guy here. =/

http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/

Crud... this was an expensive "upgrade"
Heading to AT&T in the morning to see if they know anyone around town that does this, else I'm gonna have a bad week...

Inhumanskills said:
Crud... this was an expensive "upgrade"
Heading to AT&T in the morning to see if they know anyone around town that does this, else I'm gonna have a bad week...
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just say it died and that you dont know why

Ouch, that's hard luck man. Not gonna rub it in man. You know exactly what you did and why it happened, and I genuinely feel for you there.
Like vincom said, take it to AT&T and tell them you don't know why it won't boot. They'll probably refer you to Sammy if you're outside of a month with no insurance. Best chance you've got short of JTAG.
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The guys are right, im afraid. Back in my newish days (heck i still am new) something similiar happened to me. Im on Rogers in Canada, and I told them it happened while upgrading through kies. They shipped me a refurbished model for 35 bucks, so hopefully ATT is as benevolent.
FYI this one had a faulty usb port and they were out of refurbs, so they just sent me a brand new one (second replacement). So follow your dreams, I guess. : D
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Damn man that sucks. I know the feeling when you try something new and you try to turn your device on and........nothing. heart drops into stomach. But the link vin game you might be an option. Def cheaper the the s3. Hang in there.
Sent from my S2 Skyrocket

I feel for you. Next time pay for insurance n just say u lost it.
Never check PIT in Odin unless you REALLY know what ur doin.
I think someone did this in the infuse forum n was able to unbrick but u r sayin phone won't even get to download mode so not sure...
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sb0 said:
I feel for you. Next time pay for insurance n just say u lost it.
Never check PIT in Odin unless you REALLY know what ur doin.
I think someone did this in the infuse forum n was able to unbrick but u r sayin phone won't even get to download mode so not sure...
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Wow. What a refreshing turn around. Usually whenever someone posts like this, a dozen people will comment on how much of an idiot the OP is, how they obviously can't read, and that they should be resigned to using crayons and craft paper since they obviously can't be trusted to use a smartphone.
I feel your pain, hope you get it resolved!
Tom

sb0 said:
I feel for you. Next time pay for insurance n just say u lost it.
Never check PIT in Odin unless you REALLY know what ur doin.
I think someone did this in the infuse forum n was able to unbrick but u r sayin phone won't even get to download mode so not sure...
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never check pit unless you have a pit file and absolutely need to use it.
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rpr69 said:
Wow. What a refreshing turn around. Usually whenever someone posts like this, a dozen people will comment on how much of an idiot the OP is, how they obviously can't read, and that they should be resigned to using crayons and craft paper since they obviously can't be trusted to use a smartphone.
I feel your pain, hope you get it resolved!
Tom
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its because he knew what he did wrong, he didnt say the "name of rom here that was not for i727" bricked my phone and then ask what can be done about it

Everything was going so well until now. Lets play nice guys. Thread cleaned

prbassplayer said:
Everything was going so well until now. Lets play nice guys. Thread cleaned
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There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you! Haha
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I feel for ya. That sucks. hopefully you get it resolved

If the device is still under warranty, no problem. Otherwise no matter what you say the retail AT&T reps are sort of clueless around Android and won't offer any steps to try. I just picked up my Skyrocket on Friday and want to go slowly haha I soft bricked my Captivate way back in 2010 so I understand how it feels.

vincom said:
just say it died and that you dont know why
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i bricked my two days ago. bad not came on! no recovery no nothing computer couldnt read it. nothing. went to best buy (i pay 10 dollars a month for their insurance) and said "it was on just a few moments ago and then this happened"? and BAM they are sending me a new phone in the mail!!! i have literally done this same thing with so many phones. it always works. i mean technically thats what im paying for...

Deliberate said:
i bricked my two days ago. bad not came on! no recovery no nothing computer couldnt read it. nothing. went to best buy (i pay 10 dollars a month for their insurance) and said "it was on just a few moments ago and then this happened"? and BAM they are sending me a new phone in the mail!!! i have literally done this same thing with so many phones. it always works. i mean technically thats what im paying for...
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If you are bricking "so many phones" you are clearly doing something wrong.

Dude good luck! Let us know how it goes...

Deliberate said:
i bricked my two days ago. bad not came on! no recovery no nothing computer couldnt read it. nothing. went to best buy (i pay 10 dollars a month for their insurance) and said "it was on just a few moments ago and then this happened"? and BAM they are sending me a new phone in the mail!!! i have literally done this same thing with so many phones. it always works. i mean technically thats what im paying for...
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Sick brag! What a joke
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Deliberate said:
i bricked my two days ago. bad not came on! no recovery no nothing computer couldnt read it. nothing. went to best buy (i pay 10 dollars a month for their insurance) and said "it was on just a few moments ago and then this happened"? and BAM they are sending me a new phone in the mail!!! i have literally done this same thing with so many phones. it always works. i mean technically thats what im paying for...
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I kind of hope someone from Best Buy is reading this...what did you say your name was again?
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Why would this happen all at once?

So outta nowhere my headset speakers fail to work. I can't hear anything in a call unless I'm on speaker phone. The keys on my keyboard won't light. And the notification led doesn't light up for text or when charging anymore. I was running newsense and switched to a different rom to see if that was the problem but it wasn't.
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toast1224 said:
So outta nowhere my headset speakers fail to work. I can't hear anything in a call unless I'm on speaker phone. The keys on my keyboard won't light. And the notification led doesn't light up for text or when charging anymore. I was running newsense and switched to a different rom to see if that was the problem but it wasn't.
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Do an RUU back to stock (don't do the OTA), if that doesn't work it is a hardware issue. All those problems at once? Sounds like it got wet, not saying it did, but you don't usually see that many problems pop at once without something major happening. Good luck.

bilgerryan said:
Do an RUU back to stock (don't do the OTA), if that doesn't work it is a hardware issue. All those problems at once? Sounds like it got wet, not saying it did, but you don't usually see that many problems pop at once without something major happening. Good luck.
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I had 3 shifts ear pieces all go out the same day. All had different owners across 2 accounts. So yeah that was the end of dealing with sprint lol
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strapped365 said:
I had 3 shifts ear pieces all go out the same day. All had different owners across 2 accounts. So yeah that was the end of dealing with sprint lol
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The ear piece on mine has always been kinda wonky on mine, it doesn't wanna switch between speaker and ear piece.

bilgerryan said:
The ear piece on mine has always been kinda wonky on mine, it doesn't wanna switch between speaker and ear piece.
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My speedy has taken serious beatings throughout this year I've had it lol The only thing wrong with it was a wonky flex cable like 2 weeks ago, but other than that everything works like brand new. :thumbup:
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jesuscash said:
My speedy has taken serious beatings throughout this year I've had it lol The only thing wrong with it was a wonky flex cable like 2 weeks ago, but other than that everything works like brand new. :thumbup:
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I'm not as fortunate, I also have a dead spot on the top quarter of my screen and it is getting annoying rotating my screen all the time to use the basic functions of my phone, nothing against the Shift at all but I can't wait to upgrade.

bilgerryan said:
I'm not as fortunate, I also have a dead spot on the top quarter of my screen and it is getting annoying rotating my screen all the time to use the basic functions of my phone, nothing against the Shift at all but I can't wait to upgrade.
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I get a deadspot that comes and goes lol whenever I decide to take it to sprint it goes away and comes back a few weeks later.
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bilgerryan said:
Do an RUU back to stock (don't do the OTA), if that doesn't work it is a hardware issue. All those problems at once? Sounds like it got wet, not saying it did, but you don't usually see that many problems pop at once without something major happening. Good luck.
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So are you saying try unrooting an re rooting again? Just wanted to make sure that's what you're saying first. And no, its hasn't been near water and I have the ottetbox case on it. This is my original shift btw, bought brand new with contract 14 months ago. Also just wanted to add, that even though the keyboard keys don't light, my shift and fn lights still work.
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Anyone have a different link to the ruu file? I keep getting redirected to this "Internet vs. Hollywood" crap site.. >.<
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toast1224 said:
So are you saying try unrooting an re rooting again? Just wanted to make sure that's what you're saying first. And no, its hasn't been near water and I have the ottetbox case on it. This is my original shift btw, bought brand new with contract 14 months ago. Also just wanted to add, that even though the keyboard keys don't light, my shift and fn lights still work.
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That is what I would do if it was my Shift

bilgerryan said:
That is what I would do if it was my Shift
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Okay so I was able to unroot and go back to stock but no luck with my issues. Any other suggestions? If nothing else atleast its unrooted and i can take it into sprint >.<

toast1224 said:
Okay so I was able to unroot and go back to stock but no luck with my issues. Any other suggestions? If nothing else atleast its unrooted and i can take it into sprint >.<
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Sounds like you'll have to take it back, It's not a software issue if the RUU didn't fix it.

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Sounds like you'll have to take it back, It's not a software issue if the RUU didn't fix it.
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I have had the same issue happen to me, for some reason the Shift is a great water magnate they apparently found some " Moisture" Build up in mine, when they came to open it up during a repair, I would keep $100.00 USD On the side just in-case you have to file an insurance claim with asurion.
Ive tried to, Unroot and back to stock, ive tried rerooting .Re-Romming and Flashing the device,
a Majority of the time issues like that are caused by the wiring in the device "Moisture" Build up and or just cause the shift wants to be a little bonkers .
But then again if your not around it, you may just luck out and get a hardware defect claim and keep 100 bucks in your pocket and two days later you get a Refurbished device ^____^ yay for you.:laugh:

I said it sounded like moisture lol:sly: Anyways, good luck... Shifts are dropping like flies round here.

Don't want to start new thread so. Will try posting this here. My shift's screen started going black whenever I open or close the keyboard. It happens whether I am in the OS, bootlader, or recovery, so idk if it is the ROM. Any ideas?

junpei1337 said:
Don't want to start new thread so. Will try posting this here. My shift's screen started going black whenever I open or close the keyboard. It happens whether I am in the OS, bootlader, or recovery, so idk if it is the ROM. Any ideas?
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I've seen prboy post about this a ton of times but what he always suggests is to see if you hear sort of a crunching sound when you close/open the keyboard. If you do, its probably the flex cable and you can buy one and replace it yourself (if you want)
I believe you can also take it in to Sprint if its in fairly good condition and they will give you a new one no questions asked
You might wanna also take a look at the questions/posts HERE or HERE
EDIT: Just FYI, but the flex cable is what connects the keyboard to the touch screen
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Yeah I have seen those posts too. Wasn't sure cause it isn't making any noise. Got this refurb after the last ota killed my phone. So its in great condition. Guess I'm unrooting and heading to sprint
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Lol I figured that

junpei1337 said:
Yeah I have seen those posts too. Wasn't sure cause it isn't making any noise. Got this refurb after the last ota killed my phone. So its in great condition. Guess I'm unrooting and heading to sprint
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EDIT: Just FYI, but the flex cable is what connects the keyboard to the touch screen
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Lol I figured that
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There is a very good possibility that it could be the Flex Cable. But if you plan on taking it back to Sprint, RUU first. That way you kill two birds with one stone. You confirm the issue, and you prep it for going back to Sprint.

Lol I figured that
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Yeah I thought you did, just wanted to make sure
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prboy1969 said:
There is a very good possibility that it could be the Flex Cable. But if you plan on taking it back to Sprint, RUU first. That way you kill two birds with one stone. You confirm the issue, and you prep it for going back to Sprint.
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I have 2.3.4 ruu, can I just run that from s off or should I use sparksco's guide for unrooting? First rooted phone here

junpei1337 said:
I have 2.3.4 ruu, can I just run that from s off or should I use sparksco's guide for unrooting? First rooted phone here
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There is a zip that you flash to go back to 2.3 stock out there, if I was at home I could upload it, sorry.