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..
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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I just brick my phone i get stuck on the boot screen try to do the update thru hboot but it seems that i deleted one of the files that would take me back to stock and ideas please. I downloaded a rom called dogma and soft brick my phone.
Pull the Battery ?
Can you get to recovery Bootloader ?
Did you flash a Desire radio ?
cal4877 said:
I just brick my phone i get stuck on the boot screen try to do the update thru hboot but it seems that i deleted one of the files that would take me back to stock and ideas please. I downloaded a rom called dogma and soft brick my phone.
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What file did you delete that you believe you might need? Were you trying to flash back to stock? A clearer picture of the process you were trying to perform would be helpful.
I get stuck on the boot loop screen. I pulled the battery out and press down button and power button, when i get to hboot it goes to do an update by itself, when it asks me if i want to update i click yes but but that still dont work. i cant get into recover mode either. im downloading ruu files now hopefully that would work unless i have to have the phone on. All i get when i get when i perform the battery pull out options is to get to the hboot screen but it would not let me scroll down to the recovery mode option, it seems that fast boot is on.
I'd try a stock RUU. from hboot . Format your sd card first to be safe .
Cal remove your SD card boot into hboot it will search for the file but can't find it then put your SD card back in and then click recovery
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While holding the volume down rocker, quickly press the power button.
or the above post....I'm not posting attention here.
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I get stuck on the boot loop screen. I pulled the battery out and press down button and power button, when i get to hboot it goes to do an update by itself, when it asks me if i want to update i click yes but but that still dont work. i cant get into recover mode either. im downloading ruu files now hopefully that would work unless i have to have the phone on. All i get when i get when i perform the battery pull out options is to get to the hboot screen but it would not let me scroll down to the recovery mode option, it seems that fast boot is on.
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Do you have a PD98IMG file on the root of your SD card? If so, either use the trick of pulling the SD card posted above, or remove your SD card and if you have a card reader use a PC to delete the offending file, and then re-install your SD card and reboot.
Thanks guys RUU worked like a charm. It made me loose root but I just finish rooting the phone again. I think I deleted the stock image file that's what happen.
Glad you fixed it.
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Glad you fixed it.
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Me too . I don't think it is easy to hard brick this phone...speaking as one that has had many "brick" events with this thing...it is recoverable if it boots to any state at all it seems.
A brick is an expensive fried electronic device. I have't seen a bricked htc irl except when a friend of mine didnt rtfm and bricked his wizard in 2006. The only fix was jtag/not worth it.
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People throw the "brick" word around an awful lot, but by conventions a "bricked" phone is defined as unrecoverable.
Gene Poole said:
People throw the "brick" word around an awful lot, but by conventions a "bricked" phone is defined as unrecoverable.
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Indeed. I always chuckle when I see posts, such as this one, titled "brick!!"
Distinguishing with "soft-brick" and "hard-brick" nowadays seems necessary due to such sloppy usage of the original term.
Bricked would mean a brick fell on your phone lol hi. There would be no way of fixing the phone.
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Brick
I bricked my phone, htc inspire 4g 2.3.3 today for a friend of mine, not a soft brick either. I have rooted my htc thunderbolt without any problems but this phone was so easy to brick, when I hold down the volume button and power I can't recover the phone at all, I didn't make a backup either. Can anyone help? Does anyone have the original firmware or know how to solve this problem?
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I bricked my phone, htc inspire 4g 2.3.3 today for a friend of mine, not a soft brick either. I have rooted my htc thunderbolt without any problems but this phone was so easy to brick, when I hold down the volume button and power I can't recover the phone at all, I didn't make a backup either. Can anyone help? Does anyone have the original firmware or know how to solve this problem?
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If you can get into hboot by holding volume down and pressing power follow this guide.
genes tool
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I'll beat Zel to the punch and say this:
USE THE SEARCH BAR.
Now, Somebody lock this thread.
newbie818 said:
I bricked my phone, htc inspire 4g 2.3.3 today for a friend of mine, not a soft brick either. I have rooted my htc thunderbolt without any problems but this phone was so easy to brick, when I hold down the volume button and power I can't recover the phone at all, I didn't make a backup either. Can anyone help? Does anyone have the original firmware or know how to solve this problem?
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What did you do? If you truly can't get to hboot, then you are really bricked; hboot is necessary for anything else to load and run.
How did you manage this? If you have a late model Inspire (post Aug 2011) and tried to install an older hboot (from, say the Froyo RUU), or the ENG hboot, then it isn't damaged so much as just confused and will boot eventually (like 10-20 minutes) from which point you can get the right hboot back onto it.
Please elaborate.
Joshp406 said:
I'll beat Zel to the punch and say this:
USE THE SEARCH BAR.
Now, Somebody lock this thread.
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Well apparently he did, because he didn't start a new thread.
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I tried flashing my unlocked Orange Sensation and now it does not show any sign of life: I can't turn it on, no light from the LED indicator when charging it.
I removed the battery several time and put it back then tried power it on without any luck, here what I did before:
I followed this tutorial and S-OFF,installed ClockworkMod Recovery, and rooted it all successfully.
After that I tried flashing if using Sensation_3.32.401.5_deodexed from this thread, but the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Then I read that I need to super-cid my phone since it was from Orange. I did that using Auto Super-Cid Script By Pavelol v3, again the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Finally, I successfully installed Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU in this thread, then reboot, BAM phone is dead!
I don't know what I did wrong, but it should not kill my phone!
I looked at previous threads but there is no clear cause or solution.
Help me pleeeeez
SilverDove said:
I tried flashing my unlocked Orange Sensation and now it does not show any sign of life: I can't turn it on, no light from the LED indicator when charging it.
I removed the battery several time and put it back then tried power it on without any luck, here what I did before:
I followed this tutorial and S-OFF,installed ClockworkMod Recovery, and rooted it all successfully.
After that I tried flashing if using Sensation_3.32.401.5_deodexed from this thread, but the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Then I read that I need to super-cid my phone since it was from Orange. I did that using Auto Super-Cid Script By Pavelol v3, again the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Finally, I successfully installed Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU in this thread, then reboot, BAM phone is dead!
I don't know what I did wrong, but it should not kill my phone!
I looked at previous threads but there is no clear cause or solution.
Help me pleeeeez
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Well, you certainly bricked your phone by installing the ROM before upgrading the firmware or superCID your phone..
First of all, there's no need to superCID just because you are on Orange, you could have downloaded the suitable firmware from mike's thread. Then again you should have done it before trying to install the ROM. That's what you probably have done wrong.
Now as per the solution, refer to the following threads..I guess they will help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600324&highlight=bricked+sensation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
I would try that if the phone would power on
My problem now is that the phone can't be turned on. I press the power button nothing happens, I connect it to the charger but charging LED not lighting.
I connect it to my PC but it can not detect the phone at all because it is not turned on.
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My problem now is that the phone can't be turned on. I press the power button nothing happens, I connect it to the charger but charging LED not lighting.
I connect it to my PC but it can not detect the phone at all because it is not turned on.
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Can you load recovery or bootloader by pressing power and volume button?
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No
I can't since it can't turn on!
SilverDove said:
I can't since it can't turn on!
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You don't need to be able to fully turn your phone on in order to access the recovery and bootloader. Charge the phone for a while, even if no LED is showing. Reflash the 3.32 firmware if you can access the bootloader. Flash VI through recovery. Observe.
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I charged the phone with no LED indicating its being charged, pressed the power button and nothing happened. The phone can't be powered at all.
I think you need to take it to repair shop, to un-break it they need to replace a part on your htc using JTAG.
This will cost you alot of money.
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I charged the phone with no LED indicating its being charged, pressed the power button and nothing happened. The phone can't be powered at all.
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Remove battery, replace battery, hold volume - and press power, this is how you enter bootloader. Does this work?
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Already did that
I've already removed the battery and replaced it many times without any luck.
Try to take to a local HTC repair center. If You have any kind of proof of purchase, they have to repair it under warranty according to the IMEI no.
I succesfully got my phone back in this way. Just don't tell them what You did, only that it won't turn on.
Good luck!
I will take it to HTC repair center, unfortunately I lost its papers so I'll have to pay for the repair
I had the same problem...phone won't turn on and unresponsive. Not sure if it's ROM related....it happened after I installed the new revolution ROM...but everything seem to go fine and was able to boot to the new ROM...then when using for call it had a long beep tone and just turned off and never turned on again.
So I am waiting for repair from HTC as well...hopefully they will replace it as well. Do you think yours is a hardware problem? I am glad they replaced yours even it was rooted.. I am hoping they can't turn on and had no choice and way to know it was roooted!
newr said:
I had the same problem...phone won't turn on and unresponsive. Not sure if it's ROM related....it happened after I installed the new revolution ROM...but everything seem to go fine and was able to boot to the new ROM...then when using for call it had a long beep tone and just turned off and never turned on again.
So I am waiting for repair from HTC as well...hopefully they will replace it as well. Do you think yours is a hardware problem? I am glad they replaced yours even it was rooted.. I am hoping they can't turn on and had no choice and way to know it was roooted!
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Indeed! Same hapened to me. It was mainboard failure. They couldn't turn it on.
Bad side it has latest stock rom with HBOOT 1.27.0000, and still no way to unlock bootloader, rooting and S-OFF.
HTC repair center says that the motherboard need to be changed and it will cost me about 235$! I found out while searching that many experience this problem.
I tried to find a replacement but almost all my search result is about the upper PCB with motherboard flex cable which is leftover of people buying motherboards.
HTC has problems with motherboards with several models also.
I hate HTC, I will not buy any HTC again.
try contact your dealer, and ask if he can find the tickets?
Hey man, try jumpstarting your phone by taking out the battery and plugging it in the wall, try turning it on while it is directly connected?
This is a know issue. You have hard bricked your device. I did it too. If you have warranty, there is no way HTC can detect a modified device and they will replace the motherboard for you like they did for me, free of charge. If you don't have warranty thankfully there is now a relatively simple way to fix this:
Just follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
Note: This will fix only devices which were bricked by turning S ON. And bricks caused by a damaged hboot via interrupted OTA update/RUU flash on a S-ON device. Any devices bricked with other ways are currently *not* supported. We are working on it
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My case is that I've installed a ROM before updating the firmware, anyway I have tried it and it won't work with me.
Anybody can explain this to me?
I don't know how flashing a ROM before upgrading the firmware can damage my motherboard ! Anybody can explain this to me?
I did many crazy things with Samsung and Huawei and those never hurt the hardware
I know this title comes up a lot but I can't seem to find my problem.
I wanted to go back to the stock rom and I used the proper RUU but totally forgot to use the S-ON tool before hand. It installed successfully but now I get a solid amber light and so far I got my inspire to boot once only to get stuck on the splash screen with it vibrating non-stop.
And now it just vibrated once, went to a black screen and then shut off. I really don't know what to do since I can't even get to HBOOT nor will the computer recognize it.
I've done numerous batter/sim card pulls as well as clean them out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Have you tried booting into the bootloader and doing a factory reset?
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I think he was referring to the bootloader as HBOOT. I had this problem while rooting my sisters Inspire. Might be a corrupted bootloader.
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lay012 said:
I think he was referring to the bootloader as HBOOT. I had this problem while rooting my sisters Inspire. Might be a corrupted bootloader.
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Last I remember my bootloader was TWRP which I guess I had accidentally installed somehow. If you think its a corrupted bootloader how would I go about solving this, if there is a solution?
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Have you tried booting into the bootloader and doing a factory reset?
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Never do a factory reset on a S-OFF device....it will jam u up.
greggyt79 said:
Last I remember my bootloader was TWRP which I guess I had accidentally installed somehow. If you think its a corrupted bootloader how would I go about solving this, if there is a solution?
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It seems that the RUU you flashed was a Froyo one and your phone was running GB so you messed the bootloader. Hit the Hack Kit IRC channel (is in the OP thread) and we will lend u a hand to fix that....
Alright so I went to the IRC and they told me they couldn't help because it did not deal with the hack kit, fair enough.
I have been able to get the phone to boot after waiting for about 10 minutes but I cannot get to the bootloader. I tried rooting the phone again this way I can turn s-on then flash the stock rom again but the phone ends up not being detected half way through the process.
I really don't know what else to do...
Forgot to mention, now my inspire boots but then fades to a greyed out screen. My computer recognizes the phone as something occupying the usb port but is not accessible. Wish the phone had a physical reset button somewhere that i can poke with a paperclip...
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Alright so I went to the IRC and they told me they couldn't help because it did not deal with the hack kit, fair enough.
I have been able to get the phone to boot after waiting for about 10 minutes but I cannot get to the bootloader. I tried rooting the phone again this way I can turn s-on then flash the stock rom again but the phone ends up not being detected half way through the process.
I really don't know what else to do...
Forgot to mention, now my inspire boots but then fades to a greyed out screen. My computer recognizes the phone as something occupying the usb port but is not accessible. Wish the phone had a physical reset button somewhere that i can poke with a paperclip...
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Greggyt, Hit the IRC Channel again,.....it was a rough day and we were a bit pissed. I just connected after you were gone....=0) just hit the channel again....
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Greggyt, Hit the IRC Channel again,.....it was a rough day and we were a bit pissed. I just connected after you were gone....=0) just hit the channel again....
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I will get back on the IRC this evening when I get home from work thanks again!!!
Does it say anything about QHUSB_DLOAD USB device being connected?
I ran into a similar problem not too long ago, immediate vibrating followed by a solid amber light and no phone activity (nothing on the screen at all). I knew I had a backup in Recovery, but I couldn't even get into recovery.
In order to work around this, I did the following steps.
1. Deleted the PD98IMG file from my SD card (so I could get to recovery once I made it to the bootloader).
2. Take out the battery, then put it back in.
3. Plug in the phone, and let it sit for a few minutes.
4. Start into bootloader (hold power + Volume Down)
Now, in my case I was just trying to get back into recovery. if you don't have a working recovery, or no ROM to flash, you'll want to grab a few RUU 's to try from the bootloader. Try stock GB first, then try a stock Froyo just for the heck of it.
Hope this helps! Good luck to anyone else that's stumbled into this problem.
side note: I've also heard of this "power problem" occurring to other people without bootloops or screwed up bootloaders: which is solved by doing steps 2 and 3, then it'll boot up normally.
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im having same issue i have gb stock and i accidtly did froyo ruu phones power bottun does nothing i have to plug it into computer and it will get solid amber light then eventually it either brings up battery charge icon and then if i press power button or unplug it. it just shuts off the i plug it back in and wait sometimes white htc screen comes up and it vibrates for a while then boots ad works like nothing is wrong but i cant flash gb ruu when i try to do that or re root and go to recovery to reistall ics that is on my sd as soon as phone restarts during process it doesnt reboot then i have to go threw whole procss of trying to get it to boot back up
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Never do a factory reset on a S-OFF device....it will jam u up.
It seems that the RUU you flashed was a Froyo one and your phone was running GB so you messed the bootloader. Hit the Hack Kit IRC channel (is in the OP thread) and we will lend u a hand to fix that....
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im new to this site but i did exactly what you said in your post and now my inspire wont reboot unless i go threw a few hour process of plugin my phone in and i get solid amber light for like 5 min then a battery charge screen comes up then i have to unplug my phone and plug it back in the last time i did this it took about 8 hours of tryin until it finally got amber light for like 5 min then started vibrating for a min or 2 then it booted up and its bin workin fine for like a week now ive tried to reflash gingerbread ruu ive tried doin upgrade from my phone and tried reroot but as soon as it shuts down to start upgrade my phone is off and wont reboot
i recently got into rooting and setting up my phone for new roms but im still new at it. i ended up bricking my phone to the lg screen with the blue swipe across the screen. my computer will not register the driver to use recovery flasher. i need help. anyone wanna help out a noob?
Try using nvflash to revert back to 2.3.4 I can't give you a link but it's easy to find in the development section
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Try using nvflash to revert back to 2.3.4 I can't give you a link but it's easy to find in the development section
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i tried to use nv flash but no matter what i do i cant seem to make my phone register in the usb driver. if i could make it register i would be able to flash it then.
Did you try using the kdz updater? it's a tricky method, but if you follow the guide properly you should be able to get it going
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Did you try using the kdz updater? it's a tricky method, but if you follow the guide properly you should be able to get it going
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i dont know how to go about it.
laroacha said:
i dont know how to go about it.
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Never mind my last post, you need to be able to boot into a rom to use kdz updater, it's been a while since I had to do this kind of thing.
I'm pretty sure you only soft bricked your phone (i.e. it still turns on) and the only way, that I know of, is to use nvflash. I've had the same problem before, there could be many things that are causing the phone to not be recognized by your computer. Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17258229
when you plug the usb into your phone make sure the audio on you computer is loud enough for you to hear that "usb recognized" sound. If you don't hear it, or it does not get recognized, try using a different usb port on your computer, believe me that actually worked for me a couple of times. Also, make sure you follow the steps very carefully because if you use the wrong button combination, or release the buttons too early, it won't work.
I wish I could help you more, but that's all i've got.
Good luck, and if by any chance you get it fixed, don't try to root your phone using any root tools, simply nvflash cwm recovery and flash your choice of a custom rom, that will automatically give you root privileges.
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Never mind my last post, you need to be able to boot into a rom to use kdz updater, it's been a while since I had to do this kind of thing.
I'm pretty sure you only soft bricked your phone (i.e. it still turns on) and the only way, that I know of, is to use nvflash. I've had the same problem before, there could be many things that are causing the phone to not be recognized by your computer. Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17258229
when you plug the usb into your phone make sure the audio on you computer is loud enough for you to hear that "usb recognized" sound. If you don't hear it, or it does not get recognized, try using a different usb port on your computer, believe me that actually worked for me a couple of times. Also, make sure you follow the steps very carefully because if you use the wrong button combination, or release the buttons too early, it won't work.
I wish I could help you more, but that's all i've got.
Good luck, and if by any chance you get it fixed, don't try to root your phone using any root tools, simply nvflash cwm recovery and flash your choice of a custom rom, that will automatically give you root privileges.
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every time i look at my apx driver it always tells me to troubleshoot but it always says driver not installed. ive downloaded the same driver in different posts just to make sure but nothing helps. Wireless shops are useless. I live in vegas and there isnt a single store with a person smart enough to figure it out.lol. ive given my phone up for days at a time to shops who brag about "WE CAN FIX ANYTHING" they lied. well i guess im going to search for a few more hours on here to get some kind of lead. thanks for the help. if you kknow anything else or figure something out i would appreciate the help.
Have you tried this stuff?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619932
It sounds to me like your pc's jacked up the driver somehow. Try plugging in the phone with the battery out and holding all 3 buttons, go into your device manager and uninstall all the USB drivers. Then reboot and try following the apx driver installation procedure again.
Sorry if you tried all this stuff a million times already.
I would say the two things that I would focus on would be to first fix the drivers on your computer. I downloaded mine from the LG website. Next is to flash CWM Recovery so you can flash a rooted ROM to your phone. I would go back to the thread where you got the instructions to start flashing and ask the same questions but only after reading the whole thread. There the orig. developer might chime in and you'll have more specific answers focused on your specific issue.
It's true your phone isn't bricked and have patience and you'll get it fixed.
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I would say the two things that I would focus on would be to first fix the drivers on your computer. I downloaded mine from the LG website. Next is to flash CWM Recovery so you can flash a rooted ROM to your phone. I would go back to the thread where you got the instructions to start flashing and ask the same questions but only after reading the whole thread. There the orig. developer might chime in and you'll have more specific answers focused on your specific issue.
It's true your phone isn't bricked and have patience and you'll get it fixed.
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well i have all the drivers needed. and the computer is fine but the phone is not. i mean the pc doesnt quite read the phone right. with that being said i dont know how to flash cwm recovery to a phone my computer cant read. im running windows 7 64bit and all my usb drivers work fine.
CWM = Clockworkmod Recovery (everyone remember this is a newbie).
Important question: Did you do a backup before making any changes to your phone?
Also, try this: remove your phone's battery for 30 seconds. Put the battery back in. Press and hold the volume down button, then press and hold the power button. Hold both buttons. First you'll see the white LG screen, then wait, when you next see the blue LG screen wait ONE second (no longer) then release the buttons. Tell us what the phone does then and what the screen says.
Have you tried taking out your SIM card and micro SD card?
Usually right after I take them out and plug in my phone while holding volume up and volume down... it usually works after that.
Yup, that's my problem. No matter how many USB ports I tried it still wouldn't read it until I took out the SIM card and micro SD ;p.
Try this on for size...
laroacha said:
well i have all the drivers needed. and the computer is fine but the phone is not. i mean the pc doesnt quite read the phone right. with that being said i dont know how to flash cwm recovery to a phone my computer cant read. im running windows 7 64bit and all my usb drivers work fine.
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Sounds like you are having the same the issues i was having with my phone why dont you try this..... First you have to flash a custom recovery image for your phone, follow all the procedures exactly then once you have flashed your CWM Recovery ( i. e. Clockworkmod recovery) Once you have installed that properly, you can now flash your new custom ROM and that should help to fully reboot your phone back to recovery for you to start using again....... hope that works for you.......just as it did for me have a good one!!... :fingers-crossed:
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Sounds like you are having the same the issues i was having with my phone why dont you try this..... First you have to flash a custom recovery image for your phone, follow all the procedures exactly then once you have flashed your CWM Recovery ( i. e. Clockworkmod recovery) Once you have installed that properly, you can now flash your new custom ROM and that should help to fully reboot your phone back to recovery for you to start using again....... hope that works for you.......just as it did for me have a good one!!... :fingers-crossed:
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He can't flash anything to his phone -__- that's the problem we are all trying to solve.
May sound stupid, but have you tried different cords? Maybe your USB cord is bad. Just a thought.
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@op can you give us screenshots of:
A: what your device manager looks like when you plug your phone in not in apx mode.
And
B: When it is in apx mode.
To do this: right click on my computer>properties>on left hand side, click on device manager. Hit print screen, open paint and tell it to paste. Save and upload here.
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EEngineer said:
CWM = Clockworkmod Recovery (everyone remember this is a newbie).
Important question: Did you do a backup before making any changes to your phone?
Also, try this: remove your phone's battery for 30 seconds. Put the battery back in. Press and hold the volume down button, then press and hold the power button. Hold both buttons. First you'll see the white LG screen, then wait, when you next see the blue LG screen wait ONE second (no longer) then release the buttons. Tell us what the phone does then and what the screen says.
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well i brought it to two shops and were both unsuccessful. wireless toyz and smart fix. i have it back and it goes to the lg screen. and instead of the second it flashes from black to a very dim gray back and forth. when i hold the power button along with the volume down it does a master reset and i can press the home button then it takes me to a screen to delete cache partition and what not and you move up and down with the volume keys but i cannot select anything. i think i really messed my phone up.
Somehow you got stock recovery. Google for howbto do a master reset, on devices like the nexus tablet at my work there's a series of steps needed to do a full reset/restore. Just booting into stock recovery may not give you the option. As well, please post those screen shots as I said earlier, this way the issue with the USB can be troubleshot and maybe we can get you a fully working phone with CWM.
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Волк said:
Somehow you got stock recovery. Google for howbto do a master reset, on devices like the nexus tablet at my work there's a series of steps needed to do a full reset/restore. Just booting into stock recovery may not give you the option. As well, please post those screen shots as I said earlier, this way the issue with the USB can be troubleshot and maybe we can get you a fully working phone with CWM.
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idk how to post screenshots of my phone without a camera.lol. im about ready to give up. its been way too long with not having a phone.
You hit the print screen button, open paint, and tell it to paste/paste from clipboard.
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Hi mates
I bricked my HTC One S. It was running on ViperS rom long time but i want it flash back to stock rom but i didnt find any new tmo de rom and old didn't work. So i changed cid to supercid. Installed stock EU RUU without problems. Ota update worked after it so i updated it 2 times and next update was to 4.1 that was what i needed but after download during installation something happend, I wasn't watching on screen. I saw only how display turned off and now its good brick . Black screen without, connection to pc its only making conect and dc sound for 30secs in windows( same sound when i disconnect usb device). Neither led don't turn on after connecting to charger.
Any ideas? how to flash BL to mainboard? I reaed about some company which is flashing it. Do u know where is it or have some contact?
Have you checked out this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990043
[TUT] Downgrade/Unbrick Ville S4
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droidmakespwn said:
Have you checked out this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990043
[TUT] Downgrade/Unbrick Ville S4
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No, it can't help me coz phone is dead i cant turn it or connect with pc adb says no devices found
adb is weird.
Whenever I think my phone is dead (when I do something stupid), I first hold down the power button for five to six second, and see if I get the blinking lights at the bottom of the screen. If nothing, I plug the phone to charge (to make sure it hasn't died. I leave it there for a good hours. Then try the power again. If I don't get anything after that, then I'm positive that I've bricked it.
firefiber said:
adb is weird.
Whenever I think my phone is dead (when I do something stupid), I first hold down the power button for five to six second, and see if I get the blinking lights at the bottom of the screen. If nothing, I plug the phone to charge (to make sure it hasn't died. I leave it there for a good hours. Then try the power again. If I don't get anything after that, then I'm positive that I've bricked it.
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No he really has bricked because of having SuperCID and doing the JB OTA.
Holy crap, I was actually going to do that. Whoops.
firefiber said:
Holy crap, I was actually going to do that. Whoops.
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Ya I would just wait in till it comes out for your CID.