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My Sensation is dead, bricked, won't charge or turn on

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.

SilverDove said:
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.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk 2

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.

SilverDove said:
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?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using xda premium

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

[Q] is there currently a way to s-off, unlock bootloader ... on a 1.27.0000

I am stuck here with a sensation using hboot 1.27.0000 and wasted the last few days looking for a solution s-off and unlock bootlaoder so i can get some "normal" ROM onto it. Currently the stock rom is on it which keeps crashing every few hours, i was hoping that a custom rom might help me, there is no warranty left anyway.
any help is appreciated

dosada said:
I am stuck here with a sensation using hboot 1.27.0000 and wasted the last few days looking for a solution s-off and unlock bootlaoder so i can get some "normal" ROM onto it. Currently the stock rom is on it which keeps crashing every few hours, i was hoping that a custom rom might help me, there is no warranty left anyway.
any help is appreciated
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You have two options to choose from.
1.) Unlock bootloader through htcdev website. It doesn't give you full access your phone although you can still flash custom roms. See HERE for more information
2.) Gain full S-OFF and enjoy the freedom. See HERE how to do it.

dosada said:
I am stuck here with a sensation using hboot 1.27.0000 and wasted the last few days looking for a solution s-off and unlock bootlaoder so i can get some "normal" ROM onto it. Currently the stock rom is on it which keeps crashing every few hours, i was hoping that a custom rom might help me, there is no warranty left anyway.
any help is appreciated
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There is your answer ... enjoy S-OFF
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614617

Thanks for the help guys.
One more problem, in which order should i do it? root then s off? or ther other way around?
Htcdev unlock was not helping, that is why i ended with this method..

dosada said:
Thanks for the help guys.
One more problem, in which order should i do it? root then s off? or ther other way around?
Htcdev unlock was not helping, that is why i ended with this method..
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You must be rooted to go for s-off.But u may find wire trick method difficult so u can still flash a custom rom with s-on and boot loader unlock .Follow this guide its easy and simple .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk 2

Just follow the s-off guide by Ganeshp I linked step by step as it is written there and you will be fine. The tool will temporary root your phone then will remove it when finished. When all is done, you can use the one-click-root-tool from the same guide to permanently root your device. Good luck!

I think i just bricked my deveice trying the wire trick. Does not power up anymore, no charging light and not able to get into bootlaoder or anything

dosada said:
I think i just bricked my deveice trying the wire trick. Does not power up anymore, no charging light and not able to get into bootlaoder or anything
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Hi,
I am not sure which process you were following,but look in the troubleshoot section HERE

I kept trying t he wire trick.Obviously i screwed up. I have followed the troubleshooting with no success.
I have charged the phone overnight, nothing, i removed sim and memory card and charged another 6 hours again nothing.
It doesn ot even indicate that it charges, no led no light no beep... nothing
Any ideas what to try

dosada said:
I kept trying t he wire trick.Obviously i screwed up. I have followed the troubleshooting with no success.
I have charged the phone overnight, nothing, i removed sim and memory card and charged another 6 hours again nothing.
It doesn ot even indicate that it charges, no led no light no beep... nothing
Any ideas what to try
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Dont know it works but try it... !!
How to make a "jump start" the HTC phone.
1. Take out the phone cover.
2. Take out the battery, optionally Sim Card and Flash Card.
3. Plug your wall charger from the wall into the phone WITHOUT the battery in and cover.
4. Pop the battery back in and wait until the indicator light is orange.
5. Wait for about 5-10 minutes until your battery charged at least 2-3%
6. Pop the battery back in and close the cover. Optionally Sim Card and Flash Card.
7. Try to turn it on. This should start the phone.
8. So, once you started your phone. Plug your wall charger back into the phone.
9. Wait for until your battery became fully charged.

Nope, not working for me looks like i have really bricked the damn thing
ahsan64 said:
Dont know it works but try it... !!
How to make a "jump start" the HTC phone.
1. Take out the phone cover.
2. Take out the battery, optionally Sim Card and Flash Card.
3. Plug your wall charger from the wall into the phone WITHOUT the battery in and cover.
4. Pop the battery back in and wait until the indicator light is orange.
5. Wait for about 5-10 minutes until your battery charged at least 2-3%
6. Pop the battery back in and close the cover. Optionally Sim Card and Flash Card.
7. Try to turn it on. This should start the phone.
8. So, once you started your phone. Plug your wall charger back into the phone.
9. Wait for until your battery became fully charged.
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dosada said:
I kept trying t he wire trick.Obviously i screwed up. I have followed the troubleshooting with no success.
I have charged the phone overnight, nothing, i removed sim and memory card and charged another 6 hours again nothing.
It doesn ot even indicate that it charges, no led no light no beep... nothing
Any ideas what to try
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You missed the main point.. You need to remove battery too.. The charge is to internals of the phone (like CMOS battery)
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

I have done that too after the prelast reply but nothing happens. Had it removed for a fewm inutes and then tried to charge with no luck. ALso tried to plug in the wall charger with rmeoved battery and then insert it.... no luck either

dosada said:
I have done that too after the prelast reply but nothing happens. Had it removed for a fewm inutes and then tried to charge with no luck. ALso tried to plug in the wall charger with rmeoved battery and then insert it.... no luck either
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OK im confused
Let me rephrase what you need to do
Remove battery, sim and sdcard and charge the phone for 7-8 hours (I'm going for extreme here) then pop in battery and try to turn on the phone
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Thanks a lot. Worked perfectly.
Now the only problem is how to get a custom Rom onto it since i am to stupid for the wire trick.

dosada said:
Thanks a lot. Worked perfectly.
Now the only problem is how to get a custom Rom onto it since i am to stupid for the wire trick.
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if you can unlock bootloader ..check this thread

dosada said:
Thanks a lot. Worked perfectly.
Now the only problem is how to get a custom Rom onto it since i am to stupid for the wire trick.
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wire trick is very easy i did it in just 5-6 tries thx to ganeshp he helped me alot:good: having a s on phone can cause many problems in the feature on the other hand s off has its own Advantages.

[Q] HTC sensation bricked?

Hi guys i recently used juopunut bears s off method and pulled the battery after several failed attempts (during the process). Now my phone no longer turns on ,I have tried The Htc Bricking project guide to try and unbrick (even intstalled linux lol) but the computer still says my device is not detected. I have tried the leaving for a few hours and charge with no battery etc but my device is not springing back into life? When i charge with a battery in nothing happens no led lights up. Is my phone completely hard bricked? or if not can someone clarify the steps for me and any other laternative solutions. Thanks XDA
(edit) the juopunutbear soff oethod had managed to run successfully twice it was just after the 3rd battery pull it wouldnt turn on

killerkarp386 said:
Hi guys i recently used juopunut bears s off method and pulled the battery after several failed attempts (during the process). Now my phone no longer turns on ,I have tried The Htc Bricking project guide to try and unbrick (even intstalled linux lol) but the computer still says my device is not detected. I have tried the leaving for a few hours and charge with no battery etc but my device is not springing back into life? When i charge with a battery in nothing happens no led lights up. Is my phone completely hard bricked? or if not can someone clarify the steps for me and any other laternative solutions. Thanks XDA
(edit) the juopunutbear soff oethod had managed to run successfully twice it was just after the 3rd battery pull it wouldnt turn on
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Fully Bricked

Hi
Greetings,
Remove battery, sim card , memory card n charge the phone like this for 6-7 hours and try to turn it on n tell u what happens
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

What can I do if its fully bricked?

hi
greetings
try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pcxt6nKI10
i havent tried so i dnt knw but as it is your phone bricked
after the doing what the video tell you can try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
i know you have tried htc unbricking project

killerkarp386 said:
Hi guys i recently used juopunut bears s off method and pulled the battery after several failed attempts (during the process). Now my phone no longer turns on ,I have tried The Htc Bricking project guide to try and unbrick (even intstalled linux lol) but the computer still says my device is not detected. I have tried the leaving for a few hours and charge with no battery etc but my device is not springing back into life? When i charge with a battery in nothing happens no led lights up. Is my phone completely hard bricked? or if not can someone clarify the steps for me and any other laternative solutions. Thanks XDA
(edit) the juopunutbear soff oethod had managed to run successfully twice it was just after the 3rd battery pull it wouldnt turn on
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Hard bricked, If you in US contact me.

7 Vibrations and Nothing happens

So, I have a friend's HTC Desire S with me, which won't boot and all it does is 7 vibrations (Fastboot, normal boot). I've searched through this forum as well as the web and found no serious soultion offered. Some say to place the mobile in a fridge and some to put it inside owen. The solutions offered are pretty old, so I'm just checking if there's a permanent solution for this 7 vibration and nothing happens issue. The phone was bricked when an official upgrade from GB to ICS was announced some months before. The update was complete and when my friend removed the usb from the mobile, it bricked. Any help would be much appreciated.

Can you get it into fastboot, can you get adb to recognise it?
“Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.”*―*Mae West

jugg1es said:
Can you get it into fastboot, can you get adb to recognise it?
“Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.”*―*Mae West
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Nopes. The phone won't charge, no LED.
I have Desire_S_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0 by Hasoon2000 and when I try to flash a rom or a recovery, the device is not detected!

htc desire s upgrade to ICS fail - unable to recover
I have been facing problem ! I was upgrading my htc desire s to ICS which was previously running on gingerbread. I had downloaded the RUU from htc dev website. Half-way through the process, the application stopped running on my PC. Ever since then my phone won't turn on. I am not able to recover the device. The PC is unable to detect it and I'm not able to charge it.. (the LED won't turn on). I also tried to turn it on by holding the power button and the volume down button together but it still won't turn on. Is there anything I can try before I send it to the htc service center ? Is it fixable at all ? The phone was in perfect condition before I tried to upgrade it. I would really appreciate any help in this regard..
mathbalaji said:
Nopes. The phone won't charge, no LED.
I have Desire_S_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0 by Hasoon2000 and when I try to flash a rom or a recovery, the device is not detected!
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susrutha g said:
I have been facing problem ! I was upgrading my htc desire s to ICS which was previously running on gingerbread. I had downloaded the RUU from htc dev website. Half-way through the process, the application stopped running on my PC. Ever since then my phone won't turn on. I am not able to recover the device. The PC is unable to detect it and I'm not able to charge it.. (the LED won't turn on). I also tried to turn it on by holding the power button and the volume down button together but it still won't turn on. Is there anything I can try before I send it to the htc service center ? Is it fixable at all ? The phone was in perfect condition before I tried to upgrade it. I would really appreciate any help in this regard..
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The program not respondibg is normal! U made a mistake, try changing the battery and turn it on with fastboot mode
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

HTC One X software up date failure

Okay so yesterday I was in the process of updating my One X using the manual update from the HTC website;
htc.com/us/support/htc-one-x-att/news/
I followed all the steps and I got as far as actually updating my phone then the wizard tells me that my USB disconnected and the update cannot proceed. Now at this time, the "htc" logo was showing in gray. Not the usual one you see at boot up. After a while it came off and now my phone will not power on for anything. There's no led light either when I plug it in. Also, when connected to my laptop, windows gives me the message that the usb malfunctioned and it cannot recognize the device.
I don't know what to do. None of the methods I've tried have worked, I've tried the power button and volume down button and also taking out my sim card.

Unfortunately you're probably bricked, if an RUU is interrupted hallway through that's usually the result.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Unfortunately you're probably bricked, if an RUU is interrupted hallway through that's usually the result.
Sent from my Evita
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Okay, is there anyway to fix this?
I think I'm just going to buy the HTC One instead. I need an upgrade anyway.

Jtag repair is usually the only fix for this kind of brick.
Sent from my Evita