Is there anyway to fix a bricked phone. I mean a seriously completely bricked phone. One that doesn't turn on in anyway. Won't charge. Won't connect to a computer. Never had recovery installed. Nothing. How do they initially flash all that stuff to the phone when they first make it .....
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If you want more help you should probably specify make and model of the phone, also what you were doing when your phone bricked.
I would try getting your phone into download mode, usually some button combinations. If you can do this you're not totally screwed. yet.
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Yeah I should lol. I wasn't cause Im so curious how they flash it all to a phone in the first place. Well its a crappy lg vortex on froyo 2.2.2 and I was messing with themes. And accidently mixed two and it messed it up. Boot loop and all. Then I ended up doing a factory reset which made it not go past the lg screen and I then didn't touch it for a while and so now. It doesn't charge or anything. I don't throw it out cause its not physically broken in anyway. And there's gotta be a way to fix it...cause don't they start of with a lifeless paperweight anyway?
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well if you want to fix it i guess step one is get working battery if it doesnt charge... ?
Well there's no physical damage to it at all. I know the battery should be just fine. But since the screen doesn't turn on or connect to a computer there's no visible way of knowing its charging
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fictitiousexistence said:
Well there's no physical damage to it at all. I know the battery should be just fine. But since the screen doesn't turn on or connect to a computer there's no visible way of knowing its charging
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It appears that the vortex is similar to the optimus.
try "removing the battery with the cable unplugged, then plugging in the cable and pressing vol up home and power at the same time."
as quoted from ichihollow at android central.
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Question, was in process of using ODIN when USB became discoed. Reconnected tried the process over but unresponsive. Decided to start over, pulled battery and now the phone won't power on. Anyone else experience anything similar or am I hard bricked to anyone's knowledge?
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Question, was in process of using ODIN when USB became discoed. Reconnected tried the process over but unresponsive. Decided to start over, pulled battery and now the phone won't power on. Anyone else experience anything similar or am I hard bricked to anyone's knowledge?
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How much charge did the battery have when you started this process?
90% or so. Been charging it on the wall charger for the last 2 hrs but it's still not turning on.
Even though your screen Wont turn on sometimes Odin will still recognize it. Try this: turn Odin on pull battery from phone hold down volume buttons plug USB in put battery back in. see if Odin sees the phone. You may need to try several times.
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It was just another example of my noobness. I didn't bother to try download mode. I forgot + and - with usb, so phone came on right into download. Only thing was Odin would not recognize phone. Hiemdall would but I couldn't seem to get that working. Then I moved the USB cable to different port on PC and ta da! Odin recognized the phone and the rest is history. Finally rocking the latest Valhalla.
Thanks again everyone.
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It was just another example of my noobness. I didn't bother to try download mode. I forgot + and - with usb, so phone came on right into download. Only thing was Odin would not recognize phone. Hiemdall would but I couldn't seem to get that working. Then I moved the USB cable to different port on PC and ta da! Odin recognized the phone and the rest is history. Finally rocking the latest Valhalla.
Thanks again everyone.
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That's great. These phones are very hard to brick!
OK, so I don't have to start a new thread and waste space (on the internet?), I wanted to try and piggy-back off of this one; feel free to move it.
Basically, I thought it would be OK to flash a Vibrant ROM over my girlfriend's GS4G. That was a stupid, stupid idea. I'm thinking hard brick, but cannot be sure. I've tried all sorts of button press/hold combinations, batter in/battery out, usb in/usb out and I get ZERO response.
Suggestions, or do I need to find a replacement phone and girlfriend? She works in Social Media and kind of uses her phone ALWAYS!
Well, hopefully worst case scenario you have to replace her phone. Make sure to plug the phone up to wall charger and let sit for an hour to make sure it has juice. Next, take battery out place it back in. Hold the volume up and down buttons together then plug in USB from PC to phone. This should get you into download mode. If you can get this far then there should be hope for fixing the phone.
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OK, I think it was shot. We ended up going to T-Mobile, told them we did a software update via USB and the gal said, "yeah, you may have gotten a corrupt file. That'll happen." Then we got charged $20 for processing and she'll have a brand new phone by next week.
Thanks anyway.
i guess 20 isnt too bad. never flash a rom that is made specifically for your phone. dam, if you did this next week, you could have paid a little (and by a little i mean like 150. lol) and upgraded to a sgs2.
Hey guys. So to "cheer me up" my buddy gave me his G2x because his service was discontinued. In attempt to use it i tried to turn it on. wouldnt turn on. So i figured id charge it. When i plug it in, the LG sign comes up, but then disappears after 2 seconds of being up. I figured, oh **** the phone is bootlooping. It bootloops so fast that i cant even turn on the phone in recovery. Im thinking the phone might be bricked, since its "dead" and is bootlooping. Any suggestions? I dont want to throw away a perfectly good phone.
When was the last time the phone was charged?... you might need to charge it a little longer... then try to turn it on... battery was probably drained completely
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If you only gave a slight tap on the power button, that will happen. Try pressing power button for 3-5 secs.
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when the phone charges, it boot loops while it charges. So i dont even think its charging. I charged it over night, and it still doesnt have power unless plugged in. I feel as if the phone is bricked. But i highly doubt its rooted in the first place. Suggestions?
Sounds like maybe the mini-usb connector may be damaged and its not actually charging the phone could explain why its in and out of power and screen. Try maybe holding it still and pressing the power button for about 3 sec. Other than that id try plugging it in on the pc and see if that makes a difference.
welp. ill try that. maybe itll work. See all i need to do is boot into recovery. and im straight.
i just did what you said, same thing.
Do you think im experiencing the sleep of death?
Did you try removing the battery and putting it back (after few seconds) before attempting to switch on?
This is considerably worse than sleep of death. What's happening is that the phone, for whatever reason, isn't storing the electricity. If the problem happens even with with battery completely out of the phone, the problem is probably in the usb port. You might have to take the phone apart and replace it.
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New battery if it isn't holding a. Charge... A voltage meter or switching it out can tell you.
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Well, I honestly think its more of a software issue. Since the bootloop is sooo short, the phone doesnt have a chance to charge. thats what i think is whatsup. But im not sure.
Weather the phone is on or off it should charge. Charging with phone off is a bit faster. As someone suggested the USB port may be bad or it may be a bad charger itself.
So how would i be able to get a usb port? just order it online? easy install?
Well its attached the actual mobo of the phone so some dissecting and a soldering gun is in order to replace the usb port
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WHOA WHOA WHOA before you start soldering your phone (lol) try flashing CWM on it with a computer. and even before this try different usb/wall wires and different usb chargers. perhaps your charge is too strong or something like that.
anyways try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
more importantly see if you get stuck at the part where, after removing the barrery, you hold both volume keys and plug in usb to pc and see if the pc detects an apx device or w.e. if it does then the problem is (probably) not usb related.
if after flashing CWM it STILL DOES NOT WORK then try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644
this uses your PC to flash an entire rom and everything. stock recovery rom actually
what friend he is, sending you a brick LOL
oh and this goes without saying but you DO have a g2x right?
I like that apx idea. That would determine if it's USB related. Only thing is, if it's not detected that could mean a bad USB but it could also mean just a ruined motherboard.
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I recently downloaded SD Maid Pro, cleaned out all the double files and now the Infuse just blinks Samsung until it dies. Can't get it to go into download mode or anything else. It just blinks Samsung til it dies. I plug in the charger and it just shows the starburst loading emblem. Can't turn it on, once I unplug the charger, it'll show Samsung and then just blink. Pulled the battery, put it back in.. automatically Samsung comes up and just blinks. Tried everything. I think it's done. Any suggestions?
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Can you tell me step by step how you are trying to get into download mode...maybe you might be doing something wrong...also even if the screen goes blank after doing steps for download mode try and see if Odin/heimdal recognize it
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Odin won't recognize it. I pulled the battery. Put it back in. Before I can plug in the usb cable it's flashing the Samsung screen.
Ok, try this
1) Pull battery
2) hold volume up + down
3) plug USB into phone/pc with Odin or heimdal running
4) place battery in
See if it boots into download mode that way
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Nope, Just shows the starburst loading icon blinking like before.
Hmmm...well, if your not too sketched out and you pay for shipping, ill take a look at it and try to fix it...this is just an option and I understand if you don't wanna do that option ad I am a stranger and these phones ate expensive...
Can you check the power button...make sure its not stuck down...helped a guy not too long ago who had a similar problem only to find out his power button was stuck down
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Nope, Just shows the starburst loading icon blinking like before.
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let is set for a few hours, may need to charge...
or buy a usb jig and see if that will force it into download mode... worked for me once.
como ysickp
I'm having the same issue here, but my phone hit nicely my bedside... it turns on, but keeps looping in the samsung screen
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doggie3001 said:
I'm having the same issue here, but my phone hit nicely my bedside... it turns on, but keeps looping in the samsung screen
sorry for english
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Have you attempted download mode? Could you also provide the steps you did to attempt download mode?
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Have you attempted download mode? Could you also provide the steps you did to attempt download mode?
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Yes, i've tried almost everything to get in download mode
download modes
nothing works it's like my power button is stuck, but it looks fine
M8, im dealing with the same situation with a couple motherboards. If im able to find a solution for that i will let you know. Ive done more than you have because i have even applied unbrickable mod to one of those two mobos with no luck. Pretty much same thing. The resurrector recognizes it but before it can resurrect the phone it will dissappear for good. So im starting to think it could be a damaged or corrupted file on the very lower levels of the infuse. But, at the same time, it maybe some hardware failure since i think unbrickable mod basically goes to the lowest level on the phone. Its a shame, but i have seen this many times on infuse phones. Never had to deal with that myself though....
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My son brought me his phone last night with this same problem. I was not in the best mood to deal with it so made him, a teenager, go without a phone for a whole night....yeah dad of the year here. LOL. Anyway, I started working on it this morning and tried just about everyting I could think of until it thought of the Handyman's#! rule....If it doesnt work just bang on it. I took phone and with battery in it and cover on slapped it against my knee on the back cover in area where camera is. Dont try to break it just give it a good smack. Right after that it booted up and is just fine. LOL. I know it isnt the most scientific way to fix it...but it works for me and my son has his phone back. I hope this will help the rest of you out until we have a more defined solution.
So my infuse's bottom touch screen buttons, (search, home, back, and menu/settings) stopped working randomly, it was just a matter of me checking my phone for texts while walking around and the buttons were dim, so I restarted the phone 4-5 times to try and fix it, but nothing helped it.
So I put the phone in download mode and tried to get it back to stock using odin. But it froze at cache.rfs for half an hour so I disconnected it. I got the phone ! pc screen from this point on and my phone was still being recognized by my computer at this point as well. I called it a night and left it plugged into my computer until the next day, I tried a different USB port in the morning after I installed samsung mini kies for drivers (even though it was already recognized) and tried using odin again. Again, it froze at cache.rfs so I unplugged my phone and now I can't even turn it on to get to the phone ! pc screen. When I hold down the power button now though, even with my phone charging, nothing happens. I tried power button + volume button too, and nothing happened. It can't even be recognized by any of my computers either. What do I do now? I have warranty on it through AT&T but I'm not sure what their terms are flashing and stuff. (Luckily I did a backup on my phone before flashing )
I had similar problems with Odin freezing at cache.rfs. I tried three USB calls and they all did the same thing. I then tried another USB cable at my work and it flashed the uclb3 unbrick like a champ. My guess for your situation would be a bad USB, try another. Hope that helps
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nickg2027 said:
I had similar problems with Odin freezing at cache.rfs. I tried three USB calls and they all did the same thing. I then tried another USB cable at my work and it flashed the uclb3 unbrick like a champ. My guess for your situation would be a bad USB, try another. Hope that helps
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Ok, it's plugged into another USB port but again, it doesn't even turn on to show me the phone ! pc screen. I do notice that when I hold down power, for a split second after a few moments of holding down the button, there is a flash coming from the right side of the screen. Until I can get it recognized on my computer I think I'm at a loss.
Sounds like the battery is out of juice. You'll need to charge it or put a new battery in before you can get back to download mode.
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Sounds like the battery is out of juice. You'll need to charge it or put a new battery in before you can get back to download mode.
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Wouldn't you agree though that I should be able to boot up with it plugged into a charger?
update:
almost 12 hours later of charging my infuse with various chargers and cords, I still can't even get a samsung logo. Just a black screen with the occasional white blip on the right side while I hold down the power button. Looks like I"m without a phone for the time being. I have insurance on it so I"ll take it to the AT&T store asap. If worse comes to worse, I might buy a galaxy nexus hehe
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Wouldn't you agree though that I should be able to boot up with it plugged into a charger?
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almost 12 hours later of charging my infuse with various chargers and cords, I still can't even get a samsung logo. Just a black screen with the occasional white blip on the right side while I hold down the power button. Looks like I"m without a phone for the time being. I have insurance on it so I"ll take it to the AT&T store asap. If worse comes to worse, I might buy a galaxy nexus hehe
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Not if its bricked...its the kernel that allows the phone to charge when its off...so you'll either have to try a battery only charger (whereyou take out the battery and put it in a square charger thing...one that doesn't charge it through the phone/USB) or just buy or borrow a new battery
And when a phone dies you have to plug it in and let it sit for a little while before you van turn it on again
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Not if its bricked...its the kernel that allows the phone to charge when its off...so you'll either have to try a battery only charger (whereyou take out the battery and put it in a square charger thing...one that doesn't charge it through the phone/USB) or just buy or borrow a new battery
And when a phone dies you have to plug it in and let it sit for a little while before you van turn it on again
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Ahhhhh, thank you for that good bit of info. I never thought that the power to the battery was governed by the phones kernel. Do you know where I could buy one of these chargers? After posting this I'll do a google search myself, but just in case.
Thanks very much.
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Ok, so after I get some juice into my battery I should just try all unbricking steps again?
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Ok, so after I get some juice into my battery I should just try all unbricking steps again?
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YES!
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YES!
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Damn, I ordered a wall charger online for $10 and the shipping time is a week max. I'm crossing my fingers for a quick delivery.
Good morning all!!
I am in a pretty crappy situation right now and am pretty positive that my phone is no longer usable! I've had my S3 I535 for quite awhile now and love it! but probably a couple months ago the power button broke on it and it sucked but i got an app to shut the screen down and just kept myself aware enough to make sure it always stayed charged so it didn't shut off. (if i took the battery out and really quickly put it back on it would boot my phone) so anyway with that problem i wanted to download button mapper to have the ease of having some kind of power button. knowing that i would have to root to get that i did so using casual. it worked and i was so excited to be rooted obviously and i was always wanting to i just didn't know how easy it could be. So after rooting i got super user, root explorer, tool kit... all the apps anyone would get. then i downloaded a copy of beats audio which had an installer app with it. it downloaded fine and installed then it restarted my phone. now my phone loads to the Samsung logo and says custom and also has a lock image that is unlocked and then it just shuts down after that and just keeps vibrating over and over like every five seconds. not sure what killed it or is making it do this but it really sucks without my phone!! ANY help would be greatly appreciated!!!!! thanks in advance!!!!!!!! Keep in mind I cannot get into recovery mode because of my power button broke and also after rooting my phone rebooted and was fine but i never rebooted after that until that beats audio app made my phone reboot.:crying:
It's not going to help you today, but you should have a usb jig on hand...that way if you do get stuck with your power off, just plugging the jig in will power up your phone into recovery. I have one, just for emergencies. Also, replacing the power button may not be as hard as you think. You might want you search you tube videos to see if it's something you'd consider attempting.
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DiSiD said:
It's not going to help you today, but you should have a usb jig on hand...that way if you do get stuck with your power off, just plugging the jig in will power up your phone into recovery. I have one, just for emergencies. Also, replacing the power button may not be as hard as you think. You might want you search you tube videos to see if it's something you'd consider attempting.
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My friend actually just got it to boot up!! It is something to do with the power button sticking. so if anyone has this same issue keep flicking the back of the power button until your phone boots. i am ordering a new power button as soon as i get home. Also, where can I buy a jig? thank you for your help also!! I can't believe it's fixed!!!!!!!!
EBay, just a few bucks. Glad you figured it out
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