So I was in the middle of installing Android Revolution HD last night.
I used the super-wipe script to prep the phone, but then the actual rom zip failed to flash. I downloaded the rom over again but fell asleep in the process. I woke up this morning and now I can't get anything to show up on the screen of the Sensation. I pulled battery and tried to get it to boot into fastboot. No luck.
The only signs of life I get now are when I pull battery and put it back in, the orange battery indicator comes on for about half a second, then then goes off. Then I get nothing.
Any ideas? When I left the phone I was still in CWM (I think).
Help!
Pull battery, reinsert, connect charger and start while holding -vol button. Let it fully charge then. Battery is flat and phone doesn't charge when off. Search general section, its in top 10 posts most likely.
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Should I see an amber charging light when it's charging like this? I can't get it to show...
I had the same problem this morning. Due to a unique set of circumstances and a recovery image that doesn't allow charging while powered off, my phone was able to run dead while plugged in. My powerskin charged first and then kicked over to the phone which had run completely dead (powerskin is supposed to charge the phone first but didn't do that). So, when it tried to charge the phone, it couldn't because of the recovery image. When I got up this morning, no way no how was I able to get it to boot into any mode that would allow charging (couldn't get it to boot at all for that matter). I ended up using a usb cable with one end cut off and the wires exposed to connect directly to my battery for a couple minutes. I then put the battery in my phone, booted it up and plugged it in to charge. I'm glad I went through this back in the day and still had the usb cable around from back when I had a winmo htc wizard that had a similar issue.
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Have you tried connecting it via usb and booting it via adb ?
try adb reboot recovery for example
Hivlaher said:
Have you tried connecting it via usb and booting it via adb ?
try adb reboot recovery for example
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Interesting idea. Can I do this on the OSX version of the Android SDK? I've never tried it.
Came back after lunch today and the phone still won't boot, so I'm going to have to try something like this since it's obviously not charging.
I did it on android sdk on windows. It made it to my mind cause windows seemed to recognise the mobile even though it was turned off. If you manage to do it just tell me
Moto211: Used your solution and got it into fastboot! Thanks for the suggestion. I got walkthrough help from the folks on XDA IRC. Hoping that it now charges while in Fastboot
Blocker85 said:
Moto211: Used your solution and got it into fastboot! Thanks for the suggestion. I got walkthrough help from the folks on XDA IRC. Hoping that it now charges while in Fastboot
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Glad it helped. If it doesn't charge in fastboot, try charging it for another minute or two and attempt a full boot. I actually fully booted and then plugged in my charger.
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Hivlaher said:
Have you tried connecting it via usb and booting it via adb ?
try adb reboot recovery for example
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it works on me...tnx alot...your an angel
you are welcome. Now install ROM Manager and get the latest CWM which can charge while mobile is off
Similar problem, no luck
Just charge your phone in whatever state it is for at least 1 hour and your phone will boot up.
I had this problem twice of completely draining my battery to 0% and ended up in boot failure.
I was on cwm recovery.
But it didn't matter I did nothing and let the phone connected to charger for an hour or so and it just boot up.
The battery was showing around 30% power.
So try it.
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Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
karma1911 said:
Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
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Can you see the phone when you plug it to your computer?
Or you could try a new battery
Nop, nothing on the comp when I plug it.
I have a spare battery, same issue.
I just tried to boot without the sim and the sd card, it worked (wtf ?).
Shutted it down, and no power once again.
I'm gonna try with another sim card when my wife will get back home, will keep you informed, thanks for the answer.
karma1911 said:
Nop, nothing on the comp when I plug it.
I have a spare battery, same issue.
I just tried to boot without the sim and the sd card, it worked (wtf ?).
Shutted it down, and no power once again.
I'm gonna try with another sim card when my wife will get back home, will keep you informed, thanks for the answer.
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You could backup your sdcard and then format it on your computer.
/ Sent from my Sensation XE /
I had this problem and what I did in the end was use the Android Debug Bridge. Here are instructions on how to install it:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
Then once you've installed it run command prompt (Start>Run>cmd) and type cd/androidsdk/tools (or whatever location you've installed the adb to)
Plug your sensation into your pc with USB and then type adb devices into command prompt. Hopefully it will come up with a code below devices attached.
Then...type adb reboot recovery and hopefully your device will boot into recovery, from which you can relfash a rom or whatever
Hope that helps!
lifeisfaked said:
I had this problem and what I did in the end was use the Android Debug Bridge. Here are instructions on how to install it:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
Then once you've installed it run command prompt (Start>Run>cmd) and type cd/androidsdk/tools (or whatever location you've installed the adb to)
Plug your sensation into your pc with USB and then type adb devices into command prompt. Hopefully it will come up with a code below devices attached.
Then...type adb reboot recovery and hopefully your device will boot into recovery, from which you can relfash a rom or whatever
Hope that helps!
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and if it doesn't show up?
iArtisan said:
and if it doesn't show up?
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panic! lol I'm not sure - my first guess would be that the battery has somehow died - that would explain why there is no light when you charge it, just the same as if you were to try and charge it without any battery plugged in! If you have a multimeter, try measuring the voltage output from your battery and ensure that the battery is making proper contact with the terminals in the battery compartment
lifeisfaked said:
panic! lol I'm not sure - my first guess would be that the battery has somehow died - that would explain why there is no light when you charge it, just the same as if you were to try and charge it without any battery plugged in! If you have a multimeter, try measuring the voltage output from your battery and ensure that the battery is making proper contact with the terminals in the battery compartment
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I tried it with another battery, still nothing. I phone has just like completely shut down. I was in the middle of flashing a ROM when it froze up on me and I turned it off. Turned it back on... well I tried to.. and it never woke up. Is it permanently bricked or what?
iArtisan said:
I tried it with another battery, still nothing. I phone has just like completely shut down. I was in the middle of flashing a ROM when it froze up on me and I turned it off. Turned it back on... well I tried to.. and it never woke up. Is it permanently bricked or what?
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Ohh it froze while flashing a Rom ???
That's bad man it might have corrupted all the partitions especially if bootloader partition got corrupted then your phone is bricked which seems to happen in your case . you got no luck with adb/fastboot?
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You were able to bootup without sim and sdcard? Then have you tried another sdcard
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Hi, I actually just experienced the exact same problem. I actually finished flashing the ROM and everything rebooted..and reinstalled the apps too. While calling on the phone...all of a sudden it made the beep sound. IT rebooted the first time..and I Thought everything was ok. Then I made a call again...and after a minute or so...the long beep came on...and then now it's completely unresponsive...no light when plugged...can't turn on.
Any update or ideas?
Hi everybody, I followed every single steps of the guide to install ICS and ARHD 6.6.3 on my phone, but something went wrong... It hasn't yet booted to the home screen after 1.5 hours it finished to flash the ROM. It's stuck on the white screen with the "htc - quietly brilliant" logo. What can I do? I tried to turn it on by pulling out the SIM and SD cards, but it doesn't solve the problem.
Hi, I actually just experienced the exact same problem. I actually finished flashing the ROM and everything rebooted..and reinstalled the apps too. While calling on the phone...all of a sudden it made the beep sound. IT rebooted the first time..and I Thought everything was ok. Then I made a call again...and after a minute or so...the long beep came on...and then now it's completely unresponsive...no light when plugged...can't turn on.
Any update or ideas?
So what happened with this? Mine did exactly the same thing and I had just installed 6.6.2 with the strange beep and won't turn on after it's turned off.
karma1911 said:
Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
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So what happened with this? Mine did exactly the same thing and I had just installed 6.6.2 with the strange beep and won't turn on after it's turned off.
karma1911 said:
Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
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Can you do a restore?
Or go into recovery?
ICSensation 4G
No...it won't turn on...won't do anything with volume down + power...or when plugged in to PC and ran as ADB
A follow-up of my situation..
The day I started the thread, I was finally able to start again my phone, don't ask me how, I have absolutely no clue ! I removed the battery, sd card, sim card, put them back, and so on, for hours, and finally it worked..
BUT.
This morning, same situation. And I can't get it back to power up, once again.
I can't access it through adb, as the phone is totally powered off.
Wondering if it's a bug from Android HD 6.6.2 as newr got the same version and the same problem..
Hmm...so you got it booted up again? So it's not a hardware problem? I don't know if it's the ROM problem..it happened afetr I installed 6.6.2...but mine never did turn back on...no matter what I did....can't connect to ADB...can't turn on...can't charge.
I just sent it back to HTC...hopefully it won't turn on...as if they do..they'll say it's not under warranty cuz it's rooted.
Anyone have problems with 6.6.2? If it's causing it...it should be told as otherwise, others may have problems turning on their phones.
How can we tell if it's hardware vs. software?
I tried a lot of things since yesterday, but this time it's not booting again.. *sigh*
And in France, apparently you can't send it to HTC directly, you have to send it to one company working with them, where you have to pay 20 euros just for the diagnostic, I'm so f*cking happy right now.
Same problem here. Weird noise, line across the screen and dead. Plugging USB into PC comes up with a detection noise but immediately fails to find drivers. Any one had any more luck?
Are you all using the same rom? Maybe the developer of the Rom knows something about it, I would ask. Seems strange that your all using same Rom and same thing is happening to you all. Hopefully it can be fixed! I wish you all the best! Wish I knew of a solution but sadly I do not . Best wishes .
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Got used HTC Sensation XE, the only problem is that it is not starting at all. No HBoot, no recovery etc. Sometimes it's possible to make it turn on screen backlight, but screen is still black. When I connect it to PC, it doesn't show up as QHSUSB_DLOAD, so it's impossible to run HTC Unbrick.
I was told that phone was operating normally and then it suddenly shut down.
Need some help.
aulandsdalen said:
Got used HTC Sensation XE, the only problem is that it is not starting at all. No HBoot, no recovery etc. Sometimes it's possible to make it turn on screen backlight, but screen is still black. When I connect it to PC, it doesn't show up as QHSUSB_DLOAD, so it's impossible to run HTC Unbrick.
I was told that phone was operating normally and then it suddenly shut down.
Need some help.
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remove battery,sim and sdcard
charge the device as it is for 4-5 hours
put them back and try to switch on the device
rzr86 said:
remove battery,sim and sdcard
charge the device as it is for 4-5 hours
put them back and try to switch on the device
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Tried this for two or three times, nothing happens.
Hi, I let my friend use my HTC Sensation around a week ago and he was playing a game when suddenly it turned off and did not turn on again.
I suspected it was the battery being drained to 0% as the battery was quite hot.
After getting home I plugged it into the charger with no LED showing or the phone turning on so I reseated the battery, tried charging the phone for 6 hours, tried taking out the battery for two days and leaving it and I also tried plugging it into my laptop with HTC Sync Manager only to find the QHUSB (Or something like that) issue. I am really worried and the only other things I could possibly think of doing is sending my phone to HTC (although warranty expired) or trying a new battery.
Please help
P.S
My HTC is rooted S-OFF (By factory)
and running ViperS 5.1
Thanks in advance
owner eod said:
Hi, I let my friend use my HTC Sensation around a week ago and he was playing a game when suddenly it turned off and did not turn on again.
I suspected it was the battery being drained to 0% as the battery was quite hot.
After getting home I plugged it into the charger with no LED showing or the phone turning on so I reseated the battery, tried charging the phone for 6 hours, tried taking out the battery for two days and leaving it and I also tried plugging it into my laptop with HTC Sync Manager only to find the QHUSB (Or something like that) issue. I am really worried and the only other things I could possibly think of doing is sending my phone to HTC (although warranty expired) or trying a new battery.
Please help
P.S
My HTC is rooted S-OFF (By factory)
and running ViperS 5.1
Thanks in advance
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remove battery,simcard and sdcard and charge the device as it is for 4-5 hours
put them back and switch on the device
if it fails then see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
I use it as my second phone but it had all my important docs in it so what happened was it had 40% charge last night but when i woke up today it refused to turn on and i plugged it almost for 6 hrs into the socket it refused to charge,the red light doesn't turn on neither it goes to the bootloader
-->One other thing it was still on Sense 4 and andriod 4.0.4 i guess so i tried to update it manually,(it was a fail actually) i followed every step given on htc website but nothing worked it said error 171 usb not connected htc sync is also installed on my pc so drivers were there i tried to get into fast boat through bootloader but no luck there so rebooted my device started using it normally and then when i woke up it was not turning on
-->also i tried every combo written on the forums like holding down power button+vol down ,power+vol up,power+vol up and down nothing worked
any gurus out there who can help me ? i know repair is an option but show me your expertise
It's dead, mine did the same thing, did you notice it running hot lately? There are data solution companies you can send it out to in order to salvage everything but as for the phone it's toast.