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Hard Brick - qhsusb_dload mode - Help

Was Trying to Root the phone and reboot went into qhsusb_dload mode - Hard Brick... can anyone help to get bin file to restore

It's done dude.... Sorry
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What were you doing when this happened.
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Phone will not power on and will have blank screen. PC will detect the phone in QPST mode

Yea it hard bricked. From my knowledge there is no fix.
We're you messing with Odin when this happened. What was the last thing you were doing with it working?
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It seems like there have been a disproportionate amount of people running into this problem...it makes me nervous.
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Especially when, op's are so strangely adverse to telling us how it happened.
It's ok ro tell us if u were doing something stupid. We all do stupid stuff to these devices at some point or another, you now have the ability to tell us @ least 1 thing NOT to do.
That's why this works...
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I'm guessing he clicked something in ODIN he shouldn't have.

I was trying to install SKY ice cream ROM and was following - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21507135#post21507135
When i run odin it just run into errors and reboot was blank screen... i don't know what happen... i have done this before many times but this was my bad luck i guess

Was your battery low when you did this?
Have you tried pulling the battery for a few minutes?

I tried all option no luck... Ordered USB jig to see if that helps... other option is to get bin file and flash using QPST... I think someone who knows and are expert need to extract the bin file from the phone using QPST.

Jig won't work. I'm guessing you mucked something up in Odin.
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any idea if i can charge my battery using the phone now... doesn't give me any indication of charging

You can get a charger on eBay for $4 shipped.
Cheap Chinese crap but it works for me and my cheap Chinese spare batteries.
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I ordered from USA based ebay seller and got it in less than a week.
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nkamurlekar said:
I tried all option no luck... Ordered USB jig to see if that helps... other option is to get bin file and flash using QPST... I think someone who knows and are expert need to extract the bin file from the phone using QPST.
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If anyone knows how to get the device recognized as a COM port, I can take a shot at it. Got real familiar with QPST when I flashed an Epic over to Virgin Mobile.

Fortune090 said:
If anyone knows how to get the device recognized as a COM port, I can take a shot at it. Got real familiar with QPST when I flashed an Epic over to Virgin Mobile.
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Doesn't download mode do that? Excuse me if I'm wrong.
Edit: LOL not if your bricked it doesnt. Could we use a working skyrocket to get the correct files to fix a bricked one using QPST?
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cdshepherd said:
Doesn't download mode do that? Excuse me if I'm wrong.
Edit: LOL not if your bricked it doesnt. Could we use a working skyrocket to get the correct files to fix a bricked one using QPST?
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Download mode does, yes, but you can't read or write from QPST in it. You get a "Phone did not answer/respond/whatever" error back.
What I would say needs to be figured out first is how to get a non-brick and a bricked one recognized as a COM port. Really annoying, but QPST doesn't work otherwise...

Sorry for the question, but what exactly is QPST? I've never heard of that before.
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plwalsh88 said:
Sorry for the question, but what exactly is QPST? I've never heard of that before.
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Qualcomm Product Support Tools. It's a program used by Qualcomm to program Qualcomm chips in phones. Can flash/backup software, program the phone's service, check/change EEPROM settings, EFS settings, etc. It's free software, but I do NOT recommend looking through it and tweaking things if you don't know what you're doing... Quite a bit in there that's really easy to mess up.

Storage (sd card) wipe issue

My process has been 100% for me so far, I haven't lost any data.
1: Unmount/eject device from windows/linux
2: Change USB mode on phone from mass storage to charge only
3: Wait 15 seconds
4: Unplug USB cable
Since the first time I plugged it into my pc, I have followed this procedure and haven't had an issue. I hope this helps.
Please post any success or failure, or any other pertinent info so we can nail this down and nobody loses their data again.
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What's your lost.dir look like?
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ECEXCURSION said:
What's your lost.dir look like?
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Empty
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Guess I'll start doing it your way.
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c5satellite2 said:
My process has been 100% for me so far, I haven't lost any data.
1: Unmount/eject device from windows/linux
2: Change USB mode on phone from mass storage to charge only
3: Wait 15 seconds
4: Unplug USB cable
Since the first time I plugged it into my pc, I have followed this procedure and haven't had an issue. I hope this helps.
Please post any success or failure, or any other pertinent info so we can nail this down and nobody loses their data again.
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I can confirm this works fine.
I've been doing it this way for the last couple of years and it's the best way. No data corruption yet and always an empty LOST directory - good sign.

Pfffft....I just yank the USB cable out. Don't change back to charge only. Don't unmout from PC.
Never lost any data. LOST.dir is empty.

the_scotsman said:
Pfffft....I just yank the USB cable out. Don't change back to charge only. Don't unmout from PC.
Never lost any data. LOST.dir is empty.
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I hope you were touching wood (not being rude ) when you typed that :laugh:

the_scotsman said:
Pfffft....I just yank the USB cable out. Don't change back to charge only. Don't unmout from PC.
Never lost any data. LOST.dir is empty.
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HaHa! Sounds like something Groundskeeper Willy would say!
For all those who don't get satire, don't do what he said!
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I have 7 items in my lost directory. Not sure what that means?
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azturbomini said:
I have 7 items in my lost directory. Not sure what that means?
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I think that when a file becomes corrupt it is moved there. I had like 3 Gbytes of stuff there...
Idk for sure though.
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Lost.dir is where corrupted or damaged files go to die. Usually a result of failing sd card, but in our case a result of not unmounting/ejecting properly. You an try to recover the damaged files, difficult but possible, otherwise you can delete everything in the folder.
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the_scotsman said:
Pfffft....I just yank the USB cable out. Don't change back to charge only. Don't unmout from PC.
Never lost any data. LOST.dir is empty.
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sure way to lose data on your sd card. lots of documented issues on hox for people on do not unmount...:silly:

I've had this happen to me twice, almost all folders on phone were wiped clear.
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Thanks guys. I deleted the files which were all the same size.
Thanks again.
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azturbomini said:
Thanks guys. I deleted the files which were all the same size.
Thanks again.
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Please thank the OP if this thread helped! Thank you!
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Could this phone be repaired ?

Help my fellow xda people I'm about to buy a bricked one step could this problem be resolved?
Thank you for your help in advance
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@Darkmind don't see the issue cuz pictures r not clear enough or enlarged enough on each screen but the one on the left is normal, just can't see what the one on the right says (sorry) also more description would be nice
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The right one is the bootloader, but yeah, cant really tell the important info such as hboot etc.
But how is it bricked? what does it do? What doesnt work etc?
Generally though, if you can get into bootloader you can fix the device, but theres always some exceptions.

AW: Could this phone be repaired ?
It's an service offered on eBay an the owner said that some update went wrong. In my opinion it's totally fixable I add 2 zoomed pics
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AW: Could this phone be repaired ?
Darkmind82 said:
It's an service offered on eBay an the owner said that some update went wrong. In my opinion it's totally fixable I add 2 zoomed pics
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Darkmind82 said:
It's an service offered on eBay an the owner said that some update went wrong. In my opinion it's totally fixable I add 2 zoomed pics
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Again, I don't see anything wrong from that image so what issues are (you) running into cuz your still being unclear and I already mentioned that image with the HTC logo is normal
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Its okay go for it , already an unlocked bootloader
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Just use and follow 'Hasoon's All In One Kit', should be good to go?
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Honestly they probably forgot to fast boot the kernel. Just run a RUU (After you relock the bootlaoder) and request for the Unlock_code.bin from the seller.

Qs5 said:
Honestly they probably forgot to fast boot the kernel. Just run a RUU (After you relock the bootlaoder) and request for the Unlock_code.bin from the seller.
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Don't anyone take this the wrong way including the OP, we night need to instruct in newb terms just so he can get this done.
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From the look of it, all you need to do is flash a recovery(TWRP), flash a rom, fastboot flash the boot.img and you should be good to go.
How to perform each step is listed in several guides already.

[Q]2.20 RUU

Hi. I've been running CleanROM for a while and i've recently decided to go back to stock. I relocked my bootloader and ran the 2.20 RUU. Everything went fine and I finished the setup. I decided to do the OTA update for 3.18 so I downloaded it and ran it. My phone reboot and now it won't turn on. Have I bricked my phone?

Sorry for the double post, but I think i've bricked my phone . Look at this screenshot
http://i43.tinypic.com/2ccp9ic.jpg

You can try the unbrick evita thread. Just Google unbrick evita. You'll need to use Linux. There's a guide to making a Linux boot usb in q&a if you need it.
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I'm going to try this Ubuntu method and see if it works. I absolutely cannot afford a new phone right now lol.

Well I tried using this method:
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
No luck. Are there anymore tutorials out there? Maybe I downloaded the wrong file.

Edit: here is your best friend
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966850
It is because you wasn't trying to s off. Go to the android development section and look for unbricking the one x.
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Herc08 said:
Edit: here is your best friend
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966850
It is because you wasn't trying to s off. Go to the android development section and look for unbricking the one x.
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You can also just Google unbrick evita. It will be the first result.
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Just curious if this method could be tweaked to work with our phones for those who have bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627886
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Probably but I'm concerned about the beginning where you need to have the battery disconnected..
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I see.I just was skimming through the forums and saw this. I didn't read the part about taking the battery out. I wonder why that has to be done.
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On first impression, I don't think so. It's fixing a completely different kind of brick from what we've got going on here. I think it would fail at the first step because the partitions won't enumerate properly.

Hi All -
I've got a bricked HTC One XL here (tried to unroot to use Good for Enterprise) and I've been trying this method to get any life back. I'm getting stuck at step 6, with error FATAL: Module qcserial is in use.
Also, when I run ls /dev/sd* I only see /dev/sda, /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2. Am I missing something?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The unbrick Evita thread is the only one that has a chance of working for an HTC one XL.
And you should be able to see one sdb for example with many numbers. Like in the picture in the unbrick Evita thread.
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exad said:
The unbrick Evita thread is the only one that has a chance of working for an HTC one XL.
And you should be able to see one sdb for example with many numbers. Like in the picture in the unbrick Evita thread.
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Hmm...okay, well what does the fact that I only see /dev/sda, /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 mean? Does it mean that I have a paperweight or is there still hope?
Thanks!

It means you have a paperweight, but it's possible you're not spamming enough for the partitions to enumerate. So I would try a few times if you haven't before giving up.
But you need those partitions to enumerate properly to be able to fix it.
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exad said:
It means you have a paperweight, but it's possible you're not spamming enough for the partitions to enumerate. So I would try a few times if you haven't before giving up.
But you need those partitions to enumerate properly to be able to fix it.
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Thanks guys, I could never get those partitions to enumerate, so I've sent the phone off to HTC for repair. Let's see what happens!
Thanks again!

Unable to factory reset... Wtf?!?!

OK so I got this skyrocket from a friend, but for some reason i cant get rid of his data. I've tried regular factory reset via settings, also I tried flashing the stock ROM with Odin, both seem to work fine, I'm not getting any errors or anything, but when I reboot the phone afterward its still exactly the same, all his apps, accounts, data is still there. I also tried to install cwm via Odin which also said was successful, but then the stock recovery is still on the phone any help would be greatly appreciated, I've had a few sammys in my day so I know my way around Odin / heimdall etc... But this is puzzling
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Format/wipe internal sd card. Factory reset won't do that.
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jd1639 said:
Format/wipe internal sd card. Factory reset won't do that.
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I tried that too, no dice. Everyone I do a reset its like nothing ever happened. Even the wallpaper stays the same
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lowrider262 said:
I tried that too, no dice. Everyone I do a reset its like nothing ever happened. Even the wallpaper stays the same
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Do you have an external card and could that be where the data is stored? Have you wiped that?
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Do you have an external card and could that be where the data is stored? Have you wiped that?
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Nope, no SD no sim
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Have you tried to format in the internal from your pc.
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I just tried that right now, still no luck. Also a weird thing I noticed is that when I do a factory reset from the settings menu, the stock recovery menu comes up and I have to manually push the factory reset/erase all data option with the vol rockers & power button... usually its automated when done from the actual settings menu.
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Idk, seems you've tried everything I can think of. Weird that returning to stock and then formatting internal doesn't work.
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seen this issue once b4, determined it was nand write and/or erase failure, I don't think the guy ever did figure it out . no errors were given when using odin or recovery, no matter what he flashed/erased the phone booted up as if he never did anything.

vincom said:
seen this issue once b4, determined it was nand write and/or erase failure, I don't think the guy ever did figure it out . no errors were given when using odin or recovery, no matter what he flashed/erased the phone booted up as if he never did anything.
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Yea that's what I was thinking, its like the whole system is set to read-only. Some sort of chip failure maybe. Bummer cause the phone looks like brand new, not a scratch or knick on it
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I might be wrong but this sounds like what happens when you have a corrupted emmc. If I am right, this is a hardware issue. One quick way to check is to flash the latest official firmware via ODIN. If I am right, either Odin will fail or you will have the exact same ROM you have now even after Odin install.
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I might be wrong but this sounds like what happens when you have a corrupted emmc. If I am right, this is a hardware issue.
Edit: just saw that you did try Odin. I am prey sure this is a faulty emmc chip.
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Ah well.. Vincom already chimed in...
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Can you write to the internal SD once in the Android? For example when you take a photo or download a file does it get saved on the phone? If the answer is yes then it cannot be a hardware issue. Just a permission cluster-fu..
Get a Linux environment ( boot up your PC with a live CD or something) mount the drive use root su/sudo commands to set chmod 777 on the entire mount
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Commodore 64 said:
Can you write to the internal SD once in the Android? For example when you take a photo or download a file does it get saved on the phone? If the answer is yes then it cannot be a hardware issue. Just a permission cluster-fu..
Get a Linux environment ( boot up your PC with a live CD or something) mount the drive use root su/sudo commands to set chmod 777 on the entire mount
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it very well could be hw issue, the internal sd card is not the same partition as the system partition, writing successfully to the int sd has no bearing on the nand failure
edit: found the thread where another member who had the same prob http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751338

vincom said:
it very well could be hw issue, the internal sd card is not the same partition as the system partition, writing successfully to the int sd has no bearing on the nand failure
edit: found the thread where another member who had the same prob http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751338
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Yeah I dealt with a guy that had a Hercules with the same issue. Very frustrating because it was the first time I ran into something like that. We couldn't get it flashed with Odin or anything. We gave up on it and I put a bunch of .40 hollow points in it.
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xcrazydx said:
Yeah I dealt with a guy that had a Hercules with the same issue. Very frustrating because it was the first time I ran into something like that. We couldn't get it flashed with Odin or anything. We gave up on it and I put a bunch of .40 hollow points in it.
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Did it work after that? Lol
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vincom said:
it very well could be hw issue, the internal sd card is not the same partition as the system partition, writing successfully to the int sd has no bearing on the nand failure
edit: found the thread where another member who had the same prob http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751338
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that is a very true they are indeed different partitions. I was thinking about why he couldn't even format his internal SD despite not being able to flash his ROM what not. I will go ahead and read in the thread you provided. Thanks vincom.

Commodore 64 said:
that is a very true they are indeed different partitions. I was thinking about why he couldn't even format his internal SD despite not being able to flash his ROM what not. I will go ahead and read in the thread you provided. Thanks vincom.
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oh, I missed the part for internal, bigger prob than I thought, I don't think the other guy had the int sd prob, but he's still stuck at the same situation

vincom said:
oh, I missed the part for internal, bigger prob than I thought, I don't think the other guy had the int sd prob, but he's still stuck at the same situation
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Topprospect posted a long complicated thread when he had the super brick. If I remember correctly, it involved some ROM code changes to use external SD card as the primary memory. I don't remember if it worked for him. Maybe worth a shot if all else fails and you really really want to use the phone.
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm pretty sure this things fried, luckily its not my primary phone. Anyone know offhand what the manufacturer warranty period is for Samsung? I know HTC is a year, ive sent them phones in the past and they fixed them free of charge as long as it was within a year of the manufacturing date, hopefully Samsung is similar.
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lowrider262 said:
Thanks for the input guys. I'm pretty sure this things fried, luckily its not my primary phone. Anyone know offhand what the manufacturer warranty period is for Samsung? I know HTC is a year, ive sent them phones in the past and they fixed them free of charge as long as it was within a year of the manufacturing date, hopefully Samsung is similar.
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1 year
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