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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

[HARD BRICK] Any Help Appreciated

Hello everyone, I picked up a hard bricked HTC Sensation from my friend who bricked it while flashing the radio.
I also have an HTC Sensation, so I am quite familiar with its procedures and such.
Current Condition:
-Unable to boot into bootloader AND recovery. (True Brick)
-Able to charge battery
-Front notification light is active when charging. (Is Orange or Green)
-Vibrates every 20-40 seconds when power button is pressed
-Is able to be detected by Windows, but only briefly. Shows as "HTC Modem" most of the time.
What I have tried, and its result:
1. Used another battery. Confirmed that battery is not an issue.
2. Used another USB cable. Confirmed that the cable is not an issue
3. Tried getting it into QHSUSB_DLOAD mode with the grounding wire method. The device kept disconnecting and reconnecting, on and off.
Thank you for taking the time to read what I have wrote, and any suggestions is appreciated.

O29C said:
Hello everyone, I picked up a hard bricked HTC Sensation from my friend who bricked it while flashing the radio.
I also have an HTC Sensation, so I am quite familiar with its procedures and such.
Current Condition:
-Unable to boot into bootloader AND recovery. (True Brick)
-Able to charge battery
-Front notification light is active when charging. (Is Orange or Green)
-Vibrates every 20-40 seconds when power button is pressed
-Is able to be detected by Windows, but only briefly. Shows as "HTC Modem" most of the time.
What I have tried, and its result:
1. Used another battery. Confirmed that battery is not an issue.
2. Used another USB cable. Confirmed that the cable is not an issue
3. Tried getting it into QHSUSB_DLOAD mode with the grounding wire method. The device kept disconnecting and reconnecting, on and off.
Thank you for taking the time to read what I have wrote, and any suggestions is appreciated.
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Have a good read at this thread
If you do everything correctly you'll be successfully unbricked
Just have some patience. Good luck

elvisypi said:
Have a good read at this thread
If you do everything correctly you'll be successfully unbricked
Just have some patience. Good luck
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I think that wont work in this case because the guy he got the phone from bricked while radio flashing, dexter93's project only works with hboot flash related bricks and writesecureflag 3 bricks.
The only method to unbrick a phone in this way is by JTAG

@elvisypi: That method won't work because my phone isn't in download mode. I have tried it though, thanks for the suggestion.
@Jonny: Is it a guaranteed fix with JTAG?

O29C said:
@elvisypi: That method won't work because my phone isn't in download mode. I have tried it though, thanks for the suggestion.
@Jonny: Is it a guaranteed fix with JTAG?
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Yes, jtag is 100% work on hard bricks. Though I suggest dont do it yourself, its too easy to get it wrong...

[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.

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

Bricked?

Hi all
My Sensation has s-off, h-boot 1.29
Flashed JB 4.3 asop rom last night, booted, and all was well.
I turned off wifi and left phone without charging over night.
The battery had drained a lot overnight (down to about 30%) so i checked battery stats and saw wifi was on 100% of the time...even though I had switched it off...and the phone was very warm.
I rebooted and now it wont start. No Leds lighting. Swapped my battery and still wont boot.
Connected to PC and i see QHSUSB_DLOAD
Left charging with and without battery for a few hours but still the same.
Most guides appear to show this happens when trying to s-on or flashing but my phone was working until i restarted.
any ideas?

dub2012 said:
Hi all
My Sensation has s-off, h-boot 1.29
Flashed JB 4.3 asop rom last night, booted, and all was well.
I turned off wifi and left phone without charging over night.
The battery had drained a lot overnight (down to about 30%) so i checked battery stats and saw wifi was on 100% of the time...even though I had switched it off...and the phone was very warm.
I rebooted and now it wont start. No Leds lighting. Swapped my battery and still wont boot.
Connected to PC and i see QHSUSB_DLOAD
Left charging with and without battery for a few hours but still the same.
Most guides appear to show this happens when trying to s-on or flashing but my phone was working until i restarted.
any ideas?
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if your pc detects it as QHSUSB_DLOAD then try the unbricking project and see if it works
by the way can you access to the bootloader?

rzr86 said:
if your pc detects it as QHSUSB_DLOAD then try the unbricking project and see if it works
by the way can you access to the bootloader?
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Wont boot and cant get into recovery. Connected to work pc and seeing device as QHSUSB_DLOAD
Cant try much while at work but im looking for a few ideas for when i get home.

dub2012 said:
Wont boot and cant get into recovery. Connected to work pc and seeing device as QHSUSB_DLOAD
Cant try much while at work but im looking for a few ideas for when i get home.
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ur phone is definitely bricked for sure ,but thx the god that ur brick type has a fix try unbrick project it will work :good:

Harbir said:
ur phone is definitely bricked for sure ,but thx the god that ur brick type has a fix try unbrick project it will work :good:
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Thanks guys
At least i have some hope.
Ill try unbrick project later

Not detecting phone using ./brickdetect.sh
is Jtag the only solution now?

dub2012 said:
Not detecting phone using ./brickdetect.sh
is Jtag the only solution now?
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actually did you try to switch it on with a different battery?

rzr86 said:
actually did you try to switch it on with a different battery?
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I have 2 Ankers and it wont boot with either.
Does the unbrick project support hboot 1.29?

dub2012 said:
I have 2 Ankers and it wont boot with either.
Does the unbrick project support hboot 1.29?
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AFAIK yes