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Hey, i was having trouble with a reoccurring issue with my nexus s: the search button would fire on it own making it almost impossible to use my phone. The nexus was rooted and had clockworkmod installed, so i went ahead and flashed a 2.3.4 version of gingerbread. after the flash was complete, the phone would not turn on whatsoever. not even a boot logo, the screen is just black. cannot even get it into recovery mode.
help would be much appreciated.
Nexus S 3g
Fido
Canada
are you able to boot it into bootloader (vol up + power button)?
Guys i gotta ask...i mean i flash rom soo many times that my phone is bound to get bricked some day...although nothing has happened till now(knock knock).is there any solution to a hard bricked device..?
kevin, thanks, im unable to turn the phone on whatsoever. not even able to get into the bootloader
Can you adb or fastboot it or is it completely gone?
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ferozfero said:
Guys i gotta ask...i mean i flash rom soo many times that my phone is bound to get bricked some day...although nothing has happened till now(knock knock).is there any solution to a hard bricked device..?
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You have to be pretty unlucky to REALLY brick one of those, assuming you took the proper steps when first rooting it. Nandroid backup + EFS backup = almost bulletproof.
bblawless said:
kevin, thanks, im unable to turn the phone on whatsoever. not even able to get into the bootloader
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So you don't see any Google logo when you turn it on? Don't get any vibration either?
Could be the BGA failing. That's one of the most common physical problem for the Nexus S, with the power button failure and the softkeys starting to active like they were possessed.
Jeff Dunn said:
Can you adb or fastboot it or is it completely gone?
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No I'm unable to do anything, can't even get my computer to recognize the phone, I'm beggining to lose hope I feel like I've tried everything. No boot loader, no recovery, just a blank screen with no response whatsoever. I believe I may have flashed an incorrect rom and corrupter the boot loader or something along those lines, at least thats what
my friend believes
Thanks
You could try the UnBrickable Resurrector
Harbb said:
You could try the UnBrickable Resurrector
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I attempted using that as well, but it won't recognize the phone. It reads ``no device detected``
bblawless said:
I attempted using that as well, but it won't recognize the phone. It reads ``no device detected``
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it seems that you're pretty f'ed up...
Is your phone charged..?
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crump84 said:
Is your phone charged..?
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yes, it it charged.
bblawless said:
yes, it it charged.
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Send your phone in for warranty then, or contact Adam directly see what he says could be wrong
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anyone else had this issue? It has happened 4x today. I'm running stock 2.20
drummaniac83 said:
anyone else had this issue? It has happened 4x today. I'm running stock 2.20
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A little more derails rooted or not? Bootloader unlocked? If your rooted have I done anything to your stock rom
omario8484 said:
A little more derails rooted or not? Bootloader unlocked? If your rooted have I done anything to your stock rom
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Total stock, no root (stuck with 2.2 from factory)
It happens quite a bit. Phone seems to freeze, screen times out, won't power on with power hold, won't go to bootloader with volume and power. If I plug it in, led won't turn on.
If I wait about 2-5 min then phone will be charging and I can reboot, power in etc.
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drummaniac83 said:
Total stock, no root (stuck with 2.2 from factory)
It happens quite a bit. Phone seems to freeze, screen times out, won't power on with power hold, won't go to bootloader with volume and power. If I plug it in, led won't turn on.
If I wait about 2-5 min then phone will be charging and I can reboot, power in etc.
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Hmm total stock? the most I could advise is a factory reset ...but what are usually doing before this happens to you? Heavy tasks or...?
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Someone savvier than me would probably be of more assistance
omario8484 said:
the most I could advise is a factory reset
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I'd suggest the same. If the problem persists, return it for replacement/repair. Is it pretty new?
redpoint73 said:
I'd suggest the same. If the problem persists, return it for replacement/repair. Is it pretty new?
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Thanks! I'll try factory reset. It's over 30 days so I would have to go through att.
Not super excited about getting a refurbished :-\
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drummaniac83 said:
Thanks! I'll try factory reset. It's over 30 days so I would have to go through att.
Not super excited about getting a refurbished :-\
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You can also call HTC. They won't send you a phone. They actually will fix your phone, although you will be without a phone for a few weeks.
If you do go through AT&T, there is a chance you get a 1.85 phone so you can root!
I'm pretty sure i screwed myself here, but hopefully there might be a chance to fix it. I was flashing my phone back to stock gingerbread by using RSD, my phones data cord wiggled itself out when i bumped my desk, now its bricked. :\ any possibility of fixing this?
TinnuiN said:
I'm pretty sure i screwed myself here, but hopefully there might be a chance to fix it. I was flashing my phone back to stock gingerbread by using RSD, my phones data cord wiggled itself out when i bumped my desk, now its bricked. :\ any possibility of fixing this?
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Can you still get into AP fastboot?
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There's totally still hope
It takes some pretty bad luck for this to actually kill it
just needs to run again, maybe manually
BUT, we need more detail to help. what version of the phone (ATT, SEARET, etc), what os version were you on before (ICS leak 1, 2, ota, GB, etc), what step was it on when it failed, what does the phone do now (totally dead, white light only, can turn on into fastboot with boot failure, etc.)
also, how much battery did you have when you tried to flash.
be specific, and we can help, do not lose hope quite yet.
lkrasner said:
There's totally still hope
It takes some pretty bad luck for this to actually kill it
just needs to run again, maybe manually
BUT, we need more detail to help. what version of the phone (ATT, SEARET, etc), what os version were you on before (ICS leak 1, 2, ota, GB, etc), what step was it on when it failed, what does the phone do now (totally dead, white light only, can turn on into fastboot with boot failure, etc.)
also, how much battery did you have when you tried to flash.
be specific, and we can help, do not lose hope quite yet.
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I can still boot to AP fast boot, in fact thats all it boots from, i was running SVC6, so 2.3.6 and i was trying to roll back to 2.3.5 so i could update to ota ICS. when i turn the phone on all it does is boot to AP fast boot.
Its an AT&T atrix 2, the battery was at 70% when flashing, and i was on step 6, i tried re running it, it stayed on step 1 for hours.
Did you make sure to patch the fxz?
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Did you make sure to patch the fxz?
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after it was to late.
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after it was to late.
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If you can still access fastboot, you're still ok. Just try it again. Once you patch the file, you shouldn't have to do it again.
If it's not playing well try a different computer.
If you can't access fastboot, and no lights at all will come on, you may be out of luck man..
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TinnuiN said:
I'm pretty sure i screwed myself here, but hopefully there might be a chance to fix it. I was flashing my phone back to stock gingerbread by using RSD, my phones data cord wiggled itself out when i bumped my desk, now its bricked. :\ any possibility of fixing this?
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Have you tried this????
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1539167
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Okay, now i have a new problem, the battery is to low to program, if i plug the phone into the wall then i can get it to boot to the AP menu, and if i plug it into my computer i can get it to show a white solid light. any ideas?
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Okay, now i have a new problem, the battery is to low to program, if i plug the phone into the wall then i can get it to boot to the AP menu, and if i plug it into my computer i can get it to show a white solid light. any ideas?
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You need to charge your battery somehow if you don't have wall charger try Mcgrubber method...
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Tried installing a ROM, and being the noob that I am it was an International Rom. I used TeamWin. Can't post outside links because I'm new. The rom was IceColdJelly AOKP ROM from onexroot.com
I realize I was stupid. I just want out of this situation and I'll be really careful for now on. Is my HOX a lost cause? I bought it about 2 weeks ago (Really unlucky with the whole price drop...). And now, I've done this.
I get it, I've learned my lesson. XDA please help me out. How can I fix this brick? (If it is a brick? I'm assuming.)
Epsilon707 said:
Tried installing a ROM, and being the noob that I am it was an International Rom. I used TeamWin. Can't post outside links because I'm new. The rom was IceColdJelly AOKP ROM from onexroot.com
I realize I was stupid. I just want out of this situation and I'll be really careful for now on. Is my HOX a lost cause? I bought it about 2 weeks ago (Really unlucky with the whole price drop...). And now, I've done this.
I get it, I've learned my lesson. XDA please help me out. How can I fix this brick? (If it is a brick? I'm assuming.)
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Yes, it's a brick, but there is a fix if you have access to a Linux computer and know what you're doing.
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when the device is bricked (qhusb mode), after pushing and holding power for ~10 seconds - in linux shortly thereafter all of the partitions will enumerate and expose themselves to linux for about 5 seconds (you'll see sdX1, sdX3, sdX8, about 30 partitions alltogether). During that quick 5 seconds you can DD whatever you feel like back to those partitions.
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This is how I've recovered bricks. Corrupt hboot --> Brick device. DD back correct hboot while in this mode --> unbricked
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It successfully flashed? Than yes follow his directions only way out if it successfully flashed and your device is unresponsive
omario8484 said:
It successfully flashed? Than yes follow his directions only way out if it successfully flashed and your device is unresponsive
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Good point, if you were on stock 2.20 before, it's not bricked, you just need to get back into recovery and flash something else.
bricked
iElvis said:
Good point, if you were on stock 2.20 before, it's not bricked, you just need to get back into recovery and flash something else.
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It was stock 2.20. I bought the phone a week or two ago. HBOOT 1.14. But the phone still won't turn on?
Epsilon707 said:
It was stock 2.20. I bought the phone a week or two ago. HBOOT 1.14. But the phone still won't turn on?
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Can your computer see it? Was it fully charged before?
Try plugging into the charger for a while. The battery in this phone has a weird tendency to suddenly lose all its charge.
iElvis said:
Can your computer see it? Was it fully charged before?
Try plugging into the charger for a while. The battery in this phone has a weird tendency to suddenly lose all its charge.
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Computer cannot see it. Atleast constantly. My computer makes a noise like a drive was plugged in, then shortly after an error-like similar sound.
I'll try charging it for a few hours. Thanks!
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Computer cannot see it. Atleast constantly. My computer makes a noise like a drive was plugged in, then shortly after an error-like similar sound.
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That's not good. What does it look in explorer like when it shows up? Do you see QHSUSB anywhere?
The new hboots won't allow flashing of an incompatible Rom. Make sure you charge it for a while hold power button and volume down for a few seconds and see if capacitive buttons flash. If so, release power button but continue to hold volume down and see what happens
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Word of advice bro, don't flash anything what so ever from anywhere except xda. You'll be asking for trouble
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That's not good. What does it look in explorer like when it shows up? Do you see QHSUSB anywhere?
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Nope. I'm running Windows by the way. I don't have access to a Linux computer right now, but I will later.
Epsilon707 said:
Nope. I'm running Windows by the way. I don't have access to a Linux computer right now, but I will later.
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Okay, try what InflatedTitan suggested and see what happens.
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The new hboots won't allow flashing of an incompatible Rom. Make sure you charge it for a while hold power button and volume down for a few seconds and see if capacitive buttons flash. If so, release power button but continue to hold volume down and see what happens
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Word of advice bro, don't flash anything what so ever from anywhere except xda. You'll be asking for trouble
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Zero response. I'll keep trying.
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Zero response. I'll keep trying.
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Let it charge for a few hours and try again.
Still no avail. Any other ideas?
I could really use some help. Anyone have an idea or a suggestion on what to do? I also don't suppose this is covered under my warranty
Okay, a couple of questions:
-Are you certain you were on 2.20? I ask because there have been cases of people buying One Xs recently and getting phones on 1.85.
-The phone is completely unresponsive despite being plugged into an outlet (not your computer) for a couple of hours?
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Okay, a couple of questions:
-Are you certain you were on 2.20? I ask because there have been cases of people buying One Xs recently and getting phones on 1.85.
-The phone is completely unresponsive despite being plugged into an outlet (not your computer) for a couple of hours?
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Yes, I am certain. I remember checking it in the About Phone section of settings.
Completely unresponsive, but I'll keep trying.
Epsilon707 said:
Yes, I am certain. I remember checking it in the About Phone section of settings.
Completely unresponsive, but I'll keep trying.
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Okay, one last thing. Open up Device Manager in Windows and expand the whole directory tree. Check "DVD/CD-ROM devices" in particular. Plug your phone in and see what happens.
If nothing happens at all, try leaving it plugged in overnight and see if anything is different. If it's still dead, it's bricked, whatever you did with it. Since it's new, you should be able to return it and get a new one.
Idk what to say if you were on 2.20 it should of failed the Rom flash...but it successfully flashed ?
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Idk what to say if you were on 2.20 it should of failed the Rom flash...but it successfully flashed ?
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I'm f'ing baffled myself mate.
Ladies and Gents,
I made sure I chose the correct RUU based on my CID (CWS__001)
I relocked my phone and attempted to install "RUU_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Cingular_US_3.18.502.6_Radio_ 0.24p.32.09.06_10.130.32.34_release_signed.exe". After the RUU finished my phone seems to be hard bricked.
Won't Boot.
No power lights.
I knew this could happen when flashing an international version. AFTER getting owned I also found this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181929. Which was blatantly in the beginning of the forum. Has anyone found a fix for this issue, or is my only option JTAG repair?
Thanks,
Ryan
ryan9316 said:
Ladies and Gents,
I made sure I chose the correct RUU based on my CID (CWS__001)
I relocked my phone and attempted to install "RUU_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Cingular_US_3.18.502.6_Radio_ 0.24p.32.09.06_10.130.32.34_release_signed.exe". After the RUU finished my phone seems to be hard bricked.
Won't Boot.
No power lights.
I knew this could happen when flashing an international version. AFTER getting owned I also found this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181929. Which was blatantly in the beginning of the forum. Has anyone found a fix for this issue, or is my only option JTAG repair?
Thanks,
Ryan
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You could take your phone back and tell them it won't boot etc.
If you can't get it to boot neither can they, so no-one will know it's been unlocked/rooted.
Some people will say this is fraudulent, but hey, if you can live with yourself who cares what anyone else thinks?
Pft I returned mine to Telus when the same thing happened to me. The way I see it, it was HTC's RUU that bricked my phone, not me. Like you, I did not have supercid and was S-ON.
You could try the unbrick Evita thread. If you make it past step 3 you can save your phone.
You'll need to boot to Linux.
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exad said:
Pft I returned mine to Telus when the same thing happened to me. The way I see it, it was HTC's RUU that bricked my phone, not me. Like you, I did not have supercid and was S-ON.
You could try the unbrick Evita thread. If you make it past step 3 you can save your phone.
You'll need to boot to Linux.
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I saw this and will give it a try, thank you for the advice!
ryan9316 said:
I saw this and will give it a try, thank you for the advice!
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I bricked my phone trying to install elementalx and phone wouldn't boot at all and no lights. sent it in for jtag and they told me emmc controller was unresponsive and sent it back to me. looks like I may have to trash the phone... or make a few bucks on ebay.
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I bricked my phone trying to install elementalx and phone wouldn't boot at all and no lights. sent it in for jtag and they told me emmc controller was unresponsive and sent it back to me. looks like I may have to trash the phone... or make a few bucks on ebay.
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Did they refund you? I was going to send it into mobiletechvideos for JTAG. I don't see the phones selling for more than 100$ on ebay.
ryan9316 said:
Did they refund you? I was going to send it into mobiletechvideos for JTAG. I don't see the phones selling for more than 100$ on ebay.
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If the emmc controller isn't responding, it's worth even less than that.
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ryan9316 said:
Did they refund you? I was going to send it into mobiletechvideos for JTAG. I don't see the phones selling for more than 100$ on ebay.
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they did refund. minus the cost of shipping and something else, however. it was worth a try though... All I know though is I will never touch an elemental kernel again... not worth it that's for sure...
mkalbarc said:
they did refund. minus the cost of shipping and something else, however. it was worth a try though... All I know though is I will never touch an elemental kernel again... not worth it that's for sure...
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Just curious about your situation. Did the kernel flash successfully and then just not boot? What ROM were you flashing it over? Tons of people, myself included, have flashed that kernel without issue so I'm interested in what exactly happened.
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Just curious about your situation. Did the kernel flash successfully and then just not boot? What ROM were you flashing it over? Tons of people, myself included, have flashed that kernel without issue so I'm interested in what exactly happened.
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Sure, I too have used their kernels and have never had an issue until this time. So I started to install the kernel and it froze at I believe 60%? Then it sat... It said the flash could take awhile so to just wait so I did... For 2 hours. I knew something wasn't right because no elemental flash has taken my phone longer than a few minutes before this one so without thinking i'd hurt anything I held the buttons to hard power off the phone. After it shut off it's been completely dead since. No charge lights, no sign of any life at all other then the QHSUSB_DLOAD under device manager when plugged into my PC. the rom that I had flashed was the latest cleanrom. super bummed but i'll get over it. the worst part about this was I had pics of my kids that I had not backed up that are now lost.
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Sure, I too have used their kernels and have never had an issue until this time. So I started to install the kernel and it froze at I believe 60%? Then it sat... It said the flash could take awhile so to just wait so I did... For 2 hours. I knew something wasn't right because no elemental flash has taken my phone longer than a few minutes before this one so without thinking i'd hurt anything I held the buttons to hard power off the phone. After it shut off it's been completely dead since. No charge lights, no sign of any life at all other then the QHSUSB_DLOAD under device manager when plugged into my PC. super bummed but i'll get over it. the worst part about this was I had pics of my kids that I had not backed up that are now lost.
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That does suck about the pictures. That would upset me more than the phone as well. I went and looked at the thread after I saw your post and saw a couple of other bricks aside from yours in the last couple of hundred posts. Very unfortunate that flashing a kernel bricked it. I try to stay away from anything that uses the Aroma Installer unless there are no other options, not saying that was the problem, but I've had numerous issues with it previously. After seeing multiple bricks from a basic kernel flash I'm going to definitely be more cautious about what I flash from now on. I'd be totally screwed if I bricked this phone. Anyway, hope you end up with something better out of this, like the HTC One.
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That does suck about the pictures. That would upset me more than the phone as well. I went and looked at the thread after I saw your post and saw a couple of other bricks aside from yours in the last couple of hundred posts. Very unfortunate that flashing a kernel bricked it. I try to stay away from anything that uses the Aroma Installer unless there are no other options, not saying that was the problem, but I've had numerous issues with it previously. After seeing multiple bricks from a basic kernel flash I'm going to definitely be more cautious about what I flash from now on. I'd be totally screwed if I bricked this phone. Anyway, hope you end up with something better out of this, like the HTC One.
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Funny thing about the One... I was thinking about getting it but after this issue I will never look at another phone that doesn't have a removable sd card...
I think a key thing to note here is that you are flashing software that has been altered by someone you don't know and you can never be sure that things will work out. There's huge risks associated with rooting/unlocking your phone. If there wasn't HTC would warrant your phone regardless of what you do.
If you don't have an answer to the question "What will I do when I brick my phone?" don't root. Whenever modding anything, consoles, phones, set top boxes, I always assume that I will render it unusable. If that doesn't sit well with me, I don't modify it. That should be the general rule of thumb to follow.
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3 words: Dropbox Camera Upload.
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I think a key thing to note here is that you are flashing software that has been altered by someone you don't know and you can never be sure that things will work out. There's huge risks associated with rooting/unlocking your phone. If there wasn't HTC would warrant your phone regardless of what you do.
If you don't have an answer to the question "What will I do when I brick my phone?" don't root. Whenever modding anything, consoles, phones, set top boxes, I always assume that I will render it unusable. If that doesn't sit well with me, I don't modify it. That should be the general rule of thumb to follow.
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Very well said... I always get a little nervous when screwing with a new $500+ device.
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iElvis said:
3 words: Dropbox Camera Upload.
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Thank you for the advice! I will remember that with my next phone.
I just use g+ to instantly upload my photos. Unlimited space is hard to argue with
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guys please help me out I flashed stock root JB ROM after that my device wont boot just white screen with HTC logo. The phone boots into recovery but I wiped the sd card SD card mount error is being returned.
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anuj.sherawat said:
guys please help me out I flashed stock root JB ROM after that my device wont boot just white screen with HTC logo. The phone boots into recovery but I wiped the sd card SD card mount error is being returned.
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Install twrp 2.3.3.1 and reformat sd card with a pc. Move Rom to sd and reflash. And also what hboot? I know you said s-off bit did you fastboot the boot.img and see is that helped?
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31ken31 said:
Install twrp 2.3.3.1 and reformat sd card with a pc. Move Rom to sd and reflash. And also what hboot? I know you said s-off bit did you fastboot the boot.img and see is that helped?
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thanks first of all I was on CMW, formatted the drive as computer prompted, lost the data but was able to flash the ROM and fastboot the boot image to phone.
Now only one problem the phone restarts and then goes to boot loop everytime I have to fastboot the boot image file.
DO I need to change the recovery and is there any way to by pass the fastboot process? Sorry for noob question