First of all, hello everybody on this community.
I'd been reading on internet how to fix this issue, but no clue at all.
My english is not so good so I'll try to be as clear as possible.
My mother gave me a HTC Inspired 4G, it has many apps and stuffs. It was working fine but it has a lot of apps that I wouldn't be using so (here comes the stupidest idea) I decided to reset it from insight (at that moment I didn't know about the power and volume shortcut).
After I did it, it reset itself then after everything seems normal, I unlocked the screen and then the whole screen turned to black. I could still see the time, date and also open the upper menu, but when I pressed Menu or any button, it just vibrate and nothing happens. Also I got a few errors like xxxx stopped working.
I can manage it to open Config menu, but I can't do much, I tryied to add my wifi connection but when I press the white space to put the password, then keyboard wont display. Also when it used to get stuck on Rethink Possible, but after plug in the cellphone to my laptop I could pass it. Now I removed the microsd and won't need to be plug it for that.
So right now, I can't download anything, I don't know how to fix it or return it the way it used to be.
I don't know anything about root and all those stuffs.
But I learn fast, so any link, tutorial, tips or guidance for these issues, I'll make good use of it.
What I have to do in order to make it work.
Thank you very much in advance.
Do you know what software version you are running, whether the phone is unlocked or rooted, or any other details?
It says 2.3.3 if that what you mean, also I don't know exactly what rooted means but if I'm not mistaken, my cellphone is rooted.
When I turned on by pressing volume and power buttons, I get some kind of options like fastboot and so on, also when I choose Recovery, I get something called Ace Hack Kit, I don't know what's for. I see many options but I can't figure it out which one would help me with this.
It's obvious something been done on this cellphone but I though since I reseted it, everything would be deleted.
Shaagan said:
It says 2.3.3 if that what you mean, also I don't know exactly what rooted means but if I'm not mistaken, my cellphone is rooted.
When I turned on by pressing volume and power buttons, I get some kind of options like fastboot and so on, also when I choose Recovery, I get something called Ace Hack Kit, I don't know what's for. I see many options but I can't figure it out which one would help me with this.
It's obvious something been done on this cellphone but I though since I reseted it, everything would be deleted.
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What do those options say exactly when you press power and volume?
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Hi all... and sorry for my bad English ;-)
I've got an HTC G1. When I try to start it, nothing happens. Only the backlight turns on ... What can I do?
do you have a rooted g1 with recovery and engineering SPL?
No, it isn't rooted...
Is it brand new? I think you should be able to exchange it, if you got it from a store that is; unless you got it from online then you will have to contact the website and see where that goes.
No, it isn't brand new. Someone gave it to me... So i can't exchange it.
Try to boot it thru camera+power holding. Wont help you if success but at least will tell you where the problem.
if he can go to recover mode screen wont remain completely black as far as i know. Because splashscreen appear before recover (or other) mode starts. I might be wrong of course.
If I try to go into the recovery mode thru camera + power button, nothing happens. Only the backlight turns on (black screen with backlight & keyboard backlight...)
Follow first 6 steps in this form...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
tihs should boot your G1.... then if you want go on ahead with other rooting steps to root your g1..
I tried the first 6 steps, but it won't work. I think I can't entry bootloader mode. On step #4 (...)You should see a gray/white screen with instructions(...)
nothing happens on my Phone. :S
Isn't it possible, to flash the bootloader/firmware over USB or something like that?
*push* no solution?
are you sure the phone does not boot? Does it rumble when you first turn it on?
I have a similar problemb, but my phone will completely boot and work, but the lcd does not work it stays black. i can move apps around (they rumble when you pick one up), and i can recieve calls.
I was able to get it to occasionally boot with the lcd working by rebooting the phone with call+menu+power. It worked long enough to reflash the rom to rc29, and boot into it. Then it died shortly after.
mine is going to htc.
Yes, it does rumble when I turn it on, but I think it doesn't boot. So I can't "move apps around" or "recieve calls"
And I can't use the warranty, because I'm swiss.
another way to tell if it actually boots is plug it into a pc after giviing it enough time to boot, and listen for the usb connection notification sound your phone should make.
just trying to help you narrow it down. When i am contacted by HTC i will be sure to try and get as much info from then as possible. hopefully ill get something that might help you.
Since you wont have to worry about voiding your warranty, I also suggest snagging the factory service manual and make sure all the flex cables/connectors pertaining to the lcd are properly connected. This, of course, is under the idea that you have the same problem as me.
good luck
When I plug the phone over usb into a PC, the pc find it as "HTC Android Phone USB Device".
Hmm I don't think, that the LCD is broken, because the backlight turns on... If the lcd is broken, the backlight won't turn on, right?
the backlight on mine would also stay on. then again my lcd worked intermittenly at first and proceded to work less and less, but the backlight would remain on. However, I think your problem differs from what I encountered.
The fact that your pc recognizes the phone means the usb controller is working, but thats about it... I am just trying to find out for sure if you phone boots or not. That will help narrow down the problem for sure.
Have you tried calling it from another number?
It also never hurts to take a peek at the factory service manual... if you havent already
thank you. hmm... I think I can't recieve phonecalls.. but I'm not sure. (I tried it, but yeah i don't know. xD it doesn't rumble or something like that...) Is it possible to have "remote" on the phone? So I can use it over the PC?
They have shipped my phone back. Apparently the screen dying was a side effect of the keyboard going bad...The keypad did not give me any problems though. I was told they replaced the keypad FPC (part no: 73H20137-41M, pg#102 in the service manual). They replaced nothing else.
Unforutnately they did not have any more info to give me. In your case, i would suggest opening it up and checking all the flex cable connections to ensure they are properly and fully attached. of course this check is not really for the faint of heart technically speaking, but it shouldnt be too bad with the service manual as a disassembly/assembly guide.
are there any tutorials how to open the g1? =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27inpgouXII (part I)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIg_3EgrgGY (part II)
I suspect it's a software problem and not related to the hardware models. We have htc inspires though.
Wife and I have identical phones. She came home from work and told me hers crashed; she said she charged it on her way in to work and when she reached to use it saw the root/boot/recovery/whatever screen. (She described it and then when it came up when I looked at it, confirmed that was the screen she'd seen.)
We've got android 2.2.1, if that helps.
Anyway, the phone crashed and won't restart. I pulled the battery out, waited, and popped it back in, and nothing happened. Pulled it out, waited, popped it in, tried the method described here *edit: apparently too new to post links. it was at the htc community.* of trying to bring up the recovery menu. Looks like we have fastboot enabled, which a mod describes as being a known thing. I do the keystroke method as described here, and it brings the menu with the 4 options - reboot, recover, factory reset, and something else, but it doesn't let me navigate with the volume key the way the site and the bootscreen on the phone tell me I should be able to.
So - what went wrong, how can I fix it? I'd rather not have to schlep out to an AT&T store if I don't have to, especially if we can figure it out here. I'd rather not have to do a factory reset, as probably nothing is backed up or saved to the sim, but at this point, I'm worried that's not even an option I can select.
Cliffs:
1. Android phone crashed and won't reboot.
2. Can't make selections in the boot menu using the volume key as I'm supposed to
3. Phone runs through fastboot and fails to start up - I tried the thing I'm supposed to do in response to that as described here *edit: apparently too new to post links. it was at the htc community.*
4. This should be an easy fix / probably something someone here has encountered before.
edit: Don't know if this means anything diagnostically, but while the phone should be fully charged right now, it reads as at 0% when I plugged it in. I figured the utility that measures that probably isn't available at this level in the start-up?
edit2: She mentioned just now that it looked normal when she got up for work. Was at work and tried to use it but it was in airplane mode and she hadn't put in airplane mode herself. She clicked the airplane mode icon to switch out of it and the icon animation just sort of hung. She put it back on her belt like that, it sounds like. When she picked it up again it was in that root menu.
We're not rooted, and these should be vanilla installations.
If this is the wrong place to ask about this, can someone direct me to the right section? I wasn't quite sure where to post this. I reviewed the instructions and did a quick search... but my search-fu might suck.
I have not found the answer for my question anywhere on the net, so I will ask here, since this seems the place where people know what they are talking about regarding HTC Sensation.
Couple of days ago something went completely wrong with my Sensation. 1 moment im using it, no problem, put it in my pocket.
I get it out to use it again, screen doesnt respond AT ALL. I cannot unlock it by touch, I cannot turn if off (off button just puts the screen on 'sleep' and back again on 'locked'.) Volume buttons dont work.
I do keep getting all the messages, calls, whatever, I see everything happening, but cannot do anything.
As I learnt its either the digitzer that is done with it (why? nothing happen, it was just in my pocket, not hit, not wet, no cracks...), or its a software problem. (If someone have a idea what it is, you can jump in here and help me out).
But firstly, I would like to do a backup of all my stuff on the HTC. Ofcourse when I plug it in the PC it asks which mode it has to go in, tethering, usb device, sync, but I cannot choose this (touchscreen not working remember).
Is there some way to backup all my contacts, and stuff on the phone without being able to use it? The device is not rooted, so no nAndroid backup... (can I maybe to the root/nAndroid backup from the PC?)?
The thing with the 'pin' and contact in the cover doenst solve my issue, nor anything else I have found up until now. (Took also a look inside the phone, no connectors seem to be loose/broken..)
Any sort of help is very welcome since I do not really not where to start to fix this issue.
hi,
take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239238
it might help you
rzr86 said:
hi,
take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239238
it might help you
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Yeah already had a look at this, this is the 'pin with contact to the back cover' I was referring to. This is not it I think (I tried already, nothing happened). But also in my case the phone doens't respond AT ALL on touch (in most cases that this method work, the response was bugging/late/blabla).
Nobody knows how to backup data from a not-rooted HTC Sensation with a non-working touchscreen??
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Nobody knows how to backup data from a not-rooted HTC Sensation with a non-working touchscreen??
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Don't think its possible, unless perhaps you have USB debugging enabled already?
If you do then perhaps it's possible to do juponut bear S-off, install clockwork mod or something and do a nandroid if you get the key presses right... But you say the volume keys aren't functioning? So that might not work.
Ok so with nobody to help for over a month, I just decided to do some stuff.
First I replaced the digitizer, new digitzer, nothing changes. Same issues. Screen doesnt respond, volume buttons neither, nothing works, power button just gets it off the sleep mode. (In bootloader Volume buttons work...)
So second, unfortunately lost all my data now, I did the factory reset. Result: nothing changed! Screen still does not respond, volume buttons neither, power button just gets it off the sleep mode.
What is wrong with this phone? Why does it not work anymore? All of a sudden it stopped responding, and these nor digitzer nor software seem the issue. What is it then?
Please help me out!
Hi all first post here but got help many times from lurking on here.
a child of a family friend, quite a smart 10 year old was messing with my phone (i know bad mistake) he just usually takes photos plays games etc. Anyway i went to use my phone and all seemed fine until i tried to go in the settings and it askes for a password, no idea what this password is and he says he does not know as it was an accident.
The app is called "app lock" trying to uninstall it also askes for a password, its just my settings i cant access or that app. Now i would reset my phone by going in the bootloader as i cant get to settings but i cant access bootloader by holding volume down key because i have fastboot on and cant turn it off in settings now.
Now once i flashed my phone using the official ice cream sandwich release, but i cant do that now to get rid of it because my phone wont communicate with my pc, got 3 new usb cables, no connection, tried different comps etc etc, everything i could find, although i can charge through the connection and access my files, just nothing else like htc sync.
So phone is still useable but cant change any settings at all now, cant even access wigits
I love my desire s and don't want to change it, as i love it and got no money available! imo its the sexiest looking phone still
So what i am asking is is there another way to remove this app?
Hope this is in the correcnt section, feel free to flame me if not.
Thanks for the help guys.
Are u rooted r s-off? If so u could use some kind of root explorer app and mount system rw then delete the app and reboot, that should get rid of it. Or if ur willing to factory reset in bootloader, just pull battery out for 20 seconds n put back in then press n hold vol down + power, that should get u there even tho fastboot is enabled in settings.
hi thanks for the quick reply, im not rooted because of the usb problems with my phone, i wish i was, ive tried many times. Ill try the thing with the battery and get back to you, thanks for that buddy.
desires4life said:
hi thanks for the quick reply, im not rooted because of the usb problems with my phone, i wish i was, ive tried many times. Ill try the thing with the battery and get back to you, thanks for that buddy.
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Dont seem to be having success with the battery thing, maybe its just me, im quite a noob with android, im an ios defector and im so glad i did.
Should get u to bootloader, just tried myself with fastboot enabled. Make sure when u put battery back in that u press and hold volume down then press and hold power button (both same time) bootloader should come up.
U know the app lock, is it an app u downloded from playstore? If it is u could open playstore app and uninstall it there.
jmcclue your a staar, got it sorted now. thanks you most kindly!
Hi,
the title is not the best but I don't know how else to describe it.
I have my old Sony Xperia X Compact with the stock rom laying around and wanted to use it again after a long time.
Sadly I forgot the screen unlock pattern and tried it 30 times till the phones reset itself, to get a fresh start. Well, at least that's what I hoped but now, when I start the phone, I cannot start fresh. It asks for an email and password for a previously synced account, I can't for the life of me remember. I am not even sure I had an account configured cause the last time that phone was used I factory reset it and just used it for some testing.
I tried to get into the recovery menu by turning the phone off and pressing volume down + power or volume up + power during the start but it just doesn't work. The phone either vibrates a couple of times and does nothing or boots normally when I don't hold down the buttons long enough.
It also doesn't show up when hooking it up to my PC and using adb devices.
I searched online but I can't find anything on how to access a phone that was reset this way.
I would appreciate some help.
Cheers
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Let it do by authorized service center: requires you can prove that the phone belongs to you. With an invoice, for example.
xXx yYy said:
Let it do by authorized service center: requires you can prove that the phone belongs to you. With an invoice, for example.
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Thanks for the suggestion but that's not really something I am willing to do.
If I can't get it working with adb or something similar and it doesn't look like I can, it will just go into the trash.
Really sad cause until today the hardware and especially the original battery is good enough to work as a daily driver.