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This is my first post at XDA. I don't know if I am in the right section. Kindly move the post if required.
Problem
1) I had my Optimus One running CM9.
2) It made my phone slow. So, I flashed it back to CM7.
3) It had some problems, so i was foolish enough to move it back to Gingerbread instead of restoring to CM9.
4) This is where my phone started acting strange. It was getting into a boot loop.
5) I then tried to fix it using some tools I don't remember, but since then it has been dead.
The phone is dead. The phone won't turn on. Not even in emergency mode. No response when charger or USB is connected. It just wont turn on.
It was about 4 months ago when I bricked my phone and had lost hope. I have now known it's hard living without an android.
Please let me know how i can fix this and revive my bricked phone.
Some of you may have a good laugh reading this. But I already have tears in my eyes.:crying:
I dont remember what all i did to my phone in order to brick it. So, please help in whatever way you can.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
rocketonp500 said:
This is my first post at XDA. I don't know if I am in the right section. Kindly move the post if required.
Problem
1) I had my Optimus One running CM9.
2) It made my phone slow. So, I flashed it back to CM7.
3) It had some problems, so i was foolish enough to move it back to Gingerbread instead of restoring to CM9.
4) This is where my phone started acting strange. It was getting into a boot loop.
5) I then tried to fix it using some tools I don't remember, but since then it has been dead.
The phone is dead. The phone won't turn on. Not even in emergency mode. No response when charger or USB is connected. It just wont turn on.
It was about 4 months ago when I bricked my phone and had lost hope. I have now known it's hard living without an android.
Please let me know how i can fix this and revive my bricked phone.
Some of you may have a good laugh reading this. But I already have tears in my eyes.:crying:
I dont remember what all i did to my phone in order to brick it. So, please help in whatever way you can.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
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Repair
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Reviving my bricked p500
Thanks!!! I kinda guessed nothing could be done. But would have loved a fix. Would have saved bucks!!!
rocketonp500 said:
Thanks!!! I kinda guessed nothing could be done. But would have loved a fix. Would have saved bucks!!!
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The thing is, if it doesn't respond then how are you going to fix it...that's the huge problem.
Moved to General Q&A.
Have you tried another charger? With and without battery.
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rocketonp500 said:
This is my first post at XDA. I don't know if I am in the right section. Kindly move the post if required.
Problem
1) I had my Optimus One running CM9.
2) It made my phone slow. So, I flashed it back to CM7.
3) It had some problems, so i was foolish enough to move it back to Gingerbread instead of restoring to CM9.
4) This is where my phone started acting strange. It was getting into a boot loop.
5) I then tried to fix it using some tools I don't remember, but since then it has been dead.
The phone is dead. The phone won't turn on. Not even in emergency mode. No response when charger or USB is connected. It just wont turn on.
It was about 4 months ago when I bricked my phone and had lost hope. I have now known it's hard living without an android.
Please let me know how i can fix this and revive my bricked phone.
Some of you may have a good laugh reading this. But I already have tears in my eyes.:crying:
I dont remember what all i did to my phone in order to brick it. So, please help in whatever way you can.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
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It's an LG phone right?.. I also agree to Repair at the service center of your phone.. I recommend that because it's hard bricked.. When I was a newbie and accidentally soft bricked my galaxy pocket (bootloop) I bring it to the samsung service center I thought it will coast some bucks but it's free, they just reformat my phone for One hour and it's now fixed.. but now I use Odin for reformatting my phone using stock firmwares..
dumeds away,
I assume you searched the forum already, but maybe you didn't try this yet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883314
Hope it helps.
try putting it into download mode and connecting to the computer and checking with odin.i
Reviving P500
krishneelg3 said:
The thing is, if it doesn't respond then how are you going to fix it...that's the huge problem.
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Yes!! There is no way I guess.
post-mortem said:
Have you tried another charger? With and without battery.
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Yes. I tried another chager, USB and stuff. My phone wont come up.
fozzyag said:
I assume you searched the forum already, but maybe you didn't try this yet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883314
Hope it helps.
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I came across this thread. But, i cannot go into emergency mode. So, I am stuck.
aagampshah97 said:
try putting it into download mode and connecting to the computer and checking with odin.i
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How to get into download mode? I dont really know if it would go into download mode.
Hmm , hopes are less but lets go on with the basics .
Did you try changing the battery ?
I don't think the download mode would work either but try doing the following :
Plug in the USB cable and wait for the charging screen to come on.
Now Press and HOLD the following Keys in the same order: Return Button, Volume Down Button, and the Power Button.
Let go off all the buttons when you first see the LG logo.
Then install cm9 again with odin .
If none works then you either have to go with a new phone or maybe a simple part of the phone has become dead . If it's under warranty get it replaced / repaired .
Guy,
i have a nexus s, korean model, i put a custom firmware JB. the update was successful, i was able set-up everything
but after i restart it. it won't turn on, no charging, NO everything.
i try ubuntu linux still nothing. can you give me advice or a step by step
and whats the worst thing could happen to my nexus s. tnx.
navymyk said:
Guy,
i have a nexus s, korean model, i put a custom firmware JB. the update was successful, i was able set-up everything
but after i restart it. it won't turn on, no charging, NO everything.
i try ubuntu linux still nothing. can you give me advice or a step by step
and whats the worst thing could happen to my nexus s. tnx.
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Hi
I dont want to take your hope...but if you have allready tried to:
Press button combo for bootloader, button combo for download mode...remove battery and nothing worked...no google logo at all
The PC didnt recognize the device ....same fastboot/adb...no charging sign..
So the display stays black...you have the same issue like me.
I have had same a few weeks ago..and some others too.
Only way out is send it to samsung for warranty-repair.
In my case the mainboard and the nand where changed because the´re messed up.
good luck
S.R.
shivasrage said:
Hi
I dont want to take your hope...but if you have allready tried to:
Press button combo for bootloader, button combo for download mode...remove battery and nothing worked...no google logo at all
The PC didnt recognize the device ....same fastboot/adb...no charging sign..
So the display stays black...you have the same issue like me.
I have had same a few weeks ago..and some others too.
Only way out is send it to samsung for warranty-repair.
In my case the mainboard and the nand where changed because the´re messed up.
good luck
S.R.
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i have this phone as 2nd hand only, i went to samsung they say that they can't like use software because they don't know what model
i have, i already told them that it is a Korean model and blah blah, hopeless me.
Hi, I am new at this forum and i would like to ask you the following question.
recently i bought a samsung galaxy ace 2 phone and today i decided to try a custom ROM with, being a Linux geek for years...
So i chose Kyrillos Rom for my phone and after several failures i got to understand that before i try to load the custom ROM i had to upgrade my firmware and kernel as described here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955679
So i used Odin tool , and tried to flash the new firmware as described here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118119,before proceeding to kernel flash.
Everything went smooth , Odin showed 'pass' indication and my phone after the procedure tried to reboot...and never woke up...
From then i cannot boot my phone at all, i mean neither in usual mode by pressing the power button nor in recovery or download mode. It does not respond to any of those, the screen and the buttons are completely black no matter how many seconds i press them
When i started the procedure my battery level was at 70% and just to be sure i connected it to USB port so as not to empty the battery during the procedure..Now that i connected it to its' charger it does not show the charging indicator
Any ideas as to what happened and how i can fix my problem?
Thank you in advance and keep up the good job!!!
seems motherboard is dead u need to get it replaced anyway did u follow the odin guide carefully cause it seems not
Blackwolf10 said:
seems motherboard is dead u need to get it replaced anyway did u follow the odin guide carefully cause it seems not
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It seems that i followed the exact directions in the posts mentioned, but my phone is I8160P and not I8160 something that i had not noticed up until tonight,so i think that it has something to do with this, even though i cannot understand how my motherboard died because of the firmware upgrade even thw firmware is made for another model...
VisagenNoir said:
It seems that i followed the exact directions in the posts mentioned, but my phone is I8160P and not I8160 something that i had not noticed up until tonight,so i think that it has something to do with this, even though i cannot understand how my motherboard died because of the firmware upgrade even thw firmware is made for another model...
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it does have everything to do with that but it seems more like a hardbrick to me so does the phone charge or have u tried a lot of times to boot it or maybe pull the battery out for 5 min then put it back in and try to go to recovery or download if none of these stuff work then i think its dead
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it does have everything to do with that but it seems more like a hardbrick to me so does the phone charge or have u tried a lot of times to boot it or maybe pull the battery out for 5 min then put it back in and try to go to recovery or download if none of these stuff work then i think its dead
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Yes i tried both normal boot pressing the power button and recovery - download modes and it did not power on in any of those cases. Also i tried pulling out the battery for 5 - 10 minutes and it did not power on afterwards either.Is this something that happens often because it seems really strange to me. If it has nothing to do with the firmware upgrade and it is a hardware issue then ok, i can sent it to repair it but if i have already lost the warranty due to root and firmware - custom recovery etc.. then what exactly do i have to do..
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Yes i tried both normal boot pressing the power button and recovery - download modes and it did not power on in any of those cases. Also i tried pulling out the battery for 5 - 10 minutes and it did not power on afterwards either.Is this something that happens often because it seems really strange to me. If it has nothing to do with the firmware upgrade and it is a hardware issue then ok, i can sent it to repair it but if i have already lost the warranty due to root and firmware - custom recovery etc.. them what exactly to i have to do..
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i don't think they will know since the phone won't boot up at all they know by going to download so give it a try and take it to a service and if ur in europe rooting does not affect ur warranty hope this helps
I am so sad as I write this...:crying:
I had TWRP custom recovery and running the ARHD 9.0 rom.
I was tempted to try the other roms so I played around with Omega and ReVolt rom..they worked fine...
Then, when I tried to reflash ARHD 9.0, I could get to TWRP recovery but it just reboots even before any of the buttons appear.
So, I went into download mode and flashed HighOnAndroid custom recovery.
It seem to work fine....so I went ahead and flashed ARHD 9.0....It installed fine and completed successfully.
But when I rebooted the device...sigh...no power, not even the charging animation when I plug it into the charger...
So, if anyone has a solution on what I should do, please do tell me or I am really sad...so so sad...:crying:
Try a different charger, cable and wall outlet. Leave the n8000 there for a while. Hold the power button for a while, then let it go. Listen closely to the speakers for the little samsung sound when it turns on. Idk if the rom you installed has a boot sound tho. Anyways, if you still dont have an answer after that.. I would maybe start to think the power button is dead. Its a last ditch option but plausible i suppose lol.
Beyond that, you might have to think about sell it for parts.
Oh and i remember from my time with the Samsung vibrant that sometimes, even if nothing comes up on the screen, the device might be picked up by Odin after doing the dl mode button combo
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younix258 said:
Try a different charger, cable and wall outlet. Leave the n8000 there for a while.
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I brought a friend's Note and charged using my usb charger/cable...it is working ok.
I would maybe start to think the power button is dead. Its a last ditch option but plausible i suppose lol.
Beyond that, you might have to think about sell it for parts.
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My Note is about 2 months old and is still under warranty period. As a last resort, I can send it to them.
Oh and i remember from my time with the Samsung vibrant that sometimes, even if nothing comes up on the screen, the device might be picked up by Odin after doing the dl mode button combo
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I will try and post back here.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts though.
freelancer81 said:
I brought a friend's Note and charged using my usb charger/cable...it is working ok.
My Note is about 2 months old and is still under warranty period. As a last resort, I can send it to them.
As you have root and custom rom then warranty is void .
If Samsung cannot tell that you have root and custom rom is a different matter .
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Have you tried plugging in to your pc, see if odin recognizes it? If so try flashing stock samsung rom.
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rail205 said:
Have you tried plugging in to your pc, see if odin recognizes it? If so try flashing stock samsung rom.
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I tried it....not detected...
It's very strange...no backlit or sound even when pressing power, power+vol up/vol down combos.
There was no error at all while flashing the ARHD 9.0.....and when I click on the finish and restart/reboot button at the end, boom..it shutdowns and dies on me...
I have googled it but no one has ever come across this kind of problem.
Since it is completely dead, there is a chance that sammy will not know it's rooted and running custom firmware.
Thanks to you and JJEgan for your concerns and suggestions.
As it sounds like a hardware issue, Samsung will likely fix it under warranty. At least that was my experience with Asus on my previous tablet.
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Do you know.if your battery was almost dead when flashing that last. Rom? I've heard that can brick ur device if it dies in flashing process. (Even tho you said flash completed) but who knows?
trevor7428 said:
Do you know.if your battery was almost dead when flashing that last. Rom? I've heard that can brick ur device if it dies in flashing process. (Even tho you said flash completed) but who knows?
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I am not very sure about the exact battery percentage but yeah, it was low...somewhere about 10%~30%.
So, does that mean there is no way to revive it?
:crying:
freelancer81 said:
I am not very sure about the exact battery percentage but yeah, it was low...somewhere about 10%~30%.
So, does that mean there is no way to revive it?
:crying:
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Unfortunately not without a new motherboard it seems like. If the is no sign of life, no recovery, no download mode and can't flash via oden or kies on computer with proper drivers installed. Then it sounds like a hard brick. Not recoverable unless new motherboard or JTAG. :/
Sorry man. But in future never flash if less than 30% battory. I've heard some pple say not below 50%
I don't know if your 10.1 died while flashing, but if so it could hard brick
50% is the suggested level of battery because flashing actually uses a large amount of battery. Also the tablets seem to power down things at 10%power.
Could be it shut off if the power dropped below 10%. This is why we suggest to not flash below 50%...
trevor7428 said:
Unfortunately not without a new motherboard it seems like. If the is no sign of life, no recovery, no download mode and can't flash via oden or kies on computer with proper drivers installed. Then it sounds like a hard brick. Not recoverable unless new motherboard or JTAG. :/
Sorry man. But in future never flash if less than 30% battory. I've heard some pple say not below 50%
I don't know if your 10.1 died while flashing, but if so it could hard brick
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ultramag69 said:
50% is the suggested level of battery because flashing actually uses a large amount of battery. Also the tablets seem to power down things at 10%power.
Could be it shut off if the power dropped below 10%. This is why we suggest to not flash below 50%...
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so sad....lesson learnt too late....the hard way :crying:
But I guess I have learnt one more way of hardbricking a device.
dude, seems like maybe a problem with your "main board"... i had the same issue at my galaxy tab 2, and i sent it to the shop ( because its passed warranty period already)...
i think im ****ed.. i would like opininos suggestions..im desperate right now lol sounds bad i know however
first :my power button does not seem to want to work anymore
secondly: i noticed there was a basband and firmware update and i downloaded mf1 and the modem
third: i went into my quick setings since my power buton is broken and clicked on recovery mode and clicked ok
fourth: i waited .. the little blue words appeared in the top left corner as usual, and then it says samsung galaxy s3 and hangs for a minute then shuts off and turns back on.. continuing the loop.
possiblly important infomation;
my battery level was only 24 percent and i think if i charge it up or try to get it to charge that it may work out
your probably wondering what i do when my phone dies ..
well i put it on the charger and it turns on and the charging screen pops up with the battery
then i unplug the phone and it boots up without me touching the power button .
any information will be apprciated thanks ahead of time
BTW the phone was purchased the first day it was released i think the warrenty is expired
THANKS
nightinjail said:
i think im ****ed.. i would like opininos suggestions..im desperate right now lol sounds bad i know however
first :my power button does not seem to want to work anymore
secondly: i noticed there was a basband and firmware update and i downloaded mf1 and the modem
third: i went into my quick setings since my power buton is broken and clicked on recovery mode and clicked ok
fourth: i waited .. the little blue words appeared in the top left corner as usual, and then it says samsung galaxy s3 and hangs for a minute then shuts off and turns back on.. continuing the loop.
possiblly important infomation;
my battery level was only 24 percent and i think if i charge it up or try to get it to charge that it may work out
your probably wondering what i do when my phone dies ..
well i put it on the charger and it turns on and the charging screen pops up with the battery
then i unplug the phone and it boots up without me touching the power button .
any information will be apprciated thanks ahead of time
BTW the phone was purchased the first day it was released i think the warrenty is expired
THANKS
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The same power button issue happened to me a few weeks ago. I found a YouTube video of a guy who demonstrated slamming his phone on a table to fix it. Now I know what your thinking sounds stupid but it worked for me. Hold your phone so the side with the power button is flat on the table (this is how it needs to land). Then lift it and slam it down. I used a mouse pad to cushion the impact. Took like 20 tries but its been good ever since.
i forgot to mention.. i was planning on letting the phone completely die and then giving it some juice to see if that breaks the loop or sends it into normal boot mode i dont have the screw driver small enough to unscrew the back, if i did do you think holding the power button on the board will break the loop?
thepagel said:
the same power button issue happened to me a few weeks ago. I found a youtube video of a guy who demonstrated slamming his phone on a table to fix it. Now i know what your thinking sounds stupid but it worked for me. Hold your phone so the side with the power button is flat on the table (this is how it needs to land). Then lift it and slam it down. I used a mouse pad to cushion the impact. Took like 20 tries but its been good ever since.
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omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
thanks man!!!!!
nightinjail said:
omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
thanks man!!!!!
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Awesome!
nightinjail said:
omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
thanks man!!!!!
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but it frezzes !!! And goes back into the loop wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nightinjail said:
but it frezzes !!! And goes back into the loop wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As I said it took me a few tries I also remember putting a crappy thumdrive under the mouse pad to get more impact on the button. Not sure how hard I did it. Oh and take your battery out.
OMFG THANKS MAN .. YOU REALLY.. JUST SAVED ME lol .. no idea how happy i am .. will post what i did incase someone else has this happen to them.
1. i panicked
2. banged the **** out of the side like instructed and was getting it into recovery mode ..
3. was trying to do a reboot system
3a. it froze and reset it self again forceing me to bang the hell out of it agian and agian
3b. more banging and more freezing
4. finally it let me reboot system and it turned on .. and now my power button seems to be working again
EPILOGUE: my basband and firmware are all out of date and would love to update them but seeing as how f-ed my galaxy is im afraid to even do that anyone have any suggestions? thanks freinds
may the force be with you
nightinjail said:
OMFG THANKS MAN .. YOU REALLY.. JUST SAVED ME lol .. no idea how happy i am .. will post what i did incase someone else has this happen to them.
1. i panicked
2. banged the **** out of the side like instructed and was getting it into recovery mode ..
3. was trying to do a reboot system
3a. it froze and reset it self again forceing me to bang the hell out of it agian and agian
3b. more banging and more freezing
4. finally it let me reboot system and it turned on .. and now my power button seems to be working again
EPILOGUE: my basband and firmware are all out of date and would love to update them but seeing as how f-ed my galaxy is im afraid to even do that anyone have any suggestions? thanks freinds
may the force be with you
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Trust me I know the feeling. I had soft bricked my phone after I tried to downgrade from 4.3 (before the fix was found) right after I thought I found the solution my phone was doing the power loop. Scared the crap out of me.
can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.
my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
nightinjail said:
can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.
my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
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I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.
nightinjail said:
can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.
my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
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ThePagel said:
I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.
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The basebands available to flash are zips flashable only through recovery. Have been for a while now.