I successfully rooted my HD2 some time ago and have used various ROMs on it. I currently use that Core Cell Evo ROM. Two nights ago I accidentally spilled a little water on the phone and immediately turned it off and took out the battery. I let it dry for a day but ever since my phone will turn back on and boot into windows, but once it's there it will constantly have the volume screen pop up & show the volume go up & down and will not recognize anything I do with it. I thought to try and re-install the rom but with the volume issue it won't even allow me to sync the phone with my PC and the 'CustomRUU.exe' file just says 'communication error'.
is my phone done for or is there anything i can do?
(note: i've even unloaded a whole can of air duster in every crack i could find on the phone)
i'm pretty sure, your volumekeys are "damaged" or short curcuited.
i think, they're sending a "press" to the phone, even when you don't press them..
it would be nice, if there was a "hack" to dissable those two keys..i think with that you could use your phone normal..without volume control but pretty full usage.
you're not able to get into bootloader right? this would be your chance to flash via costumruu..but if my guess is right, you cant go into it...
DN41
DN41 said:
i'm pretty sure, your volumekeys are "damaged" or short curcuited.
i think, they're sending a "press" to the phone, even when you don't press them..
it would be nice, if there was a "hack" to dissable those two keys..i think with that you could use your phone normal..without volume control but pretty full usage.
you're not able to get into bootloader right? this would be your chance to flash via costumruu..but if my guess is right, you cant go into it...
DN41
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correct, i can't do anything with it due to the volume key problem. i suppose i should look into dissambling the phone and seeing if i can just pull out the button all together.
yeah but if the short curcuit is on the mainboard, this won't help...
so i would look for any .cab which disables the keys..
one problem is already there: how to install it?
DN41
edit: i'm pretty sure you can disable them by registry...you need to get access to the phone via activesync or via the phone itself....
mh...
DN41 said:
yeah but if the short curcuit is on the mainboard, this won't help...
so i would look for any .cab which disables the keys..
one problem is already there: how to install it?
DN41
edit: i'm pretty sure you can disable them by registry...you need to get access to the phone via activesync or via the phone itself....
mh...
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i've thought of similiar things myself, although when i connect the phone to my pc it continues to do the volume up/down glitch and won't allow me to actually use active sync. mobile device center says 'not connected' and the phone doesn't show up in windows explorer either.
i talked to a local cell phone repair store but all they said was "all we can do is take it apart and clean it but if that doesn't fix it then we can buy the phone off of you as a parts phone".
thats really bad..all programs i know to get access to a pda needs a running active sync connection...
DN41
well, just so everyone knows..
an HD2 can bounce off of your dash and severely crack your windshield and still be perfectly fine...
but the slighest bit of water and you're screwed.
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I have an htc touch pro and it wont sync. to anything. Even my car stereo, witch has a usb port so u can sync music to it, wont work. once in a while it will but most of the time it wont. i have tried everything, but still no luck. I tied a new cable, different computers, everything. I may have to be forced to brick it and get a new one for free from sprint.(i have an insurance plan that will replace it for free if its bricked). Any ideas?
p.s: i have looked everywhere but i cant find how to flash a ROM from internal storage on a touch pro. only a touch diamond. any help?
I am not positive I am understanding you 100%, but here is my take. If you are having problems with it conecting to Activesync, try going into Settings - Connections - USB to PC and make sure the "Enable faster data synchronization" checkbox is unchecked. Many systems cannot take advantage of this.
As far as syncing from the storage card, simply extract the .nbh file and rename it to Raphimg.nbh put it on the root of your storage card and enter the bootloader mode ( I think it is holding the volume down button and the power button at the same time and using the stylus on the bottom to reset. kepp holding them until the tri-color screen appears.)
Good luck, and if I didn't understand you, sorry.
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I have an htc touch pro and it wont sync. to anything. Even my car stereo, witch has a usb port so u can sync music to it, wont work. once in a while it will but most of the time it wont. i have tried everything, but still no luck. I tied a new cable, different computers, everything. I may have to be forced to brick it and get a new one for free from sprint.(i have an insurance plan that will replace it for free if its bricked). Any ideas?
p.s: i have looked everywhere but i cant find how to flash a ROM from internal storage on a touch pro. only a touch diamond. any help?
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Uhmm, I made a full thread on flashing the device, including flashing from a SD card. Also, the other thing is that your USB jack might be broken, which may be the reason for the occasional connection. If you have the insurance, don't mess with the phone any longer. Back up your data and take it to the Sprint store claiming that it does not work.
Good luck!
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Uhmm, I made a full thread on flashing the device, including flashing from a SD card. Also, the other thing is that your USB jack might be broken, which may be the reason for the occasional connection. If you have the insurance, don't mess with the phone any longer. Back up your data and take it to the Sprint store claiming that it does not work.
Good luck!
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I guess i didn't look well enough. anyway, i have to brick it if i were to take it back. I unlocked it and now im using Energy rom 3.0. Witch sprint wont like, i guarantee you. I cant re-lock it because that requires it to sync, which it wont. If i brick it the third part retailer i would go to(because the sprint store doesn't do insurance claims) would just say screw it and order a new one(this is my third touch pro in less then a year). But i will flash it from main memory i guess. It would be nice if it would sync tho.
Thanks, Rushman
I lost the screen on my Verizon touch pro. I got a replacment phone but want to get the contacts and some other stuff out of my broke phone. I have been on this forum searching for days for ideas on how to do this. would it be possible to swap out the guts between phones long enough to get the info out? If so is there and instructions for tearing apart this phone? Any other ideas. I have to return my broken phone so I have to try something soon. Thanks
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I lost the screen on my Verizon touch pro. I got a replacment phone but want to get the contacts and some other stuff out of my broke phone. I have been on this forum searching for days for ideas on how to do this. would it be possible to swap out the guts between phones long enough to get the info out? If so is there and instructions for tearing apart this phone? Any other ideas. I have to return my broken phone so I have to try something soon. Thanks
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Might be a long shot, but if your phone is only missing the screen and it still powers on, you may be able to use MyMobiler and control it remotely from the PC.
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Might be a long shot, but if your phone is only missing the screen and it still powers on, you may be able to use MyMobiler and control it remotely from the PC.
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Thanks, I tried that. It will not conect. I have a password on my phone, so it's locked and will not sync. I also don't have MyMobiler on the phone.
MyMobiler will work on my new phone.
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Thanks, I tried that. It will not conect. I have a password on my phone, so it's locked and will not sync. I also don't have MyMobiler on the phone.
MyMobiler will work on my new phone.
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MyMobiler should install to the phone automatically, but if your device is password protected, then I am afraid you are out of luck...
So I plugged my Vibrant into Odin to revert to stock. Apparently everything went wrong, and now my phone is stuck at the Phone---!---computer screen. It seems that my phone won't respond to hardware methods of entering download mode, so am I screwed?
Keep reading on here. This has happened to many people. Keep trying things and hopefully you will get it.
1. Remove SD and SIM card
2. Remove battery
3. plugged the phone into USB (connected to PC)
4. held down vol-up and vol-down
5. popped the battery back in while holding vol buttons
I've tried that, and many other methods, multiple times already. It seems that none of the volume/power methods do anything for my phone. I'm certain that if hardware-locks do exist for certain vibrants, mine just so happens to be one of them (Date on box is August 13). I just want to know if anyone with a similarly dated phone has ever been able to access download mode without adb.
If anyone knows of more methods, please post them. If all else fails, I'll go complain in my local T-Mobile store that my phone died. I have no idea if that'll get me anywhere, but it's worth a shot.
Does anyone who has had a problem similar to mine know of any fix? By that I mean, has someone who has had a presumably hardware-locked phone ever been able to boot it into download mode without adb? I'd really like to know if I can salvage this thing, or if I have to try my luck with T-Mobile.
Try holding volume down and holding power button and plug in USB while this is happening.
Sadly, I've tried that method as well, thank you though for responding. I will continue trying since it seems not to be a 100% thing for some people. Anyway, for the Volume keys + Power method, can anyone provide a more precise time of releasing power than "When it goes black". I'm hoping my inability to enter download mode is human-error, so I'd like as much input on this as possible. Thanks in advance.
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Sadly, I've tried that method as well, thank you though for responding. I will continue trying since it seems not to be a 100% thing for some people. Anyway, for the Volume keys + Power method, can anyone provide a more precise time of releasing power than "When it goes black". I'm hoping my inability to enter download mode is human-error, so I'd like as much input on this as possible. Thanks in advance.
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When you see the " !---> (pc)" symbol, plug your USB in. Hold down volume +, volume -, and power. As soon as the screen turns black release the power button only. Continue holding Vol + and Vol -. You'll enter Download mode.
I've tried that multiple times, but I will continue to try it. It seems as though my phone won't register that buttons are being pressed. All that happens is the phone reboots to the Phone--!--Computer screen every time the power is held and released (As it should). No combination of buttons seems to have any affect on this. Oh well, I'll continue trying and hopefully someone will post a working method.
I have the same problem and the hardware button method isn't working and I am stuck at the Phone ! Computer screen, and I read around the forums and they say that some Vibrant's have the hardware method locked, so you can't boot into Download mode from using the buttons. Since adb cannot find the phone when its stuck at this screen it seems we are both screwed. I have found no other solution other than returning it Tmo, not sure if they will exchange since it might be a violation of warranty.
I'm just going to play dumb when I go to T-Mobile. I'll say it just booted into that screen, and I can't get out of it. The hardware lock appears to be a defect, since it's not present on most Vibrants, so that should be able to warrant the replacement phone. I've been with T-Mobile awhile, and they're usually pretty good with replacements. Besides, the phone would be easily fixed if it wasn't broken in the first place.
But before I go to T-Mobile, I'm going to try and talk to Customer Service. If it's a common problem, then I'm sure it can be covered under warranty (Even though MOST ways of getting it require voiding warranty). Again, on the basis that this wouldn't be a big deal if my phone worked like a normal Vibrant. Besides, I'm sure T-Mobile can flash it without requiring the hardware method, so even if they only charge me some sort of service fee, I won't really mind.
As final moral reassurance for myself, I only tried to flash it because apps started FC on me and the phone constantly acted weird. The only thing I've done is root it, so it's not like I really set it up to fail.
Let me know how it goes with Customer Service. I would to get this problem resolved as well with the least amount of trouble. I don't want to have a brick and have to pay like $500 for a new phone. And I think the hardware buttons thing might actually be a defect. I tried doing the hardware buttons thing to get to recovery mode once before and it worked. I did this to install an update.zip to root the phone. It only worked that one time and now the buttons don't boot into recovery mode or download mode. It if works once then not again, there has to be something wrong.
I'll be trying them tomorrow (It's 10PM where I am). If all goes well, I'll try and contact you. I'm pretty sure I'll be safe so long as I don't mention rooting it. The firmware flash they'll have to do should help me on that front, so unless they catch on, I should be safe. Anyway, hopefully tomorrow I'll be good news, otherwise expect some post from me on Monday or Tuesday, depending on whether I have the time to deal with them or not.
Hey Generic112, I got with T-Mobile customer service. I told them about the screen I was seeing but did not mention rooting or attempting to flash the phone. They said they will replace my phone by shipping me a new Vibrant, but I have to return the one I have. I am not sure if they will do a check to verify if the Vibrant was rooted or not after they receive it, but I will have my new Vibrant before they receive the one I have. I won't know what will happen for awhile because its going to take a week for the new phone to arrive and when it does then I will be returning the one with the phone ! computer problem, unless someone thinks it is a better idea to tell them what happened and have them repair it?
I am also struck with the same problem
Hi,
I am also struck with the same problem. Please let me know if you guys got any method to resolve the problem or T-Mobile was able to help.
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Keep reading on here. This has happened to many people. Keep trying things and hopefully you will get it.
1. Remove SD and SIM card
2. Remove battery
3. plugged the phone into USB (connected to PC)
4. held down vol-up and vol-down
5. popped the battery back in while holding vol buttons
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This method actually worked for me. I was beginning to think I'd have to build the USB jig, but tried this as a last ditch. Thanks!
The above method has worked for me numerous times with the same problem, my old bricked one, and my new one. Try holding down power button as well once or twice, never know. You have to keep the volume buttons pressed the whole time for it to work.
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Hey Generic112, I got with T-Mobile customer service. I told them about the screen I was seeing but did not mention rooting or attempting to flash the phone. They said they will replace my phone by shipping me a new Vibrant, but I have to return the one I have. I am not sure if they will do a check to verify if the Vibrant was rooted or not after they receive it, but I will have my new Vibrant before they receive the one I have. I won't know what will happen for awhile because its going to take a week for the new phone to arrive and when it does then I will be returning the one with the phone ! computer problem, unless someone thinks it is a better idea to tell them what happened and have them repair it?
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In some cases that I've read they say, TMo charged them 600$ for the Replacement after finding out that it was bricked due to hacking. Before replacing try to get it repaired by them.
I would also like people whose phones were replaced to confirm what I've said above.
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In some cases that I've read they say, TMo charged them 600$ for the Replacement after finding out that it was bricked due to hacking. Before replacing try to get it repaired by them.
I would also like people whose phones were replaced to confirm what I've said above.
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He should be able to get the phone woking again, what happened is not a big deal. If he sends it in the way it's sitting right now, t'Mo's techs won't have a problem getting it working again. (IMO) Especially if they find out the phone's rooted, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets charged.
I bricked my phone so bad, it was beyond recovery. I erased the bootloader, therefore it was completelly dead. No life. I got a replacement under warranty for free, never got charged for it.
My advice would be to try and get to work again before sending it in.
So I broke the sceeen of my Vibrant... the screen is shattered and only shows light from the home button. touch doesnt work at all so blind anything is pretty much out. I want to get the photos and videos off of the devices internal memory... but i have no access. are there any programs out there that can help me out? or does anyone know any tricks I could try?
So the phone fully boots? What ROM are you using? Are you rooted? Is debugging enabled?
it fully boots, stock rom 2.1, rooted, and debugging is not enabled.
Can you use the volume buttons to boot to recovery? Might be able to pull some files with adb if you can get there.
Are you using stock recovery as well?
no its cwm recovery...
1.) Power off.
2.) Hold both volume buttons. Push and hold power button (to power on phone). When Vibrant screen appears (guess lol), release power button (but keep holding volume buttons)
3.) It should eventually get to CWM recovery. From there you can pull files to pc with adb
should be simple enough to blind.. the screen doesnt turn on at all soo.. yeah. but i'll give it a try -- thanks.
Should be about 1.5 seconds or so before releasing power button. (That's on mine anyway)
ok how would i do this in adb?
Sorry about the delay.
If you have access to adb from CWM recovery, all you need to do is "adb pull /sdcard"
This will pull all files on your internal (and probably external as well) storage to your current directory.
If you're specifically wanting stuff from your camera, you can run "adb pull /sdcard/DCIM"
Hope this helps.
got it! thank you very much!!
Cool. What did you end up doing?
So, I have this same problem, but have zero experience with andriod. I have been a windows mobile guy in the past, now on the iphone. Now I am sitting here with my brother's vibrant that has all his baby's pictures on it. Any help stepping me through this would be awesome. I have zero screen visibility, but you can tell there is some activity. The home buttons light up at the bottom.
^^ The exact same thing happened to me this weekend. I'm working on fixing it. I can't seem to get into CWM either, so no adb pull to get a backup yet. I can't even seem to get into download mode. mwmcginn, what ROM is your brother using? For the record, I was using the MIUI 1.4.29, I think. I'm not sure if there is a physical problem with the screen or if this is software.
I have the same problem, my screen got cracked and got my replacement via insurance. I just now realized the old one has to be sent back and having MIUI on it, I went to download mode (knowing the steps) and flashed back to JFD. Now I don't have any debugging enabled or root access or CWM installed.
What options do I have? Is there an ODIN that come prerooted and with CWM that I can then try adb?
Someone please help, as I don't really feel comfortable sending my phone full of private data to them.
Thank you.
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I have the same problem, my screen got cracked
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I tried to fix mine (taking things apart usually fixes them, right?) and ended up cracking my screen. Now I get to pay $150 for a new screen, as I use my Vibrant on ATT so no warranty At least my phone will be working again. Going back to an old Nokia suuuucks!
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I tried to fix mine (taking things apart usually fixes them, right?) and ended up cracking my screen. Now I get to pay $150 for a new screen, as I use my Vibrant on ATT so no warranty At least my phone will be working again. Going back to an old Nokia suuuucks!
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This sucks man...
There must be some way to automatically load the sd card in windows. I even tried in Mac, as I read somewhere that it loads as soon as usb is plugged... Well I did that on my bro's mac and nothing happened, unless there are some commands that I have to follow... I am a dummy when it comes to Mac
Any other ideas?
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Hi guys/gals,
I've been passed a Nokia 710 by a friend of mine. She managed to drop it in a bowl of water at work and has been refused a fix under warranty (not surprising). This was a few weeks ago, so the phone is fully dried out. It boots up, makes the start-up sounds and the three buttons on the front work, but the screen is totally blank - although touch-screen response seems to work still.
I have installed Zune, but whenever I connect the phone I get "Phone setup incomplete" and a message to disconnect the phone and complete the remaining steps on the phone. Without a screen to see I have no idea what I should be doing.
Is there a simple solution to this, or is there some way of connecting to the internal memory to recover the data from it some other way?
SimonTS said:
Hi guys/gals,
I've been passed a Nokia 710 by a friend of mine. She managed to drop it in a bowl of water at work and has been refused a fix under warranty (not surprising). This was a few weeks ago, so the phone is fully dried out. It boots up, makes the start-up sounds and the three buttons on the front work, but the screen is totally blank - although touch-screen response seems to work still.
I have installed Zune, but whenever I connect the phone I get "Phone setup incomplete" and a message to disconnect the phone and complete the remaining steps on the phone. Without a screen to see I have no idea what I should be doing.
Is there a simple solution to this, or is there some way of connecting to the internal memory to recover the data from it some other way?
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How did she do that, I don't think you can recover the data from your phone, Zune is giving you an update error which means that the update isn't intalled completly.
What you can do, but you had to do that a lot earlier, is to put the phone in a bowl of rice (not water ) and wait a few days, that's the only thing I can think about at the moment.
Succes,
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How did she do that, I don't think you can recover the data from your phone, Zune is giving you an update error which means that the update isn't intalled completly.
What you can do, but you had to do that a lot earlier, is to put the phone in a bowl of rice (not water ) and wait a few days, that's the only thing I can think about at the moment.
Succes,
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She had the phone in her pocket when she bent over. I think the problem may be down to a key-lock on the phone which needs to be entered first, but am waiting for her to get back to me.
Thanks for the help though, I didn't expect much else.
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She had the phone in her pocket when she bent over. I think the problem may be down to a key-lock on the phone which needs to be entered first, but am waiting for her to get back to me.
Thanks for the help though, I didn't expect much else.
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Plug it into a Linux machine and copy direct from the phone as any other USB flash drive would work
Or uninstall Zune and use the reg hack to allow that to be done in windows
http://shivamsoftworld.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/how-to-enable-usb-mass-storage-mode-in_14.html
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Plug it into a Linux machine and copy direct from the phone as any other USB flash drive would work
Or uninstall Zune and use the reg hack to allow that to be done in windows
http://shivamsoftworld.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/how-to-enable-usb-mass-storage-mode-in_14.html
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Fantastic, thank you. Following the link you posted also took me to another site USB Storage Enabler for Windows Phones 7 which might be useful for anyone else coming up against this in the future, or simply wanting to use their device as a USB drive, not requiring Zune.
SimonTS said:
Fantastic, thank you. Following the link you posted also took me to another site USB Storage Enabler for Windows Phones 7 which might be useful for anyone else coming up against this in the future, or simply wanting to use their device as a USB drive, not requiring Zune.
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I think the phone has been reset
SimonTS said:
Hi guys/gals,
I've been passed a Nokia 710 by a friend of mine. She managed to drop it in a bowl of water at work and has been refused a fix under warranty (not surprising). This was a few weeks ago, so the phone is fully dried out. It boots up, makes the start-up sounds and the three buttons on the front work, but the screen is totally blank - although touch-screen response seems to work still.
I have installed Zune, but whenever I connect the phone I get "Phone setup incomplete" and a message to disconnect the phone and complete the remaining steps on the phone. Without a screen to see I have no idea what I should be doing.
Is there a simple solution to this, or is there some way of connecting to the internal memory to recover the data from it some other way?
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I think the phone is reset entirely..
and the reason you couldn't connect to zune is because you haven't completed the initial boot procedures...
There are many ways to get your phone started...
But I don't think its of any use unless, you have your screen working..