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Well, i ****ed up my phone.
Trying to bring it back alive failed, so I'm going to bring it
back to T-Mobile.
Does someone know a very good lie I can tell them, so I don't have to pay for the repair.
When i try to start my phone, i see a HTC splashscreen, and thats it. Normally it start with a T-Mobile splashscreen. Can they see i tried flashing my phone, or is that an assumption they make.
CCRDude said:
I don't think using bold letters and the clear word "lie" will help you a lot... you just highlight that you ask for illegal help
Maybe you should take a look at the bricked-devices topic for a chance to revive it?
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I have spent the last 3 days 30 hours orso fixing my phone. Revive is something my dead baby won't do.
vayip said:
I have spent the last 3 days 30 hours orso fixing my phone. Revive is something my dead baby won't do.
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enter the bootloader; try to flash a regular update from your provider to it.
vayip said:
Well, i ****ed up my phone.
Trying to bring it back alive failed, so I'm going to bring it
back to T-Mobile.
Does someone know a very good lie I can tell them, so I don't have to pay for the repair.
When i try to start my phone, i see a HTC splashscreen, and thats it. Normally it start with a T-Mobile splashscreen. Can they see i tried flashing my phone, or is that an assumption they make.
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I did the same with my Vodafone (UK). I just told them I'd hard reset and this is all I can see on the screen (don't get stroppy etc).
Mine will be back Tuesday, warranty repaired.
Vod UK use an outside repair centre so will probably be the same as T-Mobile if you are in UK. Mine needed a new motherboard, but there is a bit of a shortage in the UK (too many bricks???). I guess it depends on the outside service centre contract whether they charge you or T-mobile (and maybe also because I had warranty and Insurance)..
Just go in and plead ignorance, but if they want to charge you, ultimately it was you that ****ed it and not them
Toast it in the microwave for 5 seconds!
boz said:
Toast it in the microwave for 5 seconds!
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That's a new one - when car radio codes first came out they always said to put them in the freezer then stroke the chips legs to erase the cmos... never worked for me, but I'd probably get away with the microwave thing with 3 kids at home!!!
@ Olipro
If you mean the SD-card flashing, T-Mobile Holland doesn't have an update available. There is an T-Mobile Holland ROM available, but the image is older than the image installed on my phone. When checking the ROM in the white screen, it says not allow. I think i need ROM 1.21.114.3 from T-Mobile if I want to do the SD-card flash.
I only have access to the bootloader, I have bootloader 1.04, and I have access to KITL mode, but the Windows CE Platform Builder fix also doesn't work
@ ach2
I was thinking also something like that. That I hard reset my phone and now it's broke. I was also thinking something like I left my phone on the charger for the weekend, and when I came back I did a soft reset because it wouldn't go on and know I only see a HTC splash screen.
vayip said:
When i try to start my phone, i see a HTC splashscreen, and thats it. Normally it start with a T-Mobile splashscreen. Can they see i tried flashing my phone, or is that an assumption they make.
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Can you think of a good reason whey the boot screen has changed from the normal T-Mobile one... just hope they don't turn on the phone. Did you try Olipro's suggestion?
@ Wam7
The T-Mobile splash screen is in the extended ROM. If the extended ROM is ****ed up like mine is, it probably goes back to its embedded splash screen, and that's the one from HTC. But thats not what I'm going to say, I'm going to say how should I know.
If I remember correctly a guy has managed to dump the ROM from a Hermes and flash it to the phone... saw a thread somewhere here. If that's the case then you should just need a ROM from a fellow dutch T-Mobile owner with the newer ROM. I take it your phone is not SuperCID
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@ Olipro
If you mean the SD-card flashing, T-Mobile Holland doesn't have an update available. There is an T-Mobile Holland ROM available, but the image is older than the image installed on my phone. When checking the ROM in the white screen, it says not allow. I think i need ROM 1.21.114.3 from T-Mobile if I want to do the SD-card flash.
I only have access to the bootloader, I have bootloader 1.04, and I have access to KITL mode, but the Windows CE Platform Builder fix also doesn't work
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if you have 1.04; run the RUU on your computer; you will get a "Vender ID Error" immediately ignore this and run the updater AGAIN (do not touch or unplug your PDA) after doing this a second time it will begin to flash
vayip said:
Well, i ****ed up my phone.
Trying to bring it back alive failed, so I'm going to bring it
back to T-Mobile.
Does someone know a very good lie I can tell them, so I don't have to pay for the repair.
When i try to start my phone, i see a HTC splashscreen, and thats it. Normally it start with a T-Mobile splashscreen. Can they see i tried flashing my phone, or is that an assumption they make.
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seriously this is why MS and Carriers HATE us
Olipro said:
if you have 1.04; run the RUU on your computer; you will get a "Vender ID Error" immediately ignore this and run the updater AGAIN (do not touch or unplug your PDA) after doing this a second time it will begin to flash
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I did what you said. I connected the phone to my laptop in bootloader. I started the RUU from WMXL 0.20. My phone goes to the white screen and at 0% i get a message on my laptop the connection got disconnected. So i start the RUU again, but again the message my connection got disconnected.
So still working on a good lie.
@vayip: sounds like a problem with the USB on your laptop. Try using a different computer. BL1.04 will let you flash any OS provided your NAND isn't full of bad blocks. You're a long way away from returning your device to Tmo IMO.
On the new computer:
direct USB connect to rear port only no usb hubs
pc running windows XP
turn off screensaver/Powersave mode
close all other apps
hands off the computer for the 25 minutes or so that it takes
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@vayip: sounds like a problem with the USB on your laptop. Try using a different computer. BL1.04 will let you flash any OS provided your NAND isn't full of bad blocks. You're a long way away from returning your device to Tmo IMO.[/list]
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Does it matter if the phone is simlocked or not. My phone is not SuperCID.
The strange thing than is, i have 2 laptops. Doing the upgrade don't work on both.
Will try a normal pc then. Maybe more luck.
Follow Oli's advice about retrying the update if you get an initial vendor ID error. BL1.04 will flash any rom without SuperCID due to a bug.
You might want to jump in with mtty first to see if your NAND is full of bad blocks. If it is then your device is toast fttb.....
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seriously this is why MS and Carriers HATE us
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I completely agree! If you ****ed up your device, than you should have the courage to stand up for it and if it was not your fault, than just tell them the truth! But suggestions like "put it in the microwave for 5secs".... come on
And just a small hint: If you (for example) really put it in the microwave, than you'll better pray that no technician ever analyses your device - if so you could get into serious trouble, mate.
Btw, if you microwave it, you probalby need a new microwave too.
Edit: And i dont think its warranty would cover "I just put my Phone in there"
"So still working on a good lie."
Doesn't breaking your phone through your own actions and then getting it repaired/ replaced for free by telling lies make you a liar and a thief?
I trashed 8525, and that sucks, but it was my fault so I have to pay for it.
In my adventures flashing Roms, I've only bricked 1 Hermes (Cingular 8525). I actually told the local Cingular shop that I broke it 2 weeks after I bought it. The manager told me to bring it in and she replaced it under the 30 day in-store return policy. I was suprised because I had caused the bad NAND Block problem on the device but she said that since I was able to get an official Cingular Rom flashed onto it and it booted into WM5 (just wouldn't do anything because of memory errors).
Now I also have a very good working relationship with this store. I've gotten a phone about every 6 months from them over tha past 2 years and have given them some great info regarding WM5 devices (reccomendations on screen protectors, software & cases etc). I have 3 lines (2 with Data) and even if they don't know me by name eveyone in the store knows me by reputation.
Tomorrow I will have my spare Hermes (also 8525) so we can begin experimenting with getting some additional storage memory without risking bricking my primary phone.
The way I see it, we are taking a chance when we modify our devices.
I've had to return 2 Wizards for Warranty replacement to Cingular, both were CID Unlocked but the problems were unrelated to flashing Roms (One was because the touch screen developed a dead spot the other was because of Radio hardware issues).
So I've been a silent observer and massive leach on this forum for sometime, and I've felt like I should try to contribute something back to the community. I can't program ****, I'm little more than an adv. newb at this point. But I do understand how to flash roms, where to find things on the forum, Hard SPL, radio upgrades, REg edit, and all manner of things that most noobs don't. So the way I would like to give back to the community as a whole is to try to answer questions, ANY questions noobs might have without flaming them. My hope is that alot of the questions that annoy our senior members can be directed here, and I can help people find the answers to their questions. I usually check in 2 or 3 times a day, and as long as the traffic doesn't get overwhelming I'll do my best to help.
Thanks to all the chefs, Moderators, and senior members who contribute so much to keep me crack addicted to my stupid cell phone.
where can I find a threaded "palm" like sms application?
totally kidding, this is the most asked question on here i think.
I think rather than do a Q and A, see if you can post step by step "noob" questions defining the differences between hardSPL, radios, ... and why everyone talks about them.
That would be a good bit of information that we can add to the wiki. Just define the key words everyone talks about or something. Personally, I have flashed a few roms on my 8525s but still dont read enough to determine why people like the older radios vs the 1.48. and why some roms dont have radio and such vs ones that do. That alone would be beneficial to me.
GOD you guys are idiots, fricking n00bs.. USE THE SEARCH! ..
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Radio
hoyter said:
where can I find a threaded "palm" like sms application?. Personally, I have flashed a few roms on my 8525s but still dont read enough to determine why people like the older radios vs the 1.48. and why some roms dont have radio and such vs ones that do. That alone would be beneficial to me.
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From what I can tell people some people use older radios for several reasons.
1st Flashing the radio is potentially extremely perilous. It's not hard to do but if something goes wrong it CAN potentially brick your phone. Even if you have Hard SPL. Therefore some tend to be more conservative about flashing their radios. Roms are available without the radio for this reason as well, it's less dangerous and people have varying opinions about which radio is best
2nd which radio is best for you seems to depend somewhat on what area you live in, what service you have, and whether battery life or performance is more important to you. Their are various opinnions about which radio version is better but they all seem somewhat subjective. PEople report better signal strength with one version or another, or better battery life with one version or another. But from what I can tell 1.48 and 1.40.3 seem to be two of the favorites. 1.48 because it's new and doesn't seem to be causing TOO many problems, and 1.40.3 because its tested and most haven't had trouble with it.
Hope this helps.
Madcap180 said:
GOD you guys are idiots, fricking n00bs.. USE THE SEARCH! ..
j/k ..
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You JUST couldn't resist could you!
ok, so i just got my 8525 saturday, havent done much of anything, just got around to putting all of my contacts into outlook and syncing onto my phone. i want to get to the point where i can check out different roms and what not, so i started with the hardsplv7 installation, and two tries in a row i got an error regarding my device not being connected via usb correctly or something, yet im clearly connected because i just synced and such. help a dude out
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ok, so i just got my 8525 saturday, havent done much of anything, just got around to putting all of my contacts into outlook and syncing onto my phone. i want to get to the point where i can check out different roms and what not, so i started with the hardsplv7 installation, and two tries in a row i got an error regarding my device not being connected via usb correctly or something, yet im clearly connected because i just synced and such. help a dude out
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Well since I like the idea of a flameproof zone, I will jump in here as well. Before you even consider posting a total newb question you should have read a couple of dozen posts, just like yours. Because then you would know that you would get flamed for not posting all of the important information. Are you using XP or Vista? what radio version are you using, what bootloader did your phone come with. What IPL/SPL?
my bad, IPL-1.01, SPL-1.40 Olipro. XP
loweryr said:
You JUST couldn't resist could you!
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yeah my moneys with Madcap180, i saw this posted a day or so ago and wondered how long till loweryr gets the ****s with the nooby questions.
Have you tried this?
mattblaxin said:
my bad, IPL-1.01, SPL-1.40 Olipro. XP
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Check out this site by Mrvanx he has put a lot of work into helping people out
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=27
There are detailed instructions on how to do this. AND it's very important that you do. Don't give up if you have problems getting hardspl as I'm sure you already know it makes flashing ROMS much safer.
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yeah my moneys with Madcap180, i saw this posted a day or so ago and wondered how long till loweryr gets the ****s with the nooby questions.
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There has hardly been any action here for weeks. So at this rate I'll be on to my next phone before I get "the ****s with the nooby questions" But your right if it takes off I'll probably regret it
alright, learned a lot in the last...day or so, flashed olipro finally, tried out some roms, settling with jasjammins black majik for the time being, and flashed radio 1.50. now time to figure out some more cool things to jump into
okay, the sim and cid unlocker is confusing the hell out of me... if i've installed hardspl 2.10 olipro and it enables supercid, then why do i need to unlock the sim or the cid...? do i need to use the unlocker in order to upgrade my rom to a new one...? i'm using an at&t 8525...
thanks for this thread by the way... sometimes i just need things to be explained in a plain clear fashion from people who know how to use the english language and sometimes when i read things on here the english language is butchered and things don't come across right and becomes confusing... i'm just looking for simple answers to simple questions...
from what ive gathered so far, olipro basically puts the device into a temporary supercid mode when flashing so you wont run the risk of bricking the phone via a corrupted cid, so i dont know why one would need to be permanently cid unlocked. And as far as sim unlocking, that is so that u can use ur phone with any carrier using sim cards, att, tmobile, etc. and if u have the 8525 and are using cingular i dont see why u would need to sim unlock unless ive missed something as im still a "noob" to a lot of this stuff but im workin on it
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from what ive gathered so far, olipro basically puts the device into a temporary supercid mode when flashing so you wont run the risk of bricking the phone via a corrupted cid, so i dont know why one would need to be permanently cid unlocked. And as far as sim unlocking, that is so that u can use ur phone with any carrier using sim cards, att, tmobile, etc. and if u have the 8525 and are using cingular i dont see why u would need to sim unlock unless ive missed something as im still a "noob" to a lot of this stuff but im workin on it
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Sounds like you have a good grasp of the concepts you mentioned.
bashing posts have been deleted. I have no tolerance for newbie bashing, especially on this thread which is specifically titled. I will start handing out bans if I see this again
mattblaxin said:
from what ive gathered so far, olipro basically puts the device into a temporary supercid mode when flashing so you wont run the risk of bricking the phone via a corrupted cid, so i dont know why one would need to be permanently cid unlocked. And as far as sim unlocking, that is so that u can use ur phone with any carrier using sim cards, att, tmobile, etc. and if u have the 8525 and are using cingular i dont see why u would need to sim unlock unless ive missed something as im still a "noob" to a lot of this stuff but im workin on it
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yeah, i'm still a noob more or less, but it's getting better... it's just some of this stuff is a little complicated and i like to see things done on a step by step basis, like a cookbook... here is the recipe and here are the ingredients and here is how you put them altogether and viola, a fine dish...
okay, i understand about the temp supercid when flash thanks to hardspl 2.10 olipro... i don't know why someone would need to have a permanently unlocked cid either, since i can't seem to find an explanation as to what a cid unlock will get you... a sim unlock i understand fully about moving the phone to other networks via a sim... i'm just interested in knowing if i have to do anything besides run hardspl 2.10 olipro to upgrade to a new rom...
im running with att, got my 8525 on ebay already unlocked with an older version of olipro installed and the black shadow rom. I flashed to the newest version of olipro (after a few difficulties with the 260 error which i havent really had since), flashed to a newer radio (1.50) and tried like 5 different roms. I have no idea if my phone is perma sid unlocked. If u want some step by step recipe type directions check out the mrvanx website and read one of the guides for installing one of the roms which are on there, starts off with installing olipro and goes thru till the end, and if the guide isnt dealing with the rom u want just substitute the one u want in
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im running with att, got my 8525 on ebay already unlocked with an older version of olipro installed and the black shadow rom. I flashed to the newest version of olipro (after a few difficulties with the 260 error which i havent really had since), flashed to a newer radio (1.50) and tried like 5 different roms. I have no idea if my phone is perma sid unlocked. If u want some step by step recipe type directions check out the mrvanx website and read one of the guides for installing one of the roms which are on there, starts off with installing olipro and goes thru till the end, and if the guide isnt dealing with the rom u want just substitute the one u want in
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right... i went to mrvanx' site and read the instruction 10 times over... seems straight enough... i'm going to try out the tnt 2.0 6 meg+htc rom, but i wanted to start from scratch with the phone... right now i'm a little stuck... i tried a hard reset just to get everything back to where it was, but i don't think i'm doing it right or the at&t 8525 that i have (which is brand new from at&t) isn't giving me the screen i need to be seeing according to the wiki... the wiki states that if you want to hard reset, hold down the 2 softkeys (the two keys on the left and the right at the top of the keyboard) and press the reset switch with your stylus at the bottom of your device, then you should be presented with a screen that says 'R' for reset or 'X' for exit... i didn't get that screen at all, but it does do a reset (apparently), but my name and contacts are still intact... i thought a hard reset was a total wipe of the device... maybe i'm wrong...?
also, i go to the bootloader screen and it says herm100 ipl-1.04 and below that it says herm100 spl-2.10.olipro... most confusing...
okay... here is an update on the hard reset... i instead went into the clear settings applet and hard reset that way... however, when i do a bootloader screen check, it still says ipl-1.04 and spl-2.1.olipro... i thought it would change everything back... so now it is all clear... i'll reformat my minisd card to fat32 and then i'll install the new tnt 2.0 and see what happens... i'll keep you up to date on any issues...
ok. i flashed the hyperrom ultra v15.0 to my tmobile us hd2 and decided i wanted to flash a new radio.. just to see if i was missing the speed and agility that i hear about so much from others. i started off with a 2.10.50.26 i believe. then flashed the 2.08.50.05 with much slower speed than the original. THEN, i flashed the 2.07.51.22_2 and my phone has not powered up since. it will not go into bootloader and when the update util was done, my laptop said it needed to install a new hardware driver for qualcomm cdma. now i now this is bad. but could someone explain why it did this and why my phone isnt powering on and if ill ever be able to use it again??!!?!?! any help would be appreciated.
That sounds Bad ...
Sorry pal, you have a serious problem. The .51 radio is the culprit. I'm afraid you will have to search this out, but I am unaware of any solutions.
Good luck. Warranty?
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ok. i flashed the hyperrom ultra v15.0 to my tmobile us hd2 and decided i wanted to flash a new radio.. just to see if i was missing the speed and agility that i hear about so much from others. i started off with a 2.10.50.26 i believe. then flashed the 2.08.50.05 with much slower speed than the original. THEN, i flashed the 2.07.51.22_2 and my phone has not powered up since. it will not go into bootloader and when the update util was done, my laptop said it needed to install a new hardware driver for qualcomm cdma. now i now this is bad. but could someone explain why it did this and why my phone isnt powering on and if ill ever be able to use it again??!!?!?! any help would be appreciated.
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jswllms3 said:
ok. i flashed the hyperrom ultra v15.0 to my tmobile us hd2 and decided i wanted to flash a new radio.. just to see if i was missing the speed and agility that i hear about so much from others. i started off with a 2.10.50.26 i believe. then flashed the 2.08.50.05 with much slower speed than the original. THEN, i flashed the 2.07.51.22_2 and my phone has not powered up since. it will not go into bootloader and when the update util was done, my laptop said it needed to install a new hardware driver for qualcomm cdma. now i now this is bad. but could someone explain why it did this and why my phone isnt powering on and if ill ever be able to use it again??!!?!?! any help would be appreciated.
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Somebody on this forum already reported about similar problem. I don't remember whether the solution was found.
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ok. i flashed the hyperrom ultra v15.0 to my tmobile us hd2 and decided i wanted to flash a new radio.. just to see if i was missing the speed and agility that i hear about so much from others. i started off with a 2.10.50.26 i believe. then flashed the 2.08.50.05 with much slower speed than the original. THEN, i flashed the 2.07.51.22_2 and my phone has not powered up since. it will not go into bootloader and when the update util was done, my laptop said it needed to install a new hardware driver for qualcomm cdma. now i now this is bad. but could someone explain why it did this and why my phone isnt powering on and if ill ever be able to use it again??!!?!?! any help would be appreciated.
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Why do people not read, you CANNOT FLASH A .51 RADIO ON A T-MOBILE DEVICE. LEARN TO READ AND THIS WON'T HAPPEN.
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Somebody on this forum already reported about similar problem. I don't remember whether the solution was found.
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Somebody? lol, quite a few people are in that boat actually.
@jswllms3
Try searching for Jtag or .51 radio brick. And maybe post in this thread
warranty will be ok so long as you dont mention flashing.
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ok. i flashed the hyperrom ultra v15.0 to my tmobile us hd2 and decided i wanted to flash a new radio.. just to see if i was missing the speed and agility that i hear about so much from others. i started off with a 2.10.50.26 i believe. then flashed the 2.08.50.05 with much slower speed than the original. THEN, i flashed the 2.07.51.22_2 and my phone has not powered up since. it will not go into bootloader and when the update util was done, my laptop said it needed to install a new hardware driver for qualcomm cdma. now i now this is bad. but could someone explain why it did this and why my phone isnt powering on and if ill ever be able to use it again??!!?!?! any help would be appreciated.
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How Cute
You flashed a 2.07.51 radio ! ! !
Take your phone back for warranty and never flash a .51 radio again as every one else saying...
Good luck with it.
ok. lol. so its abrick. ill search a little more butthe strange thing is, when i plug it in via usb to my comp it still shows that its searching for new hardware.. i dont think its a total loss. i have the odd feeling i can revive it. but in any case, how do i turn it in for a warranty and what would i say? lol.
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ok. lol. so its abrick. ill search a little more butthe strange thing is, when i plug it in via usb to my comp it still shows that its searching for new hardware.. i dont think its a total loss. i have the odd feeling i can revive it. but in any case, how do i turn it in for a warranty and what would i say? lol.
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You say. I don't know what happen. I was charging it over night...and when I work up it was off. I turn it on and nothing happens.
what i meant to say is, im guessing i turn it into htc for the warranty, but other then flash custm roms and different radios, what other excuse would they take? i mean, they have ways of finding out right?
Maybe HELP YOU
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ok. i flashed the hyperrom ultra v15.0 to my tmobile us hd2 and decided i wanted to flash a new radio.. just to see if i was missing the speed and agility that i hear about so much from others. i started off with a 2.10.50.26 i believe. then flashed the 2.08.50.05 with much slower speed than the original. THEN, i flashed the 2.07.51.22_2 and my phone has not powered up since. it will not go into bootloader and when the update util was done, my laptop said it needed to install a new hardware driver for qualcomm cdma. now i now this is bad. but could someone explain why it did this and why my phone isnt powering on and if ill ever be able to use it again??!!?!?! any help would be appreciated.
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I don't know if I can help you But you can enter in bootloader mode and via usb cable connect to your computer? If you can...and have Bepe&Cotulla HARDSPL3... Do a Task29 and when near 100% push volume down to stay in bootloader mode... then... Flash a radio 50 (my sig have a link to my current radio)... and without exit bootloader mode (when near 100% push volume down) Flash a ROM you want in your device...
Sorry... I only try help you... maybe don't have luck or... many luck
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You say. I don't know what happen. I was charging it over night...and when I work up it was off. I turn it on and nothing happens.
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Say this ^^^^
Fidalgos said:
I don't know if I can help you But you can enter in bootloader mode and via usb cable connect to your computer? If you can...and have Bepe&Cotulla HARDSPL3... Do a Task29 and when near 100% push volume down to stay in bootloader mode... then... Flash a radio 50 (my sig have a link to my current radio)... and without exit bootloader mode (when near 100% push volume down) Flash a ROM you want in your device...
Sorry... I only try help you... maybe don't have luck or... many luck
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no. it will not enter bootloader or anything. wont connect via activesync nothing. tried a hard reset, soft reset. every type of reset. nothing works. tried bootloader and.. NOTHING!!!! ah.. but its bugging me out that its trying to install new device driver. i feel like i can fix it... if christ was real i would pray to him!!!!
if you read the dozens of other people that did this, you will see they all say the pc looks for drivers for "qualcomm blah blah blah". don't kid yourself, its gone.
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ok. i flashed the hyperrom ultra v15.0 to my tmobile us hd2 and decided i wanted to flash a new radio.. just to see if i was missing the speed and agility that i hear about so much from others. i started off with a 2.10.50.26 i believe. then flashed the 2.08.50.05 with much slower speed than the original. THEN, i flashed the 2.07.51.22_2 and my phone has not powered up since. it will not go into bootloader and when the update util was done, my laptop said it needed to install a new hardware driver for qualcomm cdma. now i now this is bad. but could someone explain why it did this and why my phone isnt powering on and if ill ever be able to use it again??!!?!?! any help would be appreciated.
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Simple: The .51 radio raped your TMOUS's internals. It will never work again. Play dumb with the warranty people.
haaahha! so i called the warranty people and told them it was dead. asked a few questions, specifically: "what voids the warranty and why would i be charged for any repairs?" i got a number of answers including, "flashing a new os, rom or radio." hahahaha!!! so essentially, im f**ked, right? i mean this is htc, how could they not find out?
so ive read part of three threads where everyone is stating that as long as they cannot get it to go into bootloader, they cannot charge me and theyll repair my phone or send me a new one. though i am worried that i havent read anything about any phones coming back to the peoples having this problem.. i dont have insurance through tmobile so im assuming i cant send it back to them, i am however still under the year manufacturers warranty provided by htc. does it matter who i send it to? and has anyone had experience with this particular problem that can acclaim to or deny me the assurance of me getting my phone back? lol.
Do not lie, as that could bite you in ways you don't want to deal with; as in fraud, etc. Our phones are around $550, a retainer for an Attorney to defend you against criminal charges would be a lot more.
I would go into tmobile, and when you go into store you simply tell them the truth that the phone doesn't work.
Definitely a drag that you bricked the phone. Could have been me, probably will be someday when I get too eager or careless.
Anyhow, let us know what happens.
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so ive read part of three threads where everyone is stating that as long as they cannot get it to go into bootloader, they cannot charge me and theyll repair my phone or send me a new one. though i am worried that i havent read anything about any phones coming back to the peoples having this problem.. i dont have insurance through tmobile so im assuming i cant send it back to them, i am however still under the year manufacturers warranty provided by htc. does it matter who i send it to? and has anyone had experience with this particular problem that can acclaim to or deny me the assurance of me getting my phone back? lol.
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well for a start this is the regular hd2 section, have you read any of the posts in the tmous section? (Well, no, else you would have seen the myrriad warnings about flashing ..51.. radios )
Loads of people have had them repaired after this type of brick, and the only people that haven't have been those that confessed to flashing.
And no, just because it is HTC, they cant see into a broken bootloader. The best they can do is JTAG the phone, and that flashes a new bootloader anyway, wiping out any trace of what you did.
Hi there. To cut a long story short I rooted my phone after like a day of buying it from brand new (T-Mobile branded). Then I proceeded to flash it three times, different files. I am confused now, because I definitely want it back to how it was - not sure about the T-Mobile branding though lol, since I am on a different network provider, plus also I do not want it rooted any longer.
Basically, I want this phone to be like it would be if you bought a brand new, sealed sim free phone if you understand. To do this, does it depend on my current kernel (flashed) or firmware or what (I have no idea about both of these, I can give you them if it helps, just tell me what to look for).... Thanks in advance.
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Hi there. To cut a long story short I rooted my phone after like a day of buying it from brand new (T-Mobile branded). Then I proceeded to flash it three times, different files. I am confused now, because I definitely want it back to how it was - not sure about the T-Mobile branding though lol, since I am on a different network provider, plus also I do not want it rooted any longer.
Basically, I want this phone to be like it would be if you bought a brand new, sealed sim free phone if you understand. To do this, does it depend on my current kernel (flashed) or firmware or what (I have no idea about both of these, I can give you them if it helps, just tell me what to look for).... Thanks in advance.
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use the search its on the top right of the screen
its better cuz ull get the info u need faster
just type ( back to stock ) or (unroot ) etc
qwerty warrior said:
use the search its on the top right of the screen
its better cuz ull get the info u need faster
just type ( back to stock ) or (unroot ) etc
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Hi thanks, yeah, but I am a bit thick to be honest even with those I got confused. I read different things like suitable for this firmware or that, I can't even find my firmware becasuse my phone just comes up with "Connection problem or inncorrect MMI" or something like that whenever I type a # code into the dialer.
I believe I am supposed to be already on the stock one??? Doesn't make sense.
Hi does it make ANY idfference at all if my phone was T-Mobile branded? I then went on to root and flash x 3 without looking into it too much, should I use a specific one because it was originally TMobile?
Read the post in dev section rr debranding.
jje
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Hi,
I try to install wm 6.5 rom to my phone hd2 t-mobile.. and phone have stuck, now i can't enter to bootloader.
I try this rom version..RUU_Leo_HTC_ARA_1.66.415.9_Radio_15.37.50.07U_2.10.50.08_2_Signed_LEO_Ship
now means I damage my phone?
sorry for bad english
any help?
tmo usa? red end key green send key?
If yes then yes, it is dead. JTAG only fix.
yes, usa t-mobile
hell1986 said:
Hi,
I try to install wm 6.5 rom to my phone hd2 t-mobile.. and phone have stuck, now i can't enter to bootloader.
I try this rom version..RUU_Leo_HTC_ARA_1.66.415.9_Radio_15.37.50.07U_2.10.50.08_2_Signed_LEO_Ship
now means I damage my phone?
sorry for bad english
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Flashing multiple times are harmful for any ROM.
Anyways, just download the original winmo from HTC site for your mobile.
Go to the tri color screen (switch off your mobile then pressing power button and repeatedly pressing volume up/down buttons will make your mobile enter tri color screen), and connect your mobile to PC . USB will be shown in your mobile once connected.(I hope you have necessary drivers installed...if not install windows mobile device centre.)
And flash the ROM. N be patient....it may take some time..10..15mins. Just wait.
Once you have installed stock ROM , you can switch to another. But read flashing instructions properly then install custom ROM.
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He flashed a non tmous rom to a tmous phone, , , , dead phone.
Although I couldn't help noticing that that rom claims to have a 2.10.50 radio which in theory shouldn't brick a tmous, however it will be about the only non tmous stock rom that WOULDN'T brick a tmous.
@OP, care to explain in more detail what
phone have stuck, now i can't enter to bootloader.
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means? Does it power on but doesn't go into bootlaoder, or does nothing at all happen?
Details details details
can u detail ur bootloader..
can tri color on nothing happend
phone no working, I can't enter to tri color screen :/
then I instaling rom he stuck on 50% and i waiting about 30-40 min, then I remove battery and I wanted to try again to reinstall
sorry for bad english
hell1986 said:
phone no working, I can't enter to tri color screen :/
then I instaling rom he stuck on 50% and i waiting about 30-40 min, then I remove battery and I wanted to try again to reinstall
sorry for bad english
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Man, what are you trying to do?!!
Are you flashing the stock WinMo ROM? Without entering the tricolor screen!! Seriously!!
Just do the following steps:
1) Download original factory (stock) ROM from HTC website for your mobile.
2) Install WMDC(windows mobile device centre) in your PC.
3) In Mobile, enter tricolor screen,
Method:
Start the phone by pressing the vol down and power buttons together.
4) and when the tricolor bootloader appears connect your mobile to PC and flash the winmo ROM.
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I try use android, but android is very lagy and I wanted to reflash stock rom .. To internet I found this guid http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/08/15/how-to-restore-stock-rom-on-htc-hd2-video/
but reflashing phone he stuck... and now I can't it turn on
ok, now i'm a little confused exactly what position your phone is in.
1 I THINK what you mean is that the flash failed, and the phone now does nothing, nothing at all, screen stays black, no lights, nothing, is that right? (Because that's what i would expect from flashing a non tmous rom onto a tmous phone)
2 however, you could also mean that it starts, but wont do anything, and you cant enter bootloader, , because this is also a fairly common fault (ignore sonalikagaur shouting ''just put it in bootloader'', he obviously doesn't know that there are loads of faults that include not being able to get into bootloader)
Problem is, in both of those situations, there is very little you can do, so ill point a few things to read up on for the different faults.
For case 1, there isn't anything you can do except JTAG it.
For 2, from the various pieces, no bootloader, flash failing at 50% (are you sure it didn't stop at 8% - 10%?), I think it points to a hardware fault, in which case you can possibly try the freezer trick, and there are some threads that talk about not being able to get into bootloader using voldown and power, perhaps they would be worth reading.
however i suspect its deeper than that. If all else fails, there's a thread that talks about heating the mainboard to help the solder joints from the processor to the mainboard reattach, but that's pretty full on stuff, and only to be tried if you don't mind a truly dead phone.
Again, a JTAG may fix it, but then it may not too, and unless you find someone local with teh equipment, its as expensive as a new hd2.
You can sell them for parts for a reasonable amount. Especially the screens.
Good luck.
So samsamual, if its as dead as a doornail, a person shd head straight for a jtag? My boet had 1 which inspired me, and 2years later i managed to get 1, only to enjoy for about a week before i asked my brother to droid mine like he had done his back then. I dnt knw what he was thinking but, number 1 he didnt use winmo device centre, i didnt actually pay attention to what n how he tried flashing, but within the hour i then had myself a rather lovely ornamental piece, yeah, a totally dead bricked HD2, even just laying there deadly n all, i have to say 'what a beautiful phone!' Really, i was heartbroken nonetheless... anyway without a decent telephonic device, my boet had a s2 galaxy and bb 9500 storm which i claimed before he left. A few days later i browsed web for swaps, and amazingly i found a fellow looking for two bbs for an brand new s3, his reasoning that the i9300 is a data pig, it is depending how you set it up. Anyway, two days ago i got me another hd2, bt it also has a frickin problem, it wnt pick up a signal, no service, although yesterday i used whole day on cell c network here in cpt sa, when i changed for a fresh battery (still have my dead spare brick, hence extra battery), then it wdnt pick up a sgnal again, i changed once using my daughters sim, which is the same network, just a newer sim card. It is the same size as the micro sim as far as copper plates on a sim are concerned that i can tell when comparing to my micro sim in my galaxy, my hd2 sim cards' copper plating wd hide my daughters same sized sim card completely. So my q is if her card worked with less plated sim, shd i maybe upgrade my sim card, but... i had a virgin sim in it aswell, worked fine, bt then i wanted my old sim id used the whole day, back in phone, and since yesterday evening up till writing this now this am, i havent bn able to get a signal except when i checked my daugters sim, it worked, took it out, pt mine back, wdnt pick up service, put my kids 1 in again and then it also wdnt pick up again, till nw... nothing? Nw im only sumising but my next q is cd there maybe be damage to the pins that make contact from the phone to the sim? Or cd the phone possibly be blocked And is there gna be a way to check the sim pins without having to disassemble the whole phone. Its nt a major issue though, i cn still connect to the internet via wireless net and do my whatevers there with regard to that, for me its a great phone for anyone into the pc trade, eg, remote desktop pc control, etc etc. So ok, nw... is there a place i cn go to discover jtagn my dead hd2, id like more info, so id probly find in the hd2 forum on xda. I also nd to ask what rom wd i flash if im in south africa, because i knw tmous for us only. And im using cell c in sa, but it gives a long list of operators i cn chose frm if i want, theres even 4 for my country that i cn chose from. Bt cd be many reasons aswel like you sd, i wdnt mind getn other hd2 up n running, and ptn android on both, wel hope I get the 1 andy gn. Iv sum reading to do for this forum. The previous owner of my second hd2 had android on, so then does that mean the phone is rooted already? If it had android on it shd be hey. Leme go read sum, chat later maybe.
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i had a virgin sim in it aswell, worked fine, bt then i wanted my old sim id used the whole day, back in phone, and since yesterday evening up till writing this now this am, i havent bn able to get a signal except when i checked my daugters sim, it worked, took it out, pt mine back, wdnt pick up service,
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definitely get a new sim, back in 2009 a fair number of epople had to get new sims for the dh2.
HTC-HD2
Hello guys
I have a problem when recording a new official rom everything went well, but after the "Finish", I reset the phone but it does not start and now not even turn on what is probably wrong. It is not at all or in the bootloader no nothing just vibration and Tod everything
is dead?
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Hello guys
I have a problem when recording a new official rom everything went well, but after the "Finish", I reset the phone but it does not start and now not even turn on what is probably wrong. It is not at all or in the bootloader no nothing just vibration and Tod everything
is dead?
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Hello guys
I have a problem when recording a new official rom everything went well, but after the "Finish", I reset the phone but it does not start and now not even turn on what is probably wrong. It is not at all or in the bootloader no nothing just vibration and Tod everything
is dead?