My touchpad has been getting crazy force closes within just starting up, I can't do anything I installed gapps, and now nothing works, not even moboot. I have tried webOS doctor to no avail. wtf am I supposed to do with my brick now?
Garrett07 said:
My touchpad has been getting crazy force closes within just starting up, I can't do anything I installed gapps, and now nothing works, not even moboot. I have tried webOS doctor to no avail. wtf am I supposed to do with my brick now?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
can you boot into recovery at least?
Mine died also. It is like the battery is completely dead but I charged it overnight. Cannot put in usb mode or anything. Even plugging it into a pc does nothing .
I held the power and center buttton for 15 seconds and the screen came on saying I needed to plug it in.. charging it again now. But might be all right...
Sent from my YP-G70 using xda premium
duglas said:
Mine died also. It is like the battery is completely dead but I charged it overnight. Cannot put in usb mode or anything. Even plugging it into a pc does nothing ....
Think cm7 killed my touchpad also..
Sent from my YP-G70 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried long pressing HOME + POWER?
have you tried WebOS Doctor to restore back to stock?
I would recommend you hard power it off by power and center buttton for 15 seconds.
Make sure you have charged it
Then Run the webOSdoctor program.
For me I rebooted the tablet and held the volume up button until the USB symbol popped on the screen...then the WEBOS Doctor found the tablet and we where on the road to recovery.
Give it a shot and let us know if you got any love. You won't be the first or the last to get this issue.
I also had the black screen. Had to do the pwr + home to get it back. It may be because it was on really low power when I left it on my Touchstone. Oddly enough it was fully charged when I got it to turn on.
hydrogenman said:
can you boot into recovery at least?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I got it all the way back to where moboot is off and webOS is the only thing running but if i just install cwm and cm7 i still get the force closes from gapps, I've even tried wiping data cache and dalvik from cwm but it was a no go.
Further proof not one person read the notes with release...
It's not intended for use by the general public. The fact you are having these issues shows it's not for you...
So read the docs, uninstall it, and use webOS. Learn to read the documents at least 3 times too... I had to install without pages of guides... Had zero issues despite my touchpad being a mess of partitions... You people are blessed with a guide, yet can't even manage it.
I can't switch on my HP Touchpad ! Mine don't respond to power and to reset neither (power + home + volume up).. Have you got any idea ? She's got batery and is plugged on sector !
pulser_g2 said:
Further proof not one person read the notes with release...
It's not intended for use by the general public. The fact you are having these issues shows it's not for you...
So read the docs, uninstall it, and use webOS. Learn to read the documents at least 3 times too... I had to install without pages of guides... Had zero issues despite my touchpad being a mess of partitions... You people are blessed with a guide, yet can't even manage it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dude I got it to boot. Its obviously one of the many bugs, I had it working fine until gapps installed, you're not so high and mighty that you can tell other people what the deal is so come off it.
pulser_g2 said:
Further proof not one person read the notes with release...
It's not intended for use by the general public. The fact you are having these issues shows it's not for you...
So read the docs, uninstall it, and use webOS. Learn to read the documents at least 3 times too... I had to install without pages of guides... Had zero issues despite my touchpad being a mess of partitions... You people are blessed with a guide, yet can't even manage it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good job, you got yours to work just like thousands of us did. But this is a alpha release and there is bound to be some bugs that people are going to encounter. If your really a "developer" Im sure you have messed up devices too before. Dont be such a queen douche about it.
lancelot54 said:
I can't switch on my HP Touchpad ! Mine don't respond to power and to reset neither (power + home + volume up).. Have you got any idea ? She's got batery and is plugged on sector !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just hold down the power button and the middle button until the hp logo comes up, might take 15 seconds or longer, i woke up with both my touchpads off and unresponsive, after doing the above they are both on and fully charged.
friken amen
pulser_g2 said:
Further proof not one person read the notes with release...
It's not intended for use by the general public. The fact you are having these issues shows it's not for you...
So read the docs, uninstall it, and use webOS. Learn to read the documents at least 3 times too... I had to install without pages of guides... Had zero issues despite my touchpad being a mess of partitions... You people are blessed with a guide, yet can't even manage it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're so right dude, I pretty much know what I'm doing and even I got a bit freaked when I got the black screen but I read the docs and went to the issues log to find he answer just like it says. This is an alpha release, albeit an absolute triumph in itself, and improvements will come.
Check the issues log peeps before clogging up the forums, the last few threads here are all answered or logged at least.
If you don't understand the instructions you shouldn't be following them! No offence to Garret though, I'm sure his is a real issue.
Garrett07 said:
Dude I got it to boot. Its obviously one of the many bugs, I had it working fine until gapps installed, you're not so high and mighty that you can tell other people what the deal is so come off it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
theusername said:
Good job, you got yours to work just like thousands of us did. But this is a alpha release and there is bound to be some bugs that people are going to encounter. If your really a "developer" Im sure you have messed up devices too before. Dont be such a queen douche about it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hahahahahahaha.....this is some funny stuff. You don't even know your *****ing about. Is pulser a "developer"?! That is too rich.
Question...
if you turn it off... (hold down the power + the home button for ~ 20 seconds)... then volume up and power do you get the USB symbol on the screen? If it's still not responding at all, try pluging it into the wall with your power brick for 5-10 minutes then try again...
If you can get the usb symbol, it's not bricked...
It may not be happy, but it's not bricked.
If you feel excitable... you can google for instructions on how to recover from precentral... ('cause you'll likely need to get your hands dirty and play with lvm via novacom to fix it)
You could try calling HP, but remember you chose to void your warranty when you loaded android...
Trickman2 said:
I would recommend you hard power it off by power and center buttton for 15 seconds.
Make sure you have charged it
Then Run the webOSdoctor program.
For me I rebooted the tablet and held the volume up button until the USB symbol popped on the screen...then the WEBOS Doctor found the tablet and we where on the road to recovery.
Give it a shot and let us know if you got any love. You won't be the first or the last to get this issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Worked for me after I nerfed one crucial part of the install.
I think I'll wait till its out of beta to give it a whirl. I hate that feeling of not knowing if I messed up. I've had that feeling too many times going way to the days of my g1.
I don't think its cool to blame cyanogenmod for something you did to your device.
I leave it booted into webos overnight just to make sure and I can also charge it with the touchstone as it doesn't seem to work in android :-(
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk
Related
I was flashing my Vibrant back to the stock ROM using ODIN, and I had the re-partition checked off... and I think this is what killed my vibrant. If I click the power button it doesn't do anything. It has a full battery and even with it on the charger... still nothing. I can't see anything on the screen. What are my options to fix my Vibrant?
Timz917 said:
I was flashing my Vibrant back to the stock ROM using ODIN, and I had the re-partition checked off... and I think this is what killed my vibrant. If I click the power button it doesn't do anything. It has a full battery and even with it on the charger... still nothing. I can't see anything on the screen. What are my options to fix my Vibrant?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What were you flashing to stock from?
Can you enter download mode?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
HELP IM SO WORRY HAS SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE
I upgraded to froyo 2.2 using Kies mini, and follow each step, till it finish of donwloading the oficial download from their server, in the tutorial says to wait for it to reboot but never did. what could happend? now im not able to power on, put in download mode, etc cause its acting like its dead, not even the usb im so scared caus ei just bought it on ebay HELLPPPPP PLEASE.
letor69 said:
HELP IM SO WORRY HAS SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE
I upgraded to froyo 2.2 using Kies mini, and follow each step, till it finish of donwloading the oficial download from their server, in the tutorial says to wait for it to reboot but never did. what could happend? now im not able to power on, put in download mode, etc cause its acting like its dead, not even the usb im so scared caus ei just bought it on ebay HELLPPPPP PLEASE.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Following these guide: http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsu...-upgrade-to-Android-2-2-Froyo-now/td-p/678871
Here are a couple of things to try. There are videos out there on utube also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
No I can't enter Download mode. I have no power at all.
nomadrider123 said:
Here are a couple of things to try. There are videos out there on utube also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried a simple
pull the battery
put the battery back after a few second
start ODIN
connect USB to PC, but not to phone
hold the volume +/- key
connect USB to phone while holding vol +/- keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9LYLoK1Qog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNts11IBZ8Y
I click the power button nothing happens. I plug in the usb, nothing happens.
Timz917 said:
I click the power button nothing happens. I plug in the usb, nothing happens.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried both at the same time?
pull the battery
put the battery back after a few seconds
start ODIN
connect USB to PC, but not to phone
hold the volume +/- key
connect USB to phone while holding vol +/- keys
nomadrider123 said:
Have you tried both at the same time?
pull the battery
put the battery back after a few seconds
start ODIN
connect USB to PC, but not to phone
hold the volume +/- key
connect USB to phone while holding vol +/- keys
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
SAME AS ME heeeeeeelllpppp
not a single button is working, either JIG i have it, what can i do?
Sorry to disappoint you; it seems that you are out of luck. I was flashing my Vibrant in the similar situation like yours and my phone has never turned on again since then (6 weeks). I live in Thailand and have been searching both English and Thai version for a solution. None comes up so far. The only way the USB jig will help is your phone can be powered up. I have tried that myself. You can look for the confirmation elsewhere in this forum. Any way if you can find a diy solution, please let me know and I will post it here if I can find one myself. Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
I am wait on this line here on your link.
More methods coming soon
do you have insurance with tmobile?
i bricked mine before i had a good understanding of the whole rom flashing concept and i could get a downloading screen but i didnt know what to do so they replaced it with no problem.
call and ask all they can do is say no.
nomadrider123 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
they bro, i appreciate that your trying to help the guy but read.
the title states its a "HARD BRICK" meaning it will not turn on. If the OP has enough sense to name the thread its a HARD brick, then i'm sure he knows what a hard brick is. All solutions your leading to cannot be done AT ALL. The phone is a paperweight, you cant do anything but 2 things:
@OP
Do one of these 2 things:
1) build a JIG costs around 10$ a bit more or a bit less. but no over than 15$
(search JIG for vibrant on youtube by mobiletechvideos)
2) Send it to tmobile.
I hard bricked my phone 4 days ago.
I called them, and their sending in a replacement, and i send them mine and im done.
It cost me 10$ for shipping and handling but thats it.
Timz917 said:
I was flashing my Vibrant back to the stock ROM using ODIN, and I had the re-partition checked off... and I think this is what killed my vibrant. If I click the power button it doesn't do anything. It has a full battery and even with it on the charger... still nothing. I can't see anything on the screen. What are my options to fix my Vibrant?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
HOW ABOIUT LEAVE PHONE CHARGING FOR 10 GO IN TO DARK ROOM SHUT OFF LIGHT PRESS POWER BUTTON AND SEE IF BACK LIGHT OF SCREEN LIGHTS UP, IF SO I TOLD YOU SO I HAD THE SAME BUT MY VIBRANT WORKS AGAIN UNLIKE YOURS p
xriderx66 said:
they bro, i appreciate that your trying to help the guy but read.
the title states its a "HARD BRICK" meaning it will not turn on. If the OP has enough sense to name the thread its a HARD brick, then i'm sure he knows what a hard brick is. All solutions your leading to cannot be done AT ALL. The phone is a paperweight, you cant do anything but 2 things:
@OP
Do one of these 2 things:
1) build a JIG costs around 10$ a bit more or a bit less. but no over than 15$
(search JIG for vibrant on youtube by mobiletechvideos)
2) Send it to tmobile.
I hard bricked my phone 4 days ago.
I called them, and their sending in a replacement, and i send them mine and im done.
It cost me 10$ for shipping and handling but thats it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your first option is out because I have tried that. The only option left is the second one. since I live in Thailand, I have to ship the phone to my friend in Los Angeles to have him replace it for me. It is costly, but at least I will get a phone to work.
It seems to me that this issue is a special case that doesn't happen very often. Only the chosen ones will get into trouble like this when making an error here and there while flashing rom.
I had an IPhone 3G before and, of course, I made mistakes while updating it with all kinds of firmware, but the hardware never fails on me no matter what I did.
Thanks all who try to help.
xriderx66 said:
they bro, i appreciate that your trying to help the guy but read.
the title states its a "HARD BRICK" meaning it will not turn on. If the OP has enough sense to name the thread its a HARD brick, then i'm sure he knows what a hard brick is. All solutions your leading to cannot be done AT ALL. The phone is a paperweight, you cant do anything but 2 things:
@OP
Do one of these 2 things:
1) build a JIG costs around 10$ a bit more or a bit less. but no over than 15$
(search JIG for vibrant on youtube by mobiletechvideos)
2) Send it to tmobile.
I hard bricked my phone 4 days ago.
I called them, and their sending in a replacement, and i send them mine and im done.
It cost me 10$ for shipping and handling but thats it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just because he put hard bricked in the title means little. It was his first post. He very well could be a aviid user. All I could go by is he said he hit power and nothing happend thats about all he said over and over. No battery pull 3 button try. So what I did was try to help thats it. I did not suggest anything to make matters worse. A lot of ppl thought their phones were "hard bricked" but they got it to come out of it. Just because your more of a wiz then most ppl here. I would appreciate if you would get off my back a bit for I was just trying to help.
nomadrider123 said:
Just because he put hard bricked in the title means little. It was his first post. He very well could be a aviid user. All I could go by is he said he hit power and nothing happend thats about all he said over and over. No battery pull 3 button try. So what I did was try to help thats it. I did not suggest anything to make matters worse. A lot of ppl thought their phones were "hard bricked" but they got it to come out of it. Just because your more of a wiz then most ppl here. I would appreciate if you would get off my back a bit for I was just trying to help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not getting on your back, why is it you think so?
Most of the users as i've encountered don't have the sense to name their threads appropriately, the OP on this one specifically named it HARD BRICKED, so instead of telling him to do all these instructions, you could've asked 1 thing "when you plug your usb, or wall charger, does it show any lights? or Are there any symbols on the screen? any lights glowing?"
Those 2 questions could've saved him, and you time.
Trust me i'm a beginner as well, i just know how to get out of these because i've been with this problem a few times. Alot of people here know more than me, specifically s15.. idk his full name.
Edit: Looks like a miracle occured on superbowl sunday and my device is alive and kicking!
Indirect said:
Somehow, my nook tablet managed to brick itself (won't turn on, or anything for that matter) so I reluctantly have to leave the community. I don't have insurance on it so they wont do anything for me. :c It's been real everyone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dude !!!!! You serious?
As a glimmer of hope for you mine looked dead a few weeks back, I couldn't get any life out of it at all, I left it for a while day then plugged it in to power and left it again, some how it eventually allowed me to turn it back on. Not sure if the battery sensor had a funny or what but it was totally dead. It did eventually allow me to turn it back on though.
I hope you do get it back on though, you haven't even been able to use the CM7 release from Gonc and me yet!!!!! how dare you break it before being able to test !!!!!!
Best of luck m8, it'll come back to life I'm sure
Sorry to see you go. Praying for that miracle for you too .
Regardless whether you bought the extended insurance, it should still have the one year warranty - is it bricked for some out of warranty reason?
I also know of many people who thought it was bricked, apparently if the battery goes completely out it will take some time to revive it.
never mind, I just saw you who are and realized why it probably bricked. Sorry about that!
It's not covered by warranty because of the modifications, meaning it's out of warranty.
If you are sure it won't turn later they will never know. The way I feel about BN anymore I would not care about being honest
Indirect said:
It's not covered by warranty because of the modifications, meaning it's out of warranty.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
is it physically different? If not I'd just take it in with your receipt and complain, if they hold out start a scene and demand an immediate replacement under warranty.
Ususally works
hahaha, I know someone who works at my local B&N, I'll see if he can help me out.
Plug it in and let it sit for a while. As someone said above, if the battery goes really dead, it takes a couple minutes of charging before it turns on. That happened to me as well at least once already, giving me heart palpitations until it finally turned on. lol
When all else fails buy a new one from walmart switch the 2 and return the bricked one.
joecareytm said:
When all else fails buy a new one from walmart switch the 2 and return the bricked one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That’s awful!!! I'd never do something like that
Probably won't help you, but my nook Tablet wouldn't turn on,I let it charge but it still didn't work.
I eventually fixed it by holding the power button for like twenty to thirty seconds and then turning it on again, surprisingly it worked.
The same thing happened to me. I was sure I bricked my book, but holding the power button for like a minute somehow fixed it. I held it down, then gave it 30 seconds or so to sit, then tried turning it on, and it worked
Sent from my not quite a Nexus S using xda premium
guys, when I say it's bricked, I mean it is bricked. Nothing is working. Force reboot, holding power, letting it charge, NOTHING. :|
Sad to see you go. You brought a lot of life to this device. You'll be missed, for sure
_______sig starts here______
Even you were a beginner once
If this post helped click the thanks button!
remember QTIP - Quit Taking It Personal
Indirect said:
guys, when I say it's bricked, I mean it is bricked. Nothing is working. Force reboot, holding power, letting it charge, NOTHING. :|
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you strike out at B&N an absolute last resort, would be leave it alone for 1-2 weeks then charge up & try again. The battery going dead may halt a closed loop.
That option is only valid if you have not removed the battery yourself already. I am aware I am speaking to you Indirect. You 'da man IMHO.
well, I added my current funds vs what I need for the nook replacement. I'm screwed unless I can suddenly buy a new device. I don't think I'm ready to leave the community though.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium
Indirect said:
well, I added my current funds vs what I need for the nook replacement. I'm screwed unless I can suddenly buy a new device. I don't think I'm ready to leave the community though.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I get my income tax return on 2/8 so I'll definitely donate then! Want you guys to keep up the hard work!
Indirect said:
guys, when I say it's bricked, I mean it is bricked. Nothing is working. Force reboot, holding power, letting it charge, NOTHING. :|
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you have got to see the irony in this! LOL.
quick recap
i make yet another sparky comment
you tell me you hope i get hit by a brick
today i thought i got hit by a brick
while your helping me "unbrick" my brick, i read that you got hit by a brick
there's got to be karma in this somewhere!!! LOL
while on the subject.... by any chance have you asked sparky for some help with this matter? HAHAHAHA
Indirect said:
If by some miracle I get it to work again, I'll update this thread.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22209074&postcount=136
Does this mean you're up and running again??
I bricked my galaxy note i717 beyond recovery with a regular jig. I've looked into jtag but I haven't found any information whether it's viable for the i717 (i.e. which jtag it's using, which box I would need, where I would need to bring it etc etc.)
So here's my question: Do any of you guys know any more about how to unbrick the phone or details about whether/how to unbrick using jtag?
Maybe I've overlooked something else. Here's how it went down:
I was stupid and tried to flash the phone with firmware for the N7000 because I was overexcited and didn't know that it wasn't an n7000. Now the recovery mode wouldn't let me upgrade (understandable reasons I guess) so I decided to force flash it with odin which also didn't let me upgrade the phone. So I used some method relying on adb. The process took way to long so I unplugged the phone mid-way through it, then replugged it and suddenly the process reported success. So the phone started rebooting just that instead of actually booting up it stayed black. Pressing any of the buttons yields no response - neither vibration nor any screen response. Using the usb jig also yields no response but I'm not entirely sure if there's a jig method that might work - or a key combo that might work - or even a usb method that might work.
Anyway any advice would be highly appreciated.
Did you try return to the store where you boought it? If your phone don't show anything on the screen, there is no way store knows what's going on with your phone unless you tell them the truth
That's exactly what I would do
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA App
if you can get into download mode try reflashing the stock recovery found in the dev section then if you can get that fair try flashing the odin stock rom to see if it will boot
Read his OP. He can't get into the download mode even with a Jig.
I have yet to encounter any one as reckless as OP trying so hard to brick the phone
foxbat121 said:
Read his OP. He can't get into the download mode even with a Jig.
I have yet to encounter any one as reckless as OP trying so hard to brick the phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
he never said if he tried with the hardware buttons doesn't mean he cant do it if hes been trying the jig
foxbat121 said:
Read his OP. He can't get into the download mode even with a Jig.
I have yet to encounter any one as reckless as OP trying so hard to brick the phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Somebody has to be the guinea pig I guess lol. Glad it wasnt me. LOL Only thing worse is the Will it blend guy or the iFix it tear downs lol.
BLOWNCO said:
he never said if he tried with the hardware buttons doesn't mean he cant do it if hes been trying the jig
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If jig won't work, I'm pretty sure hardware button won't work either. It goes without saying that he probably already tried everything he could find.
edpsx said:
Somebody has to be the guinea pig I guess lol. Glad it wasnt me. LOL Only thing worse is the Will it blend guy or the iFix it tear downs lol.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's not guinea pig. He did couple wrong things in a row (wrong ROM, god know what he is doing with abd and then unplug the phone in the middle of flashing or something). If I'd make a guess, he screwed up the bootloader.
foxbat121 said:
Did you try return to the store where you boought it? If your phone don't show anything on the screen, there is no way store knows what's going on with your phone unless you tell them the truth
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I thought about doing that - worst case scenario they tell me I voided my warranty and give me the phone back and I can still try finding a jtag solution or do i have to face any other consequences including maybe never getting my phone back?
foxbat121 said:
He did couple wrong things in a row (wrong ROM, god know what he is doing with abd and then unplug the phone in the middle of flashing or something). If I'd make a guess, he screwed up the bootloader.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's my guess too. I screwed up badly. I would like to blame it on the late hour I did all that but it was just overexcited stupidity -_-
Try your buttons...
Everybody's talking about whether you tried to get into download mode with buttons, but You have not said for sure you tried it.
Hold down down volume button, home button and power button all at the same time. You don't know for sure until you try it.
brojoe11 said:
Everybody's talking about whether you tried to get into download mode with buttons, but You have not said for sure you tried it.
Hold down down volume button, home button and power button all at the same time. You don't know for sure until you try it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sorry that I wasn't being very clear on this but I have tried and it didn't work. Thanks though.
cilmeron said:
I'm sorry that I wasn't being very clear on this but I have tried and it didn't work. Thanks though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know on some phones that download mode can still be activated even if the screen isn't working properly and displaying it. I know many infuse users ran into problems and were still able to use Odin to flash stock and fix their phone. Try doing the hardware method of getting into download mode, and even though your screen doesn't show anything, it may still connect to Odin and you could try to flash back to stock.
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda premium
U cant brick these phones.use the hardware buttons to get into download mode.
Take battery out and put it back in.hold power vol down and home for 20sec and then press vol up and plug into ur pc with odin running.u should see something on port section.
If that dont work.hold power and both vol. Buttons for 30 sec. Then press vol.up and plug in usb.hope it works.
mintu123 said:
U cant brick these phones.use the hardware buttons to get into download mode.
Take battery out and put it back in.hold power vol down and home for 20sec and then press vol up and plug into ur pc with odin running.u should see something on port section.
If that dont work.hold power and both vol. Buttons for 30 sec. Then press vol.up and plug in usb.hope it works.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually, you can brick it to the point of needing JTAG repairs to restore your device. That being said, it's very very very hard to brick it. You have to do something like flash firmware for a completely wrong device and screw up your bootloaders in the process.
cilmeron said:
I bricked my galaxy note i717 beyond recovery with a regular jig. I've looked into jtag but I haven't found any information whether it's viable for the i717 (i.e. which jtag it's using, which box I would need, where I would need to bring it etc etc.)
So here's my question: Do any of you guys know any more about how to unbrick the phone or details about whether/how to unbrick using jtag?
Maybe I've overlooked something else. Here's how it went down:
I was stupid and tried to flash the phone with firmware for the N7000 because I was overexcited and didn't know that it wasn't an n7000. Now the recovery mode wouldn't let me upgrade (understandable reasons I guess) so I decided to force flash it with odin which also didn't let me upgrade the phone. So I used some method relying on adb. The process took way to long so I unplugged the phone mid-way through it, then replugged it and suddenly the process reported success. So the phone started rebooting just that instead of actually booting up it stayed black. Pressing any of the buttons yields no response - neither vibration nor any screen response. Using the usb jig also yields no response but I'm not entirely sure if there's a jig method that might work - or a key combo that might work - or even a usb method that might work.
Anyway any advice would be highly appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've read some so my suggestion is this:
First make sure that you have the drivers installed for your phone. Then pull the battery wait for a few seconds. press the down button and then the power to go in download mode and hold them pressed for 20s. Now plug in the USB and press the volume up button. If Odin detects it you're good to go! If not... Well it's worth a shot
My theory is that even though the screen is blank, the hardware still boots properly. Just make sure your battery is somewhat charged. And also plug in the USB AFTER you "boot" in download mode.
Sent from my SGH-I717R using xda premium
I was stupid and tried to flash the phone with firmware for the N7000 because I was overexcited and didn't know that it wasn't an n7000. Now the recovery mode wouldn't let me upgrade (understandable reasons I guess) so I decided to force flash it with odin which also didn't let me upgrade the phone. So I used some method relying on adb. The process took way to long so I unplugged the phone mid-way through it, then replugged it and suddenly the process reported success. So the phone started rebooting just that instead of actually booting up it stayed black. Pressing any of the buttons yields no response - neither vibration nor any screen response. Using the usb jig also yields no response but I'm not entirely sure if there's a jig method that might work - or a key combo that might work - or even a usb method that might work.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Everything here screams 'you should never attempt to modify your device again.'
What is it with all you smart asses telling him he shouldn't have done it??? What, you never made a mistake in your entire life???
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA App
Why don't you find Adam_Outler in the hardware hacking forum? Send your phone to him and he'll hopefully be able to create an unbrickable mod. Not only will you likely have a fixed phone but it will mean volumes for our community.
Note, you will be without a phone for a bit
I did something stupid to my note too so don't feel too bad. **** happens... I returned my note to att with no problem because my screen was permanently black. Wouldn't do anything download mode,cwm nothin.. Flashed gsm kernel from root so beware the way its layed out u won't know its gsm unless you read it extremely careful. I had read the thread three times and only caught it after i read really slowly post-brick.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA
ekerbuddyeker said:
What is it with all you smart asses telling him he shouldn't have done it??? What, you never made a mistake in your entire life???
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's not that, we've all made mistakes, but it's like this guy went out of his way to try to brick the phone. This isn't like "oh crap, I flashed the wrong radio"
He tried to flash a ROM from a different SoC and every fail-safe wouldn't let him do it. I'm surprised at how well the different programs tried to save his phone, then he actually went ADB and forced it onto his phone and then he unplugs during a flash.
It's like he drove his car without paying attention and hit a fence that prevents you from flying off a cliff, then he kept ramming his car into the fence, then took some C4, blew up the fence, drove off the cliff, then started yelling "help, I fell off the cliff"
N3RD420 said:
I did something stupid to my note too so don't feel too bad. **** happens... I returned my note to att with no problem because my screen was permanently black. Wouldn't do anything download mode,cwm nothin.. Flashed gsm kernel from root so beware the way its layed out u won't know its gsm unless you read it extremely careful. I had read the thread three times and only caught it after i read really slowly post-brick.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm confused, is there a CDMA Note? What do you mean "they won't know it's GSM"?
So ive been wondering since on this phone with the built in battery you cant do battery pulls for things like bad flashes or just to fix issues, what exactly is the workaround for fixing issues. Im not anywhere near the level of some people on here when it comes to flashing roms and fixing issues so ive been very curious about this cuz i really wouldnt know what to do if i flashed a rom got and got a bootloop...the only thing i could think of waiting for the battery to run out.
So whos got answers
here ya go
http://bit.ly/KTZyYG
^
Way to be completely unhelpful. Did you look at your own google search? No answer.
I think it is a legitimate question.
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds. This should restart the phone.
actually it is in there. it's the 6th result down, and it happens to be another thread just like this in this exact forum, but I thought we were all big boys and girls and knew how to search.
Let me spoon feed something that has already been discussed. If you hold the power button down for 10 seconds it will hard reset your phone.
If you want it to reboot into bootloader, hold vol-down while doing so and continuing to hold it until the bootloader comes up.
FattySparks said:
actually it is in there. it's the 6th result down, and it happens to be another thread just like this in this exact forum, but I thought we were all big boys and girls and knew how to search.
Let me spoon feed something that has already been discussed. If you hold the power button down for 10 seconds it will hard reset your phone.
If you want it to reboot into bootloader, hold vol-down while doing so and continuing to hold it until the bootloader comes up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It was actually the first result?
Anyways, I know how to google and do my research but I hadn't even really thought about this question yet. Glad someone posted it up. Hate that lmgtfy **** lol. A simple one sentence answer would suffice. And you know, of course you could always add that lmgtfy link after you answer the question.
Thanks for the question!
FattySparks said:
here ya go
http://bit.ly/KTZyYG
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol i actually love LMGTFY .....anyway i tried to search this but nothing was coming up with my search but anyway thanks everyone for the info now ima deffo get this phone knowing that the fix for this was relatively easy
FattySparks said:
actually it is in there. it's the 6th result down, and it happens to be another thread just like this in this exact forum, but I thought we were all big boys and girls and knew how to search.
Let me spoon feed something that has already been discussed. If you hold the power button down for 10 seconds it will hard reset your phone.
If you want it to reboot into bootloader, hold vol-down while doing so and continuing to hold it until the bootloader comes up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks because that really had me worried too, almost had me reconsider my preorder and wait for the GS3 to be released. However I'm still a bit unsure if it will work when you need it...
Someone force yourself into a bootloop or splash screen hang and give it a try for us.
Tell us your results afterwards.
sabreem said:
Thanks because that really had me worried too, almost had me reconsider my preorder and wait for the GS3 to be released. However I'm still a bit unsure if it will work when you need it...
Someone force yourself into a bootloop or splash screen hang and give it a try for us.
Tell us your results afterwards.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i tried it in the middle of a boot and it worked perfectly.
one more thing
Let's see how hard this is too brick, of course we need a volunteer. root your phone, unlock the boot loader. Put the RUU on your sd-card, go into bootloader, while the RUU is flashing, somehow kill power to the phone, let me know what happens
Hello All!
Let me start off by saying that this is by far the most frustrating situation that I have ever experienced as I am in the IT field. Lets be honest, reboot usually fixes everything, EXCEPT for this problem.
About 3 or 4 weeks ago, my daughter was watching a YouTube video on her player. She fell asleep and the player ran out of juice and died that wonderful death that all electronic devices do when their life support is terminated. The next morning, my daughter tries to turn it on and naturally it won't power up as it needs to be charged.
She charges the player and attempts to turn it on and its getting the whole 'We're going to pretend to boot up, but we're going to give false hope, get to the Samsung screen, show her who's boss and shut down again. Then! - to really get under her skin, we're going to do it from now until eternity ends'.
Therefore, being the good little troubleshooter that I am, I opened it up, took out the battery, removed the SD chip, waited a little while, put the battery back in and pressed power with my fingers crossed.
Nothing. Same eternal reboot.
So, I start trolling Google... cuz we all know that if you can't find it on Google, it be broke beyond repair.
I go all over the net, to places I never even knew existed :silly:, to dark, deep, scary places of tech expertise I never knew existed. However, despite all of that, I have not located an answer that fixes my problem.
She got this player refurbished and there is no real warranty. So...this is something that I'm going to have to fix for her. If it were a MS server, I'd have this solve, wiped my hands of it and on about my way. Why is it that the smarter the electronics get, the dumber I feel?
At any rate, does anyone have an ideas for this issue and if they do, is there a step-by-step instruction I can find? Active Directory this is NOT! LOL
Turn off and charge for a few hrs. Then try again.
Also try holding power and volume up to boot into recovery and do a wipe data and cache.
Sent from my YP-G70 using xda app-developers app
iurnait said:
Turn off and charge for a few hrs. Then try again.
Also try holding power and volume up to boot into recovery and do a wipe data and cache.
Sent from my YP-G70 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried that, both. I only got some sort of somewhere when I decided to see if maybe using the DOWN volume button got me anywhere. Now it's just sitting on an android screen saying 'Odin Mode' and that it's downloading, do not turn off.
Um... how long is it supposed to be on this screen? (0.o) I've never seen anything sit on a screen like this for more than a few minutes...?
Hello, I am a noob here. I also have the same boot loop problem described. I took it back to the big box store purchased at to no avail I will be scouring any way to recover this device! I appreciate any advice. I have a Samsung player 3.6 with no micro sd installed. I get to the Samsung page and it turns off and restarts the Samsung page. I have not flashed anything before but am willing and eager to learn and can be fairly handy. I appreciate any help.
I was able to repair my daughter's galaxy player 3.6 tonight by flashing the original rom back onto it!! Thanks so much to all the people on here I was able to learn so much in one place!!! Musesinspire I will attempt to post a link to where I was able to get the appropriate rom I hope this helps!!!
thanks again to all!!!! :laugh: :highfive: I was not able to post a link to the site as it is prohibited for new members. you can go to tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=166
^Yes, that's the right file to flash (factoryfs)
Note, those are ONLY for the USA version (no physical home button)
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
ditto
bigpapa76 said:
Hello, I am a noob here. I also have the same boot loop problem described. I took it back to the big box store purchased at to no avail I will be scouring any way to recover this device! I appreciate any advice. I have a Samsung player 3.6 with no micro sd installed. I get to the Samsung page and it turns off and restarts the Samsung page. I have not flashed anything before but am willing and eager to learn and can be fairly handy. I appreciate any help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am having the exact same problems
Any more news on a fix for this issue? My daughter's SGP 3.6 just did the same thing. It's running factory ROM. I have no idea where to go from here. It's now a paperweight.