Hard reset with no display? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I cut a ribbon cable trying to replace the screen in my girlfriends Dinc. Now the repairs cost more than I want to spend so i'm going to sell it as broken on Ebay.
Question is, is there a way to wipe everything/hard reset it without the display working? When I power it on it does that short vibrate so I know it's still working. Just can't see anything.
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If you have rooted and adb configured, you can try: adb shell wipe data.

Never had it rooted
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You could try flashing the stock rom (using RUU).

Theonew said:
You could try flashing the stock rom (using RUU).
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But it's NOT rooted.
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Curb71 said:
But it's NOT rooted.
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It doesn't have to be.

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Hi, im haveing my EVO View repaired by HTC and i need to know how to un-revolutionary, because i dont have usb connectivity (The charging port is not working)
Could somone help me? I need to get back to S-ON
Just hope they don't charge. I asked the same thing before I shipped it out. Luckily they just emailed me today saying it's fixed and said they are going to ship back. How did you damage the port?
I mistakenly tried to put the wrong side of the charger plug in.
Very sensitive the port is
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No clue, I was tethering one day and I ubplugged then when I went back to the pc, it didn't work anymore, and it dosent work for a/c anymore now either
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Damn! You don't think you may have pulled too hard? Wish sounds ridiculous! I know!
Just asking because if they would have charged me i would have been pissed because I think their port is very faulty. So i really am afraid of it happening again. I know this time I'm going to baby it even more. My gf is going to hate me lol.
Good luck I really hope it all works out or if someone can help.
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bsmoove386 said:
Damn! You don't think you may have pulled too hard? Wish sounds ridiculous! I know!
Just asking because if they would have charged me i would have been pissed because I think their port is very faulty. So i really am afraid of it happening again. I know this time I'm going to baby it even more. My gf is going to hate me lol.
Good luck I really hope it all works out or if someone can help.
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Thx for the info
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Whoareyou said:
Thx for the info
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Could you possibly download a RUU to your sdcard to flash or something ? Just throwing ideas out there..
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Gumby63 said:
Could you possibly download a RUU to your sdcard to flash or something ? Just throwing ideas out there..
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That won't over write the hboot. You need to be able to push the hboot with adb from recovery. Really not sure if there is a way to do it without a USB connection. Maybe in a terminal emulatorwhile booted although I am not sure if trying to push an hboot while fully booted
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Maybe globatron would know a way.
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Gumby63 said:
Maybe globatron would know a way.
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Maybe
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So, does anyone know if they can even tell? at this point the device wont power on, but they would have to repair it and charge it up to even know its rooted, right?
Whoareyou said:
So, does anyone know if they can even tell? at this point the device wont power on, but they would have to repair it and charge it up to even know its rooted, right?
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Correct. And the only way to do this would be to somehow dd a stock HBOOT (I could provide one) over the revolutionary one, and reflash the stock ROM. It would go like this, but since your device isn't powered it's kinda useless:
1. Install the stock RUU on your device (extract the rom.zip from it, google extract rom.zip extract RUU) rename the rom.zip PG41IMG and place on sdcard >>> reboot into hboot.
2. After 2 complete passes, reboot into the system with the hboot of the RUU on the sd. DD it using Terminal Emulator (a command like this, don't actually run it: dd if=/hboot.nb0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18)
3. Reboot into fast boot to confirm the stock restore.
4. ???
5. Profit
Now obviously the device will require power here and when I used this method I had to stop midway to charge, so even 40% battery isn't an option.
EDIT: If you can get some battery, just do HTC Unlock. Although it's a warranty void, I think HTC would provide support rather to the guy who used their tools instead of a third party one.
My 2 cents, but their 1950 special edition ones so don't lose em!
Oh yeah I just realized you could take your sdcard out and put it into the computer to put files on it, if you can even get it charged though :/
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AidenM said:
Correct. And the only way to do this would be to somehow dd a stock HBOOT (I could provide one) over the revolutionary one, and reflash the stock ROM. It would go like this, but since your device isn't powered it's kinda useless:
1. Install the stock RUU on your device (extract the rom.zip from it, google extract rom.zip extract RUU) rename the rom.zip PG41IMG and place on sdcard >>> reboot into hboot.
2. After 2 complete passes, reboot into the system with the hboot of the RUU on the sd. DD it using Terminal Emulator (a command like this, don't actually run it: dd if=/hboot.nb0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18)
3. Reboot into fast boot to confirm the stock restore.
4. ???
5. Profit
Now obviously the device will require power here and when I used this method I had to stop midway to charge, so even 40% battery isn't an option.
EDIT: If you can get some battery, just do HTC Unlock. Although it's a warranty void, I think HTC would provide support rather to the guy who used their tools instead of a third party one.
My 2 cents, but their 1950 special edition ones so don't lose em!
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Okay. So your saying that since it can't boot I'm fine, the would HAVE to fix it because it disent have enough charge?
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I had the same problem back in December. My advice is to turn off your device and conserve as much battery power as you can until you figure out what to do, because once you run out, you're stuck. Unfortunately for me, I found out my port was broken when I plugged it in when I ran out of batteries. I sent it to HTC though, and within a couple weeks I had it back, with HC on it. If you do send it in, make sure to back everything up because they flashed mine.
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Okay. So your saying that since it can't boot I'm fine, the would HAVE to fix it because it disent have enough charge?
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Well if HTC fixes the port and charges it up and finds revolutionary, I doubt they would refuse to send it back. They've fixed it already.
there have been a couple of people who managed to charge their flyer by taking off the back plate and charging the battery directly. This would only fix a portion of your problem. In the end if you do not have usb connectivity I am not sure you can replace the Hboot. If the port is broken it really has nothing to do with being S Off. I can not see why it would impact the repairs, although I think you stand a decent chance of recieving an invoice.

I need help

I flashed the jellybean port over in the i9100 section and it booted but then i restarted my phone and it didnt boot so i had to repartition and flash all the pits and stuff and now when i boot it goes straight to recovery and dosnt let me select things or get into download mode
Odin flash back to stock pics or pics rom?
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moneyover said:
I flashed the jellybean port over in the i9100 section and it booted but then i restarted my phone and it didnt boot so i had to repartition and flash all the pits and stuff and now when i boot it goes straight to recovery and dosnt let me select things or get into download mode
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Did you try selecting with the home button, please tell me you did
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Yes I did and it won't let me go into download mode
Can you force download mode by plugging in while holding sound up and dowb and power buttons or is it just sound up and down?
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On the i9100 thread you already asked in.
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Grab a pit file for your i777 and push it with odin. Then your partition will be recovered.
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I saw you asked if it worked for i777 if its not in this section don't try to flash it to this phone. There the same phone but its not exactly the same so that's why we have ports from the i9100 from the first 5-6 pages I read they are hardly able to get things fully working and a list of broken items like wifi camera ect.
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I called att and got a replacement for free
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moneyover said:
I called att and got a replacement for free
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How'd that happen?
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Had the same problem trying to root and flash 1900. Phone did some weird things when I kept trying to boot it but, finally it went to the download screen (don't know y it didn't the 10 other times) and I flashed the original.zip and went through the motions again and all is fine now.
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jt.61 said:
How'd that happen?
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They said since its under one year warranty they would take care of it and today i got my replacement working good
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moneyover said:
They said since its under one year warranty they would take care of it and today i got my replacement working good
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did it still have stock recovery? If not, you might get a 500 dollar bill from att when they discover that...
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dandrumheller said:
did it still have stock recovery? If not, you might get a 500 dollar bill from att when they discover that...
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I was just gonna say, when they get into Download mode and check that flash counter, or see that yellow triangle, that replacement is gonna cost you full price.. And you can bet they'll automatically tack it on to your next bill.
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I'd like to let him sit and squirm thinking he'll get it full price and someone will get grounded but if it didn't flash would it count?
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thanitos said:
I'd like to let him sit and squirm thinking he'll get it full price and someone will get grounded but if it didn't flash would it count?
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You're mean
I don't know for sure, but I would imagine if it didn't flash, the counter won't trigger and he'll be OK. That's why I asked about the recovery - if it's still stock the flash probably didn't take. If it is a custom recovery, it probably means that the flash took and borked his phone...that would be the case where I would think he could expect a hefty phone bill when they catch on...
Well they would charge him for shipping the new phone checking the old phone, won't be pretty lol. This is what you get for just diving into flashing formware , I read the topic he flashed from and I knew it wasn't good for our phone yet it wasn't ported to i777 so there's no way I'd flash that.
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Lol no i reset the counter before i bricked and it is stock i9100 recovery so they look the same but the button configuration is different
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thanitos said:
Well they would charge him for shipping the new phone checking the old phone, won't be pretty lol. This is what you get for just diving into flashing formware , I read the topic he flashed from and I knew it wasn't good for our phone yet it wasn't ported to i777 so there's no way I'd flash that.
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Hey atleast it booted i got to play with jellybean
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Its stock i9100 recovery? So it isn't i777 stock? Yeah, that'll totally pass the radar lol
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moneyover said:
I called att and got a replacement for free
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Your phone was totally recoverable. In my view, you should have taken responsibility for your actions, and stayed with the issue till you fixed it.
It's a shame, and just plain wrong, when people abuse the warranty to get a new phone for free when the problem was due to their own actions. It's like stealing. From my time in the forum, however, it seems to be rather common behavior. I even see a post from time to time where one person advises another to do this.
At least AT&T/Samsung wind up with a phone which can be repaired and resold.
And now, since you sent them an I777 which boots to stock I9100 recovery, you will have a month or two of existential anxiety while you wait to see if they charge you full price for the phone, as written in their warranty.
moneyover said:
I called att and got a replacement for free
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Oh goodie! You messed up your phone and got AT&T to fix it by giving you a new phone, the cost of which they can easily pass on to their other users.:good:
If u screw up yer phone, and u don't want to bother with trying to get "technical" and figure it out, there is a good chance this cycle will repeat itself. I would suggest taking a few days and just pouring over all information available here on how to do things and getting things properly understood before u go about flashing again.
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need to enable usb debugging but cant get to settings

I need to enable usb debugging so i can relock the bootloader and return my phone for a replacement. Only problem is my touchscreen is completely out so i cant get into the settings to enable it. Is there any way i could do it threw the bootloader or anything or am i screwed? Thanks
bigligg said:
I need to enable usb debugging so i can relock the bootloader and return my phone for a replacement. Only problem is my touchscreen is completely out so i cant get into the settings to enable it. Is there any way i could do it threw the bootloader or anything or am i screwed? Thanks
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If you are replacing it via insurance carrier, dont worry about it... they don't care.
its threw verizon...warranty..i have it back to stock. its on the latest ota..but bootloader is still s-off
I have the same problem, I can't enable USB debugging because I'm locked out of the phone, and the volume up button is broken so I can't get into recovery. I need to factory wipe but I'm stuck!
Would it be possible to change the ROM and enable USB debugging, then save it and flash it?
I have an idea for a way to do it but you would have to decompile settingsprovider.apk and change that default in the code and put it back in the ROM
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disconnecktie said:
I have an idea for a way to do it but you would have to decompile settingsprovider.apk and change that default in the code and put it back in the ROM
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You know how to do that?
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I'm afraid that it's over my head, I am no developer. But this is what I need.
MeestersPrime said:
I'm afraid that it's over my head, I am no developer. But this is what I need.
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Yeah and me being on stock I would need some way to flash a custom recovery. I would probably need a flashable zip for recovery and for the file. I always flash recovery threw flashboot witch I can't do atm
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bigligg said:
Yeah and me being on stock I would need some way to flash a custom recovery. I would probably need a flashable zip for recovery and for the file. I always flash recovery threw flashboot witch I can't do atm
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What is wrong with your phone? I wouldn't worry to much about your phone being locked because if you're sending it to asurion they aren't even going to check it.
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The touch screen doesn't work at all. I can't even get past the lock screen. Even in 4ext touch it don't work
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So are you sending it in under warranty or to asurion under insurance.
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Warranty I guess. My first thunderbolt took a **** so they sent me a replacement. The replacement worked for 2 weeks then the touch screen went out and now I have to send it back
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They charged me $300 for the first one I sent back cause the screen is cracked and now I'm bout to send this two week pos back unlocked and afraid it's gonna happen again. $600 for a thunderbolt lol
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Somebody's gotta figure a way to toggle usb debugging without accessing settings! I'm so close to having a working phone lol

Getting new phone under extended warranty

Hey guys my screen went out yesterday. I took it to Verizon and I am getting refurbished rezound under the total protection plan.
I am rooted...unlocked....custom boot loader...and Rom...c
Do I need to try to relock and factory reset every thing?
Since the screen went out due to bad hardware...does me having custom Rom and software screw me when they put a new screen in the old phone?
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ninjabeaver said:
Hey guys my screen went out yesterday. I took it to Verizon and I am getting refurbished rezound under the total protection plan.
I am rooted...unlocked....custom boot loader...and Rom...c
Do I need to try to relock and factory reset every thing?
Since the screen went out due to bad hardware...does me having custom Rom and software screw me when they put a new screen in the old phone?
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Better safe then sorry re lock s on
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ninjabeaver said:
Hey guys my screen went out yesterday. I took it to Verizon and I am getting refurbished rezound under the total protection plan.
I am rooted...unlocked....custom boot loader...and Rom...c
Do I need to try to relock and factory reset every thing?
Since the screen went out due to bad hardware...does me having custom Rom and software screw me when they put a new screen in the old phone?
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Its hard to do without a screen. But if you use the rezound toolkit you can run the ruu and that will get you back to stock. the progress will show on the command prompt so you will know when its done. Like the post above said, better safe than sorry. Chances are they won't even check though.
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Best to unroot if not and they see its rooted they can deny your claim and charge you full price. Not worth the risk
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Didn't unroot. Didn't S-ON. That's just me, though. Mainly because I forgot. I had no problem with it from Asurion. Though, as others said, better safe than sorry. You never know.
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Taking the OTA.

Do you need to remove twrp to take OTA?
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Yes you need to be on total stock to take the OTA. Once you take the update there is no going back however which means no custom recovery or custom ROMs
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Yes you need to be on total stock to take the OTA. Once you take the update there is no going back however which means no custom recovery or custom ROMs
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Can you remove twrp without a computer assisting? Or just using the phone
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The most easy way to take the ota would be to Odin the stock image of the phone then accept the update
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If youre going to take the ota you might as well just flash me7 through odin. Then you dont have to bother with removing recovery. Flash and go.
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If you altered your phone in any way like removed bloat, then just removing twrp won't help. The ota will simply fail. I'd just flash back to stock with odin. I'm assuming that your on MDK and want to update to me7 via ota.
well main problem is i would love to use odin for update but when i plug into my usb it keep connecting and disconnecting the phone. i have the latest drivers i have no idea why its doing that. i have it set t MTP but does not show up.
How do you have it set to mtp, the phone has to be in download mode which there is no options to change. However if you have a problem with a usb port trying a different one will sometimes resolve it. If youre not using the stock cable that could be it as well.
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hexitnow said:
How do you have it set to mtp, the phone has to be in download mode which there is no options to change. However if you have a problem with a usb port trying a different one will sometimes resolve it. If youre not using the stock cable that could be it as well.
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ive tried about 4 ports now it does the same thing even in download mode. connects and disconnects immeddiatly
Have you tried a different pc? Maybe your port on your phone is going bad
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hexitnow said:
Have you tried a different pc? Maybe your port on your phone is going bad
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yikes phone isnt that old at all sadly. I really hope that isnt the case. only thing that happens is it charges, connects and disconnects over and over again. so far have had nothing but problems with this PoS.
Yeah that would definitely suck. Maybe try cleaning it as well as the cable but im sure you tried that already.
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well i think my drivers are just screwed up or something now. i used my old ass ancient laptop and its downloading and going thru the update process right now. so now im just trying to find ways to uninstall Samsung kies and falling into a hole because it will not uninstall it, and shows up without an icon in the "uninstall or change a program" menu.

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