My Amaze 4g is rooted and rom'd etc.
A couple days ago the screen died. Like, it did something kinda of weird (flashed some grayish type colors) and then turned off. The phone still works etc but the screen is dead.
So, I can get a replacement phone but it is rooted and sending it back is too risky.
Is there anyway that I can restore my phone without having to see the screen?
Or, has anyone heard of this happening etc?
Thanks
You'll have to boot into fastboot and relock the bootloader. It might be a bit difficult to do so without actually being able to see what the screen should be showing, but overall it's a two step process: relock bootloader, load and flash stock RUU
So can you walk me through it? Lol, since I can't see the screen? Like, can you just direct me on what buttons to push.
do you have it insured? Maybe you might lose it tonight?
What i suggest is watch a youtube video on how to relock it and hwo to flash stock RUU adn get the timing.
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do you have it insured? Maybe you might lose it tonight?
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Lol, it is actually my girls and they have already sent her a replacement. I just don't wanna send the broken screen one back yet (for obvious reasons)
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Lol, it is actually my girls and they have already sent her a replacement. I just don't wanna send the broken screen one back yet (for obvious reasons)
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You might as well just send it back because even if u figure out a way to relock it, it will say "relocked" therefore either way they will kno u unlocked it. But that shouldnt matter because the screen going dead is most likely a hardware issue which if it is it should still be covered by the warranty whether u unlocked it or not
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I thought that unlocked it voided the warranty all together
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I thought that unlocked it voided the warranty all together
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Nope... Only software issues
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I thought that unlocked it voided the warranty all together
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No it only says it "may" void ur warranty.. so as long as the problem wasnt caused by you changing the software, like flashing roms and soforth, then they should still honor the warranty. And to me it sounds like a hardware issue so u should be fine.
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OK cool. Because I searched everything and I did not ever find anything connecting screen crashes to roms
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Ya man u should be fine. Good luck
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Thanks
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I think you should at least try and flash it to stock if not to just erase any personal info. Good luck
Yeah I am gonna still try. Just gotta getting the timing and button pushing down haha
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Are you sure it's not just the backlight that's out? If it is, you can just grab a really bright flashlight and shine it at an angle, and you might, possibly, be able to see your screen. It will be faint but it might be enough to help you relock it.
Just crack the screen, tmo will charge you 50 bucks extra if the screen is cracked. At least this is what they told me when I had to get a replacement for my wife's phone.
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Hmmm I will try the flashlight trick
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I know quite a few people who returned their phone back to tmobile and were fine and they had the same type of issue you had.
Shouldn't be a problem.
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my cousin returned his Amaze 4G to a Wind MObile with Bulletproof 2.5.0 *he fked up his charging port* and they replaced the amaze with unlocked bootloader and runnign custom FW
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I have a line going down the left side of my screen. I googled it and a motorola forum came up and a guy had to send it in to be replaced. My only concern is that I'm running kens gingerbread rom with an unlocked bootloader. So will att still replace it?
I would like to resolve this issue myself though. I've already tried two factory resets and wiping the data and it still didn't work. If I have to send it in should I fruitcake down to 1.83 or does it even matter. Please help,
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I have a line going down the left side of my screen. I googled it and a motorola forum came up and a guy had to send it in to be replaced. My only concern is that I'm running kens gingerbread rom with an unlocked bootloader. So will att still replace it?
I would like to resolve this issue myself though. I've already tried two factory resets and wiping the data and it still didn't work. If I have to send it in should I fruitcake down to 1.83 or does it even matter. Please help,
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Motorola does have downloadable links of firmware on their website in the support section with directions on how to install them. That way you could send the phone in for service.
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dmbrown81 said:
I have a line going down the left side of my screen. I googled it and a motorola forum came up and a guy had to send it in to be replaced. My only concern is that I'm running kens gingerbread rom with an unlocked bootloader. So will att still replace it?
I would like to resolve this issue myself though. I've already tried two factory resets and wiping the data and it still didn't work. If I have to send it in should I fruitcake down to 1.83 or does it even matter. Please help,
Thanks
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Hmm how about a picture? Isn't it a physical problem with the screen?
Here's a pic where you can see the line
Going straight down the left side of the screen. I think its a screen problem. Either way will att still send me another phone even with my bootloader unlocked? I already fruitcaked to 1.83 and its still there
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It seems more like a hardware... if you actually gb with leaked ota stay away from motorola sbf
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Here's a pic where you can see the line
Going straight down the left side of the screen. I think its a screen problem. Either way will att still send me another phone even with my bootloader unlocked? I already fruitcaked to 1.83 and its still there
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For whatever its worth, the line has dissapeared. Strange?
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So my line came back today on my screen and I already talked with ATT and they're going to send me another phone. But my question is are they going to send me mines back when they see the "unlocked" in the top left corner when they turn the phone on? Sorry for being a noob.
Thanks
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So my line came back today on my screen and I already talked with ATT and they're going to send me another phone. But my question is are they going to send me mines back when they see the "unlocked" in the top left corner when they turn the phone on? Sorry for being a noob.
Thanks
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Happened to me too, but the people at Motorola/AT&T replacement/troubleshooting place told me that if the problem is not their fault or covered by warranty I had to pay full price to get it fixed, or if I voided the warranty I had to pay full price just to get my phone back.
The lady at ATT basically said if the phone hasn't been dropped or water damaged its still covered under the one year warranty so my fingers will be crossed
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The lady at ATT basically said if the phone hasn't been dropped or water damaged its still covered under the one year warranty so my fingers will be crossed
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Did you tell Her/At&t that you had the phone unlocked? I am curious because 3 days after I unlocked my BL, my touch screen seems to be going bad on one section of the screen and I fear I am going to have to get a replacement/send it in.
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Did you tell Her/At&t that you had the phone unlocked? I am curious because 3 days after I unlocked my BL, my touch screen seems to be going bad on one section of the screen and I fear I am going to have to get a replacement/send it in.
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No I didn't mention it, hopefully when they receive my phone it really won't matter. I googled this question and some folks with nexus ones and HTC phones were able to do a warranty exchange with unlocked bootloaders
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Did you receive your new phone yet or get any confirmation that they shipped it?
I called in on Tuesday and still haven't got a confirmation/order number that they are shipping me my replacement.
My touch screen stopped working and was wondering if there was a way to unroot without using the screen so I can take it back to sprint . I'm s-off .
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Just run the RUU thru your computer you shouldnt need your touch screen to do that
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Just run the RUU thru your computer you shouldnt need your touch screen to do that
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I did that and it worked but I still have s-on . I tried to run regaw s-off but there is no way for me to turn on USB debugging.
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I did that and it worked but I still have s-on . I tried to run regaw s-off but there is no way for me to turn on USB debugging.
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you can actually plug in a mouse into your phone, from what i understand. if you have the right adaptor. But it doesnt matter too much anyways, take your phone in and the sprint team can fix it for you, they will most likely flash the RUU if you are honest with them, or give you a new phone. I have never had problems with my store so far, if a phone is physicaly broken, as in the battery wont charge, the buttons dont work, the screen is broke, they give me a new phone or new battery, what ever is needed. and they tell me
your phone is rooted, so we couldnt run our normal diagnostics on it, but if you have any other problems let us know.
that is the BIGGEST reason i stay with sprint. kick ass customer support.
M moms rezound broke. Well just the charging port so I cant hook up to PC to use fast boot and do that writesecureflag3 command. I don't want to send this thing back s-off.
Is there a way to brick it? With a ph98img.zip file?
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Just send it the people who receive them don't give a ****. They just load the correct software on it and go to the next phone...I and many other people have done this a bazillion times. In fact I've never returned a phone that wasn't rooted AND running a custom rom.
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Just send it the people who receive them don't give a ****. They just load the correct software on it and go to the next phone...I and many other people have done this a bazillion times. In fact I've never returned a phone that wasn't rooted AND running a custom rom.
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Thanks. I guess that's what I'll do. Btw pulling battery during a RUU didn't work. Lol
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i have to do the same thing^ so two hacked rezounds are on there way in hahahah your in good company
So no one had an issue returning a Rezound that was unlocked through HTC's website but then relocked before returning? They don't check to see if it says re-locked?
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So no one had an issue returning a Rezound that was unlocked through HTC's website but then relocked before returning? They don't check to see if it says re-locked?
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Correct good sir
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So no one had an issue returning a Rezound that was unlocked through HTC's website but then relocked before returning? They don't check to see if it says re-locked?
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In fact, some people have received devices that passed the "100 point inspection" that still had CWM or CyanogenMod still on them
I returned an incredible that still had cwm on it and a rezound that said relocked on it with no problem at all, I wouldn't doubt that they make that statement just to scare you into not doing it.
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You can always do it wirelessly:
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-quick-app-adb-wireless
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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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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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So long story short, my HOX+ broke and the touch screen stopped working. I rejoiced the bootloader and RUUed it but HBoot had the 'Relocked' flag... Has anybody else been in this situation and been charged?
I sent it in via their mail return service.
Thanks,
IE
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Just got mine back from repair. I didn't even take the time to re lock the bootloader or flash the stock ruu. They are going to completely disassemble your phone to determine the cause of the failure. Mine was obvious, I broke the screen. Once they determine the cause they will send you a quote or "repair" it under warranty. By repair I mean they are going to send you a new phone. Having the phone unlocked should play no factor in your case unless they determine the cause to be directly related.
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Just got mine back from repair. I didn't even take the time to re lock the bootloader or flash the stock ruu. They are going to completely disassemble your phone to determine the cause of the failure. Mine was obvious, I broke the screen. Once they determine the cause they will send you a quote or "repair" it under warranty. By repair I mean they are going to send you a new phone. Having the phone unlocked should play no factor in your case unless they determine the cause to be directly related.
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Hahaha 'i rejoiced the bootloader' relocked** isn't HTC stock swipe horrible?
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Hahaha 'i rejoiced the bootloader' relocked** isn't HTC stock swipe horrible?
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glad i fixed mine didnt send it back sent replacement back but at&t will send u a replacement phone u just have to cover ur tracks as much as u can u never hear back from them..sent back a few in my day...lol
I'm on my third warranty phone. Have bad luck. First one I re locked and got replacement with no issues and the second one I sent it off with a custom rom and it was fine lol. They never gave me any issues