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I have hard bricked my galaxy ace while i was in recovery mode( Rom Manager 4.0). i was trying to overclock it with CM7 Overclock but it got aborted, so i didnt persist with it n was getting out of the recovery mode when it suddenly switched off and till now now powering on. i tried to get in download mode but not able to. will usb jig be able to help me get in downloading mode?
i had the same problem too.you can't do anything by yourself,you need to go to an service.
dj_antish said:
I have hard bricked my galaxy ace while i was in recovery mode( Rom Manager 4.0). i was trying to overclock it with CM7 Overclock but it got aborted, so i didnt persist with it n was getting out of the recovery mode when it suddenly switched off and till now now powering on. i tried to get in download mode but not able to. will usb jig be able to help me get in downloading mode?
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Voila....Nice work..People just dont learn...First of all,I am sorry if i sound rude
Good work bricking your phone with ROM MANAGER..ROM Manager DOES NOT support ACE...There has been many posts regarding this but PEOPLE dont learn,do they..
Theres no rescue...A brick with rom manager is irrepairable..Some people were lucky though,they could get into download mode,but sadly,you are not...
Take it to your nearest service center
EDIT:I forgot to tell...THIS IS DEVELOPMENT THREAD NOT BRICK THREAD..GENERAL FORUMS IS THE BRICK THREAD
don't panic, mate. try to use a USB Jig first; DIY if deemed necessary! then if all goes well, then flash away
did you try this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071970
Btw its should not in dev section
dont mess your phone much
you not read noob guid as rom manager brick ace if you run stock rom without cwm
anyway go to service centre tell its not turn on after factory reset
most of us get it live back from service centre but dont tell you use root or any thing
just tell its happen after factory reset
nims11 said:
Btw its should not in dev section
dont mess your phone much
you not read noob guid as rom manager brick ace if you run stock rom without cwm
anyway go to service centre tell its not turn on after factory reset
most of us get it live back from service centre but dont tell you use root or any thing
just tell its happen after factory reset
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I agree!! I hard bricked my Ace once.. and nothing switched on. So all i did was take it to the service center, with a sad face and tell them that it suddenly switched off and stopped working.
When they asked what i was doing i simply said i was playing a game and it stopped. What is the game? NFS Shift (coz its quite laggy anyway)
And all they said was ''Alright sir, its a hardware faliure, i think its a motherboard short. We will have it replaced. Will have it for you in three working days.''
Act noobish and DONT say anything Smart!
They have no way of checking for Root/custom roms coz it wont switch on
***IMPORTANT - retain sad face until you exit service center! then go to the middle of the road and jump for joy (yes i did)
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I agree!! I hard bricked my Ace once.. and nothing switched on. So all i did was take it to the service center, with a sad face and tell them that it suddenly switched off and stopped working.
When they asked what i was doing i simply said i was playing a game and it stopped. What is the game? NFS Shift (coz its quite laggy anyway)
And all they said was ''Alright sir, its a hardware faliure, i think its a motherboard short. We will have it replaced. Will have it for you in three working days.''
Act noobish and DONT say anything Smart!
They have no way of checking for Root/custom roms coz it wont switch on
***IMPORTANT - retain sad face until you exit service center! then go to the middle of the road and jump for joy (yes i did)
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Lol...I cant stop laughing after that...Quite nice suggestion on maintaining a troll face between stay at service centre
lmao.....
thedisturbedone said:
I agree!! I hard bricked my Ace once.. and nothing switched on. So all i did was take it to the service center, with a sad face and tell them that it suddenly switched off and stopped working.
When they asked what i was doing i simply said i was playing a game and it stopped. What is the game? NFS Shift (coz its quite laggy anyway)
And all they said was ''Alright sir, its a hardware faliure, i think its a motherboard short. We will have it replaced. Will have it for you in three working days.''
Act noobish and DONT say anything Smart!
They have no way of checking for Root/custom roms coz it wont switch on
***IMPORTANT - retain sad face until you exit service center! then go to the middle of the road and jump for joy (yes i did)
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HAHA! That's a good one What I did was tell them my phone smoked while listening to music and *poof* phone shut down but those greedy mother f**ker charged me 200 bucks for the motherboard replacment wtf!!!!
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CNghost said:
HAHA! That's a good one What I did was tell them my phone smoked while listening to music and *poof* phone shut down but those greedy mother f**ker charged me 200 bucks for the motherboard replacment wtf!!!!
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In india if they ask money for replacement underwarenty period
we ask double from them in consumer forum
As they cant prove anything what we did
nims11 said:
In india if they ask money for replacement underwarenty period
we ask double from them in consumer forum
As they cant prove anything what we did
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I guess people in my country are really greedy people
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Try remove battery, re instert it and go download mode.
if it don' t work, re try it a lot of time..
nims11 said:
In india if they ask money for replacement underwarenty period
we ask double from them in consumer forum
As they cant prove anything what we did
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Consumer forum and India FTW
nims11 said:
In india if they ask money for replacement underwarenty period
we ask double from them in consumer forum
As they cant prove anything what we did
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No they didn't charged me......my ace was bricked due to rom manager......they changed my phones motherboard ........I told them I was playing suddenly screen went off.......
$π®@£
I Will Not Charge You for pressing thanks.
I too fell in the trap of Rom Manager. I wasn't aware of the fact that ACE is not supported by ROM MANAGER.
I have been trying all methods // Download mode, Button combinations... Odin did recofnize it once but was stuck on 'set connection'... so I tried it again, but it didnt recognize it again.
Hence, now I am forced to take it to Service Centre. Would post my experice too once my ACE returns...
Thanks for the post guys.. this thread really helped..
Cheers !!
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Act noobish and DONT say anything Smart!
They have no way of checking for Root/custom roms coz it wont switch on
***IMPORTANT - retain sad face until you exit service center! then go to the middle of the road and jump for joy (yes i did)
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Lol, with me was easier, after two days that I had bought my Ace, I updated it to an europe Gingerbread firmware, but my Ace is a brazilian model, so, a few things started to happen, screen flickering, random shutdowns, 3G wasn't working. All I did was taking my phone back to my carrier store (the place where I bought the phone) and I told that the screen was flickering a lot. I wasn't into Android on that time, I really thought it was broken.
The phone was completely stock, the carrier customizations weren't there anymore, the language wasn't the right one. The girl who was helping noticed that my phone was a bit different from the others, but she said "no problem, we will send it back to Samsung" and then she gave me a new phone with the box and everything. Lol.
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Y u no ready my sticky?! Rom manager kills ace! Got it?
Prawesome said:
Consumer forum and India FTW
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Really? Are you sure that any complaints ANYWHERE pays off in India?
Could I brick my phone, go to service center and buy a new phone with a discount
Nielli said:
Could I brick my phone, go to service center and buy a new phone with a discount
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A friend of mine did that. He broke the mic on his phone with compressed air... Then he hardbricked his phone (i think it was LG optimus 2X, but maybe something else) and paid a little extra for SGS2.
Edit: I've installed dozens of custom roms and tweaks on my ACE. Never have i even gotten a bootloop (i've had some on other phones).. The main thing is to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS and if there arent any than you should google a bit to find out if what you want to do works or not.
Hi, I need urgent help!!
I have buy a new Xperia Neo (for about 300 euro) , the phone perfectly works, but wen I try to update it with Pc companion and SEUS, it says me that the phone have a modified SW.
I'm sure I haven't do nothing like flash, root,..
I go to the shop were I buy it and they send my phone at the Sony assistence.
The assistance find a problem: that the software was bad modified, and says me that for repair it I have to change the all motherboard, because it's damaged and they can't repair it.
But they want 180 euro, the shop says me after a looooong talk that they haven't do nothing at the phone and maybe is a virus, and can help me paying an half,so i have to pay "only" 90 euro.
The question is it's possible damage the motherbord with a SW or a virus??
And what I have to do??
Pay 90 euro also if I haven't damaged it or use the phone like it is(it says me that is damaged and don't know for how much time it works)??
Thanks for help!!
Well looks like someone used that phone before, and looks like unlocked bootloader via official way(hence PC Companion or SEUS wont work), I can't think of another reason.
I wouldn't pay anything. I heard stories that people bought "brand new" phone from store, which have images on it from vacations..
Not sure how you will prove that you didn't do it.
They (Sony Ericsson) should have your IMEI, mail, name if someone unlocked BL official way: http://unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com/instructions
If they say that you unlocked BL tell them to prove you, to show you info from above.
If they can't prove you, demand free fix, as you bought it new.
If they show you that, ether accept that device and go back here on XDA to relock your BL and use SEUS or PC Companion. Or ask/talk to shop to get you new device, which I doubt they will do As you can't prove that you didn't unlocked it.
few software modifications can do damage to the hardware in rare cases like extreme overclocking , extreme overvolting ....
first check if your phone is bootloader locked or not , try using flashtool software (of XDA) to flash latest firmware of your device & see if it changes anything ...
Before sending the phone to assistance I controlled and the bootloader was Unlooked,
but today the shop call me and they say that the assistance have tryied the phone and don't know the date of unlooking, and it's not for the official way.
After I tell that I'm sure, I'haven't do nothing.. they tell me that probably I have a virus, but have a virus apears to me a very very difficult probability, also for the use I have done with the phone. And I don't know if a virus can unlook the bootloader.
The problem is that I don't know how to prove the unlooking was before.
vimjam said:
few software modifications can do damage to the hardware in rare cases like extreme overclocking , extreme overvolting ....
first check if your phone is bootloader locked or not , try using flashtool software (of XDA) to flash latest firmware of your device & see if it changes anything ...
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Yes.. but I think it's hard my phone is damaged for this reasons, I don't know..
It's possible that the motherboard is ok, but the assistance doesn't wont repair it and says me I have to change it??
The phone is unlooked I've seen it before sending to assistance, I haven't the phone now to try, it's in assistance, I have to decide if pay half for a reparacion (90 euro instead 180) or not..
If phone was just bought, just demand for a new unit. Maybe someone bought it from the store, unlocked it, then sent it back. When I got my neo new, my son stepped on it so LCD was busted. I had to return it aftr only 10 days of use. At first they refused to replace it but after some discussions, they did.
And honestly... Thats the first time I heard of a virus destroying a hardware -instantly I mean... But im no tech guru so how do I know.
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Urban legend, software does not kill hardware instantly, it can shorten the life by straining it using it in a way it wasn't designed for but cannot cause instant death. Most of these myths come from old propriety software users, where a virus has damaged a driver or key library then the hardware stops working, stoopid then takes hardware to practitioner of dark arts (monkey who knows a little) who when asked states problem was a virus, stoopid then thinks virus broke hardware, monkey doesn't explain to perpetuate the myth that he can do magic, so that stoopid takes back to monkey when it next breaks.
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Your phone is a used one probably,if pc companion says it got modified fw(due to bootloader being unlocked on official method I guess) and you haven't done anything to it big chance its earlier used one.Demand a new unit from the shop.
>>The question is it's possible damage the motherbord with a SW or a virus??
very rare,but sometimesyes I guess.I remember reading in Neo forums about some battery sensor getting killed when updating android to 2.2 to 2.3.4
Wasn't that downgrading, not upgrading. More a case of missing drivers than physical damage, the battery still worked....
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there is nothing called 'damaged by a virus' specially on 'android' , so yea basically any talk about virus damage is just the guys at the store which sold this phone to you are bullshitting !!
Thilina said:
>>The question is it's possible damage the motherbord with a SW or a virus??
very rare,but sometimesyes I guess.I remember reading in Neo forums about some battery sensor getting killed when updating android to 2.2 to 2.3.4
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mpiekp said:
Wasn't that downgrading, not upgrading. More a case of missing drivers than physical damage, the battery still worked....
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Yup, it is when downgrading. From 2.3.4 to 2.3.2. And it was for all Xperias2011, which started before 2.3.4.
Yup battery still working, but phone is not detecting juice from it
Still, until today noone(of course appart SE guys) knows what exactly killed it. And they(SE) replace entire mbo when you give them phone with that problem.
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there is nothing called 'damaged by a virus' specially on 'android' , so yea basically any talk about virus damage is just the guys at the store which sold this phone to you are bullshitting !!
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Don't be so sure. Yes they can. Regardless if this is the case or not with his phone.
@pioloo: did you bought that phone in some locale phone store, or at some tele operator shop?
Anw, we can all guess now and tell you what we would do. It's up to you. If you are 100% sure you didn't do anything to it, demand new phone, or repairing on THEIR cost, or money return. Don't know how are laws in your country.
Madfysh said:
@pioloo: did you bought that phone in some locale phone store, or at some tele operator shop?
Anw, we can all guess now and tell you what we would do. It's up to you. If you are 100% sure you didn't do anything to it, demand new phone, or repairing on THEIR cost, or money return. Don't know how are laws in your country.
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I bought it in a big chain fisical shop, in Italy.
Yes, I'm sure I haven't do nothing, and a virus, in the few days i had it, appears to me very very difficult.
But the problem is that I have no proof..
The shop tolds me that the motherboard is broken, and it's possible that a virus can have canged some registers...
But I can't understand how a virus can broke a moderboard like this... How it's possible????
Also because the phone works perfectly when I send in assistance!
And why, with a flashing you can't have the originals registers??
pioloo said:
The shop tolds me that the motherboard is broken, and it's possible that a virus can have canged some registers...
But I can't understand how a virus can broke a moderboard like this... How it's possible????
Also because the phone works perfectly when I send in assistance!
And why, with a flashing you can't have the originals registers??
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You just answered your question.
Flashing new fw can restore old registry...unless you have unlocked bootloader. Search the forums here how to repair damaged bootloader. Maybe it can fix your problem.
Honestly, I have no faith in the skills of SE repair techs. The fact that they could not tell if my phone was previously rooted when I sent it for.repairs was proof enough for me.
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Right OK lets help this guy here. Can you please tell me where you got it from? So shop name also where and what country? Did you buy it NEW? Or Second Hand? Have you got proof of purchase? Eg invoice or sales note?
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ssimmmo said:
Right OK lets help this guy here. Can you please tell me where you got it from? So shop name also where and what country? Did you buy it NEW? Or Second Hand? Have you got proof of purchase? Eg invoice or sales note?
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After a looong looong talk with the shop finally I solved it!
They said, they change me the all motherboard of the phone for free!
But I had to insist a lot that I don't wanna pay ANYTHING! The offers me to pay only an half, after only 50 euros. But I refuse all! Because I know what I have done with the phone and a virus appears to me something almost impossible, knowning how a virus can work and how I used the phone!
I said I don't wanna pay if they don't have any proof the phone was modified after my buying date, and I asked to have the phone back as it was.
After this calls they call me and say me they pay for the reparation!
I bought it new with the receipt! In Italy in a big shop chain.
It was the last model in the shop and it was not sealed because they said me it was in exposition, but no one used it, and when I open it there was the full battery and the first android configuration, so I belive it and I buy it however.
A suspicion that someone had modified the software I would never have thought.
I don't know if this had happened to someone else who believed in the history of the virus or did not want to waste time discussing would pay a lot of money by no means.
Yes, also my think is the assistance don't want to loose time repairing it, they prefer change the all motherboard in this cases, and say it's impossible to repair.
Thanks to all for the precious help!!
Hey,
If you bought it with unlocked bootloader why dont you try to flash Stock rom via CWM ?
Jozinek created an Update zip of stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518151
So basically you could try to flash a Kernel with CWM and then flash via CWM stock rom.
Pät said:
Hey,
If you bought it with unlocked bootloader why dont you try to flash Stock rom via CWM ?
Jozinek created an Update zip of stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518151
So basically you could try to flash a Kernel with CWM and then flash via CWM stock rom.
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Yes, I thougth about flashing, but before trying everything I tried to have the phone perfectly new, that I paid for!
Because I don't know how was used from who flashed it, and also I don't wanna pay a modified phone like a new one..
Fortunely I solved it! And now I think I wanna save the guarantee at least to the exit of ICS and usefull mods for ICS!
pioloo said:
After a looong looong talk with the shop finally I solved it!
They said, they change me the all motherboard of the phone for free!
But I had to insist a lot that I don't wanna pay ANYTHING! The offers me to pay only an half, after only 50 euros. But I refuse all! Because I know what I have done with the phone and a virus appears to me something almost impossible, knowning how a virus can work and how I used the phone!
I said I don't wanna pay if they don't have any proof the phone was modified after my buying date, and I asked to have the phone back as it was.
After this calls they call me and say me they pay for the reparation!
I bought it new with the receipt! In Italy in a big shop chain.
It was the last model in the shop and it was not sealed because they said me it was in exposition, but no one used it, and when I open it there was the full battery and the first android configuration, so I belive it and I buy it however.
A suspicion that someone had modified the software I would never have thought.
I don't know if this had happened to someone else who believed in the history of the virus or did not want to waste time discussing would pay a lot of money by no means.
Yes, also my think is the assistance don't want to loose time repairing it, they prefer change the all motherboard in this cases, and say it's impossible to repair.
Thanks to all for the precious help!!
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Good to see finally they repaired it for free.I think your phone was used one with fw flashed again before selling to you,you should've demanded a new phone or threatening them you will go to police or sue the shop,glad to say here we have laws that can make shop owner go to jail for like 6-12 months if he cheats the customer
I have a brand new asus transformer prime and Iv had quite a few problems but nothing that cannot be fixed until now:/ right the tablet has noot been rooted or anything like that its 100% stock.
The problem is that randomly as i was using the tablet at some point there was a horizontal line down the centre of my screen I will post a screen shot bellow.
From what I read on forums others got black lines all around their screen when updating from honeycomb to icecream sandwich. my tablet came stock with ics, purchased it from pcworld.co.uk(if that makes a difference) I read things about making changes to developers settings with transitions but none of that worked please any1 know anything about this pleas help:/
tablet is only 6 days old, and the line only apears when the screen is on:/
ok i am reposting dont know if i am allowed to do this but as I was taking a screenshot I realized that the line will not appear on the screen shot:S is this a sign of hardware failure?:S :/ ill try upload a pic from my mobile phone
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=t6ct1l&s=5
screen shot taken from my mobile as i mentioned what i noticed above:/
b3ava said:
ok i am reposting dont know if i am allowed to do this but as I was taking a screenshot I realized that the line will not appear on the screen shot:S is this a sign of hardware failure?:S :/ ill try upload a pic from my mobile phone
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=t6ct1l&s=5
screen shot taken from my mobile as i mentioned what i noticed above:/
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Looks like a bad screen, send it back to PCWorld.
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Looks like a bad screen, send it back to PCWorld.
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Wouldnt the line remain there if it was a hardware problem?:/ the device has not been dropped once and i have been very carefull with it:/
I'd say do a factory reset....you'll lose all data (unless you back it up elsewhere) and see if it appears on a "pure" Prime. If it's not there, then start adding your apps one at a time to see where it appears.
If it shows on the bare prime, then , it might be in the installed software.
You could then try downloading the .21 update and update the Prime again...Maybe a new install will cure it.
If, after all that, it's still there, then I'd return it to the dealer.
Good luck,
Bob
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I'd say do a factory reset....you'll lose all data (unless you back it up elsewhere) and see if it appears on a "pure" Prime. If it's not there, then start adding your apps one at a time to see where it appears.
If it shows on the bare prime, then , it might be in the installed software.
You could then try downloading the .21 update and update the Prime again...Maybe a new install will cure it.
If, after all that, it's still there, then I'd return it to the dealer.
Good luck,
Bob
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I did run a factory reset didnt have much on this so i didnt mind. Can you further explain that .21 update, i dnt even know what that is and where i can get it from.. more info the line appears from the boot logo(dunno if that helps)
The .21 refers to the latest system update. You can update your Prime by going into Settings, About Tablet, System Update and checking for and installing the update. It appears to me that your screen maybe bad or that there is a bad connection. You might consider returning it if the update or the other suggestion of a system reset don't work.
Good luck.
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The .21 refers to the latest system update. You can update your Prime by going into Settings, About Tablet, System Update and checking for and installing the update. It appears to me that your screen maybe bad or that there is a bad connection. You might consider returning it if the update or the other suggestion of a system reset don't work.
Good luck.
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If the Prime says you got the latest update, then it's possible that it was corrupted. The final test would be to download it from the support site to an SD card and try updating that way. There are a couple of threads that talk about updating manually....Just make sure you choose the right update version for the country that you are in...and probably don't need to say it, make sure your battery is fully charged before you start.....and since you're a noobe, have a good stiff drink before you start.....that seems to help noobies
Good luck
Bob
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If the Prime says you got the latest update, then it's possible that it was corrupted. The final test would be to download it from the support site to an SD card and try updating that way. There are a couple of threads that talk about updating manually....Just make sure you choose the right update version for the country that you are in...and probably don't need to say it, make sure your battery is fully charged before you start.....and since you're a noobe, have a good stiff drink before you start.....that seems to help noobies
Good luck
Bob
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Thanx but can any1 give me a link or whatever with the download and everything i need 2 know? How do i find which county specific update the device came with so that i can apply the same 1? Dnt want to void the warranty.
Thanx so much for your time interest and patience i really apreciate it
If the line is appearing in boot is most likely hardware issue.
Try turning off the prime, press volume down and while still pressing it turn it on, it should get you into basic stock recovery. You have a few secs to check if the line is still there.
If you see the line you should return it
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If the line is appearing in boot is most likely hardware issue.
Try turning off the prime, press volume down and while still pressing it turn it on, it should get you into basic stock recovery. You have a few secs to check if the line is still there.
If you see the line you should return it
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gave that a try it still appears but what i dnt get is why it dissapears when the screen is off. every other device I've had with this problem the indication remained after screen was off(like dead pixels etc). anw if any1 can direct me to that patch maybe ill give it a try:/
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gave that a try it still appears but what i dnt get is why it dissapears when the screen is off. every other device I've had with this problem the indication remained after screen was off(like dead pixels etc). anw if any1 can direct me to that patch maybe ill give it a try:/
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The recovery screen uses the most basic of the basic drivers to run, if you are seeing it there it's hardware.
The fact that you are not seeing it when its off its probably because the issue is a Flex connecting the motherboard to the screen. Depending on what part is damaged you might see it or not when it is off.
.21 patch is just the latest Firmware. Go to settings -> About your tablet -> System upgrade check or something along those lines ^^
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Thanx but can any1 give me a link or whatever with the download and everything i need 2 know? How do i find which county specific update the device came with so that i can apply the same 1? Dnt want to void the warranty.
Thanx so much for your time interest and patience i really apreciate it
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All that's mentioned in your thread can be located by SEARCHING the forum.
Since you seem to not be inclined to expend any effort to solve YOUR problem, here is the link that will tell you how to manually install the upgrade.
http://service.asus.com/TF201_fwupdate
Notice that is on the ASUS site....a little searching of their tech database might have helped
robertg9 said:
All that's mentioned in your thread can be located by SEARCHING the forum.
Since you seem to not be inclined to expend any effort to solve YOUR problem, here is the link that will tell you how to manually install the upgrade.
http://service.asus.com/TF201_fwupdate
Notice that is on the ASUS site....a little searching of their tech database might have helped
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Thanx again but u dnt need 2 be grumpy. Iv been nothing but polite, I dont take 4 granted that people should know as much as I do and when they dont i dont act like a wise ass. When ever i search this forum i cannot find what i am looking 4 specifically thus my request,and since you knew where it was i thought it wouldnt be a challenge 4 u.
I repair Farming GPS computers for a living, (For example Raven Viper Pro)what your seeing is a panel fault, either with the LCD or the driver chips attached to it. this can be seen normally on a white/blue screen, sometimes it wont show with certain colors, I've never seen it show when a screen is off though.
It comes down to you should get it replaced. I've seen this on units that are brand new.
Sorry to be the barer of bad news.
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I repair Farming GPS computers for a living, (For example Raven Viper Pro)what your seeing is a panel fault, either with the LCD or the driver chips attached to it. this can be seen normally on a white/blue screen, sometimes it wont show with certain colors, I've never seen it show when a screen is off though.
It comes down to you should get it replaced. I've seen this on units that are brand new.
Sorry to be the barer of bad news.
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well apreciated will be returning it as soon as I get back to UK thanx for all the help
Hi Guys,
In the past few days ive noticed that if i dont check my phone regularly it will simply refuse to wake up (screen on). I know the phone is still working as the LightFlow settings still use the notification light when needed. I have also had situations where the phone wakes up but theres no touch functions, but locking and waking up again fixes that in 1 try. Has anyone else had this issue or am I going to have to send the phone back?
Thanks
Michael
P.S. The phone is not rooted and hasnt been updated since out the box. Any suggestions to root the phone to fix this will be ignored.
Uninstall LightFlow it has been known to cause this issue.
That is all we can suggest unless your willing to root.
Lennyuk said:
Uninstall LightFlow it has been known to cause this issue.
That is all we can suggest unless your willing to root.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I had my HTC Desire rooted and this has put me off rooting my phone at the moment, but I was waiting for the Jelly Bean AOSP anyway.
Not trying to take this too far off topic, but what do you have against root? All root effectively is is an admin mode, you don't have to flash a custom rom.
Lennyuk said:
Not trying to take this too far off topic, but what do you have against root? All root effectively is is an admin mode, you don't have to flash a custom rom.
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I dont have anything against root. Its just that when I have a problem with my phone and people suggest to root it, if it doesnt work im kinda screwed over with warranty etc.
Unfortunatly removing Lightflow didnt help and its still happening
if it doesnt work im kinda screwed over with warranty etc
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It's quite easy to revert back to Stock for warranty repairs.
Rooting does not brick your phone.
d4fseeker said:
It's quite easy to revert back to Stock for warranty repairs.
Rooting does not brick your phone.
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Wont they reject it if its rooted? This would be the first phone ive sent for repairs. My HTC Desire never faulted in 2 years but this is starting to annoy me just a month and a half into my contract.
mtmannion said:
Wont they reject it if its rooted? This would be the first phone ive sent for repairs. My HTC Desire never faulted in 2 years but this is starting to annoy me just a month and a half into my contract.
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Yes, but u can use "triangle away" (by chainfire) to reset flash counter(found in download mode) and flash a stock rom with Odin and back is your warranty.
root...warranty...bla bla bla...why want to return just because of that? do u know that samsung software engineers sucks? i bought nexus, and i just use it for 1 week. want to know why? because it's so boring. the phone so perfect. no problem at all. nothing to tweak, nothing to fix, nothing to improve. i switch back to Samsung Galaxy because of this (before this use SGS1, now SGS3). so, if you have problem like THIS, change your kernel, or just sit and wait for update to fix it. samsung monitoring it (SLOWWWWWLYYY)
mtmannion said:
Wont they reject it if its rooted? This would be the first phone ive sent for repairs. My HTC Desire never faulted in 2 years but this is starting to annoy me just a month and a half into my contract.
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root...warranty...bla bla bla...why want to return just because of that? do u know that samsung software engineers sucks? i bought nexus, and i just use it for 1 week. want to know why? because it's so boring. the phone so perfect. no problem at all. nothing to tweak, nothing to fix, nothing to improve. i switch back to Samsung Galaxy because of this (before this use SGS1, now SGS3). so, if you have problem like THIS, change your kernel, or just sit and wait for update to fix it. samsung monitoring it (SLOWWWWWLYYY)
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U got a lot blablabla"s, Samsung"s phone has clearly the best hw but they don't give a s... about the sw.
About rooting, what the f... are talking about read the posts made by OP. he asked if u loose warrenty if u root and yes u do, but root is reversible and THAT is what the OP wanted to know
he asked if u loose warrenty if u root and yes u d
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Over here afaik at least within the first period the seller has to actually prove you caused the damage to refuse the claim.
Having a rooted device will not stand as having caused hardware-damage.
So far I've yet to hear about a single case of warranty being refused in this country due to software modifications.
If it was as simple as putting a "Waranty void if removed" sticker on stuff actually having any meaning, that would be the end of democraty. Fortunately the law tells otherwise and manufacturers have to obey it (or buy their own law... at least in the USA that seems to work)
However it most certainly will make repairs far easier if the device is stock since they cannot even try to blame you for incorrect configurations or bad flashes.
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root...warranty...bla bla bla...why want to return just because of that? do u know that samsung software engineers sucks? i bought nexus, and i just use it for 1 week. want to know why? because it's so boring. the phone so perfect. no problem at all. nothing to tweak, nothing to fix, nothing to improve. i switch back to Samsung Galaxy because of this (before this use SGS1, now SGS3). so, if you have problem like THIS, change your kernel, or just sit and wait for update to fix it. samsung monitoring it (SLOWWWWWLYYY)
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zodiaxe66 said:
U got a lot blablabla"s, Samsung"s phone has clearly the best hw but they don't give a s... about the sw.
About rooting, what the f... are talking about read the posts made by OP. he asked if u loose warrenty if u root and yes u do, but root is reversible and THAT is what the OP wanted to know
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Thanks for the help guys, Im on holiday at the moment so I'll see if theres a Kernal update when I get home. If not I'll check on the Jelly Bean (or something popular thats been out for a long time) rom stability and root for that. If nothing helps from those ill use the Triangle program to get rid of the root history and send it back for repairs.
EDIT: My Kernal is from May 13th. Surprised I havent had an update come thorugh yet. There isnt even a check for update button in my "About Phone"
There isnt even a check for update button in my "About Phone"
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Are you by any chance on Orange UK or Three UK? (Can't remember which of both was it)
They've removed that button in their bloatware-edition of the Samsung ROM - probably to prevent users from updating over 3G connectivity.
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Are you by any chance on Orange UK or Three UK? (Can't remember which of both was it)
They've removed that button in their bloatware-edition of the Samsung ROM - probably to prevent users from updating over 3G connectivity.
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Bingo, Orange UK.
Happy 666th post
Happy 666th post
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Thanks =) I guess that means I'm far too much online, since I've accumulated these posts only since having my S3 =D
So that number is why I'm having such a particular foul mood today, May be related to exams too I sincerly HATE IT logic, especially Prolog -.-
Sadly there is no such thing as good-luck charms to protect against exams like the Pentagrams protect against evil. (Please noone now say it's the symbol of evil...)
Bingo, Orange UK.
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Just flash any Samsung- or aftermarket-ROM (I recommend CM9 or the CM9-based ParanoidAndroid) of your choice and you're good.
DXLF3 modem should work well according to what I've heard.
So I was putting new roms on my s3 for us cellular. I was searching for a nice fast and clean rom that was similar to stock and found Energy HD 2.0, I put this on my phone and it failed due to signature? I hit reboot and my phone hasnt come back on since. When plugged in the red light shows for a little then eventually goes off as well. The computer picks it up as some qh driver, and odin doesnt read it. any fix? please help. young and dumb.:crying::crying::crying::crying:
are you sure it's a i9300? the international version? because if not, you bricked it
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are you sure it's a i9300? the international version? because if not, you bricked it
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****. Is there any fix for this mate?
Bolrugard said:
****. Is there any fix for this mate?
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No solution.....Samsung service center is the last option. Your warranty is void so they will charge you.
Now to save your money for repair charges do some acting in front of service center guys.tell them that u r upgrading s3 from kies then suddenly phone reboot and not going to on.
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No solution.....Samsung service center is the last option. Your warranty is void so they will charge you.
Now to save your money for repair charges do some acting in front of service center guys.tell them that u r upgrading s3 from kies then suddenly phone reboot and not going to on.
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I contacted them they are paying for the fix. I told them I updated to jellybean and then while I was texting it got really hot and just flashed off. They tried to service it but no help and decided to pay for the fix and everything. thanks for the feedback guys much appreciated!
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I contacted them they are paying for the fix. I told them I updated to jellybean and then while I was texting it got really hot and just flashed off. They tried to service it but no help and decided to pay for the fix and everything. thanks for the feedback guys much appreciated!
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glad it worked out.
congrats, you've just committed a felony :highfive:
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glad it worked out.
congrats, you've just committed a felony :highfive:
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lol wouldnt be the first time with software such as this... hey would you know if theyd be able to tell when they service it whether I was uploading roms or not? because they said if they detected rooting that it would void the warranty ? It is just off and wont even hook up to the computer.
I am asking this because if I can the us cellular technician can try to fix it for free if he doesnt notice that it has been rooted.
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lol wouldnt be the first time with software such as this... hey would you know if theyd be able to tell when they service it whether I was uploading roms or not? because they said if they detected rooting that it would void the warranty ? It is just off and wont even hook up to the computer.
I am asking this because if I can the us cellular technician can try to fix it for free if he doesnt notice that it has been rooted.
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I need feedback asap please!!! I am going tomorrow !
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I need feedback asap please!!! I am going tomorrow !
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Screen on and boots to download mode yes see root .
No screen on probably not .
jje
JJEgan said:
Screen on and boots to download mode yes see root .
No screen on probably not .
jje
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Thanks a lot buddy appreciate the response! I will be taking it up around 2:00pm eastern time today. I am gonna tell the technician at us cellular that I was in the middle of upgrading to the new uh jellybean I think? (play stupid) and the phone got extremely hot and flicked off and never returned back on. They said if they cant upload the software back on the phone that I will have to get a brand new phone.
I will keep you updated on what happens! Hopefully this thread will help others get their phones replaced or fixed!
Thanks everyone!
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Hopefully this thread will help others get their phones replaced or fixed!
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Or, hopefully act as a lesson to search, read and understand before hitting the GO button.
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Or, hopefully act as a lesson to search, read and understand before hitting the GO button.
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Thats true too, I am usually good about that as I did about 4-5 roms before the one that messed my phone up. I was in such a hurry and google mislead me haha.
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Thats true too, I am usually good about that as I did about 4-5 roms before the one that messed my phone up. I was in such a hurry and google mislead me haha.
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heres an update. I took my phone in. He couldnt get it to turn on. He took it apart to check for damages to the motherboard and wires. So he has to send it in and I should get mine repaired or a new one in about 10 days. Worth the wait since its free, the guy there was stupid af and acted and talked so much like he knew everything... lol