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Hey everyone I need some help.
I was following the steps to flashing for the first time and I may have screwed up.
I first used the unlocker and installed bootloader 2.40
then tried to InstallDCD 3.2.2
then couldnt do radio
I am now stock on the Verizon screen and I cant even get to bootloader.. Please help...USB not showing up and updater utility gives error 260
Radio1.30.60
DCD3.2.2
Thanks
Mkenny2
I think I know what to do if I can get to the bootloader but I have been holding down the camera and reseting and I am getting nothing. I tried taking the battery out and a hard reset and still nothing
That's because you have to hold both the power button and camera button while soft resetting.
hey gc 14 I tried doing that also after seeing it somewhere else and still had no luck.....any other way to get to the bootloader?
any help or suggestions would be awesome guys. I am really getting worried I screwed this up bad
mkenny2 said:
any help or suggestions would be awesome guys. I am really getting worried I screwed this up bad
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you gotta kinda hold in that soft-reset button for about 2 seconds while holding camera+power, then release them all at once...
see if u can get in that way...
still no luck...I have done it before but now i cant get to the bootloader. It is crazy....is there any other way of accessing it?
your supposed to install the radio before you update your ROM. thats probably your issue.
yeah i figured that but now i cant get to the bootloader.....i do not want to have to go to verizon and beg for a new phone lol
so do you think I should take it to verizon and play dumb?
mkenny2 said:
so do you think I should take it to verizon and play dumb?
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NO! you'll lose warranty... have you tried taking the battery out for a while and putting it back in and then trying to get to bootloader?
will your computer recognize the phone when plug it in? make noises etc..?
you might be able to try and flash the 1.2 olipro bootloader and go from there if so
It is not showing connected at all......Do you have the 1.2? I tried opening the 2.4 again and it cant connect to the device
mkenny2 said:
It is not showing connected at all......Do you have the 1.2? I tried opening the 2.4 again and it cant connect to the device
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here you go... try putting the phone into bootloader mode while it's plugged into usb?
that is not working but I was able to get the phone after a hard reset to pop up on my computer saying Unrecognized USB device. but that is all i got
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that is not working but I was able to get the phone after a hard reset to pop up on my computer saying Unrecognized USB device. but that is all i got
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still stuck?
still stuck.....
This probably isn't going to help at all, but when I go to bootloader mode I usually hold Camera + Power, push soft reset, and not let go of Camera + Power until the bootloader comes up. Like I said, probably won't help, but it's worth a shot.
banzaiwolfe said:
This probably isn't going to help at all, but when I go to bootloader mode I usually hold Camera + Power, push soft reset, and not let go of Camera + Power until the bootloader comes up. Like I said, probably won't help, but it's worth a shot.
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Took the words straight outta my mouth...I can't hit the buttons right (I'm old and uncoordinated )when the phone is on its back. I set my phone on edge so I can push down with 2 fingers..press reset with the stylus and wait until the bootloader screen pops up...then release everything. mkenny2 whats showing on your phone screen now...still the verizon splash screen?
yep just the verizon screen with the check. I hold the 2 buttons down with my hand and reset with stylus in my mouth lol.....still no luck though guys.....I should have installed the radio first...this really sucks....
after a hard reset the computer pops up saying usb device not recognized but that is it...can we do anything with that to get it to recognize it??
mkenny2 said:
yep just the verizon screen with the check. I hold the 2 buttons down with my hand and reset with stylus in my mouth lol.....still no luck though guys.....I should have installed the radio first...this really sucks....
after a hard reset the computer pops up saying usb device not recognized but that is it...can we do anything with that to get it to recognize it??
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check this thread http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=23633&highlight=stuck+splash+screen...not a good answer..but you're not the first....i assume you can't get activesync to see ur device via usb??
Hello everyone,
I seem to be facing a singular issue, but I imagine it is much my fault, and just wanted a confirmation from those more experienced with the device...
I bought an Incredible 4G from eBay, that already had the a copy of Avatar on it, I believe almost the latest update. So when I confirmed the device worked after charging the battery, I flashed the latest copy of Avatar and the JB Gapps, and everything seemed hunkydory.
So, after that, I put in my old SIM, deactivated as I was using a non-4g device, and put it in the Incredible 4G. I started the activation process on the phone, following prompts to reboot the phone (Note: I did not know about CM10.1's issue regarding activation at the time, so one of the possible problems.)
After seemingly failing to activate after the first reboot, I "tried again" and it went down for another reboot. And it stayed down. Completely. I cannot get the phone to start, after charging the battery separately, cannot get into bootloader, nothing. I get QHSUSB_DLOAD when plugged into a computer using USB, but that's it.
A few notes: first time I started up, the screen went to recovery. I didn't think that was an issue; I factory reset from there, and rebooted into Avatar. Second issue: I used ROM updater on the phone to download and install the recovery, as I imagined that there was an automatic checksum done in the process (perhaps it was imagined?), and so when it went to flash, it had some issue, which didn't seem like a problem with the download, and I went through flashing it normally through recovery. Sorry I can't provide more details on that, but everything seemed to work all right after rebooting.
Finally, and this may be irrelevant, I put a 64GB SDXC card in the phone, I had already realized that it could not natively support exFAT, and so left the card in the device until the next time I could boot to recovery to partition it, and went through the activation process with the card inserted and not recognized.
So, I imagine that I have a hard brick, but can't tell if it's completely my fault, because it bricked in a peculiar fashion, at least from what I can tell, as no one seems to have encountered a similar issue after searching for the last 5 days.
If there's any hope for recovery, I would really appreciate some help regarding the device. I'm willing to provide some more info if necessary, and I'd like to find out sooner rather than later if it's a lost cause.
Thanks for any help you guys can give. XDA devs are awesome.
Quite the predicament. Just to clarify, have you tried the following?
1) Remove that super-big MicroSD
2) Remove SIM
3) Remove battery and wait a few minutes; also press the power button while phone is off
4) Only re-inserting the battery, hold vol-down and then hold power until screen comes on (then release power but keep holding vol-down)
I have tried them all; no SIM or SD card has been in there since the issue started. I hadn't tried pushing the power button while the battery was out, but it doesn't seem to change anything. So far, no reaction whatsoever even when holding power + vol down for a few minutes.
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I have tried them all; no SIM or SD card has been in there since the issue started. I hadn't tried pushing the power button while the battery was out, but it doesn't seem to change anything. So far, no reaction whatsoever even when holding power + vol down for a few minutes.
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Looks like you have a very hard to solve brick, I would like to help, have you tried using fastboot, I mean connected to pc and on that screen issue a fastboot command, also upload a picture of it please since this is new kind of brick, also I found this, our device is supported,
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
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jose51197 said:
Looks like you have a very hard to solve brick, I would like to help, have you tried using fastboot, I mean connected to pc and on that screen issue a fastboot command, also upload a picture of it please since this is new kind of brick, also I found this, our device is supported,
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
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You can't do fastboot if you can't reach the bootloader, and I've been assured the unlimited.io tool will not help for DLOAD resulting from non-racun related procedures.
Reading forum posts about QHSUSB_DLOAD suggest either jtag is necessary (which might not be worth it considering the phone can be purchased for $150 on ebay) or some strange strokes of luck after letting the phone sit for a bit. ChiqOmar, sorry I don't have great advice; do all the reading you can about QHSUSB_DLOAD mode.
jose51197 said:
Looks like you have a very hard to solve brick, I would like to help, have you tried using fastboot, I mean connected to pc and on that screen issue a fastboot command, also upload a picture of it please since this is new kind of brick, also I found this, our device is supported,
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
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yes sounds like he is stuck in QSHUSB_DLOAD mode, but i don't know if the resolutiion on unlimited.io will help him or not.they say it's not supported for other reasons other than from running their exploit. it might work though.
mdmower said:
You can't do fastboot if you can't reach the bootloader, and I've been assured the unlimited.io tool will not help for DLOAD resulting from non-racun related procedures.
Reading forum posts about QHSUSB_DLOAD suggest either jtag is necessary (which might not be worth it considering the phone can be purchased for $150 on ebay) or some strange strokes of luck after letting the phone sit for a bit. ChiqOmar, sorry I don't have great advice; do all the reading you can about QHSUSB_DLOAD mode.
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Maybe port HTC unbricking project to our device, and try to help him using it, since he can't do nothing about it right now, ChiqOmar, you ok with testing it ?, btw download ubuntu connect phone and see if the partitions get mounted, btw looks like you need to flash hboot from that mode, that's all then ruu, I have all the tools to do it if you want to
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mdmower said:
You can't do fastboot if you can't reach the bootloader, and I've been assured the unlimited.io tool will not help for DLOAD resulting from non-racun related procedures.
Reading forum posts about QHSUSB_DLOAD suggest either jtag is necessary (which might not be worth it considering the phone can be purchased for $150 on ebay) or some strange strokes of luck after letting the phone sit for a bit. ChiqOmar, sorry I don't have great advice; do all the reading you can about QHSUSB_DLOAD mode.
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i was able to bring my rezound back after a hard brick with a hex edited hboot that went bad with this tool but ported for rezound. its worth a try?
Thanks for the help everyone. Yes, although it states quite clearly that the Unlimited.io tool is only meant for devices bricked using their tool, I tried it anyway; obviously, nothing changed.
Though JTAG sounds interesting, I have no idea how to get started with that...nor do I really know if I want to travel down that route just now.
The HTC Unbricking Project sounds promising, but also no idea how to get started as it has not been ported for our device. The partitions don't get mounted in Ubuntu, as I connected it to the computer to use the Unlimited.io tool.
Finally, regarding the nature of the brick itself, I really wish I could pinpoint the issue better to help others if a similar issue happens in the future.
I am actually waiting on a battery, (ordered before I got the phone) and so will try that to see if anything changes.
Thanks again everyone. I've got a feeling I might have to write this one off pretty soon.
ChiqOmar said:
Hello everyone,
I seem to be facing a singular issue, but I imagine it is much my fault, and just wanted a confirmation from those more experienced with the device...
I bought an Incredible 4G from eBay, that already had the a copy of Avatar on it, I believe almost the latest update. So when I confirmed the device worked after charging the battery, I flashed the latest copy of Avatar and the JB Gapps, and everything seemed hunkydory.
So, after that, I put in my old SIM, deactivated as I was using a non-4g device, and put it in the Incredible 4G. I started the activation process on the phone, following prompts to reboot the phone (Note: I did not know about CM10.1's issue regarding activation at the time, so one of the possible problems.)
After seemingly failing to activate after the first reboot, I "tried again" and it went down for another reboot. And it stayed down. Completely. I cannot get the phone to start, after charging the battery separately, cannot get into bootloader, nothing. I get QHSUSB_DLOAD when plugged into a computer using USB, but that's it.
A few notes: first time I started up, the screen went to recovery. I didn't think that was an issue; I factory reset from there, and rebooted into Avatar. Second issue: I used ROM updater on the phone to download and install the recovery, as I imagined that there was an automatic checksum done in the process (perhaps it was imagined?), and so when it went to flash, it had some issue, which didn't seem like a problem with the download, and I went through flashing it normally through recovery. Sorry I can't provide more details on that, but everything seemed to work all right after rebooting.
Finally, and this may be irrelevant, I put a 64GB SDXC card in the phone, I had already realized that it could not natively support exFAT, and so left the card in the device until the next time I could boot to recovery to partition it, and went through the activation process with the card inserted and not recognized.
So, I imagine that I have a hard brick, but can't tell if it's completely my fault, because it bricked in a peculiar fashion, at least from what I can tell, as no one seems to have encountered a similar issue after searching for the last 5 days.
If there's any hope for recovery, I would really appreciate some help regarding the device. I'm willing to provide some more info if necessary, and I'd like to find out sooner rather than later if it's a lost cause.
Thanks for any help you guys can give. XDA devs are awesome.
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Just got same issue, though for me I installed avatar rom, then rebooted at some point, but instead it hard bricked, can't charge pull battery out/in boot back up removed sim sd card didn't help me either. Any progress yet, or help?
Ill try to get a working htc unbriking Project soon for you guys to try, both please use ubuntu and have a working USB cable, I'm gonna try to reinstall hboot, also have teamviewr installed, also please tell me if you guys are supercid, also no usb 3.0 cable or port please
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jose51197 said:
Ill try to get a working htc unbriking Project soon for you guys to try, both please use ubuntu and have a working USB cable, I'm gonna try to reinstall hboot, also have teamviewr installed, also please tell me if you guys are supercid, also no usb 3.0 cable or port please
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I'm on Ubuntu 13.04 64 Bit, I have a usb cable, Anker Battery Expert separate battery charger. And my Phone is S-OFF DirtyRacun Currently still hard bricked (Not by the Racun though) don't have any 3.0's, i have a onn usb cable and the stock, I also have a Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 32 Bit Live DVD. Battery Charging using a battery pack charger. Won't charge through USB
OldNut5 said:
I'm on Ubuntu 13.04 64 Bit, I have a usb cable, Anker Battery Expert separate battery charger. And my Phone is S-OFF DirtyRacun Currently still hard bricked (Not by the Racun though) don't have any 3.0's, i have a onn usb cable and the stock, I also have a Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 32 Bit Live DVD.
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pm me with gtalk email and ill see what i can do, also install teamviewr
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I'm on Ubuntu 13.04 64 Bit, I have a usb cable, Anker Battery Expert separate battery charger. And my Phone is S-OFF DirtyRacun Currently still hard bricked (Not by the Racun though) don't have any 3.0's, i have a onn usb cable and the stock, I also have a Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 32 Bit Live DVD. Battery Charging using a battery pack charger. Won't charge through USB
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I lost my first Dinc 4G LTE after I installed CM10.1, was working great for a while and just blinked off, never to recover. No charge light, no response to power button. I also had an aftermarket battery (Hyperion), but it would get so hot charging I replaced it with an OEM HTC battery. I think that damaged the phone.
Since I work with analog electronics, I assume something in the power path physically burned out. I never tried to talk to it via USB, but just cabling it to a computer generates no response.
I went back to the Stock RUU.zip from the unlimited.io site to get the firmware update. During the update it just sort of died. Now I can't get it to charge or get into the bootloader. Help! Please!:crying:
I have read several ways to factory reset the Z-Ultra with the buttons, since my screen cracked and no longer responds to touch.
There an official method? There are like 5 different ones when I Google search and they all fail.
I look in the forums and only found the power + volume up method. Doesn't work.
Wolf-5 said:
I have read several ways to factory reset the Z-Ultra with the buttons, since my screen cracked and no longer responds to touch.
There an official method? There are like 5 different ones when I Google search and they all fail.
I look in the forums and only found the power + volume up method. Doesn't work.
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This was first thing I thought of.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8HVEHNOy7I
Wow thats really awesome! Hoping not to have to spend money since I am just trying to factory reset to sell phone for parts on ebay.
I had a suspicion the Z-Ultra was tablet format OS. Since I had options to download "tablet" versions of apps, like amazon and so on.
Thanks for that video though!!! Super cool! I am gonna see if they works with other phones!
Wolf-5 said:
Wow thats really awesome! Hoping not to have to spend money since I am just trying to factory reset to sell phone for parts on ebay.
I had a suspicion the Z-Ultra was tablet format OS. Since I had options to download "tablet" versions of apps, like amazon and so on.
Thanks for that video though!!! Super cool! I am gonna see if they works with other phones!
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I think Google may have a remote wipe but that probably needs to be enabled beforehand.
Edit.. Some phones support otg but don't supply pin out power to micro USB so a y-cable is required ( similar to how mhl adapter needs external power source).
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3265955?hl=en
I just checked in Google device manager and it was enabled by default on mine.
Ok I will try it.
Will have to put the sim card back in till it completes if it lets me. I hope it leaves the sim card alone since I think it deletes all data on phone and SD card.
Wolf-5 said:
Ok I will try it.
Will have to put the sim card back in till it completes if it lets me. I hope it leaves the sim card alone since I think it deletes all data on phone and SD card.
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Wish I knew more about how it works...let me know how it turns out.
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adfurgerson said:
Wish I knew more about how it works...let me know how it turns out.
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Will do
Can't you just use a tv out mhl adapter and use your tv as a screen?
jutley said:
Can't you just use a tv south mhl adapter and use your tv as a screen?
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I can see the screen. It shows just fine. I just can't control the phone. The touch on screen stopped working. Can't get passed the lock screen. can't do anything.
The keyboard thing would work. but rather try the google device "erase" phone option. trying to avoid buying things to clear the phone to sell it for parts.
Wonder if a usb coupler would work... use the keyboard and the stock usb cable. Hmmmm.....
Sure you can do a factory reset using adb commands google it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277765
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I can see the screen. It shows just fine. I just can't control the phone. The touch on screen stopped working. Can't get passed the lock screen. can't do anything.
The keyboard thing would work. but rather try the google device "erase" phone option. trying to avoid buying things to clear the phone to sell it for parts.
Wonder if a usb coupler would work... use the keyboard and the stock usb cable. Hmmmm.....
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I am pretty sure you need an "otg" cable with pin 4 jumpered to pin 5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828032
You should be able to skip the powered part from what I gathered watching YouTube I posted earlier.
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Sure you can do a factory reset using adb commands google it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277765
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I can't access the phone at all. It requires me to be in the OS to "allow" the PC to see the phone. I can see the in the notification area of the phone in the lock screen that the phone is waiting to give permission. But no screen function, no getting past lock screen.
Unless I am mistaken that there is no need to grant the PC permission to see the phone.
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I am pretty sure you need an "otg" cable with pin 4 jumpered to pin 5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828032
You should be able to skip the powered part from what I gathered watching YouTube I posted earlier.
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Your right.
I ordered the OTG cable from amazon. it is just under $4 and I have prime so I will get it saturday (2 days). I will do the Google erase and see if that works.
Will report both once done. I will test the cable even if the Google method works and let you guys know.
W..wh...why don't you just flash a stock FTF in Flashtool? Kick it into Flashmode (VOL DOWN + Connect it through USB) and hit the road, Jimmy. No need to touch the screen, and Flashtool will wipe everything.
Hey @Wolf-5 ^^^^^ look up there, hopefully you have notifications on.
I Really want to try keyboard approach first. Will allow me to get pics from phone that are in internal memory.
Then curious to try the Google erase phone. Never know when phone gets lost or stole. Good to see how it works.
Wolf-5 said:
I Really want to try keyboard approach first. Will allow me to get pics from phone that are in internal memory.
Then curious to try the Google erase phone. Never know when phone gets lost or stole. Good to see how it works.
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Alright, but you're doing it the hard way. To get to your stuff, use a OTG adapter and a mouse. I've used it several times just for fun and it works perfect. No need to connect a whole keyboard.
LordManhattan said:
Alright, but you're doing it the hard way. To get to your stuff, use a OTG adapter and a mouse. I've used it several times just for fun and it works perfect. No need to connect a whole keyboard.
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Your right thats what i meant. Just mouse.
Hi there,
I think my z3tc just died.
I flashed the z3c firmware (only system) via flashtools in order to gain root with giefroot.
The tablet started, but the root process failed, and I had to hard reset the tablet (vol-,vol+,on/off), after that the device would not start again.
I tried the yellow reset-knob (beside the sim slot) for 10 secs ... nothing
vol-,vol+,on/off for 10 secs ... nothing
plugged it to the original wall-charger with the original cable ... nothing, not even the led shows up.
Has anybody an idea, or is my device a case for the wastebin?
Thanks in advance!
Hansifranzi said:
Hi there,
I think my z3tc just died.
I flashed the z3c firmware (only system) via flashtools in order to gain root with giefroot.
The tablet started, but the root process failed, and I had to hard reset the tablet (vol-,vol+,on/off), after that the device would not start again.
I tried the yellow reset-knob (beside the sim slot) for 10 secs ... nothing
vol-,vol+,on/off for 10 secs ... nothing
plugged it to the original wall-charger with the original cable ... nothing, not even the led shows up.
Has anybody an idea, or is my device a case for the wastebin?
Thanks in advance!
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You flashed the wrong firmware. You could be hard bricked. Basically if you can't get into flash mode and flash the proper firmware then your screwed.
For future reference quadruple check your firmware before you flash the ftf file.
If your rooting SGP621 then you should have flashed the D6603 .93 firmware because that's the one with the exploit.
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Thanks for the answer.
I have the SPG611, is it the same firmware to exploit as for the SPG621, namly D6603 .93?
Hansifranzi said:
Thanks for the answer.
I have the SPG611, is it the same firmware to exploit as for the SPG621, namly D6603 .93?
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No the xploit shouldn't work because the system is quite different. SPG621 is the LTE version and I think 611 is the Wi-Fi version. The 621 runs on cellphone hardware very similar to the Xperia Z3 where the 611 has no LTE connectivity. It wouldn't be wise to flash a D6603 firmware on it because the hardware it too different.
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I just found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...t-rooting-sgp611-giefroot-bootloader-t3017314
So I think it should also work on the WiFi Version (SPG611).
Dead Z3c Tab
Hansifranzi said:
Hi there,
I think my z3tc just died.
I flashed the z3c firmware (only system) via flashtools in order to gain root with giefroot.
The tablet started, but the root process failed, and I had to hard reset the tablet (vol-,vol+,on/off), after that the device would not start again.
I tried the yellow reset-knob (beside the sim slot) for 10 secs ... nothing
vol-,vol+,on/off for 10 secs ... nothing
plugged it to the original wall-charger with the original cable ... nothing, not even the led shows up.
Has anybody an idea, or is my device a case for the wastebin?
Thanks in advance!
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This is EXACTLY what happened to me. No LEDs going on - nothing. Device 3 weeks old from Amazon Germany. I sent it in for repair, got it back today with a notice that because I had the bootloader unlocked the warranty is void and they didn´t do anything with it. BUT: When I got it back it was alive again, I could get it into fastboot mode. So I called the technician to ask how they had reset the hardware. They said they hadn´t done anything. I remember having read about a guy who had the same problem, when he packed the tablet to send it in after a couple of days he noticed it would turn on again.
So here is what I think: If you flashed the wrong boot.img or whatever and the Z3c Tab goes completely dead (no charging, no LEDs, no nothing) just wait a couple of days. May be some capacitator has to run flat or I don´t know what but just wait.
Pleas let us know if this works for you, might help other people here and I sure wonder if just letting it sit there can help when everything seems to be f*** up
Thanks for sharing your experience. I also read the post from the guy, who wanted to return it and discovered that it turned back to life.
How many days did it take from returning it to amazon to receiving it back?
Did you connect it to the computer with vol-, and the blue led came back?
It has been three days now, but connecting it to the computer or to the wall-charger didn't change a thing.
Took about 3 days to get it back. May be we have to let the battery discharge?
When I got it back (volume down + USB plugin) was working again, when I sent it in didn't do a thing, no LED. Once you have it back to fastboot mode it's really a piece of cake.
Doolittle Duckbill said:
Took about 3 days to get it back. May be we have to let the battery discharge?
When I got it back (volume down + USB plugin) was working again, when I sent it in didn't do a thing, no LED. Once you have it back to fastboot mode it's really a piece of cake.
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I also thought about the battery, I will wait at least for monday, and then report back.
Hansifranzi said:
I also thought about the battery, I will wait at least for monday, and then report back.
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Basically the trick here is to let the battery go dead OR disconnect the battery and reconnect it again but I suppose that would be a hastle.
Also, plugging again and again would charge the device especially if you are trying to discharge the battery fully.
If you are certain that all drivers are fully installed and it does not show any sign at all. I would suggest that hold down power + volume up/down depending on which mode you want to boot. The trick here is KEEP HOLDING POWER AND VOLUME KEY while at the same time plugging in the device to your PC. I am sure the LED would blink or something (I do not have the device but all Sony work this way)
I had a similar incident with a Sony Phone, just like your tablet symptoms but this trick worked for me.
Try that and report back to me, I would like to see what happens and if you need any help, do no hesitate to quote me back!
Good Luck and make sure you flash the RIGHT FTF this time
Hnk1 said:
Basically the trick here is to let the battery go dead OR disconnect the battery and reconnect it again but I suppose that would be a hastle.
Also, plugging again and again would charge the device especially if you are trying to discharge the battery fully.
If you are certain that all drivers are fully installed and it does not show any sign at all. I would suggest that hold down power + volume up/down depending on which mode you want to boot. The trick here is KEEP HOLDING POWER AND VOLUME KEY while at the same time plugging in the device to your PC. I am sure the LED would blink or something (I do not have the device but all Sony work this way)
I had a similar incident with a Sony Phone, just like your tablet symptoms but this trick worked for me.
Try that and report back to me, I would like to see what happens and if you need any help, do no hesitate to quote me back!
Good Luck and make sure you flash the RIGHT FTF this time
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Thanks for the answer!
I just plugged the tablet into the usb-port of my laptop while holding VOL- and POWER, the led showed no signs, same as computer, also no signs. I will try again on Monday, the battery is surely dead until then. Hope dies last.
That guy must have been me Had the exact same story happening with a Galaxy Tab S. Looked like hard bricked, back to Media Markt with it, no, no, we won't lift a finger you evil tinkerer - and then it suddenly worked again. I had realized they must have done something. Because how would the see that my device's software had been tampered with if they didn't turn it on?!
Anyway, I tried that convoluted rooting method on my brand spanking new Z3Tc (is that the official abbrev.?) However, managed to get into flash mode somehow. It's embarassing for somebody like me but I'm on unrooted stock now... after about 20 Android devices, none of which wasn't rooted or an alternative ROM all the way
Good luck on reviving your tablet!
Hansifranzi said:
Thanks for the answer!
I just plugged the tablet into the usb-port of my laptop while holding VOL- and POWER, the led showed no signs, same as computer, also no signs. I will try again on Monday, the battery is surely dead until then. Hope dies last.
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Led or any othehr signs are useless as long as the device is detected. Had it ?
Try power + volume up as well while flashtool running. It'd give you a better idea of detection. Even try power + both volume up and down.
Also plug in to Sony Official tool and see if that can help you repair it ? It might detect it as well.
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Led or any othehr signs are useless as long as the device is detected. Had it ?
Try power + volume up as well while flashtool running. It'd give you a better idea of detection. Even try power + both volume up and down.
Also plug in to Sony Official tool and see if that can help you repair it ? It might detect it as well.
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When my Tab was dead none of the above worked, also "lsusb" in linux showed that it was not detected.
Concerning the question of what the technicians at MediaMarkt or support.com might have done: I know they used the "emma" software from the sony developer homepage to read out my z3c Tab. That apparently gave them the readout that the bootloader was unlocked. They sent me the screenshot together with the notice that they did not repair anything. So may be download "emma" for Windoze and hook it up to that... I use Linux with FlashTool which is supposed to be the same software (?). However, when my Tab was dead, FlashTool just said no device connected.
BTW: This is also the first (of many) Android devices that I now use UNROOTED. All others were rooted. It was also DEFINITELY the last-ever Sony device I ever bought. The hardware is nice, I need it waterproof because I use it on my motorbike. But this stupid rooting procedure is so screwed up that I will never ever buy Sony Android again!
I was really up and going for Sony, checking the internet on when the new z4 phone comes out, but my z3c tab user "experience" has now taught me better: Never again Sony!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all the responses.
Using Windows 8.1 I tried:
USB-Plugging with all combinations of Power, Vol+, Vol- running
PC Companion
Emma
Flashtool
No Reaction at all.
Maybe the battery is still not empty.
Hope dies last.
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When my Tab was dead none of the above worked, also "lsusb" in linux showed that it was not detected.
Concerning the question of what the technicians at MediaMarkt or support.com might have done: I know they used the "emma" software from the sony developer homepage to read out my z3c Tab. That apparently gave them the readout that the bootloader was unlocked. They sent me the screenshot together with the notice that they did not repair anything. So may be download "emma" for Windoze and hook it up to that... I use Linux with FlashTool which is supposed to be the same software (?). However, when my Tab was dead, FlashTool just said no device connected.
BTW: This is also the first (of many) Android devices that I now use UNROOTED. All others were rooted. It was also DEFINITELY the last-ever Sony device I ever bought. The hardware is nice, I need it waterproof because I use it on my motorbike. But this stupid rooting procedure is so screwed up that I will never ever buy Sony Android again!
I was really up and going for Sony, checking the internet on when the new z4 phone comes out, but my z3c tab user "experience" has now taught me better: Never again Sony!!!!!!!!!!!
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I will look into rooting Z3 compact without pre-rooted firmware / flashing any zip via recovery. There are few methods and Lollipop is a bit hard to crack but we would find it out soon enough! I will put up a guide in few hours and you can see if it works for you!
I think the support for your tablet is lacking and a need for an actual developer to sort things out.
I am not sure about EMMA much but usually I know about JTAG is used to recover hard brick devices. Giving it to Sony is always better option with an impression that you left it charge over night and it wouldn't turn on again. Always works!
Don't worry. It wouldn't be the first tablet hopefully!
Forgot to mention in my previous posts: when I got my tablet back from service, the battery was almost empty (<2%). That gives some support to the notion that you have to drain the battery to unbrick.
Note to would-be buyers who need root: stay away from this tablet (and probably Sony in general). The rooting procedure described in several threads here will drive you mad. It´s catch-22 all the way. (... after step 28 do step 11 unless your device is not LTE then do step 31 and you´re screwed with bootloop or hardbrick...) What a pile of sh**t!
Just tried again to plug it in,
sadly neither the computer nor the tablet showed any reactions in emma or flashtool.
Will try again in a few days.
Hope still is not dead.
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Forgot to mention in my previous posts: when I got my tablet back from service, the battery was almost empty (<2%). That gives some support to the notion that you have to drain the battery to unbrick.
Note to would-be buyers who need root: stay away from this tablet (and probably Sony in general). The rooting procedure described in several threads here will drive you mad. It´s catch-22 all the way. (... after step 28 do step 11 unless your device is not LTE then do step 31 and you´re screwed with bootloop or hardbrick...) What a pile of sh**t!
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Nah you just need to read all the threads stick to the one you most understand and be cautious on every step
in my case i thought i needed root but after all the process and setting up my device it didnt feel right so I went back to stock the nice thing is that i have a backup of the TA partition just in case :victory:
I didn't touch the device for a week now.
But nothing has changed, still bricked. I will sell it as broken.
Hope has died. :crying:
i got this phone from ebay and it showed in the boot to the back page, the top of the screen power off=start=restart bootloader using the volume key
on the screen, i have these lines
fastboot mode in red
product-name-sm4350
variant-sm-ufs
bootloader version
baseband version
serial number-addmauh003maa2102764
secure boot-yes
device state=locked
anyway, outside of it being junk might it be salvageable? my guess is it was lost and they set it as lost and the seller said it was his but he somehow got it into this mode and could not get it out. so for the hek of it i'm giving it a try to see if i might be able to recover it.
so any ideas? when it boots it is in what looks like Spanish and they have numbers for the unlock code so i guess i could play the guess game. on that unless there is a way to get past the unlock codes? thanks
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i got this phone from ebay and it showed in the boot to the bak page, the top of the sreen power off=start=restart bootlaoder using the volume key
on the sreen i have these lines
fastboot mode in red
produt-name-sm4350
variant-sm-ufs
bootloade version
baseband version
serial number-addmauh003maa2102764
seure boot-yes
devie state=loked key is brok on this p i just got dam
anyway outside of it being junk might it be salvageable? my guess is it was lost and they set it as lost and the seller said it was his but he somehow got it into this mode and ould not get it out. so for the hek of it i'm giving it a try to see if i might be able to reover it.
so any ideas? when it boots it is in what looks like spanish and they have numbers for the unlok ode so i guess i ould play the guss game. on that unless there is a way to get past the unlok odes? thanks
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Please follow the link for more help Bootloader unlock
thanks i see that link but tell me i do not like others running my pc remotely is there a rootkit i can get tans do this myself? plus the phone does not have a sim in it and my pc will not see the phone so it may not be possible to unlock it remotely i had a few today that said they could see my phone and i did not have it plugged into the pc and it was not on so those were scams for sure. and i was on a website that claimed the same thing it looked like they were looking at my phone but the phone was not turned on nor hodded to the pc so i knew that was a scam