Hi Guys... In need of a lot of help...
I finally got bored of waiting for the official update and wanted to try some Jello...
Now I have problems after what I thought was going to be easy...
I'm using the SGS3 Toolkit by Mskip...
Installed the drivers and selected option 3 on the root menu
All seems fine until the exiting Odin.. The box never turned green and the phone reset.
Now the phone will boot and seems to work, but the power button doesn't switch the screen off and it then becomes impossible to unlock. Need to reset to unlock (and then it only happens once)
Any helpers - other than that I should have waited...
Thank in advance
Neville
Flash back to stock Rom with Odin, then use cf root
Sounds like its a hardware fault with your power button to me.
Thanks for the quick reply... just downloading the official now...
Could you explain cf root?
Lennyuk said:
Sounds like its a hardware fault with your power button to me.
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there were no problems before trying to root, I have no reason to believe this unless the very process has physically broken...
Neville.Holland said:
there were no problems before trying to root, I have no reason to believe this unless the very process has physically broken...
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well I have never heard of a rom flash good or bad causing the power button to stop working....
Hoping the stock will recover the phone then...
This doesn't bode well for me... I read and read over and over but it still manages to go wrong...
Well you did it the hard way, thats for sure.
To root your phone all you needed to do was flash CF-Root with ODIN
Lennyuk said:
Well you did it the hard way, thats for sure.
To root your phone all you needed to do was flash CF-Root with ODIN
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Lesson learnt... Thanks for your guidance... will report back if the restore is sucessful
Neville.Holland said:
Lesson learnt... Thanks for your guidance... will report back if the restore is sucessful
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Just to make sure, your power button isn't stuck in or anything?
There were some faulty S3's where the power button got jammed.
This morning no problems... after trying to root...
The power button works when turning on, but the screen isn't responsive (as in no response to touch)
when turning off, it dims the screen and eventually times out...
Neville.Holland said:
This morning no problems... after trying to root...
The power button works when turning on, but the screen isn't responsive (as in no response to touch)
when turning off, it dims the screen and eventually times out...
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Did you install the stock ICS Rom with ODIN and still have (display) problems?
I'm living in the dark ages... still downloading...
Holy sh*tsticks.... it's working again...
Neville.Holland said:
I'm living in the dark ages... still downloading...
Holy sh*tsticks.... it's working again...
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congratulation
I think I'll leave it well alone... or read a little more...
I just wanted a pure jelly bean rom... SGS3 is a great phone, but I'm not such a fan of the touchwhizzzzzzzzzz
Thanks again for the guidance...
Neville.Holland said:
I think I'll leave it well alone... or read a little more...
I just wanted a pure jelly bean rom... SGS3 is a great phone, but I'm not such a fan of the touchwhizzzzzzzzzz
Thanks again for the guidance...
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Just wait for the official jb update, i know the xda gods will develop a great custom rom after.
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Going to do that...
Related
I was following the guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853950
And everything perfectly, but when I had to boot into recovery mode, the phone would not start up, at all. No combination of buttons works. I tried taking out the battery and still no luck. I've read up and down multiple threads here and nothing is working. This seems really difficult and I would much rather avoid bringing the phone back. None of the buttons are responsive... so I can't start it up. Any suggestions?
oirsx2 said:
I was following the guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853950
And everything perfectly, but when I had to boot into recovery mode, the phone would not start up, at all. No combination of buttons works. I tried taking out the battery and still no luck. I've read up and down multiple threads here and nothing is working. This seems really difficult and I would much rather avoid bringing the phone back. None of the buttons are responsive... so I can't start it up. Any suggestions?
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You tried flashing the wrong rom. That rom is for a bell i9000. I believe its a canadian version or whatnot. You need to odin back to the stock VIBRANT rom then start all over.
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Oh wow. Thanks man. Now I know the source of this problem. Can you tell me then how to go about doing that? Or rather, how can I even go flashing anything when my phone won't even start up...
oirsx2 said:
Oh wow. Thanks man. Now I know the source of this problem. Can you tell me then how to go about doing that? Or rather, how can I even go flashing anything when my phone won't even start up...
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You need to download the stock rom JFD.tar file and 512.pit file and odin back.
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Call me ignorant, but how do I go about applying any of those you mentioned, if my phone won't even start up? as in, it won't start up... i press power, nothing happens. just nothing...
oirsx2 said:
Call me ignorant, but how do I go about applying any of those you mentioned, if my phone won't even start up? as in, it won't start up... i press power, nothing happens. just nothing...
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Can you get into download mode. If so that's how.
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jrod33084 said:
Can you get into download mode. If so that's how.
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I actually can't. I wish I could. But I can't. The only option is making a jig, I think... but even some threads are saying it won't help in my case. So I'm not sure.
Jig won't help you at all because your phone won't turn on. Even when you charge it?
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I actually can't. I wish I could. But I can't. The only option is making a jig, I think... but even some threads are saying it won't help in my case. So I'm not sure.
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Holding both volume up and down buttons then plugging in usb doesn't work?
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None of the aforementioned methods worked. I'm gonna try to get it replaced. And hopefully next time I flash it, I'll read if it's the right version i'm flashing. Thanks for the help. A mod can resolve this.
I'm in the same boat as you......I did the exact same thing and now I'm screwed as well...
Did you get it fixed or are you going to try and get a new one?
The same thing happened to my phone. The really weird part is that my phone was updated using kies mini and not some hax rom or anything. Now i can't do anything to turn it back on.
Hi,
My problem is somewhat similar to many posts.
The fastboot is not working.
Here is the issue:
I have rooted the phone.
Removed the SD card w/o unmounting.
Some of the apps turned out to be not working.
I decided to restart the phone.
It seemed to be doing so but repeatedly cycled after "Rethink Possible" having passed the M logo.
After numerous cycling, now the phone is starting but stuck ad red M logo "Dual Core Technology" screen.
Trying to enter into the fastboot mode via volume down (or even up) and turning on simply do not give any effect.
Interesting enough, I have also the Motorola Factory Cable and that does not heal my problems either; the computer simply does not recognize (though all my drivers are intact) the phone in RSD...
So the most obvious question to one I guess is: "Is this piece of technological advancement now a scrap?"
Thanks,
have you try this.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
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have you try this.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
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hi mate,
thanks for the prompt response, i appreciate.
this thread is giving instructions for a phone that is capable of going into the fastboot mode.
however, my case is somewhat tricky i guess; the phone stays still at red M dual core technology screen despite my attempt to power up via holding volume down button.
any further suggestions?
thanks,
beefytr said:
hi mate,
thanks for the prompt response, i appreciate.
this thread is giving instructions for a phone that is capable of going into the fastboot mode.
however, my case is somewhat tricky i guess; the phone stays still at red M dual core technology screen despite my attempt to power up via holding volume down button.
any further suggestions?
thanks,
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Make sure you have root, install Quick Boot from the market. Open Quick Boot, click on the Bootloader reboot option.
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Make sure you have root, install Quick Boot from the market. Open Quick Boot, click on the Bootloader reboot option.
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hi xploited,
good advice but there is a small problem here
the phone does not turn on but stuck at red M logo dual core technology screen nor goes into fastboot mode.
i feel it is lost somewhere in the bermuda triangle or neo of matrix between the real world and the machine world...
so, the situation is simple as it can be; turning on attempt sticks at M logo or fastboot attempt sticks at red M logo... both show the same door...
i hope i was able to better clarify the status this time
what do you say?
beefytr said:
hi xploited,
good advice but there is a small problem here
the phone does not turn on but stuck at red M logo dual core technology screen nor goes into fastboot mode.
i feel it is lost somewhere in the bermuda triangle or neo of matrix between the real world and the machine world...
so, the situation is simple as it can be; turning on attempt sticks at M logo or fastboot attempt sticks at red M logo... both show the same door...
i hope i was able to better clarify the status this time
what do you say?
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Something definitely got screwed up in your land
What's your current setup? OTA 2.3.4? And you have flashed pudding already? An SBF flash would fully restore your system partitions to default. But if you have updated to official 2.3.4, you can't sbf 2.2.2 cause the phone will hard brick.
I would do a full sbf of 2.3.4 with pudding included. If you flashed pudding already this should be safe. If you haven't flashed pudding yet, you need second thoughts on this.
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Something definitely got screwed up in your land
What's your current setup? OTA 2.3.4? And you have flashed pudding already? An SBF flash would fully restore your system partitions to default. But if you have updated to official 2.3.4, you can't sbf 2.2.2 cause the phone will hard brick.
I would do a full sbf of 2.3.4 with pudding included. If you flashed pudding already this should be safe. If you haven't flashed pudding yet, you need second thoughts on this.
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funny eh you know, it is interesting... i have two atrix phones and this one freaked out after rooting... giving me no sign of life other than red M logo (now in my dreams as nightmare )
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no pudding was done before.
if only i may have a chance of seeing the "rsd protocol" on the screen, then i will feel that i ma saved; as you say sbf flash will revive the f... gadget
so am i gonna drawn in the bermuda waiting for a savior
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funny eh you know, it is interesting... i have two atrix phones and this one freaked out after rooting... giving me no sign of life other than red M logo (now in my dreams as nightmare )
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no pudding was done before.
if only i may have a chance of seeing the "rsd protocol" on the screen, then i will feel that i ma saved; as you say sbf flash will revive the f... gadget
so am i gonna drawn in the bermuda waiting for a savior
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Oh... so the phone won't even turn on normally past the M logo?
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funny eh you know, it is interesting... i have two atrix phones and this one freaked out after rooting... giving me no sign of life other than red M logo (now in my dreams as nightmare )
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no pudding was done before.
if only i may have a chance of seeing the "rsd protocol" on the screen, then i will feel that i ma saved; as you say sbf flash will revive the f... gadget
so am i gonna drawn in the bermuda waiting for a savior
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the problem is, pc does not recognize the phone at all...
i have to find a way to force the pc to recognize the phone...
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Oh... so the phone won't even turn on normally past the M logo?
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yes you are right...
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yes you are right...
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This might be obvious, but... have you tried official hard reset instructions? -
If that doesn't work, or if your phone is frozen:
Turn the power off. If your Motorola ATRIX 4G is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
Press and hold the Power and Camera buttons
Release the Camera button when prompted
Press and hold the Volume Down key
A yellow exclamation will appear on the display
Select Factory Reset and press OK
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This might be obvious, but... have you tried official hard reset instructions? -
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with all due respect, i don't wanna sound idiot but if my eyes do not play any game to me, there is no camera button on atrix
is it possible that this hard reset script is for milestone?
beefytr said:
with all due respect, i don't wanna sound idiot but if my eyes do not play any game to me, there is no camera button on atrix
is it possible that this hard reset script is for milestone?
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Crap! My bad, the article I found provided false information and I copied it without reading through it.
Have you tried doing a battery pull though?
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Crap! My bad, the article I found provided false information and I copied it without reading through it.
Have you tried doing a battery pull though?
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yes... maybe all possible way outs... all failed...
i guess the only solution for me is to somehow force the pc and the phone to speak...
i am not sure if that is still possible, but there could be a physical alternative, i.e. test point, etc. like the old phones...
i am sure there is a definitive cure to this problem but i am still seeking for
beefytr said:
with all due respect, i don't wanna sound idiot but if my eyes do not play any game to me, there is no camera button on atrix
is it possible that this hard reset script is for milestone?
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beefytr said:
yes... maybe all possible way outs... all failed...
i guess the only solution for me is to somehow force the pc and the phone to speak...
i am not sure if that is still possible, but there could be a physical alternative, i.e. test point, etc. like the old phones...
i am sure there is a definitive cure to this problem but i am still seeking for
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Alright man, good luck. Unfortunately, this is beyond my knowledge.
You might wanna PM one of the devs and ask if they know how to fix this (kholk, sam, faux, etc.)
xploited said:
Alright man, good luck. Unfortunately, this is beyond my knowledge.
You might wanna PM one of the devs and ask if they know how to fix this (kholk, sam, faux, etc.)
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thanks a lot bro for your company...
i will try to reach the persons of whom you have just advised.
have a great day...
beefytr said:
thanks a lot bro for your company...
i will try to reach the persons of whom you have just advised.
have a great day...
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Have you tried holding down both the the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time and then powering up?
mysticdrew said:
Have you tried holding down both the the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time and then powering up?
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yes but did not work
beefytr said:
yes but did not work
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it's very odd... could potentially be the hardware (volume buttons) are broken...
Take the Battery our and leave it out for a while. Leave it unplugged and power it back up while holding either up or down to see if you get a result. If not then it sounds like your volume rocker is fubared. No matter what you should be able to get into fastboot or rsd. The only instance that i have seen where the phone is dead is going back to an older build after ota gb, even then it gives an error.
SO I haven't seen a direct answer to my question....
I did a software update on my Galaxy S2 and it downloaded fine. After the download it froze on the "software update" screen. It's a white screen with software up date above a progress box, but there's no progression showing. It just says "loading...."
How do I fix this? I've seen a few post with people having the same problem, but no answers!! It's been like this all day.
I have tried turn off and on with power button, as well as attempting a hard restart, but nothing works. The white screen pops up despite any attempt. Ohhh and I also already tried removing the battery.
Any help is greatly appreciated......I am a big noob when it comes to this technology, so PLEASE bare with me.
Still loking for help!! Any one!?
Boot into download mode and flash your stock rom.
Theonew said:
Boot into download mode and flash you stock rom.
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How do I do this. Every time I turn it off it only goes back to the white screen over and over again. I can't get off that screen!!
Sr u have to read and look on the right forum there is probly a Odin to put it back to fs so look on the forum of ur phone
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galaxy noobie said:
How do I do this. Every time I turn it off it only goes back to the white screen over and over again. I can't get off that screen!!
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What device do you have (be specific - there are many variations of the Galaxy SII)?
ATT, SGH-I777. I've tried to do the 3 button reset, but nothing is working. No matter what it loads to the white loading screen. I'm getting really frustrated I touch the thing. It's taking all my might not to just thrash it.....it must be due to my lack of tech smarts.
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ATT, SGH-I777. I've tried to do the 3 button reset, but nothing is working. No matter what it loads to the white loading screen. I'm getting really frustrated I touch the thing. It's taking all my might not to just thrash it.....it must be due to my lack of tech smarts.
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Try this:
- Power the phone off.
- Plug the usb cable into the computer (not the phone)
- Hold both sides of the volume rocker down (vol up + vol down)
- While holding those buttons down, insert the usb cable.
Then flash the stock rom.
Gave me Odin mode. Any tips on what to do, or do I just follow the instructions? THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Awaiting the next step since I have no clue where to get file or how to set it up. Do I use Odin 3185? Or something else? Any links will help. This is a US phone if it matters.
I'd like to get it done today if possible!!!
Thanks in advance!
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Gave me Odin mode. Any tips on what to do, or do I just follow the instructions? THANK YOU!!!!!!!
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galaxy noobie said:
Awaiting the next step since I have no clue where to get file or how to set it up. Do I use Odin 3185? Or something else? Any links will help. This is a US phone if it matters.
I'd like to get it done today if possible!!!
Thanks in advance!
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Now see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659.
http://iphone-unlock.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-restore-samsung-galaxy-s2sgh.html
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hey all! maybe someone can help me out. as of an hr ago i had to activate another evo lte we had for dev purposes . all i did was reboot into recovery and "Poof" instant black screen and phone is unresponsive. power button dont work up and down buttons dont work. and like i said the screen is black like no power is getting to the phone. i had a full battery when this started.
any help would be appreciated.
plug it into your computer and see if your computer tried to install drivers for QHSUSB_DLOAD if it does that means that your bricked. But you should be able to fix it using the tool below when running in ubuntu (preferably 32 bit otherwise you need to do extra stuff to download appropriate lib files for ubuntu) (you can run ubuntu from a usb, or full install but the tool will work in a virtual box)
http://unlimited.io/lteunbricker.htm
hope this helps
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Device can't be detected. Check connections
the phone wont power on at all, would you say im screwed on this phone?
Evolutionmods said:
Searching for bricked device...
Device can't be detected. Check connections
the phone wont power on at all, would you say im screwed on this phone?
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Plug in charger do you get led light like its charging?
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wileout said:
Plug in charger do you get led light like its charging?
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no, no led what so ever
Evolutionmods said:
no, no led what so ever
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Let it plugged in for a lil whilesee if anything happens...what were you doing when this happened? Also if plugged into windows does it say or do anything?
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wileout said:
Let it plugged in for a lil whilesee if anything happens...what were you doing when this happened?
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playing with a rom , went to flash another rom so i booted into recovery and then instead of twrp it was a black screen and then "black screen"
also when plugged into the com , in both windows and ubuntu the phone doesnt pick up
Evolutionmods said:
playing with a rom , went to flash another rom so i booted into recovery and then instead of twrp it was a black screen and then "black screen"
also when plugged into the com , in both windows and ubuntu the phone doesnt pick up
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Ok rom? Kernel? Any idea which base? And just because i gotta ask did you accept ota or did it start dling ota? One more thing u did try the "battery pull" right? Holding power down for ten-twenty secs then letting go? If so did capacitive lights blink or no?
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wileout said:
Ok rom? Kernel? Any idea which base? And just because i gotta ask did you accept ota or did it start dling ota? One more thing u did try the "battery pull" right? Holding power down for ten-twenty secs then letting go? If so did capacitive lights blink or no?
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would never take an Ota, running Miui JB, was playing around on it for a bit very very smooth.
aosp kernel same as cm10, paranoid and aokp. i wanted to flash an audio fix but never went to recovery just went to a black screen. Other phone we were using was fine with same rom and same recovery,and still no problems with the phone rom or kernel.
these phones have a built in battery, didnt know you could pull it.
and also i held the power button down for a very long time
Evolutionmods said:
would never take an Ota, running Miui JB, was playing around on it for a bit very very smooth.
aosp kernel same as cm10, paranoid and aokp. i wanted to flash an audio fix but never went to recovery just went to a black screen. Other phone we were using was fine with same rom and same recovery,and still no problems with the phone rom or kernel.
these phones have a built in battery, didnt know you could pull it.
and also i held the power button down for a very long time
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The power button hold is the battery pull it simulates it at least
Your positive it was a jb kernel with a jb rom?
Did you use rom or root toolbox and accidentally wipe recovery by chance?
Thats what it sounds anyways
Best case scenario battery is dead and it charges and you can flash recovery thru fastboot. Worse case take it to sprint and play stupid customer and walk out with fresh evo and ask to be allowed to check hboot versions...yes theyll let you ive done it lol
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wileout said:
The power button hold is the battery pull it simulates it at least
Your positive it was a jb kernel with a jb rom?
Did you use rom or root toolbox and accidentally wipe recovery by chance?
Thats what it sounds anyways
Best case scenario battery is dead and it charges and you can flash recovery thru fastboot. Worse case take it to sprint and play stupid customer and walk out with fresh evo and ask to be allowed to check hboot versions...yes theyll let you ive done it lol
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yeah the boot.img is from our paranoid android build.
an nope all i did was type adb recovery.
Evolutionmods said:
yeah the boot.img is from our paranoid android build.
an nope all i did was type adb recovery.
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Wonder if that accidentally wiped it. At any rate has it been sitting on charger for awhile and still nothing?
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wileout said:
Wonder if that accidentally wiped it. At any rate has it been sitting on charger for awhile and still nothing?
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naw still nothing, i can use my insurance and pay the fee. the bottom line is i need more that one phone due to all the development we have going on.
p.s i ran out of thanks again today,i did yesterday too! lol ill hit you up tomorrow. thanks for all your help
Evolutionmods said:
naw still nothing, i can use my insurance and pay the fee. the bottom line is i need more that one phone due to all the development we have going on.
p.s i ran out of thanks again today,i did yesterday too! lol ill hit you up tomorrow. thanks for all your help
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It EVO might just be stuck try letting the battery run down and completely die then charge it might be worth a shot
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Evolutionmods said:
naw still nothing, i can use my insurance and pay the fee. the bottom line is i need more that one phone due to all the development we have going on.
p.s i ran out of thanks again today,i did yesterday too! lol ill hit you up tomorrow. thanks for all your help
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Sorry i couldnt help more bro and word of advice do not use insurance actually pm me and ill help you out
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wileout said:
Sorry i couldnt help more bro and word of advice do not use insurance actually pm me and ill help you out
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I had this happen to me after a kernel install, when the Rom was rebuilding the dalvik cache...the phone just went black. I held the power button and it didn't seem like it did anything. I then held volume down and power and I got lucky I guess and it booted into the bootloader
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Evolutionmods said:
naw still nothing, i can use my insurance and pay the fee. the bottom line is i need more that one phone due to all the development we have going on.
p.s i ran out of thanks again today,i did yesterday too! lol ill hit you up tomorrow. thanks for all your help
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Put the phone one the charger for 8 hours, even though the charging light don't come up. After 8 hours try holding power button again. It happened to a few people before, the phone went into deep sleep.
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volk9029 said:
Put the phone one the charger for 8 hours, even though the charging light don't come up. After 8 hours try holding power button again. It happened to a few people before, the phone went into deep sleep.
Sent from my lair.
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Thats a deep fuc*in sleep lol
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Thats a deep fuc*in sleep lol
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Your phone get ahold of some Ambien?
thats the kind of deep sleep where you finally wake your phone up and it b!#ch slaps you cause its still tired!
Evolutionmods said:
Your phone get ahold of some Ambien?
thats the kind of deep sleep where you finally wake your phone up and it b!#ch slaps you cause its still tired!
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Imagine the battery life youd get *drooling* lil
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So I have an AT&T LG Optimus G (E970). However, I found out that it's pre-release hardware (yes, it says "nOt foR sale***" on the side of the phone, but it was in a case), and I've bricked it trying to root it the standard way (using LGNPST), and it now boot loops 3 times before displaying "Security Error" under the LG logo. I can't get it back into download mode, nor does a factory hard reset (the only mode I can get it into) work.
A bit of background info:
The original firmware was E97009j. It was unable to download the OTA JB update. I tried to install that stock update through LGNPST since the phone couldn't be seen through ADB. From there I planned on rooting and everything else. Yes, I should have never tried messing with pre-release hardware, but in theory, since it was a review unit, the hardware itself should've been identical to what is sold in stores. Also, and more importantly, I didn't realize it was pre-release until after I bricked it.
Luckily this isn't my daily phone, but I'd like to get it fixed...
Possible way to get back into download mode.
Start with phone unplugged, and when it gets stuck on security error hold power button for 10 seconds to force reboot.
Then at very instant it powers off, but before it powers on hold volume up + volume down + power and plug in USB.
If you are able to get into download flash the teenybin alt. with lgnpst.
adfurgerson said:
Possible way to get back into download mode.
Start with phone unplugged, and when it gets stuck on security error hold power button for 10 seconds to force reboot.
Then at very instant it powers off, but before it powers on hold volume up + volume down + power and plug in USB.
If you are able to get into download flash the teenybin alt. with lgnpst.
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So that partially got me fixed. I was able to finally get it into download mode after trying your method about 4 times, and I did the teenybin deal. The "regular" teenybin didn't fix it, though it allowed it into download mode the proper way without trying more than once. I then did the alt teenybin, and when it rebooted, it showed a Google logo (instead of LG) with an unlocked icon at the bottom of the screen for about a second before the screen went black. Now I can't get it to turn on at all, though it could just need to be charged. When I plug it in, it shows a white battery icon with a lightning bolt for about 4 seconds before turning back off. I'll let it sit on the charger undisturbed for an hour or so and see what I can do then. As it stands right now, it won't go back into download mode or factory hard reset mode.
Out of curiosity, since I've flashed teenybin, my bootloader should be unlocked and I should have a recovery I can flash zips from now, right? I shouldn't have to jump through any more hoops with LGNPST or anything?
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Um, this phone will charge even in this state, right? The LED on the power button isn't lighting up, and I can only sometimes get it to show that battery icon...
YES!!!
I'm into recovery now! I'm going to flash CM10.1 and report back!
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I'm up and running now, though WiFi isn't working, nor is my earpiece on the phone. Though, the earpiece was an issue before I borked everything, so I'm pretty sure that's a broken bit of hardware there.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
chrisliphart said:
I'm into recovery now! I'm going to flash CM10.1 and report back!
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I'm up and running now, though WiFi isn't working, nor is my earpiece on the phone. Though, the earpiece was an issue before I borked everything, so I'm pretty sure that's a broken bit of hardware there.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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I am glad you got it fixed! Setting WiFi to 2.4 GHz only may work.
adfurgerson said:
I am glad you got it fixed! Setting WiFi to 2.4 GHz only may work.
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Wifi works under the stock AT&T JB firmware. Not sure why it didn't work under CM10.1 (it couldn't initialize it), but I'm good now. Thanks!
It may have been a radio issue, ROM zips don't include them. Teenybin would not have changed radio either, so you would still have had ICS radio.
adfurgerson said:
It may have been a radio issue, ROM zips don't include them. Teenybin would not have changed radio either, so you would still have had ICS radio.
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Ah, that makes total sense. I just got everything setup and signed in on this ROM, so I'm running a Titanium Backup now. I'll switch ROMs and see what happens. Thanks so much for your help.
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Yep, that did it. I didn't think to update the radios. I can't thank you enough, man. Aside from the earpiece issue (and I can just use a BT headset to get around it until I decide to pay to get it fixed), it's purring along now.
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chrisliphart said:
Ah, that makes total sense. I just got everything setup and signed in on this ROM, so I'm running a Titanium Backup now. I'll switch ROMs and see what happens. Thanks so much for your help.
EDIT:
Yep, that did it. I didn't think to update the radios. I can't thank you enough, man. Aside from the earpiece issue (and I can just use a BT headset to get around it until I decide to pay to get it fixed), it's purring along now.
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Nice, glad you got it fixed. And thanks to adfurgerson for the assist.
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TangoXray said:
Nice, glad you got it fixed. And thanks to adfurgerson for the assist.
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Autoprime explained how to get into download to me on irc, I just relayed the answer. I was glad to help after having a hand in bricking it.
adfurgerson said:
Autoprime explained how to get into download to me on irc, I just relayed the answer. I was glad to help after having a hand in bricking it.
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Haha, it wasn't you who bricked it; it was me. Really, I should've just done TeenyBin when I first got it into download mode through LGNPST instead of trying to install a stock ROM to root. It really was a backwards way for me to accomplish what I wanted. You'd think that since I've had like 10 Android devices, all rooted and modded, I'd know better. lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41415103&postcount=248 It all worked out in the end.
chrisliphart said:
Haha, it wasn't you who bricked it; it was me. Really, I should've just done TeenyBin when I first got it into download mode through LGNPST instead of trying to install a stock ROM to root. It really was a backwards way for me to accomplish what I wanted. You'd think that since I've had like 10 Android devices, all rooted and modded, I'd know better. lol
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