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Ok guys, yes...I'm a noob...
I did a master reset on the phone and now I get nothing...
It won't turn on unless I plug it in to the charger.
When it does turn on, all I get is a few vibrations, and
the icons at the bottom light up.
I can get windows to see the two "drives" of the phone,
but they are empty (have 0 bytes if you right click and check properties. If you left click, it says please insert disc).
I've tried a new battery and my battery turns another phone on...
I've also tried two cables and two PCs.
It hasn't been rooted or messed with, the battery died and I went to charge
it and nothing...I left it on charge overnight and at least see a bit life.
Any ideas, or should I just send it on to HTC??
So that others have a better idea... can you get into hboot or fastboot?
try a nwe battery
xboarder56 said:
try a nwe battery
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he said he already tried a new charged battery, so it can't be that. I'm thinking his phone's OS might be gone so he should probably installed a RUU or something.
In the dark...
Can't see anything come up on screen...
no idea what mode it's in, hboot, fastboot or anything ??!?!!
Think it might be possible to install just a stock (Tmobile) RUU?? If so, how ?????
karaokekarnival said:
Can't see anything come up on screen...
no idea what mode it's in, hboot, fastboot or anything ??!?!!
Think it might be possible to install just a stock (Tmobile) RUU?? If so, how ?????
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if you can't get into hboot/fastboot (totally forgot which, basically same thing) then you can't do the RUU
Hmmm, OK
Do you think there is anything that I can do to get it running ??
And where do I find the thanks button ???
karaokekarnival said:
Do you think there is anything that I can do to get it running ??
And where do If ind the thanks button ???
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if you rooted and custom recovery you could but right now you out of luck you gonna have to return
Duh, I found the thanks button !!!
I was afraid of that...guess I'll ship it off Monday. If anyone knows a way before then, let me know...can't hurt to try, eh ??
karaokekarnival said:
Duh, I found the thanks button !!!
I was afraid of that...guess I'll ship it off Monday. If anyone knows a way before then, let me know...can't hurt to try, eh ??
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There isn't a way if your phone isn't detected or you can't get into hboot. Meaning you have no control over your phone to do anything.
Anyways, for htc warranty exchanges that is done with tmobile... they usually send you the phone first and then you send one back in return. Unless your policy is different. So i suggest you calling them immediately.
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I can go into control panel and "see" the phone listed in device manager under portable devices as "F" and "G". Click properties and they are found as HTC devices. Does this mean I can do anything to it? I just want my phone back working as fast as I can. Sending it in will take a while. I bought this phone for the camera. We have a 1 yr old and don't wanna miss the Christmas pics...
karaokekarnival said:
I can go into control panel and "see" the phone listed in device manager under portable devices as "F" and "G". Click properties and they are found as HTC devices. Does this mean I can do anything to it? I just want my phone back working as fast as I can. Sending it in will take a while. I bought this phone for the camera. We have a 1 yr old and don't wanna miss the Christmas pics...
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are you on tmobile? they usually send within 2 days, their distribution center is in texas or something. I usually get it next day.
You said your screen doesn't turn on or doesn't show anything. It's gonna be hard to determine what you're doing even if you can run ADB to put it in oem fastboot and to flash a RUU that way. But it sounds like your display might be a problem too then. It'll be quicker to do an exchange. If you call in today, they'll probably ship it on monday and you'll get it wednesday latest. unless you have tmobile insurance plan. it should be next day and you'll get it tuesday.
Thanks
Well that might work for me then...can't hurt to give it a try.
Thanks a bunch for letting me know !!!
No problem, I had my fair share dealing with tmobile exchanges lol.
If you purchased directly from tmobile it should be very easy to do an exchange because your warranty is verified.
If you bought it off craigslist/ebay. sometimes the previous users used a different carriers that makes the warranty no longer verified. HOWEVER many customer reps will still try to process the exchange (you can determine by their upbeat personalities lol).
If you run into someone who won't do it, just call again and talk to another rep. Most of the time they will push it through because it's still a newly released phone.
Have you already contacted T-Mobile support? You'll have to talk to them anyway before they agree to replace your phone.
The reason I am asking this is because there might be an unpublished backdoor way to restore your device if your device is not completely (hardware-wise) dead. For example, Dell Streak has a complete firmware image on its internal SD card and you needed to somehow trigger an IPL routine to restore the device to its original condition.
I haven't heard of anything similar on HTC devices yet, but hey, it's just a thought. And if there actually is a way, and you are the first one to post it here, you'll be a hero!
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Have you already contacted T-Mobile support? You'll have to talk to them anyway before they agree to replace your phone.
The reason I am asking this is because there might be an unpublished backdoor way to restore your device if your device is not completely (hardware-wise) dead. For example, Dell Streak has a complete firmware image on its internal SD card and you needed to somehow trigger an IPL routine to restore the device to its original condition.
I haven't heard of anything similar on HTC devices yet, but hey, it's just a thought. And if there actually is a way, and you are the first one to post it here, you'll be a hero!
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yeah we normally just flash a RUU, but you can't even see the screen, so we can't even be certain that we're in the correct modes to be flashing and stuff. because we require to ADB it to restart in fastboot, but we can't even see if its going to fastboot. or if it already is in fastboot to begin with, so we're not certain which commands to run with the screen being off. Well you can always try commands and it should only work in certain modes, but do you really want to do it blindly? I would rather just exchange the thing.
Not afraid to try....
Well, I can't use it as it is...exchange is a hassle even in 2-3 days. Can't do anything until tomorrow anyway. I was thinking today, I've heard they can port Android to iPhone...there's no fastboot there, is there ??? Soooooo, if it's turning on, I should be able to do something...I want my phone back !!!
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Flashing green light ???
It is now turning on and has a flashing green light, does that mean anything??
Hi all,
I am a proud owner of HTC Amaze, running BulletProof ROM with Faux Kernel v08.
The issue I am experiencing is most probably hardware issue, but I still hope it is not.
My backlight does not work at all. The phone works fine, and under heavy light you can see the actual screen, and can operate the phone as usual, but of course, otherwise, the phone is unusable, since you cannot see anything.
I've tried factory reset, restored to previous backup, charged it till full, left it without battery for few hours, nothing helped. Backlight is simply not there.
Soft buttons have the backlight, but not the screen.
There is a chance that it could be a battery issue (caused by phone), since it is my second battery, original one just died one day and refused to be charged. I got a new battery under warranty.
But even with a new battery it's been acting wierd. Random restarts after which the battery indicator would show red explanation mark. Had to take out the battery and reboot for it to work normal again.
It might be that my phone is defective and just kills batteries.
But in case of the backlight, the battery still charges normally (at least the indicators shows that it does).
Any idea what is going on with my phone? Had anyone experienced something similar? Could it be caused by software? Are there any hard reset options I can try?
And second question, if I will have to go to warranty, is there a way to relock the bootloader? And, I am sure I could find it, but if anyone has it handy, could you link me to a place where I can get the original WIND ROM and original Kernel?
What do you think are my chances of the warranty being granted?
Greg
Porcupine00 said:
Hi all,
I am a proud owner of HTC Amaze, running BulletProof ROM with Faux Kernel v08.
The issue I am experiencing is most probably hardware issue, but I still hope it is not.
My backlight does not work at all. The phone works fine, and under heavy light you can see the actual screen, and can operate the phone as usual, but of course, otherwise, the phone is unusable, since you cannot see anything.
I've tried factory reset, restored to previous backup, charged it till full, left it without battery for few hours, nothing helped. Backlight is simply not there.
Soft buttons have the backlight, but not the screen.
There is a chance that it could be a battery issue (caused by phone), since it is my second battery, original one just died one day and refused to be charged. I got a new battery under warranty.
But even with a new battery it's been acting wierd. Random restarts after which the battery indicator would show read explanation mark. Had to take out the battery and reboot for it to work normal again.
It might be that my phone is defective and just kills batteries.
But in case of the backlight, the battery still charges normally (at least the indicators shows that it does).
Any idea what is going on with my phone? Had anyone experienced something similar? Could it be caused by software? Are there any hard reset options I can try?
And second question, if I will have to go to warranty, is there a way to relock the bootloader? And, I am sure I could find it, but if anyone has it handy, could you link me to a place where I can get the original WIND ROM and original Kernel?
What do you think are my chances of the warranty being granted?
Greg
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Well i am sorry to say i cant tell you whats wrong, but i can answer one of your questions. Yes, you can relock the bootloader, but it says "relocked". But if it is a hardware problem, being unlocked or relocked shouldnt matter, they should still warranty it for you.. if it is in fact a hardware issue that is..
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If you plan on sending in for warranty, there's no harm in using the ruu to go back to stock and seeing if in fact it is something with the software
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If you plan on sending in for warranty, there's no harm in using the ruu to go back to stock and seeing if in fact it is something with the software
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I was just thinking the same thing. but he had mentioned he didnt kno where to get the original wind rom from. But ya, definately go back to stock and see what happens. If ur still having the problem, then i would bet its safe to say that is a problem with the phone not something you did.
As for the shipped Wind Mobile rom, you can find the RUU here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335703
Rom||RUU|| Shipped Ruby ROM Collection
There is also a link in that thread to show you how to "relock" you bootloader.
Hope this helps. If you need help or run into any problems when trying to relock and go back to stock rom, just let me know man, ive had to do it on my phone too so ya, Good luck bro!
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Thanks all for the reply.
Well, finding WIND RUU wasn't a challenge at all . Thanks for the link anyways.
Never thought I would have to go back to that creature again.
I will give it a try. Also one of my work buddies has the same phone, so I'll swap batteries with him to eliminate another potential issue.
Even though we have the same phones and the same provider, he always jokes around by saying that I have a crappy phone (our old tradition, back from the time we had different phones). Well at last he might be correct
Porcupine00 said:
Thanks all for the reply.
Well, finding WIND RUU wasn't a challenge at all . Thanks for the link anyways.
Never thought I would have to go back to that creature again.
I will give it a try. Also one of my work buddies has the same phone, so I'll swap batteries with him to eliminate another potential issue.
Even though we have the same phones and the same provider, he always jokes around by saying that I have a crappy phone (our old tradition, back from the time we had different phones). Well at last he might be correct
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Hah i was going to suggest that, but then i thought about it and if ur phone is for some reason frying batteries, then i figured u wouldnt want to try someone elses and then end up having to buy them a new battery lol
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Hah i was going to suggest that, but then i thought about it and if ur phone is for some reason frying batteries, then i figured u wouldnt want to try someone elses and then end up having to buy them a new battery lol
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Well, it's not like it fries it instantaneously, it takes time and effort from my phone to do it
So if I'll insert it for few second to see if my backlight will come back, battery won't die, and I'll I know what's wrong with my phone, and that there is no point of me getting the third battery, since the same fate will be awaiting it.
In any case, if return to stock won't help, warranty is the only option, which is sad
Ok I was having trouble getting S-off, it was getting stuck at the first reboot and was saying waiting for device, well i fianall got to where it said to do the wire trick, and well, now the usb port isnt working on the phone! I can't reflash anything, i can get to fastboot, but my computer doesn't detect it! I'm Screwed! Please help!
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Ok I was having trouble getting S-off, it was getting stuck at the first reboot and was saying waiting for device, well i fianall got to where it said to do the wire trick, and well, now the usb port isnt working on the phone! I can't reflash anything, i can get to fastboot, but my computer doesn't detect it! I'm Screwed! Please help!
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Make sure you close all terminal windows and reset the computer. I was having this problem too and simply restarting the computer and phone seemed to solve their inability to talk to each other.
Also, I was having the same problem of it hanging on "waiting for device" before I even got to do the wire trick. Oddly enough, it seemed to be related to the kernel I was using (SebastianFMs OC based off the latest ICS kernel). As soon as I tried using an earlier ICS kernel before I tried again, all the sudden it was detecting my phone correctly and would go on to the wire trick part immediately.
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Make sure you close all terminal windows and reset the computer. I was having this problem too and simply restarting the computer and phone seemed to solve their inability to talk to each other.
Also, I was having the same problem of it hanging on "waiting for device" before I even got to do the wire trick. Oddly enough, it seemed to be related to the kernel I was using (SebastianFMs OC based off the latest ICS kernel). As soon as I tried using an earlier ICS kernel before I tried again, all the sudden it was detecting my phone correctly and would go on to the wire trick part immediately.
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I've tried this already. still nothing:/
It won't even charge. I've tried 3 different computers, usb cords and still nothing, I'm trying to reflash my Boot.img and my recovery.img through the PH98IMG.zip method, but I can't seem to get either of them working. I'm running GB, and all the PH98IMG.zip files i've found are all for ICS.
Db0y505 said:
I've tried this already. still nothing:/
It won't even charge. I've tried 3 different computers, usb cords and still nothing, I'm trying to reflash my Boot.img and my recovery.img through the PH98IMG.zip method, but I can't seem to get either of them working. I'm running GB, and all the PH98IMG.zip files i've found are all for ICS.
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Real quick, when you say it won't charge. Do you mean if you plug it into a wall it won't charge, even when turned off?
Pull out the battery entirely, connect the phone to the computer, and turn on the phone. You should be able to get to HBOOT via USB power. Does this work?
Think this is the one you want
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sindroidx said:
Real quick, when you say it won't charge. Do you mean if you plug it into a wall it won't charge, even when turned off?
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Correct, the LED light won't go on.
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Pull out the battery entirely, connect the phone to the computer, and turn on the phone. You should be able to get to HBOOT via USB power. Does this work?
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Nope, this doesn't work.
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Think this is the one you want
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I'm going to try this now.
Db0y505 said:
I've tried this already. still nothing:/
It won't even charge. I've tried 3 different computers, usb cords and still nothing, I'm trying to reflash my Boot.img and my recovery.img through the PH98IMG.zip method, but I can't seem to get either of them working. I'm running GB, and all the PH98IMG.zip files i've found are all for ICS.
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It's going to be ok, just take a deep breath and calm down. If you're stressed out, take a break and put your feet up. Panic and stress are the only thing that will brick a rezound. Anything else can be fixed, besides of course hardware failure, and that's not your issue.
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Think this is the one you want
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Do i put my boot.img in here, or do i just flash it as is?
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It's going to be ok, just take a deep breath and calm down. If you're stressed out, take a break and put your feet up. Panic and stress are the only thing that will brick a rezound. Anything else can be fixed, besides of course hardware failure, and that's not your issue.
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I'm not really stressed out, I mean i switched back my Droid 4 while the Rezound is down so i have a working phone, I just want to get my rezound up an running again...
What do you think could be causing this if it's not hardware failure?
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I'm not really stressed out, I mean i switched back my Droid 4 while the Rezound is down so i have a working phone, I just want to get my rezound up an running again...
Well what do you think could be causing this?
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Honestly I'm concerned that your phone doesn't see power or respond to USB at all anymore. Is it possible that you've broken the little tab inside the port on your phone, or is it possible that some piece of debris is shorting out the contacts in there?
you say its still possible to get to HBOOT, which means if you can remove your SDCARD and put a PH98IMG.zip file on it with the correct boot.img you can get it booting again - but I'm concerned that the USB port is damaged and therefore the phone may be useless once the battery is depleted.
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you say its still possible to get to HBOOT, which means if you can remove your SDCARD and put a PH98IMG.zip file on it with the correct boot.img you can get it booting again
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Technically you can, it's just a huge pain in the ass, I've done it before. You have to pull the battery out at like a 45 degree angle but make sure there's enough pressure on it so it still makes contact, then slide out the sdcard with your fingernail and get the sdcard. Place the battery back in, get a card reader and put it on there, then reverse the process.
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Honestly I'm concerned that your phone doesn't see power or respond to USB at all anymore. Is it possible that you've broken the little tab inside the port on your phone, or is it possible that some piece of debris is shorting out the contacts in there?
you say its still possible to get to HBOOT, which means if you can remove your SDCARD and put a PH98IMG.zip file on it with the correct boot.img you can get it booting again - but I'm concerned that the USB port is damaged and therefore the phone may be useless once the battery is depleted.
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I just looked at usb port, and it's perfect, i blew some compressed air so it's clean.
And yeah i can get into hboot, but im having a problem flashing a PH98IMG.zip, it keeps saying "Parsing" when it finds the file, and it doesn't flash the boot.img
And I'm not worried about the battery depleting, I have a Thunder Bolt to charge the battery. But the fact that my pc won't detect my phone is worrying me.
Db0y505 said:
I just looked at usb port, and it's perfect, i blew some compressed air so it's clean.
And yeah i can get into hboot, but im having a problem flashing a PH98IMG.zip, it keeps saying "Parsing" when it finds the file, and it doesn't flash the boot.img
And I'm not worried about the battery depleting, I have a Thunder Bolt to charge the battery. But the fact that my pc won't detect my phone is worrying me.
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Yeah it sounds like something is definitely wrong with the phone... has me wondering if the USB issue and the hanging on "parsing" are related by a common malfunction or failure of the device.
Either that, or the PH98IMG.zip file you have on there is bad? I suppose that is entirely possible too... Or if somehow the installed kernel became corrupt, I could see the phone behaving the way it is.
I would try re-downloading another kernel as a PH98IMG.zip file, putting it on the SDCARD and trying all over again with a completely new download. Don't use the one you've been using, just to eliminate a bad PH98IMG.zip as the possible culprit.
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Yeah it sounds like something is definitely wrong with the phone... has me wondering if the USB issue and the hanging on "parsing" are related by a common malfunction or failure of the device.
Either that, or the PH98IMG.zip file you have on there is bad? I suppose that is entirely possible too... Or if somehow the installed kernel became corrupt, I could see the phone behaving the way it is.
I would try re-downloading another kernel as a PH98IMG.zip file, putting it on the SDCARD and trying all over again with a completely new download. Don't use the one you've been using, just to eliminate a bad PH98IMG.zip as the possible culprit.
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Same problem trying to flash the new kernal.
I think something is went wrong the phone's hardware.
DO you think i could make an Asurin claim on it? It already has a broken screen.
Db0y505 said:
Same problem trying to flash the new kernal.
I think something is went wrong the phone's hardware.
DO you think i could make an Asurin claim on it? It already has a broken screen.
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If it has a broken usb/charging port, hell yes I'd definitely try for an exchange first on the basis that a critical part failed. If they give you grief over the damaged screen then definitely do an insurance claim on it, assuming you got insurance on it..
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If it has a broken usb/charging port, hell yes I'd definitely try for an exchange first on the basis that a critical part failed. If they give you grief over the damaged screen then definitely do an insurance claim on it, assuming you got insurance on it..
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Alright, I'll try for an exchange, But would they get mad because it boots to the green arrow screen?
Db0y505 said:
Alright, I'll try for an exchange, But would they get mad because it boots to the green arrow screen?
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oh yeah, its stuck on the juopunutbear screen? that could make it a little obvious then huh? I suppose that is a bit of a risk - perhaps just an insurance claim would be best in your case. I exchanged my last unlocked/rooted Rezound, but the screen was broken and wouldn't turn on anymore. no problems for me though...
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oh yeah, its stuck on the juopunutbear screen? that could make it a little obvious then huh? I suppose that is a bit of a risk - perhaps just an insurance claim would be best in your case. I exchanged my last unlocked/rooted Rezound, but the screen was broken and wouldn't turn on anymore. no problems for me though...
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Yeah lol. Well what I suppose i could try it, or just run the battery out so it won't turn on and they can't charge it.
Well thanks for helping out, Ill post back what happens when i get off the phone.
I just bought an HTC 3D evo off craigslist, the seller said that he loaded the wrong ROM into it, he had android 4.0, tried to upgrade to 4.1.
I don't know if it is rooted or not, doesn't turn on at all (nothing happens, light, vibration, etc), i tried removing-the-battery trick, didn't work. I just want to load a new ROM into it so i can get it working again..
How do i do that?
Thanks.
Does the small led come on when plugged into a charger? Have you tried to hold down the volume down button and power button down at the same time to access the bootloader, also please specify if your phone is gsm or cdma.
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
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Does the small led come on when plugged into a charger? Have you tried to hold down the volume down button and power button down at the same time to access the bootloader, also please specify if your phone is gsm or cdma.
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
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the small led light does not turn on when pressing the power button (no signs of life at all!), i tried to reset (power button+volume down) it but nothing happens and it is a GSM phone.
Looks like your friend hoodwinked you bro. It sounds like he gave you a bricked phone. Unfortunately if your not able to access bootloader then its a paper weight now.
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Looks like your friend hoodwinked you bro. It sounds like he gave you a bricked phone. Unfortunately if your not able to access bootloader then its a paper weight now.
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Can't i just install another firmware using my pc? using something like flashtool for Xperia, for HTC?
looooboooo said:
Can't i just install another firmware using my pc? using something like flashtool for Xperia, for HTC?
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As I have said, you need to be able to boot into bootloader mode to flash firmware. Whoever sold you that phone didn't tell you he hard bricked the phone in the process. The hboot had to have gottened corrupted. That's why you can't turn it on.
Jsparta26 said:
As I have said, you need to be able to boot into bootloader mode to flash firmware. Whoever sold you that phone didn't tell you he hard bricked the phone in the process. The hboot had to have gottened corrupted. That's why you can't turn it on.
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How can i get it to boot into bootloader using adb reboot?
looooboooo said:
How can i get it to boot into bootloader using adb reboot?
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Go ahead and give it a shot. Try adb reboot bootoader.
Jsparta26 said:
Go ahead and give it a shot. Try adb reboot bootoader.
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How do i do that exactely? plz help me
looooboooo said:
How do i do that exactely? plz help me
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Here's a tutorial that you might find useful in helping you set up adb http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751439.
Now do not take this the wrong way, you should listen to what I'm telling about your phone instead of ignoring me and trying to prove me wrong. Especially since I'm educating you on adb. I gave you that link so I dont have to explain how to set adb up. You have to be able to access bootloader, recovery or have phone completely on to run adb. In the end you will realize what I have told you. The person who sold it to you screwed you over. Your phone is completely bricked. Truly bricked. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm always open to learn new things.
I would definitely concur with Jsparta26, you unfortunately bought your phone from a unscrupulous, deceitful azz wipe.
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
looooboooo said:
I just bought an HTC 3D evo off craigslist, the seller said that he loaded the wrong ROM into it, he had android 4.0, tried to upgrade to 4.1.
I don't know if it is rooted or not, doesn't turn on at all (nothing happens, light, vibration, etc), i tried removing-the-battery trick, didn't work. I just want to load a new ROM into it so i can get it working again..
How do i do that?
Thanks.
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I read your problem and read through the other suggestions, It does sound bricked but have you tried a different battery?, I had a battery one time that once it went completly dead the phone would not charge it, I had to charge it though an external charger, once it had some juice in it it would charge fine with the phone. All i am saying is make sure it is not something as simple as a bad battery before you decide to use it as a paperweight. If you do get it to turn on, let me know and I can help you get it working again.
mcerk02 said:
I read your problem and read through the other suggestions, It does sound bricked but have you tried a different battery?, I had a battery one time that once it went completly dead the phone would not charge it, I had to charge it though an external charger, once it had some juice in it it would charge fine with the phone. All i am saying is make sure it is not something as simple as a bad battery before you decide to use it as a paperweight. If you do get it to turn on, let me know and I can help you get it working again.[/
God I'm catching one of my migraines again ugh
Edit: my bad I guess you read the posts. He wouldn't need anymore help seeing how his main concern was getting his phone turned on.
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Yeaa ur phones bricked lol....I bought a faulty HTC sensation 4G off of eBay nd when it came it would not charge ....then I connected it to my laptop nd came up as qhsusb_dload soo yea haha -_-...I would just return it to the seller as theres nothin u can do. Best of luck man hope they return ur money :thumbup::thumbup:
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Thanks everyone wholeheartedly! i was abale to pay a guy 40 bucks to fix it using his jtag Apparentely he only had to rewrite the boot.
So for everyone having the same problem, JTag is your solution nothing else
Juste a small question, i have viper 3d rom on it and i was wondering is it the best ?
looooboooo said:
Thanks everyone wholeheartedly! i was abale to pay a guy 40 bucks to fix it using his jtag Apparentely he only had to rewrite the boot.
So for everyone having the same problem, JTag is your solution nothing else
Juste a small question, i have viper 3d rom on it and i was wondering is it the best ?
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Its like I said. Your hboot was corrupted. That's great you got your phone booted back up.
Now as for viper 3d there's no "best" ROM. Its a subjective topic so its basically not allowed. I can tell you its very stable, has lots of tweaks, and highly customizable. Only thing is that is doesn't have 4g or 3d. And it works on any hboot.
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Its like I said. Your hboot was corrupted. That's great you got your phone booted back up.
Now as for viper 3d there's no "best" ROM. Its a subjective topic so its basically not allowed. I can tell you its very stable, has lots of tweaks, and highly customizable. Only thing is that is doesn't have 4g or 3d. And it works on any hboot.
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here we go again! the phone is rebooting periodically now... wth do i do? as for viper , i want a rom that has 3d and is as good as viper, thank u!
The only roms with fully working 3d camera are sense 3.6 roms
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
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I had the same thing going on w/my phone. Problem was: the hboot was corrupted.. The only way to fix this is with linux.. I don't recall the exact files or command that I ran but if you search you will find them and it will bring your phone back to life.. NOTE: every thread i found had old information with older hboots which have different filenames.. Once you find the information on how to fix your hboot aka "brick" you simply need to get your exact hboot file and replace (flash) it through linux.. there is even an ubuntu cd you can download and boot into so that you don't have to install Linux.. I'd give you more info, but I'm at work right now and don't have time to research it. Good luck..!!
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I just bought an HTC 3D evo off craigslist, the seller said that he loaded the wrong ROM into it, he had android 4.0, tried to upgrade to 4.1.
I don't know if it is rooted or not, doesn't turn on at all (nothing happens, light, vibration, etc), i tried removing-the-battery trick, didn't work. I just want to load a new ROM into it so i can get it working again..
How do i do that?
Thanks.
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today i have a problem with my evo. i loss my phone in my car, and at night was frost, - 20 C.
half of day phone dosnt power on. my first opinion was that the battery died, but when i measured voltage, i see 3.75V, thats normal for X-Polimer Battery. after i Inserting the battery at her place, and press power button, phone turn on
i dont know, may be i had to remove the battery for a long time, or during this time dry condensate, after frost.
I just cracked the screen on my i605 yesterday, and they're sending me a replacement today. What are the odds that it'll have 4.3 on it? Because, I'd really like to unlock the bootloader.
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I just cracked the screen on my i605 yesterday, and they're sending me a replacement today. What are the odds that it'll have 4.3 on it? Because, I'd really like to unlock the bootloader.
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Just got my "new" replacement phone, and yep 4.3 on it. So, no unlocking the boot loader. Is there any way I can installed sophisticated ROM, or better yet CWM recovery?
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Just got my "new" replacement phone, and yep 4.3 on it. So, no unlocking the boot loader. Is there any way I can installed sophisticated ROM, or better yet CWM recovery?
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No there is not at this moment.. sad to say.. There is one option but it might cost you about a $100.. You could look online for a 4.1.2 motherboard for i605, the specific model.. it very simple to swap out..took me only about 15 mind and I have never done it before.. If your not comfortable PM me and I can recommend someone you can send it to that guarantees their work/parts for 3 months.. good luck man!:good:
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No there is not at this moment.. sad to say.. There is one option but it might cost you about a $100.. You could look online for a 4.1.2 motherboard for i605, the specific model.. it very simple to swap out..took me only about 15 mind and I have never done it before.. If your not comfortable PM me and I can recommend someone you can send it to that guarantees their work/parts for 3 months.. good luck man!:good:
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I actually tries "saferoot" and so far so good. I'm still waiting to see if it'll restore my data through Titanium Backup. Root checker does show it is rooted though.
I though about taking the mobo out of my cracked screen phone and swapping it once I booted this replacement and saw it was 4.3.
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I actually tries "saferoot" and so far so good. I'm still waiting to see if it'll restore my data through Titanium Backup. Root checker does show it is rooted though.
I though about taking the mobo out of my cracked screen phone and swapping it once I booted this replacement and saw it was 4.3.
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Dude thats a GREAT idea! You should.. as long as it was not damaged with the phone..
You can root 4.3 just fine.. that is the same method I used when I did it.. Make sure evrything is installing properly and you have no errors when the script runs through..
If you need any helping swapping motherboard out.. Hit me up in a PM and I can maybe provide some pointers..
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Dude thats a GREAT idea! You should.. as long as it was not damaged with the phone..
You can root 4.3 just fine.. that is the same method I used when I did it.. Make sure evrything is installing properly and you have no errors when the script runs through..
If you need any helping swapping motherboard out.. Hit me up in a PM and I can maybe provide some pointers..
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Is it just a matter of taking out all the baby silver screws, and connecting some ribbon cables? Also, will I still keepxmy CWM recovery and old sophisticated root?
I've done dzens of pc mobos but never a phone.
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Is it just a matter of taking out all the baby silver screws, and connecting some ribbon cables? Also, will I still keepxmy CWM recovery and old sophisticated root?
I've done dzens of pc mobos but never a phone.
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Yes..thats all it takes.. Umm not to sure.. Whatever you had on your old one might still be there.. not sure if it resets or anything..
If you have done PC's then it should be no problem for you.. take your time..just smaller pieces..
Good Luck!:good::highfive:
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Yes..thats all it takes.. Umm not to sure.. Whatever you had on your old one might still be there.. not sure if it resets or anything..
If you have done PC's then it should be no problem for you.. take your time..just smaller pieces..
Good Luck!:good::highfive:
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I've already sealed it up in the return envelope, but I'll cut it open for a chance to run a custom recovery and better root. I just don't think I can last a full year before my contracts up.
Even if it does reset my CWM backup I'd hope would restore everything.
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I've already sealed it up in the return envelope, but I'll cut it open for a chance to run a custom recovery and better root. I just don't think I can last a full year before my contracts up.
Even if it does reset my CWM backup I'd hope would restore everything.
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Worse case scenario is just running CASUAL again and unlocking it. Let me know what happens:good:
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Worse case scenario is just running CASUAL again and unlocking it. Let me know what happens:good:
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At the very least I'll at least I'll get my boot loader unlocked, CWM recovery and sophisticated rom all back.
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At the very least I'll at least I'll get my boot loader unlocked, CWM recovery and sophisticated rom all back.
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Well, I swapped the old mobo with the new one. Now, neither the old mobo or new mobo works with the replacement phone. I made sure everything was connected the same way, but still it won't even power on.
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Well, I swapped the old mobo with the new one. Now, neither the old mobo or new mobo works with the replacement phone. I made sure everything was connected the same way, but still it won't even power on.
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That does not make any sense... Did you watch that video? and stupid ? is your battery charged?
I watched the video. Battery was at like 90%. Now with the now mobo in the new phone if I hit the power button 3 times the LED will turn red, but when it's pliugged in charging it doesn't do anything.
I did leave the speaker and antenna from the new mobo in the replacement phone. Do I need to swap those too?
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I watched the video. Battery was at like 90%. Now with the now mobo in the new phone if I hit the power button 3 times the LED will turn red, but when it's pliugged in charging it doesn't do anything.
I did leave the speaker and antenna from the new mobo in the replacement phone. Do I need to swap those too?
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I can now get the green LED light to come one with the new mobo and charger plugged in if I hold the power button, but that's all it will do.
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I can now get the green LED light to come one with the new mobo and charger plugged in if I hold the power button, but that's all it will do.
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Sounds like something wasn't put together right.. I would start over and make sure all is connected properly.. And this motherboard was from same device correct? Not like one from tmobile, sprint etc ect Verizon to Verizon..
Yeah, it was from a i605 I got two weeks short of a year ago. I also agree about something not being put together right. I'm going to swap the antenna and speaker too.
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Yeah, it was from a i605 I got two weeks short of a year ago. I also agree about something not being put together right. I'm going to swap the antenna and speaker too.
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Ok..I didnt have to that.. and i was in the same scenario.. but just make sure you go over everything carefully...:highfive:
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Ok..I didnt have to that.. and i was in the same scenario.. but just make sure you go over everything carefully...:highfive:
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Well, I've made some progress. It boots up with the blue LED and I can hear the Verizon chime, but I get absolutely nothing on the screen. It's completely black.
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Well, I've made some progress. It boots up with the blue LED and I can hear the Verizon chime, but I get absolutely nothing on the screen. It's completely black.
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Weird sounds like something is not hook up to the screen? You didn't force it open and mess the screen up right..
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I'm thinking I must have messed up a ribbon cable by accident. The insurance company is going to send me a new one, and I'll just keep the locked bootloader and "saferoot" so I can use Titanium Backup and Rom Toolbox.