Hi everyone, I think I just bricked my device. I got my new e970 with 4.04 yesterday and today when trying to flash the new 4.1.2 using lgnpst tool, the process halted at 85% giving out an error stating that the firmware isn't supported. When I unplugged the phone and tried to boot, nothing happened. I am assuming that it's bricked.
Additional info:
When I hold the power button for 30 secs while connected via usb, the red led flashes for 2-3 secs and the PC makes a sound as if it had detected a new hardware (but nothing happens though )
On opening the device manager, I was able to see a "Qualcom HS-USB QDLoader" under the ports tab. And the "usual unknown" device offcourse.
The device wasn't rooted or bootloader unlocked
PS: I have tried to enter the download mode. But it didn't work either.
Help of any kind is welcome
I am sorry to tell you that is a hard brick. It needs to be jtagged, search for Mobiletechvideos.com
Andromann said:
Hi everyone, I think I just bricked my device. I got my new e970 with 4.04 yesterday and today when trying to flash the new 4.1.2 using lgnpst tool, the process halted at 85% giving out an error stating that the firmware isn't supported. When I unplugged the phone and tried to boot, nothing happened. I am assuming that it's bricked.
Additional info:
When I hold the power button for 30 secs while connected via usb, the red led flashes for 2-3 secs and the PC makes a sound as if it had detected a new hardware (but nothing happens though )
On opening the device manager, I was able to see a "Qualcom HS-USB QDLoader" under the ports tab. And the "usual unknown" device offcourse.
The device wasn't rooted or bootloader unlocked
PS: I have tried to enter the download mode. But it didn't work either.
Help of any kind is welcome
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If you really just got it brand new, just take it back, tell them it was working then just completely stopped.
Next time let the firmware update over the air, personal recommendation
Then freegee yourself, and you may never have to see LGNPST ever. (I've never used it so, here's hoping)
Also, if the OTA update isn't showing up, call AT&T and tell them to push the update, they will.
[r.]GimP said:
If you really just got it brand new, just take it back, tell them it was working then just completely stopped.
Next time let the firmware update over the air, personal recommendation
Then freegee yourself, and you may never have to see LGNPST ever. (I've never used it so, here's hoping)
Also, if the OTA update isn't showing up, call AT&T and tell them to push the update, they will.
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I think he is in India.
Thanks for your reply guys. @adfurgerson That's correct. India it is. And I've checked the options available for JTAG ing the phone, but there are no reliable people here. @[r.]GimP lol, I don't think LG would be that trusting to believe that the bootloader self destructed by itself. But thanks anyways, that'll be my last resort if I can't get it to run.
Right now, I am looking at these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208289&nocache=1
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/71825-hard-brick-to-hell-and-back-guide-to-recovery
to get into the download mode. I'll keep this thread posted with any kind of progress I make
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2330488
Relevant thread.
adfurgerson said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2330488
Relevant thread.
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Thanks for the info. I saw the thread. But, ultimately the success story ended with JTAG ing. I hope it won't to be the case with mine.
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=lg-optimus-g
Link to irc.
adfurgerson said:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=lg-optimus-g
Link to irc.
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Wow, thanks. I never knew I could find devs in irc. Awesome. I am not giving up on this lovely brick (for now) without a fight!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208289
Another link.
adfurgerson said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208289
Another link.
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One of the first threads where I went to search desperately for help
JTagging did the trick!
Hello everyone, I just thought of sharing my experience resurrecting my hard bricked ATT LG Optimus G. After various desperate attempts to recover the device without opening it, I was left with no choice but to send it for JTagging. Amid safety concerns, I sent the phone for repair at a local store in Chennai and amazingly, the phone got back in brand new, fully working condition!! The servicing cost just 1500 Rupees and took 6 hours. If anyone wants information about the store, you can PM me.
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Hi Guys,
I'm guessing that there's nothing that can be done but last hope!
Last night i was trying to update my Gf's Optimus One with little success using KDZ, got to the point where it wouldnt boot, so flashed the original ROM back to it, during the process after a few minutes it gave an error code and the Flash was unsuccessful. Thought' id' reboot the phone into Emergency and try the flash again - it errored pretty much straight away - Pulled battery from phone - reinserted it and now nothing!
The phone will not respond to power on, USB insert, etc Just completely dead..
Im guessing i know the answer already - but is there anything that can bring this back from the dead.... Seriously in the Doghouse!
Cheers
Paul
This is Dev section , please post in general section !!
Sent from my LG-P500
Sorry - Can a mod please move this to the correct place.
Don't u have warranty???
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
I bricked my phone the same way.
I was trying to flash the original russian Gingerbread with LGMDP and there was a cable connection problem... I chose to erase all data before flashing (EFS Erase ALL). If only mobile devices had BIOS...
No hope, unfortunately. You have to connect your chipset to a computer and manually write all data... Or send to LG Service Center. Just hope they'll fix it for free... (They can't detect how you wiped device's boot loader if all the flash memory is empty)
paulrgod said:
Hi Guys,
I'm guessing that there's nothing that can be done but last hope!
Last night i was trying to update my Gf's Optimus One with little success using KDZ, got to the point where it wouldnt boot, so flashed the original ROM back to it, during the process after a few minutes it gave an error code and the Flash was unsuccessful. Thought' id' reboot the phone into Emergency and try the flash again - it errored pretty much straight away - Pulled battery from phone - reinserted it and now nothing!
The phone will not respond to power on, USB insert, etc Just completely dead..
Im guessing i know the answer already - but is there anything that can bring this back from the dead.... Seriously in the Doghouse!
Cheers
Paul
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read downgrading details along with error thread it will definately come back to life http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883314
shhbz said:
read downgrading details along with error thread it will definately come back to life http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883314
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Thanks for the links - i was working my way through the second one at 3am this morning.. Yes - i've even tried Shaking it
The P500 community has produced some wonderful guides and looking at it seems like the device is almost impossible to Brick completely, just how this happened i havn't a clue, seems ive managed the almost impossible..
I'd more than likely be able to ressurect it if it responded to anything at all - but no power, and nothing when the USB is inserted, no vibration, no lights, no signs of life...
the phone may be under warranty, but ive got to dig out the reciept - and i cant even begin to think where that is..
Well anyway i've had to buy her a replacement today - ended up with a Samsung Galaxy Mini as they dont stock the Optimus one anymore. Closest thing i could find.
Cheers for the help guys - i guess next effort will be warranty repair.
dude pls try uninstallin all the lg drivers usb etc etc and then try it again...it happend to me but ive still managed to ressurect it so try this and after send it to warranty
Hi all,
I have looked for a similar post, I found out that many people experienced something like that trying unlocking their phones, but I haven't found out any solution.
Here is my situation:
I have tried to unlock my s5830 (orange spain carrier), I have used a method which it seems to be dangerous for the phone, but of course I have found out it was dangerous after I have already tried it
Anyway after I discovered the unlock number contained in the perso.txt file in the efs folder, my phone restarted without service once and after that it went in a bootloop mode, it goes on a download mode, but there is no way to get back recovery mode or a normal boot.
I flashed the s5830 several times with many firmware, but no one worked, and the phone is still stuck in an infinite loop, in which I am not even able to see the samsung logo coming out at the very beginning.
I know many phones got bricked in this way, I wanted to know if anybody has been able to recover the phone or if anybody know any possible solution.
And if not, do you know if the warranty is covering this problem? I just got the phone a couple months ago; i have unlocked other devices before, but this is the first time I have experienced a problem so I am quite new about warranty as well. Please HELP ME
Merry Christmas guys!!!
Thanks in advance
sfrat said:
Hi all,
I have looked for a similar post, I found out that many people experienced something like that trying unlocking their phones, but I haven't found out any solution.
Here is my situation:
I have tried to unlock my s5830 (orange spain carrier), I have used a method which it seems to be dangerous for the phone, but of course I have found out it was dangerous after I have already tried it
Anyway after I discovered the unlock number contained in the perso.txt file in the efs folder, my phone restarted without service once and after that it went in a bootloop mode, it goes on a download mode, but there is no way to get back recovery mode or a normal boot.
I flashed the s5830 several times with many firmware, but no one worked, and the phone is still stuck in an infinite loop, in which I am not even able to see the samsung logo coming out at the very beginning.
I know many phones got bricked in this way, I wanted to know if anybody has been able to recover the phone or if anybody know any possible solution.
And if not, do you know if the warranty is covering this problem? I just got the phone a couple months ago; i have unlocked other devices before, but this is the first time I have experienced a problem so I am quite new about warranty as well. Please HELP ME
Merry Christmas guys!!!
Thanks in advance
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if you can get into download mode im guessing there is some hope for you.
go here: http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/05/samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830-original-stock.html
look for: S5830XXKP9
and make sure you have odin 4.38 and flash with that.
try to install cwm and install a customrom
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium
sfrat said:
Hi all,
I have looked for a similar post, I found out that many people experienced something like that trying unlocking their phones, but I haven't found out any solution.
Here is my situation:
I have tried to unlock my s5830 (orange spain carrier), I have used a method which it seems to be dangerous for the phone, but of course I have found out it was dangerous after I have already tried it
Anyway after I discovered the unlock number contained in the perso.txt file in the efs folder, my phone restarted without service once and after that it went in a bootloop mode, it goes on a download mode, but there is no way to get back recovery mode or a normal boot.
I flashed the s5830 several times with many firmware, but no one worked, and the phone is still stuck in an infinite loop, in which I am not even able to see the samsung logo coming out at the very beginning.
I know many phones got bricked in this way, I wanted to know if anybody has been able to recover the phone or if anybody know any possible solution.
And if not, do you know if the warranty is covering this problem? I just got the phone a couple months ago; i have unlocked other devices before, but this is the first time I have experienced a problem so I am quite new about warranty as well. Please HELP ME
Merry Christmas guys!!!
Thanks in advance
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with the cellphone off, put out ur baterry for a minute, then maintain ur finger into the volume down button and the power button tell a friend or if u can alone insert the batery while quickly pressing volume down and power button to get into download mode, and flash.
Hehehe,bootloop is horrible,you just have to get in download mode & flash with 2.3.4 firmware with Odin,just that steps and you save your SGA.
I got bootloop many times and Odin saved me.
Sent from my SGA
robinandroid said:
try to install cwm and install a customrom
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium
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he cant go back in recovery mod............
If you can go to recovery mode than you can just wipe the data and cache. This saved me many times. Otherwise on what ever OS you may be , just create new user name after removing samsung android drivers. Login from new user name and than re install drivers again and now flash your phone from firmware which was installed on your phone before you bricked it. This helped me a few times.
dr_vishal said:
If you can go to recovery mode than you can just wipe the data and cache. This saved me many times. Otherwise on what ever OS you may be , just create new user name after removing samsung android drivers. Login from new user name and than re install drivers again and now flash your phone from firmware which was installed on your phone before you bricked it. This helped me a few times.
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hey guys thanks for the answers, but unfortunately i am not able to reach the recovery mode, my phone just reach the download mode.....i will try with the xxkp9, even if i have already tried it...I guess i have tried at least 15 firmwares without any success
Helping to make your Christmas Merry
It seems that you've already received a lot of help for unbricking your device. So I'll try to help out in unlocking your phone after you finished unbricking it.
This is the method I personally used on my locked Ace:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548
It's perfectly safe. 100%.
King Kaze said:
if you can get into download mode im guessing there is some hope for you.
look for: S5830XXKP9
and make sure you have odin 4.38 and flash with that.
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I have tried the XXKP9 again, it is not working, as usual Odin ends to load the firmware and then it goes back in the endless loop mode....there is no chance to get it back?
franzks said:
It seems that you've already received a lot of help for unbricking your device. So I'll try to help out in unlocking your phone after you finished unbricking it.
This is the method I personally used on my locked Ace:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548
It's perfectly safe. 100%.
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thank you very much I will follow your advice...IF I will be able to get my phone back which seems impossible =(
@dr_vishal
Thank you first of all, I have tried to uninstall and reinstall the android device driver, but it doesn't seems to be the problem, Odin ends with a "PASS" at the end, I guess there still is comunication in the between the two devices...
Hopefully it will be a Merry Christmas =)
It's not impossible. I'm relatively new here but I have noticed quite a few "bricked" threads already. Most of them (if not all) have been able to fix their device. I haven't seen a single person permanently brick their device, so I would guess that your chances of fixing it are really high. Just be patient and keep describing your situation and more experienced help will certainly arrive. I'd really like to help out but I have no idea how to fix it as I have not experienced bricking my phone yet.
Anyway, if the method for unlocking I suggested works for you kindly press the Thanks Button. Merry Christmas!
franzks said:
It's not impossible. I'm relatively new here but I have noticed quite a few "bricked" threads already. Most of them (if not all) have been able to fix their device. I haven't seen a single person permanently brick their device, so I would guess that your chances of fixing it are really high. Just be patient and keep describing your situation and more experienced help will certainly arrive. I'd really like to help out but I have no idea how to fix it as I have not experienced bricking my phone yet.
Anyway, if the method for unlocking I suggested works for you kindly press the Thanks Button. Merry Christmas!
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Thank you franzks!
I promise I will try your method and I am positive it will works, but I need to get my phone back...so I will add few new information I have found out talking to a friend of mine which has my same device and the same carrier as well.
The version built-in is:
GINGERBREAD.BVKQ9
S5830BVKQB
[email protected]#1
Any suggestion about the firmware I am suppose to flash in?
I am actually passing through all the version contained in the address droidangel you gave me...at the moment no one is working...I will keep trying...
sfrat said:
Thank you franzks!
I promise I will try your method and I am positive it will works, but I need to get my phone back...so I will add few new information I have found out talking to a friend of mine which has my same device and the same carrier as well.
The version built-in is:
GINGERBREAD.BVKQ9
S5830BVKQB
[email protected]#1
Any suggestion about the firmware I am suppose to flash in?
I am actually passing through all the version contained in the address droidangel you gave me...at the moment no one is working...I will keep trying...
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Guys,
I am out of ideas, I have tried each single firmware I have seen around internet, no one is working, any tip or advice or suggestion?
I messed up with the efs, and I guess that's all, the phone is gone....now it needs a JTAG or whatever is its name....
maybe to get the warranty still valid I should broke totally the phone over charging it....??
sfrat said:
Guys,
I am out of ideas, I have tried each single firmware I have seen around internet, no one is working, any tip or advice or suggestion?
I messed up with the efs, and I guess that's all, the phone is gone....now it needs a JTAG or whatever is its name....
maybe to get the warranty still valid I should broke totally the phone over charging it....??
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Did you try that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
just a thought
a lot of people have talked about reflashing it and all but have you managed to get into the recovery mode at all once you have reinstalled the rom with odin? if you can get to that you just need to hit factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik and normaly after that it will work fine... so far ive been stuck in soft brink 3 times and each time doing the wipes from the recovery mode has worked...
Pinting said:
Did you try that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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I've tried to use the oneclick, but it seems it doesn't recognize the phone, since, i guess, it's made for a galaxy s.
The others are not my case, since I am able to get download mode, and all these are made to can get it back.
Anyway I found out a post in which the people were talking about the s5500, which apparentely is similiar to my device, and the owners of that model experienced a similar problem doing the same process....anyway in that post the people needed to use a Jtag, which is the only way to get it back....so I though it could be the same solution for my problem...but I don't know anybody with Jtag, so the only way is contacting the service center.
thanks anyway, when I will be back at home after Christmas I will try to find the ticket and I will probably try to get it back in warranty, since is preatty new...
@torchwolfery
I am not able to reach recovery mode, there is no way to get it back, even flashing the phone with different firmwares, all I got is download mode, and apparently that is completely pointless...since the only change in the phone behavior is that if i install a certain firmwares it doesn't even have the back-light working when it is stuck in bootloop.
Warranty is your only hope (as it was mine once and it worked).
I didn't think it was possible to brick these phones. There I have tried so much to try and brick it but I have not been able to as it still always goes into 'download' mode. The only advice I can give you is double check that you are using the correct version of Odin which is v4.38 and that you use cooper v1.0 as your OPS. If dont mind me asking, but exactly what did you do or do you remember the steps you took to brick it? What buttons are you using for 'recovery' mode.
Also please clarify if Odin is going in a loop or does the phone come on and then keeps rebooting? If it is the phone that keeps rebooting, then wiping cache and data partition should do the trick. This can be done by going into recovery mode (which I am aware you cannot get into) or if you can manage to get into the dialler quick enough before the reboot, by dialling *7267*3855# and that should format the relevant partitions (data and cahce) and bring it back to factory settings. Without further info, I cannot really tell exactly what the situation is.
The fact that you are getting 'download' mode, I dont think that it is bricked because it will still allow you to write the relevant directory/files to the relevant blocks. Either way, would be interested to know.
So I had previously rooted my SGSII, and decided to try installing CM7 on it. I used CWM Recovery and ran it off the SD card, and everything appeared to work fine. I think I had a bad/not fully functioning CWM or something, as it didn't list an option to backup anything (I'm guessing because I flashed the stock kernel after rooting?) Anyway, it will no longer boot. I can access download mode, but Odin fails everytime I try to flash anything back on there. When I try to boot my phone, I just get a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error.
EDIT: I just tried again as I was writing this, after rebooting, reinstalling my drivers and rebooting my computer. I was able to get the Firmware to flash properly in Odin. Now I have my phone booting and getting stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 splash screen... Doesn't seem to go any further than that though, unfortunately.
Any ideas what I can do? Is it possible that I need re-flash a bootloader or something ??
Any help would be supremely appreciated!
So I was just trying to re-install the Kernel, using the CF unsecured kernel, and it failed, but when I try to go into recovery mode, it looks as though it managed to install CWM Recovery. I have no idea what to do from here, and am sort of afraid to do anything for fear or bricking the phone completely...
I'm hoping someone out there knows how to fix this, I feel like such a tool
As long as you can get into download-mode, your phone isn't bricked.
If you switch from or to a TouchWiz-based ROM, you have to do a full-wipe in the recovery.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
Go back to stock first via download mode via odin
Nah you're good. Similar thing happened to me at my first flashing attempt. Get your stock firmware from Intratech's thread, put the phone into download mode & flash the firmware via Odin.
Then maybe have another go at rooting the phone with the matching CFRoot kernel.
Porkchops said:
So I was just trying to re-install the Kernel, using the CF unsecured kernel, and it failed, but when I try to go into recovery mode, it looks as though it managed to install CWM Recovery. I have no idea what to do from here, and am sort of afraid to do anything for fear or bricking the phone completely...
I'm hoping someone out there knows how to fix this, I feel like such a tool
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yes, if you can still go in download mode it's no so difficult..this "small brick" it's on of "Android things to do" once in your SGS2 life
Hi guys. I'm in a worst situation. As my phone after a failed ODIN downgrade from Android 2.3.6 to one stock kernel is completelly dead - it doesn't boot anymore - not even managed to put it back into download mode or revert to fact defaults (no keys, no lights not even battery charging displayed when pluged in) - tryed the USB jig also. Nothing worked.
The question is: Will Samsung manage to repair and how much will it cost - an average ammount offcourse. Because I guess it's out of the question to be considered a warranty issue. I guess it will be visible somebody have done smth to the ROM by a software approach....
This is the short story because I would bore you to discuss all the things I have been through - it was only my faoult out of stupidity
HELP!
I don't see why Samsung wouldn't fix it ? As to how much they'll charge you, I think you'll find that will vary from country to country (labour costs being variable, etc). No, I don't think you'll be able to have it repaired under warranty.
You might want to look at having it JTAG repaired by someone other than Samsung. This will possibly be cheaper than having Samsung repair it. Do a search on here/Google.
alexdonc said:
The question is: Will Samsung manage to repair and how much will it cost - an average ammount offcourse. Because I guess it's out of the question to be considered a warranty issue. I guess it will be visible somebody have done smth to the ROM by a software approach....
HELP!
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Thank you very much. I have searched alot to actually understand - unfortunatelly for me it will cost... I saw on youtube a JTAG in action right now (cannot post the link yet). I understand now it is the only way. I'll keep you posted guys. Tomorrow I'll go to service.
I'm sorry it's going to cost Alex. A difficult thing to happen, I know
Here's a link for a JTAG repairer in the US who is also a member here, tho I see you've already found one. I'm sure doing it this way will be cheaper/probably faster than having Samsung do the repair as well.
alexdonc said:
Thank you very much. I have searched alot to actually understand - unfortunatelly for me it will cost... I saw on youtube a JTAG in action right now (cannot post the link yet). I understand now it is the only way. I'll keep you posted guys. Tomorrow I'll go to service.
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Thax. Funny thing is that this is exactly the thing I found - the same mobiletechvideos in US Now I allready have an ideea of how much should cost that. Hopefully I'll find a local GSM repair shop with the posibilitty to unbrick it cheep - or at least not much than 50USD - in local currency ofcource.
I'm still thinking if it is possible to use an ATMEL copy process - like in the old times for EEPROMS - I have done that in the past. In theory it might work but I will never do it - alredy scared about what happened to my beloved droid.
Thx again Mistah and have a gr8 day and a wonderfull new 2012!
Yeah I've seen a report or two on here from people who have used his service & have been happy. Must admit I found his page when thought I'd bricked my phone after my first flash attempt messed up. Yeah you might be able to get it done cheaper somewhere local, and that will mean less time without the phone for you without the phone in mail from you to the US & back again.
Let us know how you get on, your experience will be a good guide for people in future who have the same problems as you.
No probs man, happy to give you the little help I did. You too Alex Hope you have a great year & you get your phone back & working soon
alexdonc said:
Thax. Funny thing is that this is exactly the thing I found - the same mobiletechvideos in US Now I allready have an ideea of how much should cost that. Hopefully I'll find a local GSM repair shop with the posibilitty to unbrick it cheep - or at least not much than 50USD - in local currency ofcource.
I'm still thinking if it is possible to use an ATMEL copy process - like in the old times for EEPROMS - I have done that in the past. In theory it might work but I will never do it - alredy scared about what happened to my beloved droid.
Thx again Mistah and have a gr8 day and a wonderfull new 2012!
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Hello again. Solved right now. The service didn't charged me at all - I was kind of lucky after all. Unfortunately there are still some issues I have from the start. I'll keep on digging - software related.
my Huawei Ascend Y210 won't open, recharge or enter any mod (download mod\ recovery mod), I've update the official FW from the Huawei support site, with normal update storage>update. after it finish update the mobile restart, and won't open after that, when i connect it with my computer i get notice that my mobile had attached, but the mobile driver don't install. and that video explain my problem when i attach the charger or the USB cable with pc OMG i can't add outside links can you guys search on youtube with ( dead android phone Huawei Ascend Y210D ), please help me, if there any solution. thank you
I don't really need to search to know , you probably have a soft or hard bricked phone in your hand, let me guess, this started after you flashed a custom ROM to your phone?
no
Warped420 said:
I don't really need to search to know , you probably have a soft or hard bricked phone in your hand, let me guess, this started after you flashed a custom ROM to your phone?
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no no it wasn't custom ROM, that was the official software, is there any way to fix that phone, please?!
ok sorry i see you said FW --firmware update. I was at work, and your situation sounded just like when i flashed the wrong rom on my phone. it was for a different device. and it bricked it.
i have heard of these situations with updates, eventhough it is from the company, something goes wrong during the process and bricks it.
Your phone if it hasn't been rooted can be RMA'd back to the company, if still under warranty. You can try to play with it yourself, but if you cant get to recovery or download mode, that won't be easy.
this will sound stupid but did you take the battery out and hold the power button for 30 seconds..
Some customer service guy told me to do that.
of course my phone was too messed up for that to work , but worth a shot.
Warped420 said:
ok sorry i see you said FW --firmware update. I was at work, and your situation sounded just like when i flashed the wrong rom on my phone. it was for a different device. and it bricked it.
i have heard of these situations with updates, eventhough it is from the company, something goes wrong during the process and bricks it.
Your phone if it hasn't been rooted can be RMA'd back to the company, if still under warranty. You can try to play with it yourself, but if you cant get to recovery or download mode, that won't be easy.
this will sound stupid but did you take the battery out and hold the power button for 30 seconds..
Some customer service guy told me to do that.
of course my phone was too messed up for that to work , but worth a shot.
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yes i need to know how to get in download mode with this situation, did you see the video on you tube?! please watch it
i tried to take the battery out and hold the power button and it did't work
Dear All,
Before I start, please forgive the repetition, as I know this issue comes up a lot but I've searched all over and can't find a solution for my circumstance. If there's a post I've missed, please direct me there...:fingers-crossed:
I recently received a Lumia 800 with a Qualcomm bootloader, sim-locked to a UK network. The first thing I did was use NSSPro to remove the simlock, which was successful, but I also wanted to debrand and try a custom ROM..
I read round the issue a fair bit and was going to go down the Linux 'dd' route when I spotted the Windows flashing utilties. Ever keen for an easy life, I went ahead and flashed my handset with FunkyRom, apparently making two fatal errors; not backing up my partitions in Linux and not using Linux to do the flash. Laziness stopped me backing up and I'm aware I deserve what I get for that, but the warnings about flashing in Windows were a little harder to spot and I only found those after the event.
ANYWAY....
Unsurpisingly it turns out, the Windows flash bricked the 'phone. I can get it into Qualcomm bootloader mode in Windows and Linux, I can read the partition map (attached), flash it in NSSPro, 'dd' it in Linux and flash it with the Windows tools, but it won't boot past the Nokia logo. After initial flashing the battery went haywire as well and wouldn't hold it's charge much beyond ten minutes. The battery is fine, I have swapped it out for a new one and it works fine in another 'phone, so I'm not sure what that was about. One other thing to note is I've never been able to hard reset it after flashing, the combination of button presses does nothing, no matter how long I hold them down, all that happens is the 'phone reboots if I release the power button.
I've tried many reflashes, replacing the third partition etc but I think I'm just laying s**t on top of s**t now and would appreciate some guidance. I don't think it's terminally bricked because I can still read/write from/to it in Linux, NSSPro etc, but I'm normally a Nokia N9 man, so this partition structure is unknown, I don't know what I'm looking for.
Any help much appreciated, with the note that I realise I ballsed up not making a backup, so you can skip telling me I'm a fool, I'm getting that enough from the missus..!
Sorry for the looong first post,
Squid
Not sure about fixing it as I have the 710, but Im pretty sure you could RMA to the place you bought it, and they would be too lazy to do full checks on what you did to it, send it back to Nokia and send you a replacement
I've bricked tablets and GPUs and phones and RMA'd, and not once have they ever questioned what I did
One phone I RMA'd I'd flashed a German ROM to and everything was stuck in German, UK company just walked me through factory resetting it on the phone, didn't work obviously, so they gave me a new one
Just an idea if you can't fix it yourself
Other options would be taking it to a local phone repair store who have tools to flash bricked phones, there have been a few here who didn't read the "DO NOT FORMAT" posts, and hit the format button bricking their phones, took it to a repair store who flashed it back to a working state for them
Good luck
Hi and thanks for the reply.
I'll be honest, I'm a Nokia N9 man myself, I was hoping to unlock this one as a spare's spare (it looks and feels familiar), so I'm unlikely to be taking it for repair if I can't get it going myself, but it's interesting to hear you've never been questioned about any DIY work you may have done, I've always thought they'd be hot on that...?
I am holding out for a technical hint or two on something I may have borked during the flash itself, and whether that might be recoverable, after all I can get to the bootloader, just whatever I flash on top (FunkyRom, Rainbow Mod etc) just don't load. Also, why doesn't hard reset work on this 'phone? I have questions but I've run out of brains for answers.
Are there generic full partition dumps available to dd in Linux that would be like a vanilla image? Are there specific partitions that may be the problem? If it gets to the Nokia logo but no further, how far in the booting process has it come?
Squid
Hi John,
Maybe you can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47076870&postcount=2
Otherwise I can download an original rom for you, maybe you can flash that with nss, just let me/us know.
Greetz,
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Hi John,
Maybe you can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47076870&postcount=2
Otherwise I can download an original rom for you, maybe you can flash that with nss, just let me/us know.
Greetz,
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Brilliant, I'll take a look at the NSU first, thanks!
Rataplan,
No joy with the NSU Retail I'm afraid. Do you think you could let me have an original ROM please as mentioned? After that, I guess it goes to the bin..
John
Ok, gonna download and upload this evening, keep you informed.
Greetz,
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Ok, gonna download and upload this evening, keep you informed.
Greetz,
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Great, thanks!
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Great, thanks!
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Ok John, you can download the rom here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9417919/rm-801.7z , the rom is based on RM801_059L8M3_1750.0805.8773.12220, I also suggest to read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457341 and
this: http://forum.dailymobile.net/index.php?topic=77419.0
Greetz,
Many thanks, I'll try it later. I have actually tried those threads you linked previously but I'll take another look.
Cheers,
John
Hey there Rataplan,
No dice I'm afraid. I can't get the phone connected in anything other than Qualcomm mode, so I can't use NCS to flash. I can use NSSPro to flash a file with .nb extension but not the files you uploaded. NSU Retail asks me to connect in Qualcomm mode then doesn't recognise the phone once I do that.
I just don't understand how if I can get to the Qualcomm bootloader, why flashing RainbowMod or FunkyRom/FunkyRom lite doesn't work, do you have any suggestions? Is there a way to check if any of my partitions are corrupted?
JS
EDIT - Just read this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29583840&postcount=2 and renamed the boot.img of the ROM you uploaded. Now my 'phone shows a 'Three UK' splash screen, then the nokia logo, but still doesn't load. Is there a way to know what stage of the boot the 'phone is getting to before it hangs?
Ha! Got it!
Using the extract and rename method I flashed the 11412 firmware (oldest one in Navifirm) for product code 059M062 and bingo! It boots and there's no simlock...
Thanks for all your help Rataplan, 'phone revived!
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Great, I know it had to work, that's why I gave you an copy of an older rom, I'm glad you solved it yourself , take care next time.
Greetz,
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Great, I know it had to work, that's why I gave you an copy of an older rom, I'm glad you solved it yourself , take care next time.
Greetz,
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Will do..
I've changed my product code with NSSPro but if I try to flash any later ROMS then it goes back to being borked. I can always recover to this ROM now but I'm wondering why I can't upgrade?
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Will do..
I've changed my product code with NSSPro but if I try to flash any later ROMS then it goes back to being borked. I can always recover to this ROM now but I'm wondering why I can't upgrade?
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I have to take a look at your product code, did you try Nokia Update Retrailer.
The original product code was 059L7C6, I've successfully flashed it with a ROM for product code 059M062 and confusingly, I've written the product code 059L7C2 with NSSPro..
Does it bork it if you try to update it through Zune ?
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Does it bork it if you try to update it through Zune ?
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Hey,
Just plugged it into Zune now and it's offering me 7.10.7740.16. Question: Does using Zune overwrite the Qualcomm bootloader? Once that's gone I know I can't get any custom ROMS loaded on here..
Thanks,
JS
For those who may be interested:
I've got a working Lumia now, flashed with a 12220 firmware on a UK product code but that's it, I can't get anything more up to date on there. Every time I flash something more recent I get stuck at the Nokia screen. In addition, I get the same result with any of the custom ROMs, they just won't load. Could my hardware version be preventing the upgrade? Any ideas..?
JS
john smash said:
Hey,
Just plugged it into Zune now and it's offering me 7.10.7740.16. Question: Does using Zune overwrite the Qualcomm bootloader? Once that's gone I know I can't get any custom ROMS loaded on here..
Thanks,
JS
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No the update doesn't overwrite the bootloader, I flashed the unlocked bootloader to mine and have flashed custom & stock & custom & stock in that order and everything stayed unlocked