I tried to unlock bootloader in my D620r running V10g EUR firmware. It is unbranded G2 Mini bought in polish electronic store.
I used this instruction: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g2-mini/development/bootloader-unlock-t2827748
After all described actions, I'm left with some nice black brick :/
It does not power on, enter to download mode, hard reset, not even battery charging during phone is off - no animated battery screen.
The only reaction is when the battery is removed from the phone - then plugging in the USB cable results in screen, that battery was removed and question mark. That's all.
Phone is not recognized as any USB device, like it was not connected at all.
I tried to revive it with this instruction: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 , but it didn't help. Linux does not see it - USB subsystem is not even triggered that something was plugged in.
Can anyone confirm this behaviour of D620r? What is your advice? Is any chance to revive my phone? Is flasing NAND at phone shack could help?
Try this (with G2 Mini files!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
Vagelis1608 said:
Try this (with G2 Mini files!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
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I already tried, but as I wrote phone is not seen in Linux. Devices sdX<numbers> are not populating, there is nothing in the system logs,
USB driver does not see phone - there is no USB communication at all No LG logo, screen still OFF.
The same thing that happen to you, has happen to me as well.
Check my signature. I don't think there is any other way:/
Vagelis1608 said:
The same thing that happen to you, has happen to me as well.
Check my signature. I don't think there is any other way:/
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Oh, I expected it. I'm about to send it to service like you. It's my first phone which I bricked that hard
Is your phone still at service now, or they repaired it for you some time ago? I think they will use some
kind of hardware box/flasher to flash firmware directly to EEPROM/NAND/NVM whatever sits there,
am I right?
twinsen.net said:
Oh, I expected it. I'm about to send it to service like you. It's my first phone which I bricked that hard
Is your phone still at service now, or they repaired it for you some time ago? I think they will use some
king of hardware box/flasher to flash firmware directly to EEPROM/NAND/NVM whatever sits there,
am I right?
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It's been 2 weeks now.
Personally, I believe that they will simply sent a new phone. (They won't have to pay an employee to fix it and they will use the working parts as replacement parts for other phones - with them, nothing goes to waste )
BTW, don't tell them you did it. Tell them you don't know what happen
BTW, does anyone knows why there is a possibility to hard brick LG's that easy? What is wrong with some software mess? Is this some LG's mechanism to prevent phone modification? Some claims that only motherboard exchange in some hard brick cases is needed. Why? Can't service specialist just flash directly to chip?
twinsen.net said:
BTW, does anyone knows why there is a possibility to hard brick LG's that easy? What is wrong with some software mess? Is this some LG's mechanism to prevent phone modification? Some claims that only motherboard exchange in some hard brick cases is needed. Why? Can't service specialist just flash directly to chip?
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If the aboot is broken, then the bootloader can get messed up.
You mean like JTAG? They don't seem to do that.
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@twinsen.net I have d620r and I have used same instructions as you did. It worked like a charm.I now have unlocked bootloader, custom recovery and cm11. My phone is also locked on network.. Maybe you did something wrong?
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Personally, I believe that they will simply sent a new phone. (They won't have to pay an employee to fix it and they will use the working parts as replacement parts for other phones - with them, nothing goes to waste )
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2 more weeks later...
I was right. LG sent a new phone as "they couldn't fix it" (as per their words).
So, they kept the battery, screen and etc, aka the parts people will pay to fix
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Well my phone is bricked (stuck at vibrant screen) AND "Hardware Locked" (cant use button combinations to get to download mode or recovery) after trying to install a kernel that ended up not being for my firmware version..
IF at all possible i would like to be able to get into download or recovery mode but since im hardware locked i dont know how, so if anyone has any suggestions then their are more details in my previous thread.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788189
BUT if i can't possibly restore my phone to working order i would like to get it replaced; now i have heard that you can get a free replacement under manufacturer warranty since it is "Hardware Locked". if anyone know if this is true and/or how to go about doing this, i would be eternally in your debt
When you find out you can't enter download mode via hardware, should have stopped modding there. No offense, I am no help but just saying..
PaiPiePia said:
When you find out you can't enter download mode via hardware, should have stopped modding there. No offense, I am no help but just saying..
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as i had no need to try to enter recovery or download mode through the button combos (i used easier adb) i had no idea that it was locked
Thats too bad, ununbrickable?
if your still in your first 30 days (or whatever it is in ur state) then there shouldnt be a problem. Just dont say too much, and be more carefull next time
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fit333 said:
Thats too bad, ununbrickable?
if your still in your first 30 days (or whatever it is in ur state) then there shouldnt be a problem. Just dont say too much, and be more carefull next time
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That's what I did when Odin bricked me. They replaced it right there in the store. Even the techs on the phone didn't know what was going on with it. It was kind of funny to watch actually.
On a side note, why the hell are we still using Odin to flash when it is capable of bricking so often, when we have a perfectly good means of flashing through Clockwork?? Just saying.
if you have passed the 30 day return..you can still get Tmo to repair it because you have 1 year warranty. just pretend that you don't know a thing and say the other day you turned it on...it just got stuck on the vibrant screen.
aloneinshadow said:
That's what I did when Odin bricked me. They replaced it right there in the store. Even the techs on the phone didn't know what was going on with it. It was kind of funny to watch actually.
On a side note, why the hell are we still using Odin to flash when it is capable of bricking so often, when we have a perfectly good means of flashing through Clockwork?? Just saying.
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I used Odin to flash the JI2 firmware and had no problems; it was only when (like an idiot) i used Clockwork to flash the new OC kernel without reading that its only for the STOCK rom >.<
trashcan said:
if you have passed the 30 day return..you can still get Tmo to repair it because you have 1 year warranty. just pretend that you don't know a thing and say the other day you turned it on...it just got stuck on the vibrant screen.
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Thanks alot man ill try tomorow, so no charges or anything? because i had heard that since it is Hardware Locked their will be no charge, is this right?
And yall have all been a great help!
But hey, thanks for helping to drive up the cost of phones by trying to get a replacement due to user error.
KerryG said:
But hey, thanks for helping to drive up the cost of phones by trying to get a replacement due to user error.
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the problem is not entirely user error, it is Samsung manufacturing these phones without an accessible recovery/download mode.
just call and pretend you know nothing.
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
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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!
ringochan said:
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 !!!
Edit: I misunderstood the issue
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Snargaflab, please share, it might help me or others to think !!
Flashing green light ???
It is now turning on and has a flashing green light, does that mean anything??
Hi,
I read and followed lots of excellent threads on here and successfully rooted my S2. I then flashed it with the Revolution ROM which worked fine, later tried the VK + Siyah which also ran fine.
Today I decided to try WajkIUI but after flashing and rebooting, the phone reset, the button lights came on and then it hung. Now I can't get a thing out of it, no booting, no recovery mode and no sign of it in ODIN.
It sounds completely hard-bricked but I don't really understand how it can be.
Any ideas?
Have tried soft and hard resetting but nothing.
Cheers
Without recovery mode your last best (remote) chance before you send it to Samsung would be a jig.
That's what I was thinking but why would it hard brick if the flash had worked?
And if I send if back to Samsung the warranty will be void anyway won't it?
Unfortunately that one's like asking how long a piece of string is (in other words, who knows ?). If it's a case of the NAND being stuffed as a result of the flash, a JTAG repair may fix it, but you won't know that until/unless you send it to a JTAG repairer.
It may be a hardware issue, cpu might have carked it or something.
Yeah, you've pretty much voided the warranty by putting non-stock firmware on it, but at the end of the day if Samsung can't tell it's been messed with you might get away with a warranty repair/replacement.
You'll only know that if you send it in to them to be looked at. So I guess you've got two choices to consider (not including the remote chance of the jig getting you into download mode).
I guess you could try another battery. Always the possibility it might have died.
Crap. Well, I'll give a jig a go and if that doesn't work then send it back and see what happens.
@ op
did you tried the key press combination to get into download mode? the things you have done has a very less possibility of hard brick.
That's what I thought, but no combination seems to work.
Was the battery full when you flashed?
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Think it was about 96%.
You never know, it might just be a completely knackered battery. If you're planning on getting it fixed come what may, spending 20 bucks or whatever they cost in your country on another battery won't be the waste of money you might initially think.
If it doesn't fix this problem, at least you'll have a 2nd battery when you do get it fixed. I know I've found having a 2nd battery a godsend since I got mine a month ago, has come in really handy on trips where I've been away for more than a day and has meant I haven't had to worry bout bringing a charger along.
Could a battery just die like that? Seems a bit of coincidence.
Dunno. Anything's possible I guess. Yeah you're right, that would be coincidence. Given what you were doing when it died, I'm betting the NAND is shot & it will need to be JTAG'd either by Samsung or someone else.
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Could a battery just die like that? Seems a bit of coincidence.
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Which sucks. That said, according to a site in the UK it costs about £8 plus postage. Have ordered a USB jig just in case, and for £3 it's worth a go.
The really annoying thing is whether to root again if/when I do get it sorted. Am also checking with my network, see if they'll have a go under warranty and I'll forget to mention I was rooting it.
MistahBungle said:
Dunno. Anything's possible I guess. Yeah you're right, that would be coincidence. Given what you were doing when it died, I'm betting the NAND is shot & it will need to be JTAG'd either by Samsung or someone else.
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On that note....if I wanted to upgrade to ICS, how would that be done without rooting - ie. would the counter look the same? (Long shot)
Yeah if you're going to get it fixed, chances are you'll end up flashing/rooting it again, so the jig will come in handy.
I guess that's something you'll need to decide when you get it back/get a new one. What happened to you isn't the norm tho. The large majority of flashes go smoothly for most people. But the reality is, every time you do it, you do run that small risk of it barfing for any number of a gazillion reasons (which are normally impossible to discover once it's happened). That's the risk people like us who frequent sites like this take.
Yeah if they/Samsung can't tell what happened to it, you'll possibly get away with it. And the fact you rooted it isn't information you have to volunteer to them by any means As to exactly what you should tell them, that's up to you.
Edit to add - Let us know how you get on once you have it sorted. Always useful to have people's experiences on here to give other people it happens to some kind of idea of how it might go down.
mraquinn said:
Which sucks. That said, according to a site in the UK it costs about £8 plus postage. Have ordered a USB jig just in case, and for £3 it's worth a go.
The really annoying thing is whether to root again if/when I do get it sorted. Am also checking with my network, see if they'll have a go under warranty and I'll forget to mention I was rooting it.
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Well, according to the boffins online I have to go into a store to see if they can repair it. Hopefully they won't be able to check whether it's been rooted or not instore. In fact, if they can't power it on, I don't see how they could.
Random technical question: how can a software/firmware fault stop the hardware from even starting?
My only reference is building a PC - even if you knacker the BIOS and the harddrive, it will still power on so you can access them to put them right.
mraquinn said:
Random technical question: how can a software/firmware fault stop the hardware from even starting?
My only reference is building a PC - even if you knacker the BIOS and the harddrive, it will still power on so you can access them to put them right.
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Firmware includes the boot sequence and recovery sequence on Android .
power goes to boot on file in effect
Or key combination goes to load recovery or download .
jje
Is that a bit of a flaw, for circumstances just like this?
And, does this mean that the USB jig has no chance of working - or is that the exact reason it might work?
JJEgan said:
Firmware includes the boot sequence and recovery sequence on Android .
power goes to boot on file in effect
Or key combination goes to load recovery or download .
jje
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i thing jig can solve the problem
Hi,
I think I may have bricked my phone somehow.
I have an international Samsung galaxy S3 I9300.
I'm using SiyahKernel S3 v1.7rc1 for dual-boot.
ParanoidAndroid 2.51 as primary ROM and Stock Samsung JB as secondary.
I have used the battery mod that comes with the kernel to speed up charging.
Here's what happened:
I have been using this setup for quite some time without any problems, but I have noticed lately that the phone have been rebooting automatically a few times. I didn't think too much about it. Annoying, but didn't happen often. Yesterday I put my phone on charging before I went to bed, and the phone was on. When I woke up the phone had turned off (alarm didn't go off either, so I missed work..) and the green charging notification light was stuck on permanently. I couldn't turn on the phone, it didn't react at all. I took out the battery to reset it, put it back in and tried again. The charging light was gone, but still couldn't turn it on. No sign of life.
I tried my battery in a friends phone and it worked fine. Also tried his battery in my phone, but no change. So seems the battery is not the problem. I have tried to keep the battery out for some time, holding buttons to drain all power, but no change.
It doesn't respond to any cable being plugged in either (USB or charging), so can't flash anything.
I'm lost here really. The phone doesn't respond to anything any more so I have no idea what to do to fix it. And I'm guessing if I send it back for repair they're not going to accept it as it's not stock. Would really appreciate any help.
Hi,
Are you able to put your phone in download mode at least? It happened with my old Galaxy S and the only thing worked was download mode.
If download mode is possible, try to flash a new rom via odin and than install siyah kernel to remove the 2nd rom partition.
Good luck.
Cheers
ramsorriso said:
Hi,
Are you able to put your phone in download mode at least? It happened with my old Galaxy S and the only thing worked was download mode.
If download mode is possible, try to flash a new rom via odin and than install siyah kernel to remove the 2nd rom partition.
Good luck.
Cheers
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No, can't enter download mode either
You're boned....
Unless you can enter download mode or CWM theres nothing to be done....
Send it to a Samsung Service center.
Overdriving the battery charging circuit comes with a cost. That is it and now your phone is FUBAR.
Have you tried shouting at it loudly and calling it a few names? You're out of luck, it seems (needs returning to Samsung) but at least it'll make you feel better!
Simonetti2011 said:
Send it to a Samsung Service center.
Overdriving the battery charging circuit comes with a cost. That is it and now your phone is FUBAR.
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Hmm that sucks. Back to my iPhone 1 then
But will they not be able to see that It's not stock firmware on it?
Kryten2k35 said:
Have you tried shouting at it loudly and calling it a few names? You're out of luck, it seems (needs returning to Samsung) but at least it'll make you feel better!
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I'm usually a calm person, but I'll try that shouting and see if it makes me feel better. Don't have the money for a new S3 so shouting will have to do.
star85 said:
Hmm that sucks. Back to my iPhone 1 then
But will they not be able to see that It's not stock firmware on it?
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If they can't boot the phone, they'll simply replace the defective board, restore your original IMEI, wipe your phone and send it back to you.
At least that is what has happened to other users whose phones had the same fault as yours, and for the same reasons.
I guess your phone is still under warranty, isn`t it? If so, just get it repaired under warranty and let this be a lesson that nothing comes free, including fast-charging the battery.
Simonetti2011 said:
If they can't boot the phone, they'll simply replace the defective board, restore your original IMEI, wipe your phone and send it back to you.
At least that is what has happened to other users whose phones had the same fault as yours, and for the same reasons.
I guess your phone is still under warranty, isn`t it? If so, just get it repaired under warranty and let this be a lesson that nothing comes free, including fast-charging the battery.
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This ^
Plus, the phone is knackered, so you don't have anything to lose by trying, really!
Man: had this happen to me today as well, and now that I notice, I see LOTS of similar reports.
FWIW: Most people weren't "fast charging" their phones; there's clearly just a hardware fault somewhere.
What was your official stock firmware you were running?
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Simonetti2011 said:
If they can't boot the phone, they'll simply replace the defective board, restore your original IMEI, wipe your phone and send it back to you.
At least that is what has happened to other users whose phones had the same fault as yours, and for the same reasons.
I guess your phone is still under warranty, isn`t it? If so, just get it repaired under warranty and let this be a lesson that nothing comes free, including fast-charging the battery.
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Thanks for your help. Yes it's still under warranty.
Hello! I a Kindle Fire HDX 7 and i hard bricked it. When i press power button, it's completely dead. Are some ways to recover it?
hope its under warranty
Phone Amazon customer service and tell them that you were using it normally then suddenly the screen went off. But only if you can live with the guilt and are definitely hard bricked. What did you do to brick it anyway if you don't mind me asking?
LittleGreenSony said:
Phone Amazon customer service and tell them that you were using it normally then suddenly the screen went off. But only if you can live with the guilt and are definitely hard bricked. What did you do to brick it anyway if you don't mind me asking?
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Unfortunately it hasn't waranty anymore...
There is a chance (just a small chance) it is not completely hard bricked. Charge it overnight, then plug it into a computer and try booting it. Also, try holding down the power button for a few minutes. These are all incredibly long shots, but worth a try.
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There is any chances if i get it to a service? I know a service which has tools for rewriting EEPROMs and things like that.
mihaim1980 said:
There is any chances if i get it to a service? I know a service which has tools for rewriting EEPROMs and things like that.
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No, don't try to fix it by some person that says they can. This tablet is very hard to recover. If you can't get it to ADB, then you won't be able to fix it, unless someone finds a exploit with fastboot.
mihaim1980 said:
There is any chances if i get it to a service? I know a service which has tools for rewriting EEPROMs and things like that.
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Well, FotixChang posted a few months back that someone in China got their hands on a tool from an Amazon developer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62011763&postcount=68
I don't think you're going to get any other answer, simply because no one has gone to those lengths yet.