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So, yes - I need to know how to brick my phone beyond repair please....
"Why !?" I hear you ask....
Imagine the situation: Some b*st*rd has stolen your phone . You are never going to see it again... ever... absolutely zero chance of getting it back...
If you had the option to brick it so no one could sell or use it, would you?
Yes, of course you would!!
It's possible to remotely execute any BusyBox/Terminal Command using the application Tasker and I want to know which one would do the most damage!?
Please let me know! "How do I totally brick my phone?"
load a corrupted radio file
ohhh, sorry to hear that. I had the perfect solution if you still had the phone. But um yea I don't take out my phone near any friends. My brother got his vibrant stolen only after 2 weeks.
Didn't mean to mislead! My phone hasn't actually been stolen! But I'm working on security profiles and need to know what the final command should be to end its life....
Can you flash a radio from the Terminal Emulator?
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This is what I did and I actually got Verizon to give me a re-furb. What it does is bring you to the htc inc white screen then nothing else. Use root explorer go into systems/fonts and change the name on one of the droidsans.ttf files. I think I totally erased the files but changing them should cause the phone to be totally [email protected]#$. I hope this messes up your phone. Lol
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BIGshot87 said:
This is what I did and I actually got Verizon to give me a re-furb. What it does is bring you to the htc inc white screen then nothing else. Use root explorer go into systems/fonts and change the name on one of the droidsans.ttf files. I think I totally erased the files but changing them should cause the phone to be totally [email protected]#$. I hope this messes up your phone. Lol
skinny jeans piss me off
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Great, thank you! Shall test and hopefully be able to revert in fastboot?!
skinny jeans piss me off too...
Further to the above, does anyone know if it's possible to disable entering recovery by deleting certain system files?
brandall said:
Further to the above, does anyone know if it's possible to disable entering recovery by deleting certain system files?
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Flash a stock recovery image to disable flashable recovery. Also renaming a file doesn't make the phone broken, it just doesn't allow it to boot.
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dastin1015 said:
Flash a stock recovery image to disable flashable recovery. Also renaming a file doesn't make the phone broken, it just doesn't allow it to boot.
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Thanks - I need it to boot - just don't want someone else to be able to wipe and/or flash a custom ROM
I need to read up if there's a way to flash a recovery image from the Terminal...
hmmm...
brandall said:
Thanks - I need it to boot - just don't want someone else to be able to wipe and/or flash a custom ROM
I need to read up if there's a way to flash a recovery image from the Terminal...
hmmm...
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To flash a recovery image from TE use this if your ROM supports it: flash_image recovery /sdcard/(name of recovery)
An example for me is: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img
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dastin1015 said:
To flash a recovery image from TE use this if your ROM supports it: flash_image recovery /sdcard/(name of recovery)
An example for me is: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img
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That's brilliant thank you. Do you know if that can be reverted by flashing the custom recovery image again? Or will I lose the ability to do that once I flash back to stock?
Sorry for the questions, this stuff confuses me...
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That's brilliant thank you. Do you know if that can be reverted by flashing the custom recovery image again? Or will I lose the ability to do that once I flash back to stock?
Sorry for the questions, this stuff confuses me...
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As long as you're on a custom ROM that supports flash_image you can flash a recovery image through TE.
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dastin1015 said:
As long as you're on a custom ROM that supports flash_image you can flash a recovery image through TE.
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Thanks again - mine does, so sorted
Never thought of using lookout?
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makr8100 said:
Never thought of using lookout?
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Hopefully going way beyond that... see >>here<<
Do you have the information to know whether it's truly been stolen yet? I'd make sure that it's really been stolen and you, for sure, wouldn't get it back before attempting something like this. I definitely wouldn't want to brick my own phone on purpose just to find out I forgot it somewhere...
ChrisDang said:
Do you have the information to know whether it's truly been stolen yet? I'd make sure that it's really been stolen and you, for sure, wouldn't get it back before attempting something like this. I definitely wouldn't want to brick my own phone on purpose just to find out I forgot it somewhere...
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See the link above Chris. My phone hasn't actually been stolen, but these commands will be a last resort feature of Sherlock Droid.
Agreed, it would be a nightmare to brick it and then find it under the sofa!
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You shouldn't brick it quite the opposite, the thief should be able to keep using the phone as much as possible but in the mean time the gps should be secretly turned on and photos should be make so you can track the thief or if that fails publish his info and name and shame him
godutch said:
You shouldn't brick it quite the opposite, the thief should be able to keep using the phone as much as possible but in the mean time the gps should be secretly turned on and photos should be make so you can track the thief or if that fails publish his info and name and shame him
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You are absolutely right godutch, that is the main aim of the profiles to keep booting into the OS at every opportunity, even using fake recovering images (as in a photo of the custom recovery screen) for the splash and boot animation that appear to be the device gathering system information - all the time it will actually be booting with the launcher, notification bar and lock screen etc disabled so not to give it away - once there the priority is to get a GPS fix
However, there will come a point when you've not heard a peep from the device in days and perhaps your insurance (if you have it) have already paid out... In which case, some users will want to execute the remote 'self destruct' command, to make sure the phone will never be usable to anyone else....
Edit: Trying to make the thief provide a valid gmail address and forwarding the new number if the SIM is changed are all in there too!
What if thief changes to SIM that has no data plan or does not enter any wifi area?
Hello, so I ran out of battery on my way home, when I got home I plugged the phone and went to sleep. Today when I woke up, I turned on the device, but it got stuck @ galaxy s3 boot animation, the animation you get before your ROM's boot animation kicks in, so I went to recovery and tried to recover one of my recoveries. it didn't help. I did a factory reset, it still was the same, stuck on galaxys3 boot animation. So I decided to flash stock samsung rom using ODIN. But now I'm stuck at the samsungs stock ROM boot animation, I tried factory reset couple of times but it didn't help.
Any idea what might be the issue, I have flashed this rom
Edit: Also the line "E: failed to mount /efs" is something to worry about when you boot into recovery?
So flashing via Odin works w/o errors?
Glebun said:
So flashing via Odin works w/o errors?
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Yeah, when i flashed using odin, I didn't encounter any error, more one thing to mention, when I boot to recover I get
E: failed to mount /efs
Is that something to have concern about?
oh yes. do you have an efs backup? that's the first thing you should do before flashing anything. if yes, restore it. if not, send it to service
Glebun said:
oh yes. do you have an efs backup? that's the first thing you should do before flashing anything. if yes, restore it. if not, send it to service
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Nope I got no efs backups... I had a custom ROM installed will it void my warranty?
alentor said:
Nope I got no efs backups... I had a custom ROM installed will it void my warranty?
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Yes you will find that the vendor or Samsung refuse warranty .
Your option is to fight that as not relevant to your problem .
jje
JJEgan said:
Yes you will find that the vendor or Samsung refuse warranty .
Your option is to fight that as not relevant to your problem .
jje
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You are kidding me, so basically if I didn't root my device, vendor/samsung wouldn't had a choice but to replace my device, but because of I did root my device, vendor/samsung will refuse to replace my device, am I correct?
Is there any other way to unbrick my device?
alentor said:
You are kidding me, so basically if I didn't root my device, vendor/samsung wouldn't had a choice but to replace my device, but because of I did root my device, vendor/samsung will refuse to replace my device, am I correct?
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you are correct, in the EU you still can get lucky due to some regulations and you have to show that the root did not cause the problem, outside the EU I am not sure. The restriction of the internals of every device is not for nothing in place don't you think so? Otherwise manufacturers would get hundreds of complains because someone messed up something...
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you are correct, in the EU you still can get lucky due to some regulations and you have to show that the root did not cause the problem, outside the EU I am not sure. The restriction of the internals of every device is not for nothing in place don't you think so? Otherwise manufacturers would get hundreds of complains because someone messed up something...
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Can yon give me a few examples on how can I prove that the ROOT didn't cause the problem? I belong to EU regolations.. Is there any other way to fix it?
Thank in advance.
alentor said:
Can yon give me a few examples on how can I prove that the ROOT didn't cause the problem? I belong to EU regolations.. Is there any other way to fix it?
Thank in advance.
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I got not really an example but maybe this helps: Link
chrismast said:
I got not really an example but maybe this helps: Link
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Hey, I just came back from my vendor, they say they can't fix it. Can I some how restore EFS? I have the Phones IMIE/S/N written, on the back of the phone, can I make a new efs folder/files? using this DATA?
Thank you!
EDIT: If I'll have to ship to samsung, do I have to talk with them first? or just find their ARMA address and ship there?
alentor said:
Hey, I just came back from my vendor, they say they can't fix it. Can I some how restore EFS? I have the Phones IMIE/S/N written, on the back of the phone, can I make a new efs folder/files? using this DATA?
Thank you!
EDIT: If I'll have to ship to samsung, do I have to talk with them first? or just find their ARMA address and ship there?
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Do you not have a local Samsung service centre ??
jje
JJEgan said:
Do you not have a local Samsung service centre ??
jje
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I don't know.. I just sent an email to their support, asking if they have a samsung service center in my area..
But if they don't, can someone provide me with the details how to restore your lost EFS folder using ADB or at least try to?
Thank you!
alentor said:
I don't know.. I just sent an email to their support, asking if they have a samsung service center in my area..
But if they don't, can someone provide me with the details how to restore your lost EFS folder using ADB or at least try to?
Thank you!
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If you do not have an EFS backup I guess it will be difficult to restore. Only solution then will be to send it in for service if I am not wrong.
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If you do not have an EFS backup I guess it will be difficult to restore. Only solution then will be to send it in for service if I am not wrong.
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You are correct, it would be difficult to restore, or there is another option, make my cellphone not boot at all, so the vendor won't be able to check flash counter.. in that case the vendor won't have a choice but to replace the device.. got any suggestion how to brick your device so it won't boot at all? disconnect the cable while flashing?
alentor said:
You are correct, it would be difficult to restore, or there is another option, make my cellphone not boot at all, so the vendor won't be able to check flash counter.. in that case the vendor won't have a choice but to replace the device.. got any suggestion how to brick your device so it won't boot at all? disconnect the cable while flashing?
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Not the correct forum/website to ask such a question.
alentor said:
You are correct, it would be difficult to restore, or there is another option, make my cellphone not boot at all, so the vendor won't be able to check flash counter.. in that case the vendor won't have a choice but to replace the device.. got any suggestion how to brick your device so it won't boot at all? disconnect the cable while flashing?
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that would be warranty fraud , hence I don't think you will get an answer here.
Hey!
I accidentally bricked two of the exact same phones, and I dont know how to unbrick them. They both are Samsung SGH-T959V's. They are pretty old, and I wanted to put a newer OS on them. Here is what is wrong with them:
Phone 1: Can boot into TWRP but when I try doing anything, it just gets stuck, forever.
Phone 2: Screen has multicolored lines all over it. Kinda like tv's when you go to the wrong channel.
I would be really grateful if anyone can help.
nahtnam said:
Hey!
I accidentally bricked two of the exact same phones, and I dont know how to unbrick them. They both are Samsung SGH-T959V's. They are pretty old, and I wanted to put a newer OS on them. Here is what is wrong with them:
Phone 1: Can boot into TWRP but when I try doing anything, it just gets stuck, forever.
Phone 2: Screen has multicolored lines all over it. Kinda like tv's when you go to the wrong channel.
I would be really grateful if anyone can help.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
The multicolored lines are due to not having the GB bootloader.
es0tericcha0s said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
The multicolored lines are due to not having the GB bootloader.
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Hey!
Thanks for the reply.
For some reason, ADB is not recognizing my device so I cant flash it. I am running ubuntu 14.04. Not sure what to do!
nahtnam said:
Hey!
Thanks for the reply.
For some reason, ADB is not recognizing my device so I cant flash it. I am running ubuntu 14.04. Not sure what to do!
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What does adb have to do with it? adb doesn't work in Download Mode.
es0tericcha0s said:
What does adb have to do with it? adb doesn't work in Download Mode.
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Oh, thats why its not working.
Anyways, the jar isnt detecting my phone then but when I do lsusb it shows up though.
nahtnam said:
Oh, thats why its not working.
Anyways, the jar isnt detecting my phone then but when I do lsusb it shows up though.
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Do you have the correct version of Java that's suggested in Step 2?
es0tericcha0s said:
Do you have the correct version of Java that's suggested in Step 2?
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Im running open-jdk-7, instead of 6. Shouldnt that still work?
nahtnam said:
Im running open-jdk-7, instead of 6. Shouldnt that still work?
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Always go with the recommendation of the installation notes. Just think about it in the terms of tools. You might need a phillips head screwdriver to fix something, but they make different sized ones for the job...
I have a HTC 10 and i need to remove twrp recovery cause since i installed it i wasnt able to turn on my phone, and could you guys show me a way to recover it, thank you!
Flash the stock recovery.
Can you tell me the full command to do it please?
skywalker312 said:
Can you tell me the full command to do it please?
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Do a search. You know like the rules say. It is deferent for each oem. The commands I use will not work for you.
will it work with s-on, because i cant turn it off
skywalker312 said:
will it work with s-on, because i cant turn it off
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Ok first. This is all stuff you should have known and understood before you even messed with your device. There are very real risks that could brick your device for good and as it voids your warranty then. You are sol.
Stop what you are doing and spend about 5 hours researching things in your device forum.
If I were you, once you get things back to stock, stop messing with your device. Until you understand every aspect of it. Other wise you will end up with a brick and no warranty.
Hey guys,
My phone (Nord 2 DN2103, EU) was rooted with magisk and I had twrp installed, in the phone settings, I wanted to do a factory reset. After it rebooted, it has gone into twrp and wiped everything (System, Data etc.) Is there any hope of restoring it, or should I send it to OnePlus? Obviously it's not booting, it's showing the screen with the exclamation mark and the text under it says, that the recovery/boot is destroyed, flash it or contact customer service.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
TWRP shouldn't do that, something has been corrupted. If you have access to boot in Fastboot, try to switch your active slot and see if that helps. If not try to flash it unless you prefer sending it in..
Thank you for your answer!
I've tried flashing the EEA ROM from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/oneplus-nord-2-oxygen-11-3-dn2103-eea-rom.4331695/, but at some point the installer said: remote: partition does not exist.
AdamBarath said:
Thank you for your answer!
I've tried flashing the EEA ROM from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/oneplus-nord-2-oxygen-11-3-dn2103-eea-rom.4331695/, but at some point the installer said: remote: partition does not exist.
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Can you boot the device to a point of being able to execute Fastboot commands? If you can, try and switch your active slot from a>b or b>a (depending on which slot is active now). You may have a working boot on the inactive slot to get back up and you can update yourself back to good ROM from there.
I get this message: fastboot: error: Device does not support slots
Dude, huge thanks to you for helping me! You just saved my a$$!
AdamBarath said:
Dude, huge thanks to you for helping me! You just saved my a$$!
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Sounds like it worked
Andrologic said:
Did it work?
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Yes!
Dude what did you do to fix it?
kkdamion said:
Dude what did you do to fix it?
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Hi, sorry for the late response, I just switched to the inactive slot, and it booted up flawlessly.
AdamBarath said:
Hi, sorry for the late response, I just switched to the inactive slot, and it booted up flawlessly.
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Nice.... you switched the slot on a non A/B Device . Magic!
HofaTheRipper said:
Nice.... you switched the slot on a non A/B Device . Magic!
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First, thanks for your response.
Look, I'm not an expert, not even close to it, I just asked for help, because it's my daily and I messed it up. The man, who replied first, told me to do that. I just didn't have a better option, so I gave it a shot. I didn't even know what it's supposed to do with my phone to be honest…
But thanks for your response man, I assume you're an expert, glad I made you laugh and maybe made your day a bit better. I'm just happy, that my phone is working, let me know if I did something crazy to it, seems to work fine.
Regards
AdamBarath said:
First, thanks for your response.
Look, I'm not an expert, not even close to it, I just asked for help, because it's my daily and I messed it up. The man, who replied first, told me to do that. I just didn't have a better option, so I gave it a shot. I didn't even know what it's supposed to do with my phone to be honest…
But thanks for your response man, I assume you're an expert, glad I made you laugh and maybe made your day a bit better. I'm just happy, that my phone is working, let me know if I did something crazy to it, seems to work fine.
Regards
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This was no criticism to you... only an ironic way to correct you so others dont waste time to an non existing feature...
I am very happy that you didnt get angry and stayed calm.... that is no longer a matter of course in the age of all that internet "rambos".
Thank you .