So I had hard bricked this phone. Then luckily I came across this machine at Walmart . It was super cool and ended up giving me $13 for a bricked phone. So this is a last resort option to get something from nothing moneywise.
May I ask what kind of phone was it? I'm assuming it wasn't a moto g play 2021.
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I am trying to put my Optimus S into emergency mode by following these instructions here: http://cheapcellunlockedphones.com/how-to-fix-a-bricked-lg-optimus-s/
I can not get it into e-mode for nothing. All I get is a black screen. Is there something I am missing?
Nevermind, I got it.
hm. well heres a try
it appears i cannot post to where this is most related...bricked p500h's optimus ones. phone number 3. koodo shall hate me but i will lie again and just say no turn on if noone has a solution. everytime its the update-openoptimus as the culprit, the flash after as per instructions with baseband(force close always occurs and thats the next step) fails and phone goes dead. no life. bricked. whats rather saddening is all the hundreds of posts i read here about people calling their phones bricked when they are in fastboot or emergency mode. hell life would be nice...little note to people. fastboot or emergency mode is NOT a bricked phone. phone going dead during a kdz flash and fail with NO SIGN OF LIFE afterwards is a bricked phone. im going to cry if i see someone else say. i haz yellow screen. ARRGH I BRICKED MY PHONE!!~! HAAALP OH YE WIZARDS OF XDA!!!
now..is there some trick to give this guy power aside from a charged battery and plug via ac or usb...some hidden little nub in this phone to hella reset the freakin thing? im not confident koodo gonna send another. although i will say i dont want a lg ill pay for an upgrade above n beyond. i just would prefer to make this work and say to hell with ciaoux (think thats how the young fella spells it) pretty rom...it worked the first time and thats why i want it its nice i liked it then phone bricked somehow. gone through two more tryin to get there. there has to be a way to give these phones some power tho...has to be! pls xda gurus: this is my first post and ive waited awhile for it. how to save p500h no boot no post.
cheers,.
proud champion of actual phone bricking.
sinner99 said:
now..is there some trick to give this guy power aside from a charged battery and plug via ac or usb...some hidden little nub in this phone to hella reset the freakin thing? im not confident koodo gonna send another. although i will say i dont want a lg ill pay for an upgrade above n beyond.
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No. Just JTAG. Forget it, it costs more than a PCB change or even more than a brand new phone.
lol ill try my luck, 3rd replacement(if i was honest with them none of em woulda been outright replaced, but hey i was stupid enough to brick it 3 times, not gonna be so stupid to tell the truth what i did!) tomorrow am i call and say ***k lg! gimme a nexus s! 16gb internal. really ive fought gettin the one rom with 4gb sd-ext for internal memory, non issue if i persuade them with my charm. this is what i shall do. next up...lookup what jtagging is. ive meant to. guess now i will. thinkin without a thought its jtag=tagged for garbage. yanno when they take them in and theres no power. they have no real proof, not the provider i doubt. only on amce lg gets it they know whats was done..if that. fill me in if im wrong. im quite good at gettin **** for free from telus/shaw/any of them like outfits.
JTAG is a device that will flash the dead phone with a working firmware. You need to dismantle the phone and connect the JTAG to a connector on PCB. Yeah, Google it, but as said, expensive and totally not worth it unless you are doing the stuff for living.
totally not worth it..as in how much can these devices be. and how much or where would they maybe be found. i get **** cheaper then most ppl in most cases if the right places are sought out....imma server guy to be honest but lately ive had a pile of this phone stuff start piling up. ppl dont wanna pay much but somethin can be made for sure so maybe, thanks very much for the info i be keepin my ears to the ground! my buddy is tryin to figure the formulas used for imei > puk and imei > unlock. thatd be some handy info to have too. i got this one real nice arc.....nice. boneheads tried random net unlock codes like 200 times before i seen it. shoulda asked about that before i shelled out $5 for a code i had in 2 hrs. lol guess this isnt the place for this discussion tho....
koodos sendin another. easy enough. now. wtf does this rom upgrade to ciaoux's update-openoptimus keep pooching my phones for though. 3 tries.. 3 bricks, never on the actual rom upgrade...but afterwards always force close so i run fix permissions in recovery, followed by the v20g_00 baseband upgrade........this is where it fails everytime. i should note, in the past the lge virtual modem has been present but disabled as required, but not lately. its now always lge android usb modem....i dont think i disabled that guy.....maybe the problem? really leary about running any kdz or lpdm updater now for sure. to call in a 4th time in two weeks with a dead phone my provider is gonna sorta maybe start askin questions......im pretty sure. lol goddam i needa large capacity phone, i haz a 20tb server but only a 512mb capaacity droid phone. messed. ****.
hi all my w8 got hard bricked during unlocking bootloading ...and my phone is pretty new ...my dad sent it to a repairman to get it fix...at 1st he said its a simple error and can be fixed in a day or 2..then after 2 days i asked my dad...my dad said the foreman overlooked the problem and is more serious that expected ...i got a little panic and did more research ..and according to my research my phone might need to be JTAG..i think ..the process looks pretty darn hard and have a RIFF box thing ...so i am just wondering ...will this process be known to all repairman?and how much will it cost?
Hello kind and helpful people of XDA.
I am currently looking for some help regarding warranty on my recently diseased Galaxy S2 (SN: i9100GSMH).
Story:
I dropped it on a wooden floor while it was on. The OS kept chugging along, but would only open apps that was already in RAM after the incident.
Noticing trouble, I immediately thought a reboot would fix all my problems. Now it seems the internal memory is dead.
Now I'm trying to make it eligible for warranty, at least by removing the traces of root and unsafe kernel.
I figure that even though I'm sending it in because of a physical defect, they will send it back immediately because of the unsupported firmware.
Symptoms:
I can't enter recovery mode.
I can't boot the OS. It gets stuck on the Siyah kernel logo (big root giveaway, I want it gone).
I can't write to NAND neither through Odin nor Kies (Kies doesn't even connect).
I can enter Download Mode, but of course it shows that I have a custom binary installed. My install count is 1.
Do I have any options? I've heard of some JTAG method that would be able to at least reset the counter (as far as I understand). Is this true?
Regarding the warranty: I am not referring to the standard warranty.
I've paid big cash for a warranty/insurance that covers accidents. My brother dropped his LG Optimus X2 in the toilet, returned it to the exact same store with the exact same type of warranty and got a new one.
With a service like this at hand I really want to try anything to make it eligible for warranty(/insurance).
I have never used my root permissions in any harmful way. I only did it because of the AdFree app, and my favourite ROM DiLiDroid.
I've had great success with rooting and installing various software on my old SE Xperia X1 and HTC Desire (they aren't dead yet, and are my current backup phones),
so I thought it wouldn't hurt with the GS2. Seems I'm paying the price now :crying:
Thank you very much for your time!
If anyone can help me, I'll definitely buy you a beer or a cup of coffee!
Well, an usb jig will reset the binary counter.
About the siyah animaton boot....yakes, if your nand is damaged you'll have to brick it (with a pit file no one is gonna know what the hell you've done with your device).
Then again, have you even tried to make the pc to see the phone? It's worth the try.
Sent from the little guy
Nobody here can do or say anything about any warranty. Anyone claiming the same is lying to you.
If this warranty of yours covers accidents & you had an 'accident', send it in & see what happens. You're not going to get the certainty you're looking for from anyone on an internet forum.
If the phone won't boot, there isn't anything further you can do with it.
I've just read all the little details about my insurance.
It covers liquid damage, screen fractures and other physical accidents one time a year, so I guess I have to give it a whirl in the toilet.
Hopefully that will kill the traces.
The jig sounds like a must have for anyone tinkering with root. Thanks for confirming my theory.
I will definitely crawl the net for one. Special electronics 'equipment' is hard to come by here in Denmark, and I don't think I have the required solder skills to make one myself.
I do find this guide very helpful though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707
This also sounds like the best way to go about this situation, as I can be totally honest about the reason for my phone not working anymore.
Thank you for your time!
If you're gonna flush it, do it right
S2 are hardcore muthaf***ers, they don't die easy. Make sure it doesn't boot after spending 2 days in a bucket of rice.
Sent from the little guy
I realize this as my device has been through some terrible things.
I've ordered a USB Jig, costing about 10$ in total, it should arrive on Wednesday.
If it works I'll be a very happy man as I won't have to lie about the actual defect.:victory:
Pardon the pun but I have hit a brick wall with my LG e970. Last night I followed this guide to root and unlock the boot loader and everything appered to go fine. Today I recieved my code to do a sim unlock and, this is where everything sarted to go wrong. After entering the code the phone tried to do an automatic reboot and hung on the LG logo screen. After doing some research and getting the phone into download mode I tried to unbrick it using this guide. After I finished flashing it I tried to reboot and to my dismay nothing happened, I mean nothing. My phone no longer even turns on and when I try to boot into download mode I get a QHSUSB download prompt on my pc. Is my phone toast? Is there any last resort actions I can take? Can anyone tell me what exactly happened?
Thanks in advance for any information.
-dubrewski
following your links, your demise was the second guide you used. That guide is for the INTERNATIONAL VERSION of the optimus G, you have the AT&T variant, thus ending up with a nice brick(phones are completely different). Sorry to say but as far as i know there has been no progress on the QHSUSB mode front ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2458139&page=2). Looks like JTAG is your only option right now, might as well google about it.
wow, I'm not quite sure how I feel right now. That's what I get for becoming frustrated and impatient. Should have gone to bed and dealt with it in the morning. What exactly is QHSUSB? Is there any chance this is something at&t would deal with? I would rather pay a repair few then have to buy a new phone.
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-dubrewski
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wow, I'm not quite sure how I feel right now. That's what I get for becoming frustrated and impatient. Should have gone to bed and dealt with it in the morning. What exactly is QHSUSB? Is there any chance this is something at&t would deal with? I would rather pay a repair few then have to buy a new phone.
Thanks
-dubrewski
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Don't really know much about QHSUSB, just enough to know that when you get it you are hard bricked. Wouldn't know if at&t would deal with it(if it is under warranty you might as well give it a shot), otherwise go for jtag.
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wow, I'm not quite sure how I feel right now. That's what I get for becoming frustrated and impatient. Should have gone to bed and dealt with it in the morning. What exactly is QHSUSB? Is there any chance this is something at&t would deal with? I would rather pay a repair few then have to buy a new phone.
Thanks
-dubrewski
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AT&T may try to charge full price if they decide warranty is void, or that could be just a myth. LG has a one year manufacturer warranty, I don't know their policy for covered repairs.
Link for JTAG service. http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/lg-optimus-g-jtag-brick-repair/
I just want to start off by saying that I don't know too much about rooting or much of Android/Amazon OS in general. I have had my (Apollo) Fire HDX 8.9" since March 2, 2013. I have side-loaded apps and I am just a typical user. I know how to modify applications and such, so I know a bit but probably not as much as I should. I'm up-to-date with a lot of tech, but not all the rooting stuff. Anyway... Last night (November 25, 2015) I decided that I wanted to root. I started by finding some important info, specifically from this forum. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/rollback-13-3-2-8-rollback-ota-captured-t3046204) So being as lazy as I am I did as much as I could without my computer and got 14.3.2.8 up and running over night. When I woke up I started the setup and enabled the wifi just quick enough to get ES File Manager. I got it installed successfully with no problems and turned off the wifi. After that I didn't really understand the OTA thing and TBH I still don't. I am assuming that is what updates my Kindle automatically. Anyway I just ignored that and moved on to my next step, installing 14.4.5.2. (Which I did on my computer.) After realizing my internet was really slow I decided to go reset the modem. Doing this messed up the modem and it kept going into "Limited mode". I had an idea that it could just be my Ethernet cable so to check that I turned my Kindle's wifi to see if I could connect through wireless. It still didn't work so I just decided to get ready for the day. This was around 11 AM (MST)(Thanksgiving 2015). When I am all done getting ready I go check my computer to see if my wifi is working, and it was finally working. So I go grab my Kindle, but now it wont turn on at all. I am assuming that this is a hard brick. I am still on 14.3.2.8 (I'm guessing that there is still stuff on my Kindle) and have no root and never did turn on developer options. When I connect it to my computer it takes a second and then say that it is unrecognizable. I am aware of "Restore2Stock", but I want to know if there are any other options. I don't want to spend $20 on a service that I don't necessarily trust. Anyone able to help???
My original post was a reply on a different thread. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/help/help-thread-question-noob-friendly-t3206752/page11#post64025036)
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I just want to start off by saying that I don't know too much about rooting or much of Android/Amazon OS in general. I have had my (Apollo) Fire HDX 8.9" since March 2, 2013. I have side-loaded apps and I am just a typical user. I know how to modify applications and such, so I know a bit but probably not as much as I should. I'm up-to-date with a lot of tech, but not all the rooting stuff. Anyway... Last night (November 25, 2015) I decided that I wanted to root. I started by finding some important info, specifically from this forum. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...lback-13-3-2-8-rollback-ota-captured-t3046204) So being as lazy as I am I did as much as I could without my computer and got 14.3.2.8 up and running over night. When I woke up I started the setup and enabled the wifi just quick enough to get ES File Manager. I got it installed successfully with no problems and turned off the wifi. After that I didn't really understand the OTA thing and TBH I still don't. I am assuming that is what updates my Kindle automatically. Anyway I just ignored that and moved on to my next step, installing 14.4.5.2. (Which I did on my computer.) After realizing my internet was really slow I decided to go reset the modem. Doing this messed up the modem and it kept going into "Limited mode". I had an idea that it could just be my Ethernet cable so to check that I turned my Kindle's wifi to see if I could connect through wireless. It still didn't work so I just decided to get ready for the day. This was around 11 AM (MST)(Thanksgiving 2015). When I am all done getting ready I go check my computer to see if my wifi is working, and it was finally working. So I go grab my Kindle, but now it wont turn on at all. I am assuming that this is a hard brick. I am still on 14.3.2.8 (I'm guessing that there is still stuff on my Kindle) and have no root and never did turn on developer options. When I connect it to my computer it takes a second and then say that it is unrecognizable. I am aware of "Restore2Stock", but I want to know if there are any other options. I don't want to spend $20 on a service that I don't necessarily trust. Anyone able to help???
My original post was a reply on a different thread. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...on-noob-friendly-t3206752/page11#post64025036)
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As you probably realize your device is toast. Leaving WiFi enabled resulted in receiving an incompatible OTA (over the air) update from Amazon. There is no recovery.
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As you probably realize your device is toast. Leaving WiFi enabled resulted in receiving an incompatible OTA (over the air) update from Amazon. There is no recovery.
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So is there anything that I can do with my $300 tablet now called a brick? Can I call support and see of they can do something? I'm sad and I realize that it is my fault but I'm pretty over the top that my tablet now has a worth of a dime. I would expect there to be some sort of company that would buy my "brick". Like a junkyard for disfunctional devices. My guess it that there is not a single thing in the entire world that can fix this.
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So is there anything that I can do with my $300 tablet now called a brick? Can I call support and see of they can do something? I'm sad and I realize that it is my fault but I'm pretty over the top that my tablet now has a worth of a dime. I would expect there to be some sort of company that would buy my "brick". Like a junkyard for disfunctional devices. My guess it that there is not a single thing in the entire world that can fix this.
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Check eBay or similar auction sites to get an idea what your device is worth (very little) in its current state. To my knowledge there is no company that refurbishes bricked Kindles (at least HDX models) and no one on XDA has figured out how to resurrect crippled devices. Sorry for your loss.
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Check eBay or similar auction sites to get an idea what your device is worth (very little) in its current state. To my knowledge there is no company that refurbishes bricked Kindles (at least HDX models) and no one on XDA has figured out how to resurrect crippled devices. Sorry for your loss.
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Thanks for the help. I'll see how much I can get.
I'm in a position equal to his own , I have nuna 3rd kindle fire and think that just left on the wifi was going to be the tablet is useless crap ..
Friend anything that might serve to regain our fire I notice , just hope you do the same , never give that friend to relive our Kindle
I just replaced the motherboard in mine. The 16gb board I bought was $36
I just ordered a daughter board also. I must have damaged it also when I was messing with it.
I took the daughterboard out of my wife's to test just to make sure.
Daughterboard was $14
Bought both from ifixit but they are out of motherboards.
Google them and you should be able to find one.
Be patient removing the display from the back frame.
Just posted a thread with a link for motherboards.
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donharden2002 said:
I just replaced the motherboard in mine. The 16gb board I bought was $36
I just ordered a daughter board also. I must have damaged it also when I was messing with it.
I took the daughterboard out of my wife's to test just to make sure.
Daughterboard was $14
Bought both from ifixit but they are out of motherboards.
Google them and you should be able to find one.
Be patient removing the display from the back frame.
Just posted a thread with a link for motherboards.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
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Good stuff! Offers some hope for those with bricked devices (especially pricey Apollo/Saturns) and moderate skills in electronics disassembly/repair. At present there are few viable alternatives to the outstanding display and unique form factor of the HDX line. Thanks for sharing.