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[Q] epic 4g permanently bricked on 2.2???!!!

I had my epic 4g and Odined to Dk28 with gps fix, clockwork, etc.
I played paintball and some of the dust went inside but when i got home i wiped the keyboard and slider. slider seems fine
I had the GPS running for about 2 hours until I got home. There was about 1/3 or 1/2 juice left but then It shut down and restarting, stating it only had no power left.
I took out the battery and it still boot loops (it gets to home screen - loads sd card/usb debugging/wifi and gps are on, but then reboots. im not even able to turn it off.
I tried pressing 1 and power for odin, it worked once or twice, but i wasnt able to flash it and restore it. (Yellow Com) but failed or not work.
after that 1 and power doesnt do anything, and neither does power, vol down, and camera.
please help, as i need to go back to work tomorrow.
thanks in advance.

Boot into Download Mode, flash back to stock (check the Epic Wiki for instructions), start over. Sounds like you've just got a bug somewhere in the whole process. Unless you've deleted, moved or whatever'd something you shouldn't have, you shouldn't be having this issue.
There is a thread for fixing bricked Epics.

If you press pwr, 1+pwr, vol. down+camera+pwr and nothing comes on nor charge light (red) comes on when plug in, then you have a very shiny expensive paper weight.
Sorry bro. I have one sitting on my desk with no insurance (OUCH)...

no light when i plug into usb or charger. cannot get into download mode. Wow i could brick a phone in under 3 weeks of getting it. going to sprint store.

Let us know what they say, Last time i went into the sprint store for an exchange they intentionally split water on the water damage film to try to say I voided my warranty. the reality is that they had already done diagnostics on the phone before they did this little trick so i was able to threaten to call my lawyer and got a replacement. I hate sprint so much....

Ouch, how did you know they already ran a diagnoses on it?

fone magically unbricked itself so i was able to get into download mode an Odin a 2.2 again. but the battery seems iffy...and this is only 3 week using the phone. its at 9% charged but shuts off. need to see if i can fully charge it. but may end up getting new phone at sprint store since its under 30 days and fone still looks new.

Maybe you just got a bad battery
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Sounds like you need to reset your battery stats.

didnt get new phone yet since phone hasnt bricked itself again yet.
i fully charged it last night and took it off teh charger before i went to sleep. now 10 hours later. its at 66% is that NORMAL?
sprint cust support said i should use default CHARGER to get best charging results. im using a ebay generic CABLE on USB does that matter? do they mean charger or cable or both?

A plain USB cable used to charge on a PC only draws 380mA to charge. A wall charger, like the one included with the phone, will charge at 600mA.
But still, neither should take the 10 hours you are seeing really. Wall charger is usually 3-3.5 hrs and USB charging is somewhere around 5-6.

victric said:
didnt get new phone yet since phone hasnt bricked itself again yet.
i fully charged it last night and took it off teh charger before i went to sleep. now 10 hours later. its at 66% is that NORMAL?
sprint cust support said i should use default CHARGER to get best charging results. im using a ebay generic CABLE on USB does that matter? do they mean charger or cable or both?
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66% after 10hrs of use seems normal to me.

sry double post. using tether internet...

UH OH!
I was installing from some apks and the phone got into boot loop AGAIN!
I'm thinking about going to sprint and exchanging it. But im afraid of rooting it again...bc i think it might trigger the boot loop again. Any ideas?
re: last post, 66% after 10 hours of idle with screen off (this is "use"?) is normal?

victric said:
UH OH!
I was installing from some apks and the phone got into boot loop AGAIN!
I'm thinking about going to sprint and exchanging it. But im afraid of rooting it again...bc i think it might trigger the boot loop again. Any ideas?
re: last post, 66% after 10 hours of idle with screen off (this is "use"?) is normal?
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Odin that thing back to 2.1 and exchange it.

[Q] enabling usb Debuging when x8 is off

Hi
Im having a problem flashing my xperia x8
I have no recovery installed
Im trying to flash an official firmware using flashtool
now my problem is flashtool is requiring me to enable usb debugging and I am unable to do so because I can not access the phone (when switched on it shows a triangle with an "!" and the phone picture next to it)
I have also tried updating or reflashing via sony update service but it does not install gives an error saying that the battery is low
I would like to Know if there is a way to enable usb debugging while the phone is off so I am able to flash using flashtool
thank you for all your help, time and hard work

Anyone?

I think it is not possible. Simple charge your phone. I you cant do this take baterry from your friend or charge manually. I have same problem. I cut cable from other charger and put it into -, + signs to 15minutes. Then phone flash normally.
Send from my Xperia X8 using Tapatalk

MrCzAjNiK said:
I think it is not possible. Simple charge your phone. I you cant do this take baterry from your friend or charge manually. I have same problem. I cut cable from other charger and put it into -, + signs to 15minutes. Then phone flash normally.
Send from my Xperia X8 using Tapatalk
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ok I have done what you said (I charged the battery with an external charger)
after charging it I tried the sony ericsson update service
And it still told me the battery is low
so I'm guessing I should replace the battery ?
Thanks for your help

super79 said:
ok I have done what you said (I charged the battery with an external charger)
after charging it I tried the sony ericsson update service
And it still told me the battery is low
so I'm guessing I should replace the battery ?
Thanks for your help
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SEUS requires 50% battery or more. Try charging it for a longer period of time and try again.

Chris95X8 said:
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SEUS requires 50% battery or more. Try charging it for a longer period of time and try again.
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lol thanks
I have charged it over night and it still is giving me that error

phone won't charge

Hello,
My sgs won't charge anymore
My battery went down a few hours ago, so as usual I connected my phone to the wall charger. after an hour when I went out cycling I took my phone with me and realized my battery level went even lower then before I charged it.
I thought that maybe the charger wasn't connected properly (something that happened a few times before) so I wasn't nervous.
When I came back and reconnected the phone to the charger and made sure the charger is connected properly I realized the phone isn't charging at all.
The battery level do not increase, and the phone gets hotter and hotter every second.
I tried with two original samsung chargers. same problem.
After a few minutes the battery died. When I connected the charger again when phone is off the battery animation did show up but with a weird yellow triangle (like the one on boot when using non stock kernel) next to it.
Then I tried to charge it using the USB cable, which did something as I could enter the recovery and do a complete wipe right after backing up everything. But, it doesn't change anything.
SO.. after the long story (soz) doe's anyone knows something about this problem? is there something I can do?
Cognition 1.5
KH3 modem (the one came with cog1.5)
speedmod t27
Hardware version 1.4
Help. Please
Tom

A search will find the same question asked ...
Answer = service centre .
But before that put a stock rom on a clean phone to remove root and set rom counter to zero and test battery charge .
jje

i have alredy replyed that but usually the problem is diferente kernel installed or rom installed, try to update kernel for an updated version.
to do that check the tread here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213259
best regards

[Q] X10 won't even boot or charged

well, i've just got my x10 thru other forumer. initially d phone is alr somehow 'bricked' with d usual red led blinking 3 times with the original battery
currently i'm trying to charge both the battery and tried to reboot the phone with all the methods tried in this thread. hopefully i can solve the problem by myself before sending it to the shop.
no more warranty anymore by the way...
i've already leave the phone to charge with the new battery and currently both battery when inserted gave the same red led blinks, won't even boot up. at this point, my only assumption would be the usb charging port is somehow broken and no other choice but to send it for repairs...
i appreciate it if someone have other alternatives for me to try but fyi my comp won't even detect the phone even in SEUS (latest version) but only the red led kept blinking until now.
and sorry if this thread is not in the proper place, i absolutely have no other clue what else i can do currently, really in need of some guidance here
thanks

LG G2 (T-Mobile) bricked - Help is needed.

Hello everyone.
I'm in a very tough spot in the recovery of my LG G2 smartphone.. I've tried every single method under the sun for the G2 (d801) to no avail. My latest attempt to unbrick this thing has been to use the LG Mobile Support tool off of the LG website. I've downloaded and installed the tool, clicked "Options", "Upgrade Recovery", entered my IMEI number in the "Enter the phone info" dialog box, then when it gets halfway through... around 48% complete saying "Checking battery power level" or something along those lines, then fails with the error "Battery level low, upgrade is unavailable. Upgrade halted by lack of battery power may cause serious errors in the phone software. Recharge the battery fully and try upgrade again ".
I am unable to get the device to charge because when I power it off, then plug it in, it begins looping at the LG logo... It'll stay black for 5 seconds, light up the logo for another 5 seconds, wash rinse and repeat... It's been like this for over 3 weeks now... I've left it in the looping state plugged in for about 7 days now, and it still comes up with this error. I've read on another XDA thread that it does charge while looping, but the mobile support tool doesn't seem to realize it.
Anyways, any help is greatly appreciated. My device has been bricked since August 23rd.
~ Android

Did you fix it/ find a way?
I have the same problem. "Battery level low, upgrade is unavailable. Upgrade halted by lack of battery power may cause serious errors in the phone software. Recharge the battery fully and try upgrade again. "
But my battery is at 100%!!! I tried it at 70% and first got the error. But when I was at 57%, I didnt get the error.
Take your battery out. Put back in. Dont power on phone. Just plug in a normal charger.
See if that charges your bat without needing to turn it on. The screen still turns on to show the %.
(But when I got to full power, the error message didnt go away).

t5678. No, I was not able to find a fix. The G2 is unibody, therefore the battery cannot be removed. I have left the device on the charger for 24 hours, and it still gives me the "battery level is low, upgrade unavailable" message in LG Mobile Support Tool. Despite people saying "Try it in x86", and "try it in x64"... I've tried the exact same method in Windows 7 and 10 and none have worked so far...