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Hi guys,
So i bought a brand new white Rogers dream (G1) phone from this guy who said that he tried to flash the G1 with a hero rom and something went wrong and now the phone is dead. When I plug the power cable, the rogers screen comes up and it stays like that (and that disappears after a short while) - the light blinks on the phone though .
I thought I could get my friend phone to fix the phone (and he agreed and asked me to buy it) just in time for my girlfriend's b'day on Saturday but that idiot decided to take off to Montreal for the rest of week.
So, I am left with this phone - and $150 out........I have looked around the internet trying to figure out a solution but I havent been able to get a starting point...
solutions?
Well, first things first, we need to find out if you have a brick or not....
Pull the battery, wait about 15 seconds, put it back in, then hold down the camera button, while still holding down the camera button press the power button until it starts turning on... release the power button, but keep holding the camera button. If it doesn't take you to 1 of 2 different screens, one will have 3 differnet colored bands, the other will have skating android guys at the bottom, you likely have a bricked phone.
It should not take more than a minute to load one of those 2 screens, but for good measure I would give it up to 5 minutes.
The other thing you can do is hold down the home button and power button when turning it on, and it should take you to a black backgrounded screen with a green text menu, that would be a "recovery screen" or it will show you a box with an arrow pointing to a phone, that would be a "you don't have recovery screen"...
If you can get to any of these screens, we can help you from there... I would test the camera plus power button first, since using that screen to flash a working ROM will be the easiest route.
let me get this straight...
You purchased a bricked phone? why would you be so cheap in the first place and buy a used phone as a present? Did you at least try to turn it on first?
If you can get to the tricolor screen I'm sure there is something someone here can do for you.
BTW, I have some unreadable CD's that I am selling which I promise will work in your disc player!
Ssantos6981 said:
You purchased a bricked phone? why would you be so cheap in the first place and buy a used phone as a present? Did you at least try to turn it on first?
If you can get to the tricolor screen I'm sure there is something someone here can do for you.
BTW, I have some unreadable CD's that I am selling which I promise will work in your disc player!
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LMAO this is good right here.If you can get a hold of adb there might still be hope for you.
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i am tried the home/power and camera/power but nothing........still the rogers screen....
and i turned on the phone before i bought it - It was stuck at the rogers screen. The guy gave me a brand new G1 with everything sealed + a tomtom one gps for $150 so it wasnt a bad deal.
I had read somewhere that it isnt really bricked if it turns on.
Be nice - I was just trying to get my girl something more than I can usually afford.
Unless he was stupid, he would not have given you the phone unless it was truly bricked. If camera+power does nothing, then it is most likely a bricked handset. Buy your girlfriend a working handset and eBay this one as bricked.
do you have the sdk installed?? if not you are going to need a g1 to install so you can get the drivers working. now just try what a few others got lucky with. lucky is key here. once its installed and drivers are good. open sdk and cd\ to sdk\tools blah blah. now plug the device in, type the fallowing.
adb shell reboot boot-loader
if it says waiting, then maybe you have luck. so now disconnect the device with the sdk still waiting and plug it back in right away and see if it jump starts the phone into fastboot. you can also try
adb shell reboot recovery
these are for super super lucky ppl. but you never know. in my case it worked. i think if you go screen then you most likely are not bricked but thats just my opinion. when it wont boot at all you and you get the blue LED of DOOOOMMMMM then ya no luck. but eh.
heyheylife said:
i am tried the home/power and camera/power but nothing........still the rogers screen....
and i turned on the phone before i bought it - It was stuck at the rogers screen. The guy gave me a brand new G1 with everything sealed + a tomtom one gps for $150 so it wasnt a bad deal.
I had read somewhere that it isnt really bricked if it turns on.
Be nice - I was just trying to get my girl something more than I can usually afford.
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If cam/power and home/power don't work, then it is truly bricked. Your friend could not have fixed it anyway. The only thing you can try is as above: get the android sdk and try to get fastboot to find the phone as it switches on. This very rarely works though.
Also make sure your holding the camera + power button or home + power button long enough.
sold it....
well - i sold it 'as is' on kijiji for the price i bought it for- after trying for about 5-6 hrs (held the camera/power - power/home buttons long enough)
thanks guys again, for your input.
Lesson learned.
Ummm let me get this straight....
You bought a phone
that didn't work
so your buddy could fix it
so you could give it your GF.
But when your buddy left for the week
and you couldn't fix it yourself
you sold it for $150 via the internet
in less than 24 hours?
Either your the "God of Sales", or this whole thing is BS.
Hey!
First I have to say Thank You for all the contributions you have made to the forums. My girlfriend and I both just bought Vibrants 2 weeks ago, and being the techy I am, have been reading all sorts of stuff in the forums. I actually have been visiting the XDA forums since last year when I got my MyTouch 3G. I haven't posted anything, because usually by the time I have a question, I come to the forums and find an answers then in the moments of happiness, fail to say thank you to the community.
So it's time to start contributing.
I've been reading about the numerous processes on how to get into the Recovery mode for the Vibrant, and the possibility of the Hardware Locked phones.
After exhausting all options, I decided to call Tmo and see if they could help. Well long story short I went back to the store, and they gave me a new procedure (at least one that I have not seen on the forums so far) to test out. And it works!!
I've been doing it over and over for the last hour and each time I've been able to get into recovery mode.
Here it is...
Start with the phone ON and NOT plugged into the computer OR wall for charging.
1. Power down the phone as usual. Wait until the "Goodbye" disappears and then wait a few more seconds. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING DURING THIS TIME.
2. Press and hold Vol+,Vol-, & Power.
3. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear.
4. Wait for the Vibrant logo to disappear.
5. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear again.
6. Release ONLY Vol+, & Power, and continue to hold Vol -.
RECOVERY MODE!!!
Most of the process I have seen tell you to hold down and keep holding both Vol+ and Vol-, but I could never get it to work.
Please let me know if this works for you.
And I also want to say that I"m sorry if I have posted this in the wrong spot, or this procedure is some where that I haven't read yet. But I finally found something that worked and wanted to share.
Good Luck!
Reg.
Didn't work for me. Lemme try again.
EDIT: Works! Awesome. I never heard of this way to enter recovery, but it's good. +1.
But I don't have a hardware locked Vibrant so maybe it's different for me.
I get in every time with every VIbrant i have used.
Power off phone
Power on holding power, vol up and vol down
When the Samsung logo appears let go of power and continue to hold vol up and vol down.
Works everytime for me..... *Shrugs*
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I get in every time with every VIbrant i have used.
Power off phone
Power on holding power, vol up and vol down
When the Samsung logo appears let go of power and continue to hold vol up and vol down.
Works everytime for me..... *Shrugs*
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Granted. But this procedure does not work for all vibrants.
I think OP is saying this method would work with hardware locked phones, where the normal recovery mode method doesn't work.
I'm trying this on my hardware locked phone right now. Third time's a charm?
*Edit* Nothing, 10 times unlucky.
Tested on Hardware Locked Vibrant, doesn't work.
The Vibrant screen disappearing and coming back is nothing but the phone powering on and off, because you are holding down the power key.
I had already tried this in the T-Mo store (the CSR walked usthrough it on the phone - we tried it about 50 times, mind you), and I just tried it again about 30 seconds ago.
I wish these threads would stop.
If you get locked out of your phone, brick it, whatever, and it's hardware locked.
Just get a damn replacement.
You're not going to get into recovery or download mode on it.
Seriously.
You won't.
I've been waiting for a replacement for like 5 days now, and I've been basically living on this forum. I've tried everything there is to try. Making new threads is not going to do anything but frustrate more people, because none of these magic methods will allow them to get into recovery/download via the hardware keys on a boot-up.
Edit: Exception is if you root and can disable the lockout via adb, of course. Most consumers who find this site via Google will already have this issue, and will likely not be rooted with USB debugging enabled. The phone makes it way too easy to disabled USB debugging that even if it came enabled by default, most people who charge with a laptop will see the notification and click it ignorantly (ignorant of the benefits it can provide in the event of a catastrophe like mine).
N8ter said:
Edit: Exception is if you root and can disable the lockout via adb, of course.
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I actually saw someone in a reply mention something like this, but nothing ever came of it. They were looking for boot.bin and another file, which I can't remember at the moment.
Do you have any other info regarding a method to do this?
Reg
I think this is the latest fad for trolls. Post some crazy key combination that is supposed to work for hardware locked phones, claim it "WORKS 100%"! Bottom line, don't get your hopes up, it didn't work for me either.
nermie said:
I think this is the latest fad for trolls. Post some crazy key combination that is supposed to work for hardware locked phones, claim it "WORKS 100%"! Bottom line, don't get your hopes up, it didn't work for me either.
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I"m not trolling, just trying to help. If it only helps one person, I'll be satisfied.
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I"m not trolling, just trying to help. If it only helps one person, I'll be satisfied.
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it will only help you look like a troll, because the hardware locked phones domt evem attempt to read those key states on boot. The only way to fix it is with a firmware update.
there is no magic method to gettimg these phones in dlm/recovery.
so stop making threads about it.
to the person above: if u have usb debugging on u can use adb to disengage the lock, but in that case why even have a lock. the main issue is the android bug not allowimg legit owners to unlock their owm phones using their own google cred en tials.
if tjat didn't exist we wouldnt have to worry about these patt er n lockout threads.
a legit owner who gets the phone replaced would never sell the locked phone, unless they wanma pay t-mo or asurion an extra $300+ USD
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1. Power down the phone as usual. Wait until the "Goodbye" disappears and then wait a few more seconds. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING DURING THIS TIME.
2. Press and hold Vol+,Vol-, & Power.
3. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear.
4. Wait for the Vibrant logo to disappear.
5. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear again.
6. Release ONLY Vol+, & Power, and continue to hold Vol -.
RECOVERY MODE!!!
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Didn't work for me. I've tried everything.
I'm new you the Vibrant and not very techy at all, so what is the purpose of the recovery mode, other than the obvious term?
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I wish these threads would stop.
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Obviously you don't, or else you would not have clicked the clearly marked title hoping for something. I mean...really?
Making new threads is not going to do anything but frustrate more people, because none of these magic methods will allow them to get into recovery/download via the hardware keys on a boot-up.
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Well why did you click on the post, read it, then try the stated method? Did you have any hope? Or, were you looking forward to being frustrated? Really man? Really?
Bottom line: I don't think the OP promised any "magic" fix or claimed it would certainly help all Vibrant users. I took it as he/she was hopeful to be able to contribute something to the community believing it might help. I wish the posts where people are complaining about other people's posts (hardware locks, Froyo, etc.) would stop. Stop clicking.
Did work for me
Did work for me Oddity in the system I guess
Thanks for the find
Ok fellas. To make a pretty lng story short.. My beloved Nexus One is dead.. ::sadface::
yes im experienced with rooting and all that.. its jus i cant get to the recovery anymore.. it wont turn on (because the power button issue) and when i do the "battery pull out then back in" trick, it goes to the nexus X and stays there.. ive pulled the battery NUMEROUS times.. it still gets on the X and gets stuck..
im rooted with the new MIUI version..
Anyways, when i hold the track ball, when i do the battery trick, it goes to the bootloader screen.. Well, i cant select anything because, again, of the power button issue lol..
so again, when when i pull out the battery and put it back in, it turns on.. but gets stuck at the nexus X...
there is no way i can get to recovery and do what i need to do...
So my question is this...
i prolly need to buy another phone (like in a couple days) i cant wait months.. or weeks to buy the next best thing.. because the nexus is all i have..
--What phone on the market RIGHT now has the capability or more as the Nexus?? Nexus S? i like it, but its from samsung.. I have T-mobile btw.. Any ideas? thanks guys..
oh and is also rootable.. should i jus go ahead and buy another nexus off craigslist?.. your thoughts...
:EDIT: I know a lot of you are saying that i need to go into adb.. well, i dont think that'll work only becaus i have never used that before =/ i used the "Androot One Click Root" to unlock my phone =/
U can still get the phone in download mode. Just try the JIG. its somewhere there in the forums.
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I'd buy a Nexus S
While i'd miss the HTC build quality and LED notifications, the Nexus S screen takes a huge dump on the N1 screen, which has always felt more like a prototype OLED display...
monkeyhatchet said:
I'd buy a Nexus S
While i'd miss the HTC build quality and LED notifications, the Nexus S screen takes a huge dump on the N1 screen, which has always felt more like a prototype OLED display...
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im aware of that, but i heard the Nexus S cant connect to tmo's 4g..?? is that right?
matholomus said:
im aware of that, but i heard the Nexus S cant connect to tmo's 4g..?? is that right?
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It can still utilize the improved 3G and get practical speeds up to 7.2Mbps..... just like the Nexus One.
towards the end of the "X" screen adb commands work. try "adb reboot recovery" continuously.
If you can hold the trackball and do the battery trick, cant you hold vol down and do it booting straight to recovery?
Vol- does not boot straight to recovery, it takes you to HBOOT, so you still need to use the power button.
You can fix the power button by getting a replacement flex cable from eBay for not a lot of cash.
go out and buy a dell streak. it has a five inch screen and runs android. I've made the switch.
Samsung Nexus S is pure ****. Really. What are all those the features that make the phone cost like a Nexus One when it went in the stores one year ago? I'd go for a dual core phone at least. In case wait for some time and in the mean while take a 50$ phone.
I'm in a similar boat. I use 2 nexi and part them together, but the one with the good power button is starting to have volume button problems.only the mt4g and g2 use tmo 4g at the moment and I'm not interested in either.playstation phone looks interesting, but no 4g either.
matholomus said:
Ok fellas. To make a pretty lng story short.. My beloved Nexus One is dead.. ::sadface::
yes im experienced with rooting and all that.. its jus i cant get to the recovery anymore.. it wont turn on (because the power button issue) and when i do the "battery pull out then back in" trick, it goes to the nexus X and stays there.. ive pulled the battery NUMEROUS times.. it still gets on the X and gets stuck..
im rooted with the new MIUI version..
Anyways, when i hold the track ball, when i do the battery trick, it goes to the bootloader screen.. Well, i cant select anything because, again, of the power button issue lol..
so again, when when i pull out the battery and put it back in, it turns on.. but gets stuck at the nexus X...
there is no way i can get to recovery and do what i need to do...
So my question is this...
i prolly need to buy another phone (like in a couple days) i cant wait months.. or weeks to buy the next best thing.. because the nexus is all i have..
--What phone on the market RIGHT now has the capability or more as the Nexus?? Nexus S? i like it, but its from samsung.. I have T-mobile btw.. Any ideas? thanks guys..
oh and is also rootable.. should i jus go ahead and buy another nexus off craigslist?.. your thoughts...
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You using the new MIUI? Don't worry, I had the same problem, take out the battery and put it back, then press volume-down button and press power button. Just select the "Recovery".
From here, if you have done a previous backup of the working ROM, I suggest flash it back. I only manage to get my NexusOne to load the MIUI rom after I did this.
lenrek said:
Same problem. I solve this by:
1. download the kernel separately, and flash the kernel after flash this (MIUI) ROM.
2. reboot the phone.
3. take out the battery while it is showing 'X' and put it back.
4. From there, it starts successfully (after power on).
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Do run adb logcat to look out for any error when booting the new ROM.
lenrek said:
You using the new MIUI? Don't worry, I had the same problem, take out the battery and put it back, then press volume-down button and press power button. Just select the "Recovery".
From here, if you have done a previous backup of the working ROM, I suggest flash it back. I only manage to get my NexusOne to load the MIUI rom after I did this.
Do run adb logcat to look out for any error when booting the new ROM.
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What part of the power button does not work did you not understand. Unless he can get adb commands to work, he is assed out without a power button. You need a working power button to get into recovery from an off state.
Know-Fear said:
What part of the power button does not work did you not understand. Unless he can get adb commands to work, he is assed out without a power button. You need a working power button to get into recovery from an off state.
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As I said, I had the same problem...
My NexusOne buttons went nuts initially. Take out the battery, and put it back, it will take a bit of time before the phone would boot itself. Just make sure you press the volume-down button 1st, and press the power on button. If you don't, it would stuck at 'X' again.
From here, everything went fine...
Unless TS press the power button too hard until he damaged it, if that is the case, I guess he is too late to read my post.
lenrek said:
As I said, I had the same problem...
My NexusOne buttons went nuts initially. Take out the battery, and put it back, it will take a bit of time before the phone would boot itself. Just make sure you press the volume-down button 1st, and press the power on button. If you don't, it would stuck at 'X' again.
From here, everything went fine...
Unless TS press the power button too hard until he damaged it, if that is the case, I guess he is too late to read my post.
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Dude...the power button is DEAD! Anyhow, your phone isn't a lost case. Follow this guide. Or run PASSIMG.zip, they will restore a stock ROM which you can then use to reboot into recovery and flash again
elegos said:
Samsung Nexus S is pure ****. Really. What are all those the features that make the phone cost like a Nexus One when it went in the stores one year ago? I'd go for a dual core phone at least. In case wait for some time and in the mean while take a 50$ phone.
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i was really thinking the samething.. or i jus might save the trouble and grab a pretty good nexus one of craigs.. our phone STILL competes with phones today.. i love this phone too much to be honest..
lenrek said:
As I said, I had the same problem...
My NexusOne buttons went nuts initially. Take out the battery, and put it back, it will take a bit of time before the phone would boot itself. Just make sure you press the volume-down button 1st, and press the power on button. If you don't, it would stuck at 'X' again.
From here, everything went fine...
Unless TS press the power button too hard until he damaged it, if that is the case, I guess he is too late to read my post.
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Dude im pretty sure he's tried that. If the power button wasn't broken, he'd have not posted this thread in the first place!
Back on topic, if you're buying a phone now, it's hard to choose cuz dual cores are around already. Just go on craigslist and find something that you can live with. Definitely not a crack berry though lol
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wang1404 said:
Dude im pretty sure he's tried that. If the power button wasn't broken, he'd have not posted this thread in the first place!
Back on topic, if you're buying a phone now, it's hard to choose cuz dual cores are around already. Just go on craigslist and find something that you can live with. Definitely not a crack berry though lol
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Well, in this case, my suggestion for new phone would be, HTC Desire HD. If I am buying a new Android phone now.
The next choice would LG series, but I am not too sure about LG...
Hahaha, Ok guys... Yes, my power button is completely non active.. (it does not respond what so ever)..
When i hold down the vol+trackball when after i put the battery in, it takes me to Hboot... (Well, i cant select anything due to the power button)
I will look into that PASS....(.zip) thing i read earlier here in a minute..
What dual-core phone do yall prefer..?
The nexus s is not an option any longer lol
::EDIT:: i cant do that "help thread" that was posted earlier.. there isnt a way i can put ROMS on my Nexus.. if i could, i wouldnt be askin for some help lol.. my nexus wont connect to any command prompt.. smh.. so im basically screwed huh?..
---> Will there be any LEGIT phone out in a month or two? like worth getting?? i.e. dual core, tegra.. etc.. if so, ill jus buy a cheapo, and wait till that phones comes out.. because i need, a phone like my nexus or better before May!.. so im sure there would be the same if not better than our Nexus out by then....
OP I'll sell you my T-Mobile n1. I have to switch back to ATT unfortunately.
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First post in awhile, so be gentle. I have been reading XDA for years now, great source of info, wouldn't know what to do without it. Anyway,
How do I go about doing a factory reset on an HD2 if the volume control is broken? I Have two HD2's with cracked digitizers/other issues I want to sell but I must have the phones wiped first! One of them the touchscreen/volume rocker still worked, so it was easy to wipe, I.E. Boot phone into recovery, choose fact reset. The second one, the volume rocker is broken, so I can boot into recovery but cannot scroll down the menu to reset it! I tried HD2 Tools, phone won't connect.
Am I screwed other than just bricking the phone somehow? I would rather not do that as it will ruin what little value they already have.
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First post in awhile, so be gentle. I have been reading XDA for years now, great source of info, wouldn't know what to do without it. Anyway,
How do I go about doing a factory reset on an HD2 if the volume control is broken? I Have two HD2's with cracked digitizers/other issues I want to sell but I must have the phones wiped first! One of them the touchscreen/volume rocker still worked, so it was easy to wipe, I.E. Boot phone into recovery, choose fact reset. The second one, the volume rocker is broken, so I can boot into recovery but cannot scroll down the menu to reset it! I tried HD2 Tools, phone won't connect.
Am I screwed other than just bricking the phone somehow? I would rather not do that as it will ruin what little value they already have.
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you are pretty well effed lol . I would just rip it apart and see why the volume rocker doesnt work and see if you can fix it just to wipe it , plus fixing the volume rocker will also increase its value
elesbb said:
you are pretty well effed lol . I would just rip it apart and see why the volume rocker doesnt work and see if you can fix it just to wipe it , plus fixing the volume rocker will also increase its value
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Yeah that's kinda what I figured....man I am getting too old for this...LOL
Thanks!
Well, i thought my HD2 was bad, yours seems even worse. The volume down function in my HD2 is broken, so i cannot access the bootloader,but i could still navigate through Magldr. If you really want a wiped phone with a working volume rocker, you can try to manually replace the volume rocker's flex cable(http://www.amazon.com/Flex-Cable-HTC-HD2/dp/B005WVZ8QI). This will most likely fix your issue.
hope this helps.good luck!
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Well, i thought my HD2 was bad, yours seems even worse. The volume down function in my HD2 is broken, so i cannot access the bootloader,but i could still navigate through Magldr. If you really want a wiped phone with a working volume rocker, you can try to manually replace the volume rocker's flex cable(http://www.amazon.com/Flex-Cable-HTC-HD2/dp/B005WVZ8QI). This will most likely fix your issue.
hope this helps.good luck!
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I am going to pull it apart today as much as I can and have a look. This particular phone was stepped on, and I think its more than an even bet that the board itself is broken.
I have a new digitizer for one of them too, thinking I could change them out, but its just too big of a job for me, especially now that the volume rocker is dodgy, so I will just sell them on ebay or something and try to get my money back I paid for them. AFTER this one gets wiped somehow...LOL...the first one was easy...LOL
Thanks for the tip.
Well I opened it up, didn't see anything broken or out of place, so the board must be broken underneath. And I don't think I'll spend 40 more dollars on a phone that isn't worth 75 to begin with. So into the trash it goes, sadly.
Thanks guys for the replies.
Bumping this because I am facing exactly the same issue. The factory reset within the OS does nothing (just reboots the phone) probably because this isn't a "real" android device...
I downloaded an app from the market called "autowipe". It failed, probably for the same reason as above.
There's really NO way to do this? I'd really hate to give up the modest amount of resale value this still has...
Okay, I figured out how to accomplish this via ADB after a little effort.
Hopefully the adb wipe data command is as good as the "actual" factory reset.
It definitely looks like absolutely everything's gone. RESALE VALUE RESTORED! (awyeah)
So last night I hard bricked my nexus 4. its rooted, with cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM, and ive never had any issues with this phone. I have no idea what happened, but I sent a text message to someone, and it powered itself down. it was fully charged when this happened, so I know its not the battery. ive done some research, and its a true hard brick. no bootloader, no recovery, I just get a red/orange flashing light if I hold down the power button. google said im still under warranty, and they will still replace it even with it being rooted. My question is, is it possible to fix without having to get a replacement, or JTAG? If anyone has had any success, please help.
And like I said, I was only sending a text. I have no idea why it bricked, it restarts itself once in a while randomly, but this time it didn't turn back on.
Try plugging it into the wall for about 5 minutes then try turning it on again. If it doesn't work, RMA it. Why would you risk your warranty and JTAG it?
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Try plugging it into the wall for about 5 minutes then try turning it on again. If it doesn't work, RMA it. Why would you risk your warranty and JTAG it?
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No, I DONT want to JTAG it. im looking for alternatives. if its possible to fix a hard brick without JTAG or using my warranty. If at all possible, I want to fix it, because I have a lot of pictures and everything on there that I would like to get out of it. I don't want to lose them. JTAG is my last resort if I cant get it replaced, but they said they would. I want my stuff off it though.
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No, I DONT want to JTAG it. im looking for alternatives. if its possible to fix a hard brick without JTAG or using my warranty. If at all possible, I want to fix it, because I have a lot of pictures and everything on there that I would like to get out of it. I don't want to lose them. JTAG is my last resort if I cant get it replaced, but they said they would. I want my stuff off it though.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347060
This is your last hope. If it doesn't work, RMA it and request for your data to be saved. Not sure if they can do it, but just ask.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347060
This is your last hope. If it doesn't work, RMA it and request for your data to be saved. Not sure if they can do it, but just ask.
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thank you I really appreciate it. im gonna try it out and see if it works.
This might be a noob question, but ive never heard of download mode. is it the same as recovery mode on the nexus 4?
sinndissension said:
thank you I really appreciate it. im gonna try it out and see if it works.
This might be a noob question, but ive never heard of download mode. is it the same as recovery mode on the nexus 4?
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Nope. It's different.
sinndissension said:
thank you I really appreciate it. im gonna try it out and see if it works.
This might be a noob question, but ive never heard of download mode. is it the same as recovery mode on the nexus 4?
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You can compare it too fastboot mode.
gee2012 said:
You can compare it too fastboot mode.
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ok so if the nexus 4 wont go into download mode, or fastboot, or anything else, I have no choice but to RMA it right? cuz the ONLY response im getting from it is a red/orange flashing light when I hold down the power button. other than that, nothing happens.
sinndissension said:
ok so if the nexus 4 wont go into download mode, or fastboot, or anything else, I have no choice but to RMA it right? cuz the ONLY response im getting from it is a red/orange flashing light when I hold down the power button. other than that, nothing happens.
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Did you press volume down first and then the power button both for a few seconds to get into fastboot mode?
Nope. The ONLY time it has any sign of life is if the charger is connected to it and I hold down the power button. If it's NOT connected to the charger, pressing the power button does absolutely nothing. I can't go into recovery mode, download mode, or the bootloader. I've tried charging it overnight, (and part of the next day) left it off the charger for over a week, it shows up as "Qualcomm-something" when I plug it into a computer, but I can't do ANYTHING with it connected to a computer either, and after I got my replacement, I tried taking out the battery and putting it back in. There was still no change......I've literally done EVERYTHING short of JTAG. Trust me, I searched all over google, and XDA, and tried everything. As far as I know, hard bricking is rare, but it happens. And it just happened, to happen to me. So unless there's a solution someone knows of that I didn't just list, my last option is JTAG.
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yep. ive done EVERY combination of holding down the buttons, no response. when I plug it in to a laptop, the laptop beeps, like the USB connection sound, but the nexus doesn't show up on the computer. I know the computer recognized what kind of phone it was, cuz the first time I plugged it in, I got a pop up message saying "installing qualcom drivers", or along the lines of that. other than that, NOTHING has worked. If theres ANY fix for this, id like to give it a try, cuz ALL my stuff is on there.
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Try charging it for a while and try again in a few hours or better yet tomorrow. Sometimes that helps bro. If that doesn`t help you`ll have to take it in for repair an maybe they can salvage your data if they are wiiling to do that. Good luck.
I think it's just your battery(RLOD) instead of a brick.
See this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250454
I wouldn't be worried about your files stored on your phone because I think Google has more work to do than search in peoples pictures. What I would worry about is your warranty since you have a custom rom, unlocked bootloader and root...
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Well, found out it WAS a hard brick. Google replaced it with my warranty. For some reason they returned my money before I even got the chance to send the broken nexus 4 back. Didn't even mail it. So I'm assuming I don't have to send it back. So I'm gonna JTAG the hard bricked nexus, and hopefully it'll work again.
Thanks everyone for your help.
sinndissension said:
ok so if the nexus 4 wont go into download mode, or fastboot, or anything else, I have no choice but to RMA it right? cuz the ONLY response im getting from it is a red/orange flashing light when I hold down the power button. other than that, nothing happens.
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You may not be doing it right. When I get the flashing light on mine it means I forgot to let go of the power button fast enough. When it vibrates, let go of power button immediately but keep pressing the volume. Does your phone vibrate a few seconds prior to the flashing light?
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Nope. The ONLY time it has any sign of life is if the charger is connected to it and I hold down the power button. If it's NOT connected to the charger, pressing the power button does absolutely nothing. I can't go into recovery mode, download mode, on the bootloader. I've tried charging it overnight, (and part of the next day) left it off the charger for over a week, it shows up as "Qualcomm-something" when I plug it into a computer, but I can't do ANYTHING with it connected to a computer either, and after I got my replacement, I tried taking out the battery and putting it back in. There was still no change......I've literally done EVERYTHING short of JTAG. Trust me, I searched all over google, and XDA, and tried everything. As far as I know, hard bricking is rare, but it happens. And it just happened, to happen to me. So unless there's a solution someone know of that I didn't just list, my last option is JTAG.
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Nope. The ONLY time it has any sign of life is if the charger is connected to it and I hold down the power button. If it's NOT connected to the charger, pressing the power button does absolutely nothing. I can't go into recovery mode, download mode, on the bootloader. I've tried charging it overnight, (and part of the next day) left it off the charger for over a week, it shows up as "Qualcomm-something" when I plug it into a computer, but I can't do ANYTHING with it connected to a computer either, and after I got my replacement, I tried taking out the battery and putting it back in. There was still no change......I've literally done EVERYTHING short of JTAG. Trust me, I searched all over google, and XDA, and tried everything. As far as I know, hard bricking is rare, but it happens. And it just happened, to happen to me. So unless there's a solution someone know of that I didn't just list, my last option is JTAG.
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so i have the same problem. was about to tweet with full battery so my question is what did you end up doing? Did you fix it or abandon it?
Weird. I've had the "red light of death" 2 hours ago because i didn't put the phone on the charger and it had like 4%. Pressing Volume down + power got it to enter fastboot and i was able to start the phone normally so it's charging booted
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Weird. I've had the "red light of death" 2 hours ago because i didn't put the phone on the charger and it had like 4%. Pressing Volume down + power got it to enter fastboot and i was able to start the phone normally so it's charging booted
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ok...that has nothing to do with a hard brick. That just means your phone was dying.
dominiqueovalle said:
so i have the same problem. was about to tweet with full battery so my question is what did you end up doing? Did you fix it or abandon it?
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Ok, I got mine replaced because it was still under warranty, and normally, the manufacturer cant tell its rooted or unlocked if its a true hard brick, (rooting and unlocking voids your warranty.) So i got mine replaced.
If your NOT under warranty still, your ONLY option if you want to fix it is JTAG. Google it, it costs about 50 bucks on average, but its cheaper than a Nexus 4. Research JTAG before you try it though. Or you have to buy a new one. I still have my only one, and i basically use it for parts for my newer N4.
Is it a true HARD brick, or just a soft brick?
sinndissension said:
Ok, I got mine replaced because it was still under warranty, and normally, the manufacturer cant tell its rooted or unlocked if its a true hard brick, (rooting and unlocking voids your warranty.) So i got mine replaced.
If your NOT under warranty still, your ONLY option if you want to fix it is JTAG. Google it, it costs about 50 bucks on average, but its cheaper than a Nexus 4. Research JTAG before you try it though. Or you have to buy a new one. I still have my only one, and i basically use it for parts for my newer N4.
Is it a true HARD brick, or just a soft brick?
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its a hard brick. ive tried it all bought a new battery installed it etc. ive looked up jtag and i have the money but idk if i should do it. do you recomend it? i have no experience doing anything like it and im planning on getting the iphone 6 in the fall but i cant stand not having a phone till then especially since high school starts soon.
But the reason im sure its a hard brick is cuz when it shut down the battery was like 50 and charging and it froze for 25 seconds or so then shut down and refuses to boot or show any signs of life now except a blinking or solid red light but its not the red light of death because i replaced the battery therefore i came to the conclusion that it is hard bricked.
i know ive said alot of unecessary information but my question is do you think i should buy the jtag thing? do you reckon its easy to do? or maybe i could pay an experienced professional to do it?
thanks for the reply btw