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Help needed ASAP for broken epic

I need to take my phone back to sprint, seems there is a hardware problem with the phones charging circuit. it will not mount to the computer, it will sort of charge, but if you unplug the cord, it just thinks its still charging. if you turn it off, it either just stays off until you pull the battery or sometimes it just reboots itself. it will not charge when off etc.
I tried 3 different roms so I know its not the rom.
So odin is out. I have bonsai rom and clockwork mod on the phone. I don't think thats a good idea to take it to sprint like this. is there anyway to get it back to stock?

anyone help please?

Just to make sure, have you tried putting it in download mode? It doesn't necessarily need to mount to computer for odin to recognize it.
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I suppose you could flash something to get you looped at samsung mobile screen.
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Sean Hicks said:
I suppose you could flash something to get you looped at samsung mobile screen.
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Agreed, that's what I was getting at.If odin will at least recognize it and start to flash, even if it fails it'll stick at boot screen.
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i have got the screen to say download mode, but odin doesn't recognize nothing.
ugg, I got this clockwork v 3.0.0.5 and I tried to run an old update.zip figuring maybe i'd brick the phone or get it back to stock and it won't work with that version of clockwork. I don't know what the heck to do, i can't walik in with it like this.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
Just follow the instructions. Good luck. Let me know if you have any problems. I had a bricked epic once and that solved my problem.
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yea, odin is a no go, thats the problem i tried odin on two different computers, you want to know how screwed up this thing in? sometimes it boots up and thinks its in car dock mode.

Try a different USB cable? If odin is just impossible, remove sd card, take a short piece of wire with bare ends, have phone powered on, and short whatever you find on the back, fry the board. Sad, but gotta take it out back and put a bullet in its head.
Really though, IF the Sprint employee even notices, chances are they won't say anything anyway. Never did for me.
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xxmastermindxx said:
Try a different USB cable? If odin is just impossible, remove sd card, take a short piece of wire with bare ends, have phone powered on, and short whatever you find on the back, fry the board. Sad, but gotta take it out back and put a bullet in its head.
Really though, IF the Sprint employee even notices, chances are they won't say anything anyway. Never did for me.
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how much does it cost for them to fix it? tried 2 different cables and i know they were working, i know its not the cable because, when i plug in the charger, it doesn't ring up usb debugging when that is selected and you only supposed to be able to deselect or select usb debugging when the cable is out, but I can toggle it on and off with the cable in or out.

Go to another phnes thread
Maybe the EVO
Download a rom from there and then flash it through cwm
BOOM! Insta-brick 8)
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since i'm rooted and they would be foolish not to notice i'm rooted and it seems there is no way for me to unroot or go to a stock rom, would it be better to just brick the thing? i hate to do that do to the fact that then i'm stuck without a phone. Plus what if I brick it and they find out it was rooted? can they do that?

If its truly bricked, no they can't. Them knowing its rooted isn't that big of a deal, they'd either attempt to revert it to an official build anyway, or they'll tell you they can't take it that way, as in bring it back stock.
I've taken in 2 Epics for hardware issues, one was screen, the other keyboard. Both were rooted, one was on stock build and the other on custom rom. They restored stock software to the custom rommed phone before they decided the screen was actually broken lol
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If its truly bricked, no they can't. Them knowing its rooted isn't that big of a deal, they'd either attempt to revert it to an official build anyway, or they'll tell you they can't take it that way, as in bring it back stock.
I've taken in 2 Epics for hardware issues, one was screen, the other keyboard. Both were rooted, one was on stock build and the other on custom rom. They restored stock software to the custom rommed phone before they decided the screen was actually broken lol
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won't they void the warranty on the spot?

robl45 said:
won't they void the warranty on the spot?
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While that would be the "smart" thing for a company to do, Sprint's official policy on rooting is that they will revert it to stock if they see that it's rooted during any repairs.

you are sure on this?

robl45 said:
you are sure on this?
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They did that for me too, twice.
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063_XOBX said:
While that would be the "smart" thing for a company to do, Sprint's official policy on rooting is that they will revert it to stock if they see that it's rooted during any repairs.
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apparently the policy has changed, as after waiting an hour and a half, they came back and said its rejected because it was flashed and i lack common sense apparently when I mentioned that it doesn't say anything about that anywhere.

If u can put the phone in download mode the problems r the drivers on your pc should check that or try different pc.
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Try taking it to an indirect dealer service center. Those people really don't care about things like that. I'm one of those people. I realy couldn't care. I just fix it and send it out.

HELP Epic 4g Not turning on or powering!!! =(

i tried installing the new Eb13 (froyo) alongside Clockword mod 3. power went out now my phone wont turn on go to recovery nor download!!! is my phone bricked beyond repair????

You can look at other forums about the same problem and a few tricks you can try. It can be something as simple as replacing the battery.
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notsosmrtgeek said:
You can look at other forums about the same problem and a few tricks you can try. It can be something as simple as replacing the battery.
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no i have a spear battery and no dice!!! ill keep searching and thanks for the info!!! =)

Caballero777 said:
i tried installing the new Eb13 (froyo) alongside Clockword mod 3. power went out now my phone wont turn on go to recovery nor download!!! is my phone bricked beyond repair????
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did the power go out while you were installing it? or did you try to flash a rom that was rfs not ext4? also my phone has a had time goint into download or recovery cuz ive done it so much the buttons are worn out i think. i have to hit it multiple times before it works. keep trying... but we may need more info as to what all happened to assist you further

fury15 said:
did the power go out while you were installing it? or did you try to flash a rom that was rfs not ext4? also my phone has a had time goint into download or recovery cuz ive done it so much the buttons are worn out i think. i have to hit it multiple times before it works. keep trying... but we may need more info as to what all happened to assist you further
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yeah their is a picture of a cellphone and a computer with an exclamation point in the middle!!! i post it to download and the computer doesnt read it!!! =(

Yeah that happened to me before
Your phone got disconnected when using odin
Well it kinda of a hassle to get the computr to read it, and get it into download mode, but I can assure you your phone isn't bricked! just keep trying
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I had this problem before also, I fixed it by rebooting my PC, and then booting into download mode, and Odin back to stock. It did take a few tries though.

Caballero777 said:
i tried installing the new Eb13 (froyo) alongside Clockword mod 3. power went out now my phone wont turn on go to recovery nor download!!! is my phone bricked beyond repair????
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I've had this before. You need to purge the power in your phone. Take battery out and hold down the power button a few times.
This will purge power and memory.
Then boot into download. # 1 and power and then odin.
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castro08 said:
Yeah that happened to me before
Your phone got disconnected when using odin
Well it kinda of a hassle to get the computr to read it, and get it into download mode, but I can assure you your phone isn't bricked! just keep trying
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Odin is not working for me what so ever!! this is so frustrating!!! lol everytime i connect the usb without the download i get the update zip!!!

Caballero777 said:
Odin is not working for me what so ever!! this is so frustrating!!! lol everytime i connect the usb without the download i get the update zip!!!
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Caballero. Pm me your number. I can call you.
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zenvita said:
Caballero. Pm me your number. I can call you.
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thats the thing!!! this is my only phone! no relatives or anything!!! =( facebook is facebook.com/Caballero777

Try using different usb ports. After rebooting the computer. The pc will try to find ur phone again but if u get it to the download screen. Its just the matter of getting odin to work for you
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I had my phone do the exact same thing (die during flash). What you can try doing is leaving your battery out overnight, and in the morning, plug the phone in to your computer/wall, then plug your battery in.
Really what you need is to get your battery charged. If worse comes to worse, you could go to a Sprint Store, and tell them your phone died and you don't have insurance, and ask them to charge your battery, OR if you know someone else with your phone you could swap.

zenvita said:
I've had this before. You need to purge the power in your phone. Take battery out and hold down the power button a few times.
This will purge power and memory.
Then boot into download. # 1 and power and then odin.
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This is how I have delt with the same problem.. that and rebooting computer with phone still plugged in, with battery removed

I've Odin'd before and had the process freeze in the process and was forced to pull my battery in the middle. I got that same symbol described with the pc and the cell phone when trying to use the phone again after putting the battery back in. All I had to do was pull the battery again to get it back into download made.

Animas1020 said:
I've Odin'd before and had the process freeze in the process and was forced to pull my battery in the middle. I got that same symbol described with the pc and the cell phone when trying to use the phone again after putting the battery back in. All I had to do was pull the battery again to get it back into download made.
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Yeah it happened to me like that before and i solved it that way, but this time my computer is not reading my phone!!! So odin doesnt work and when it does read it odin stops all process and shuts off!!! ='(

Caballero777 said:
Yeah it happened to me like that before and i solved it that way, but this time my computer is not reading my phone!!! So odin doesnt work and when it does read it odin stops all process and shuts off!!! ='(
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How much is a bricked epic worth to you? Pm me with a price!
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How much is a bricked epic worth to you? Pm me with a price!
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haha thats certainly an option!!!

Near brick stories?

Is it really possible now to brick I mean I flashed a new rom and kernal over voodoo on accident and bootlooped and then tried going to stock through Odin. became impatient and disconnected it mod restore And still managed to get it back. Anybody got any strange funny near brick stories?
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Only thing I've heard recently is where somebody flashed a Vibrant rom on a Fascinate, and somehow trashed the download mode functionality so that it wasn't accessible even with a USB jig. Other than that, I've heard that you can now recover the modem after flashing with the phone button in Odin, so as long as you stick with roms intended for the Verizon Fascinate, I'd say it's pretty much impossible to brick.
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I figured its nice to have dedicated people who make life easier for all of us
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yea the only ways to truly brick now is to use the wrong button in odin. even then i bet adryn can do some magic and bring it back to life. The fascinate really is one the least brickable android phones out right now.

Which is why I love it so
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Tried many times to brick with no luck. Odin can be your best friend.

Always helps
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Dead Dead Dead
My phone stopped displaying anything after the little samsung animation. So I used Odin to update the phone with T959UVKA6_REV05_home_low_CL860813.tar.md5 as mentioned here. It downloaded fine according to Odin and then when it was supposed to reboot, it just stayed dead. Now cannot even turn it on.
Arrrgggh.

you in the right phone forum? Never heard of that ROM for the Fascinate

Thats a vibrant rom
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Is that the issue
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I would imagine trying to flash a vibrant rom on a fascinate probably would cause issues

Perhaps. I flashed mine with an update for the i9000 and phone button in Odin. My phone still works only odd thing is my phone hangs up on dl09/di01 to ea28 ota at "updating modem". Can't get ed01 modem or official froyo.
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My phone stopped displaying anything after the little samsung animation. So I used Odin to update the phone with T959UVKA6_REV05_home_low_CL860813.tar.md5 as mentioned here. It downloaded fine according to Odin and then when it was supposed to reboot, it just stayed dead. Now cannot even turn it on.
Arrrgggh.
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Are you the guy ivorycruncher was talking about?
Another Fascinating post by my XDA app...

Flashed a Captivate ROM on a Vibrant, almost bricked. Odin saved me.
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ive bricked 2 fascinates
i have bricked 2 fascinates but after a lot of work i figured it was the usb ports on my laptop that where losing connection while Odin was running
odin would see the phone then i would flash the rom using pda and odin would fail then the phone would be stuck in down load mode before i knew it was the usb ports on my laptop i tried again and again to fix it and at some point i bricked the phone comply this happen with 2 different phones before i tried to use odin on my roommates pc and it ran fine mind you this was with my 4th fascinate in 6 months the 1st one the touch screen went out on but the 2nd to i bricked
so just to let everyone know if odin fails feel free to use a different pc altogether to fix it because it could be the usb ports
hope this helps others

Wow that sounds like a roller coaster ride
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Jmatch said:
Wow that sounds like a roller coaster ride
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it was especially when i went a whole weekend with out a phone because i was stuck in dl mode and all my friends couldn't help but say i told you you shouldn't hack your phone because this kind of stuff happens. always pisses me off when someone who has no idea what rooting a phone is like or why i do it talks as if they know better then to try it. enjoy you locked down "smart phone" i will enjoy my freedom. of course the friends that let me root their phones for them knew it was nothing i did wrong.

In my experience with flashing motherboards, xbox360s, etc. I would guess that it is impossible to brick your phone in CWM, but definitely possible using ODIN.
When you put the phone into download mode(plug into PC with no battery, hold volume down) and have the yellow "construction" android (no idea what it is supposed to be, but that's what it looks like to me) the phone will accept any package you push to it, and writes to protected areas of the phone, like the most base levels possible. I imagine if you wrote the wrong files to the phone using ODIN, or unplugged the phone during the process that it would likely brick.

Hey I accidently flashed the Mesmerize odin n didnt brick lol... It actually worked...so I guess that can be a story...unless everyone has already tried that lol
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Experts Needed:Nexus S 9020a is bricked for real

I bought a bricked Nexus S form the marketplace. I tried to get it in to download mode and it is not working at all. The phone is charging so i know it has life in it. It is not recognized by fastboot or odin. I have a jig and I tried it and failure striked again. I really need experts because the phone is to nice for it not to work and i know it is no such thing as a fully software bricked samsung android phone.

That is amazing. I thought for sure that you could get it working with no problems.
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TheBassman369 said:
That is amazing. I thought for sure that you could get it working with no problems.
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I thought i could. I'm still working on it.

gasolara2002 said:
I bought a bricked Nexus S form the marketplace. I tried to get it in to download mode and it is not working at all. The phone is charging so i know it has life in it. It is not recognized by fastboot or odin. I have a jig and I tried it and failure striked again. I really need experts because the phone is to nice for it not to work and i know it is no such thing as a fully software bricked samsung android phone.
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power it off. power it on holding the volume up button and power button at the same time. if it goes into the bootloader mode, then its not bricked.

Take out the battery and hold the power button for 20 secs
Uncle Jimmy says hello

If you can go to bootloader mode, you can flash clockwork recovery and install a rom.
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No luck with the bootloader. Ugh this is a challenge!
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I think i need a JTAG service to revive this thing. I will pay the 50 bucks. By the time i buy all the equipment it wouldn't be worth it.

I need a pit file to reformat the phone. Please help.
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I need a pit file to reformat the phone. Please help.
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Have you checked samfirmware.com?
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Pit is in the. Tar

I will try it when i get the phone back in a couple of days. I only see the i9020T on there.
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Have you checked samfirmware.com?
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Hmm

Looks like I bricked my epic... ain't that a *****.
Hard bricked too, done all the normal ****, let it sit, push buttons... non-responsive.
And before anyone says it. THERE IS NO MAGIC BUTTON..

You take out sd card?
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Did you Odin with another cable?
Lol.

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You take out sd card?
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yea it sat overnight, no battery no sdcard... this morning, still no response..

Did u swear at it?
Helps with mine sometimes...
Grapes

lemme guess odin? I was pretty bricked once. I took the sd card out. Plugged it to my computer (not wall) and held one for like 30-40 seconds and then pressed power and it magically booted into download mode. Just try that or the other way around. Worked for me. Good luck!

What were you doing with it when it got bricked?

Did u plug into computer while battery is out? Then try going into download mode?
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Shoulon said:
Did u plug into computer while battery is out? Then try going into download mode?
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yes.. and ill try it powda..
i was odin working on eg22plus, went to odin back to eg22 stock and it just immediately failed after md5 check, and wouldnt come back on... didnt even show to try to write anything.

Do you have a car dock or media dock. I was in a similar predicament once and all of the above failed to bring it back. Then I was on the way to the Sprint store to swap out when I put my Epic in the car dock (force of habit) and it magically booted to the screen with the pictures of the pc and phone. I was able to pull the battery and boot to download mode from there.
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That sucks dude.
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That sucks man, I hope this doesn't spur some sort of idea that "if I have to buy a new phone anyway I may as well get an evo 3d..." or anything like that ;-)
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Kif420 said:
Did u swear at it?
Helps with mine sometimes...
Grapes
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Lol that's how I fixed my ps3's on button
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Did you push the power button repeatedly when battery was out to drain any leftover juice in the phone or is that just a myth?
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dude as soon as we get GB source that **** will be fixed

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dude as soon as we get GB source that **** will be fixed
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Was that to me? I was just suggesting last ditch effort stuff for Chris to try since his phone was bricked. I would even try the pinhole by the camera under the battery cover. Nothing can hurt to try once you have tried all of the other tricks to get your phone back up.
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One time my cousin's HTC aria wasn't working, he slammed it onto the table and it powered on. All it takes is a little...education. Show who the boss is!

Overstew said:
One time my cousin's HTC aria wasn't working, he slammed it onto the table and it powered on. All it takes is a little...education. Show who the boss is!
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Lol...that was going to be my last resort suggestion. Try giving it a good smash against something when all else has failed..you may get lucky
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Did you push the power button repeatedly when battery was out to drain any leftover juice in the phone or is that just a myth?
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that worked for me. it got unplugged while i was using odin, and it wouldn't power on. so i popped the battery and purged the power then booted in download mode and tried the odin again

dmauin717 said:
that worked for me. it got unplugged while i was using odin, and it wouldn't power on. so i popped the battery and purged the power then booted in download mode and tried the odin again
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Ok, thanks for confirming that. Its good to add to the list of things to try before all hope is lost. Thanks.
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