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HD2 charges but won't turn on

Hi guys. Friend of mine asked me to have a look at her HD2. Problem as stated in thread name. I haven't got the phone yet, but would like to see if anyone has any suggestions. It's standard HTC without any mods at all.
Thanks
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Do you not get the standard short vibration or any response when trying to turn on? What happens when you connect to a PC? Do you get the Qualcomm in device manager?
Lastly, you are positive she didn't flash anything?

Will report on your questions as soon as I get the phone. Quite positive that she didn't flash anything. Thanks for the reply,at least I have a starting point when I get the device.
connexion2005 said:
Do you not get the standard short vibration or any response when trying to turn on? What happens when you connect to a PC? Do you get the Qualcomm in device manager?
Lastly, you are positive she didn't flash anything?
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Also check the battery pins too. One of the two positive pins or the middle pin may be bent. The middle pin has to be making proper contact with the battery as well as the positive pins. But if the middle pin is not making contact the HD2 will not turn on. Check to see if it will turn on while it is plugged into the charger too.

Right, just spoke to the girl, she said that it does turn on, vibrates, shows pink (i guess red) circle and some small writing and then shuts down. Does it give you any clues? Will get hold of a phone tomorrow. Is there a RUU I could run first of all?
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tinky1 said:
Right, just spoke to the girl, she said that it does turn on, vibrates, shows pink (i guess red) circle and some small writing and then shuts down. Does it give you any clues? Will get hold of a phone tomorrow. Is there a RUU I could run first of all?
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Well if you can not get the HD2 to stay on I would not try flashing any ROM to it. one because that has got to be a hardware problem, two if it shots off in the middle of being flashed it can brick the HD2 then it will have to be JTAGed. If you can get the HD2 to bpot into bootloader and stay on then you can try to reflash the original stock ROM. But I would just try a hard reset first as that will give you the same effect as flashing the stock ROM again, aand get rid of any posinle mobile virus it might have. And before anybody says anything yes there is mobile viruses they are just not that common yet.
To do the reset hold both volume up and down buttons down and power the HD2 on then follow the on screen instructions. Be warned though this will erase all data on the device.

Cool, thanks a lot for your help. I'm pretty sure its software problem, or a virus as she did install something before phone went mad and finally refused to turn on.
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Well if you can not get the HD2 to stay on I would not try flashing any ROM to it. one because that has got to be a hardware problem, two if it shots off in the middle of being flashed it can brick the HD2 then it will have to be JTAGed. If you can get the HD2 to bpot into bootloader and stay on then you can try to reflash the original stock ROM. But I would just try a hard reset first as that will give you the same effect as flashing the stock ROM again, aand get rid of any posinle mobile virus it might have. And before anybody says anything yes there is mobile viruses they are just not that common yet.
To do the reset hold both volume up and down buttons down and power the HD2 on then follow the on screen instructions. Be warned though this will erase all data on the device.
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T-Macgnolia said:
Well if you can not get the HD2 to stay on I would not try flashing any ROM to it. one because that has got to be a hardware problem, two if it shots off in the middle of being flashed it can brick the HD2 then it will have to be JTAGed. If you can get the HD2 to bpot into bootloader and stay on then you can try to reflash the original stock ROM. But I would just try a hard reset first as that will give you the same effect as flashing the stock ROM again, aand get rid of any posinle mobile virus it might have. And before anybody says anything yes there is mobile viruses they are just not that common yet.
To do the reset hold both volume up and down buttons down and power the HD2 on then follow the on screen instructions. Be warned though this will erase all data on the device.
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Reset done the trick mate You are a star!
Now it's android time

Edit. Found solution.
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[Q] HD2 Tuto flashing = Black screen but .. ?

Hello,
This night, i have flashed my HD2 with Android using this tutorial :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
Everything was Ok. I followed the tutorial, finally i flashed the device.
My phone started with new Android system, i setup my Wifi connections, operator config....
Suddenly when i pushed the power button, my screen becames black.
Now when i remove the battery and power on the HD2. I can hear the sound of "HTC Quielty brillant" 's screen, a sound when Android looks to start. Finally my ativity LED turn Green (Stay green). The screen stay black. But the button and the backlight works fine. If i try to power on with Volume down, my screen still stay black to but i can't hear sounds of HTC (It looks like boot is working but no diplay :l )
So there is my question :
Do you think my HD2 is bricked ? I don't think cause i can hear sounds but in your opinion ?
Maybe it's my screen which is broken ? But exactly when i used my Android ROM for the 1st time ! Strange ?! :l
Maybe it's a way to fix it ? I missed something ?!
Please help me My Chrismas presents was HD2, clothes, clothes, clothes .... If I bricked my new smartphone ... I d'ont' care about clothes :S

It might be a hardware problem, it is a known problem that HD2s have their screen cables under the power button. So it might be that.
But 1 question: when you say the backlight is working, do you mean that the screen is light up, but with black color, nothing showing? - in this case, your hardware is OK. If so, then you should try getting into bootloader and install another different ROM.
Or you mean only that the buttons are lit up? In that case I'd say that the hardware is the problem.
In that case you'll have to return it for warranty... But you'll have to get the stick ROM on it back again... Thats gonna be another problem.
Lots of problems, sorry to hear that...

Thank you for your help
This is the video of what happens when i turn it ON. lol
youtube.com/watch?v=TegCQxCeIJY
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But 1 question: when you say the backlight is working, do you mean that the screen is light up, but with black color, nothing showing? - in this case, your hardware is OK. If so, then you should try getting into bootloader and install another different ROM.
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It looks to be this case.
But when i boot my phone with Vol.Down pressed.
It don't start same way. But there is nothing displayed ...
Is it possible that the way i flashed the phone is making that the screen don't work ? (With the version on Radio or something about flashing ?!)
The person which gave me the phone, stop warranty to put it on his newone
So i'll must to find a solution in every cases or accept defeat

Ok, from what I see, it must be software problem, because there is backlight after turn on, so the screen works.
now, have you flashed clk or magldr?
If clk, then try after turning on the phone holding the home button. That should start the clockwork mod recovery. Maybe it will start.
However, you should try connecting the phone to your computer and seeing if the PC loads the phone?
If so, you should download hd2 toolkit (search for it) and run task29 on it (that will erase the nand memory completely).
Then flash the bootloader again, then continue with ROM installation as before.
Hopefully after task29 it should start working.
But 1 warning! After task29, you must install bootloader immediately, BEFORE disconnecting the phone or restarting it. If you don't, you'll brick your phone. Bootloader must be installed before restarting/ rebooting the phone.
I'm no expert in all this, I recommend to do a lot of reading before attempting all this.
Good luck mate!

Thats not right, you can flash everytime after you used task 29, you just need HSPL.
Also the phone restarts by itself after using task 29...
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Reaper1337 said:
Thats not right, you can flash everytime after you used task 29, you just need HSPL.
Also the phone restarts by itself after using task 29...
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I hoped someone would correct me i dont use task 29 from hd2 toolkit often, i'm on clk, so everything done through cwm.

Finally I tried what you recommend. To make a Task29. And it looks to work but my screen still stay black... I think there is a problem with the data connection between the phone and the screen... the connector must be badly connected or a little bit destroyed something like this... :l
What do you think about this ?
Thanks for your help. Sorry for the time between my answers.

I have written a clk guide that will make this process much easier for you. I'm on my phone and the YouTube video isn't working. I will update this post more once I watch video.
But as of right now it sounds like you need a new rom
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I've read more, and somethings wrong with your screen. Your screen can be broken and the back light still work. In fact, it sounds like everything works fine except the screen. I think you need to flash back to windows mobile and send it in for a warranty repair.
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Panpz said:
The person which gave me the phone, stop warranty to put it on his newone
So i'll must to find a solution in every cases or accept defeat
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^^ I'm going to find a tutorial to open the phone then check the state of connectors

Bricked Hd2?,I am a noob

So, my aunt gave me a hd2 she found yesterday and i currently have no idea on how to fix it and to make it usable. Currently the phone is able to charge with an orange light poping up. However, when i try turning it on, It vibarates once and only a black screen lights up. I tried googling the problem and so far, trying to hard reset or run bootloader only results in a black screen. Is the phone fubar or is there any hope of fixing it? thank you in advance.

plug it into a usb on PC with WMDC installed & run a rom updater & see if detects device.
Some links for HTC roms can be found in wiki & also the hard rest & bootloader key sequence ...
Make sure you know what what model you got before commencing with actual flashing though.
Too many Hd2 T-Mobile USA (TMOUS) die in the hands of the noob so read first ...

sng97 said:
So, my aunt gave me a hd2 she found yesterday and i currently have no idea on how to fix it and to make it usable. Currently the phone is able to charge with an orange light poping up. However, when i try turning it on, It vibarates once and only a black screen lights up. I tried googling the problem and so far, trying to hard reset or run bootloader only results in a black screen. Is the phone fubar or is there any hope of fixing it? thank you in advance.
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IMO it's more likely to be a faulty LCD or something related to(a faulty LCD motherboard connector)...

Could be, does it detect in WMDC, have you tried MyMobiler (link in my sig).
If turn it on do any buttons seem to function, doyou get any audio feedback when volume pressed up & down ?

could it be karma ?
where did your gran find phone ?
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[Q] [HELP] Stuck in bootlogo

Hey guys,
First of all, I searched for my problem but couldn't find a solution anywhere. This is the most unusual kind of "bootlogo stuck". My phone shows the bootlogo for several seconds, then turns off. I go to the recovery mode (CWM), it appears ("reboot system now", "...", all that), but then again the bootlogo appears and after several seconds the phone turns off. I go to the download mode, it appears, but then again, I see the bootlogo and my phone turns off. So obviously flashing the stock rom turned out to be a failure in this case. I first thought that maybe I needed to recharge my phone. But when I plugged the charger, there was no display of the battery icon. I left it like that, hoping it was charging, but the same problem occurred after a while when I checked. Oh, and one more thing, whenever, I took out the battery and put it back again, the bootlogo showed up (even when I hadn't touched the power or any button!).
It's been several months since I detached myself from Android development. The last ROM that I flashed was Hyperion 8 four months ago, I don't exactly remember the kernel that came with it.

If power button seems to b the issue, you can fix it by *slightly* striking its side against a hard surface(may b table or wall). You might not believe but this method is 99% working.
But do this only when u r left with no choice. Don't get me wrong
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
If power button seems to b the issue, you can fix it by *slightly* striking its side against a hard surface(may b table or wall). You might not believe but this method is 99% working.
But do this only when u r left with no choice. Don't get me wrong
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Although your solution sounded kinda stupid considering the type of problem i had in mind, i did try it and it worked!! Thanks a lot Rohit !

anasdcool71 said:
Although your solution sounded kinda stupid considering the type of problem i had in mind, i did try it and it worked!! Thanks a lot Rohit !
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lol.. such a simple solution.. haha.. glad it work.. sometimes old gadget user have solution that we cant think ourself..
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Good one....cheers to Samsung hardware xD
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assphere said:
lol.. such a simple solution.. haha.. glad it work.. sometimes old gadget user have solution that we cant think ourself..
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i also had this issue... you can't catch up with recovery console or download mode because the phone automatically turns off..
Reason: The power switch is shorted... But sometimes the rubber between the power button and the switch in the circuit is jammed... i fixed it myself... replaced the microswitch myself.....

Same problem
HELP!! Same problem. Stroked against hard surface and flashed the ROM.
nothing worked. Help please.

Cool !!

It really did work! what a hardware i've got here.

[Q] touch wont work after screen of and on

hi after long time i installed android on my fathers hd2 coz he bought one s but problem is before and now everything is fine and awesome ^_^ but after each on-of the touch wont work only buttons work that fixed after a restart!

touch also works after plugging usb

Could be the infamous power button issue? Try to wake up the device using a button other than the end button.

Digitizer starting to fail, bad luck or much use.
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whitout buttom works whit no prob what to do now:?

ehm my father droped it many times and used it more than anything whit every piece of its aluminium there anything i can do for it? not a repair or... using some toolor..

now i realized how awesome this phone is in andorid

tip screen is showing lockscreen but touch not working expext buttons

it worked whit phoen call button when pluged usb! i overcloacked it!

lol it work whit phoen call anyway if dont fix i can do that..for evr

btw how much should i overcloack my phone? do it get poweroff when gets hot? at 1.1 .115 nt phones normal but still a little bit cold

I don't overclock my phone, I don't see a need for that.
About NativeSD, people say it's faster than NAND, but I haven't seen any difference.
You can follow this guide by mengfei: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896213
It's for triple booting, you can follow the part for dual booting. And yes, you can dual boot. I am just not sure whether you need to do any formatting, just make sure everything is backed up.

Marvlesz said:
Could be the infamous power button issue? Try to wake up the device using a button other than the end button.
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im sure it is thanks buttom not work probly and soemtiems i get touch problem that fixes by turn of and on screen! (anywher i touch it only gets middle of screen! never happens in apps and games only in ui

thanks! i overclocked to 1.2 whit! PA it can't run JB so so smooth at stokc but in ics it almsot do and i need ovreclaock for dead triggre im playing till my phone comes (now tomorrow! yaaaayyy!)