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Hi again guys. I dont know if i ralle can use the term bricked or not, but i guess so. After a funny day with a couple reboot and new "radio" image my Legend want start anymore. The screen is just black, even if i hold down vol down/up and power. So the big question.... Is this phone bricked? If so, can i fix it?
EDIT: The LED does not even respond when charger is plugged in.
Sorry for the lack of English.
if it is bricked - try this.
I dont even get to fastboot The phone is completely dead/black
Are you S-OFF? I've never known a S-ON Legend be completely bricked like that!
No i'm still S-ON because of the d*** HBOOT 1.01
Only thing i've done so far is root+CM7. And yesterday when i played around with ROM Manager i had to remove the battery upon a crash.
Apparently same problem as here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096083
This is really weird...
I dont even get to fastboot The phone is completely dead/black
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I think you are in trouble...
RomManager is maybe the source of your problems, what did you do with ?
Did you have errors during the radio installation process ? and which radio were you flashing ?
Here the story. I rooted my phone and switch to CM7 and notice that my GPS did not work with stock radio verision (dont remember wich) I upgraded to 7.08.35.21 and the GPS finally workt again with some minor interrups. Did some reading and decided to upgrade again to 7.13.35.05.
The installation went well untill the end. A picture was shown, a mailbox lookalike with an arrow pointing at a foolish looking droid dude. The only thing i could do was to remove the battery, after that the phone was dead.
SGT John Doe said:
Here the story. I rooted my phone and switch to CM7 and notice that my GPS did not work with stock radio verision (dont remember wich) I upgraded to 7.08.35.21 and the GPS finally workt again with some minor interrups. Did some reading and decided to upgrade again to 7.13.35.05.
The installation went well untill the end. A picture was shown, a mailbox lookalike with an arrow pointing at a foolish looking droid dude. The only thing i could do was to remove the battery, after that the phone was dead.
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me too it sucks
Is it still under warranty? (Obviously not as you're rooted, but would it be if you weren't rooted?) If so, try sending it to HTC they might just replace it if they can't see for themselves that you're rooted!
If you says its a firmware update that caused the phone to not turn on they just JTAG it without checking,reflash the latest update (and sadly HBOOT) and send it back
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If you says its a firmware update that caused the phone to not turn on they just JTAG it without checking,reflash the latest update (and sadly HBOOT) and send it back
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ok but they could ask what update and stuff possibly just thinking i might ring them soon whats the worse thing that could happen if they work it out? Just out of question?
madcat340 said:
ok but they could ask what update and stuff possibly just thinking i might ring them soon whats the worse thing that could happen if they work it out? Just out of question?
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They will send it back unfixed and say the warranty is void. Even if they know its rooted they might still fix it for you, it depends.
It's my fault that the phone is broken and i'm willing to take that blame A clean conscience makes me sleep better at night
I dont know how it is in the rest of the world, but in my country there is a high fee if they notice that the owner has done something with the firmware etc. Thanks anyway for all the respons and help, and remember guys, stay away from Rom manager
You only have to say that it said update available then when it restarted it did this.. If they say anythign after its been sent then just plead ignorance.Its not like they cant afford to repair one phone
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You only have to say that it said update available then when it restarted it did this.. If they say anythign after its been sent then just plead ignorance.Its not like they cant afford to repair one phone
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well i'm going to say something like that. Generally because my phone was buggered before then (signal problems and locking into airplane mode) though i'm rooted i still wouldn;t think i'd get away with it
does it matter if the root is S-ON i'm just thinking off my chances
PM sent, I can fix hard bricked Legends with JTAG.
hi
i rooted my x8 i tried to see if it has cypress and it has i turn it off and from then nothing hapend it doens't turn on even vibrate nothing at all
i need help !
paok1998 said:
hi
i rooted my x8 i tried to see if it has cypress and it has i turn it off and from then nothing hapend it doens't turn on even vibrate nothing at all
i need help !
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I think one post would be enough, probably.
I think one post would be enough, probably.
The battery may be finished.......try charging it....hope it helps
i tried it still nothing happends
paok1998 said:
hi
i rooted my x8 i tried to see if it has cypress and it has i turn it off and from then nothing hapend it doens't turn on even vibrate nothing at all
i need help !
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you may need to see this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10879507#post10879507
press thanks if i helped
You can tray this-remove battery for few seconds(10-20) and then but it back and turn phone on.The link what is posted by "harshitgroup" is very helpful!
paok1998 said:
hi
i rooted my x8 i tried to see if it has cypress and it has i turn it off and from then nothing hapend it doens't turn on even vibrate nothing at all
i need help !
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Are you sure we're talking "rooting" here?
From the symptoms it sounds more like you attempted a boot loader unlock on a device that's past 11W29 and hard bricked it...
Q: If you connect the phone to the charger, does it show the battery symbol with the "flash" above it? Does the green LED light up?
If yes: Battery almost empty. Charge it up.
If no: No way we're talking "I rooted my phone" here - in that case you attempted a boot loader unlock that went wrong.
paok1998 said:
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i rooted my x8 i tried to see if it has cypress and it has i turn it off and from then nothing hapend it doens't turn on even vibrate nothing at all
i need help !
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Yoo man, update your phone again with SE PC COMPANION to 2.1 and hold back button to connect- green led light, when is your phone turned off!
the things now is seriously !
i took out the battery for one hour and nothing again i tried to charge it nothing again i tried with flashtool again nothing plz i just give 90$ for x10 so plz give me a solution with no money plz
paok1998 said:
i took out the battery for one hour and nothing again i tried to charge it nothing again i tried with flashtool again nothing plz i just give 90$ for x10 so plz give me a solution with no money plz
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Read what B.Jay posted and what 2010matej posted.
If these things don't work, you have a $90 paperweight on your hands.
I am from greece and i found somewhere that they can repair it http://www.gsm-technology.com/index.php/en_US,details,id_pr,8466,menu_mode,categories.html and it says that The shipping cost from Poland to Greece of this product is only 40.16 EUR and i am thinking to send x8 to them or to buy one of this http://www.gsm-technology.com/index.php/en_US,details,id_pr,6503,menu_mode,categories.html or to search a shop here if anyone could help me i would appreciate much plzz
If someone has JTAG and he is willing to help me just say here or pm i need help !
I don't know if it is count but my phone is 11W48
paok1998 said:
I am from greece and i found somewhere that they can repair it [...]
If someone has JTAG and he is willing to help me just say here or pm i need help !
I don't know if it is count but my phone is 11W48
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Since you already searched for a repair possibility I think the talk about "I rooted my phone and suddenly it won't turn on anymore" is off the table and should be taken as "I unlocked my boot loader without checking the forums and hard bricked it now".
Anyhow, I don't think you'll have much luck asking for someone having a RIFFBox around here in the X8 area - the average age of the guys in here is 16-18 at best.
If you think you're better off trying to find someone who could take a stab at trying to resurrect the phone I'd rather put a post into a fitting sub board at the "General discussion" section.
The best option would be to send it off to SE, given you should still have warranty (though no one can guarantee that they will repair it for free).
the problem is that this is the new phone !
Send if off to SE for repair and "play dumb".
Like: "It suddenly doesn't work anymore."
IF it's a hard brick due to boot loader unlocking the chances are pretty slim they will notice what you did.
If it's some sudden hardware problem (and you didn't mess around with the boot loader) - same recommendation - send it to SE for repair.
Of course you could also try to handle the repair through the shop where you bought the phone in case you have no means to send it directly to SE.
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Send if off to SE for repair and "play dumb".
Like: "It suddenly doesn't work anymore."
IF it's a hard brick due to boot loader unlocking the chances are pretty slim they will notice what you did.
If it's some sudden hardware problem (and you didn't mess around with the boot loader) - same recommendation - send it to SE for repair.
Of course you could also try to handle the repair through the shop where you bought the phone in case you have no means to send it directly to SE.
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Exactly pauk1998, chill. I mean tge phone's dead right ? How are they to proove you tried to unlock bl ? As far as i know, all evidence was destroyed with the hard brick. If its still very new, like less than a month, i think SE wont bother repairing it and just give you a new one
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i take the phone in saturday and it was destroyed in two ****ing hours (sorry for my words :/ )
i will send back tu the store and i will see what they will tell me . Their is no way to find out that is my mistake right?
paok1998 said:
i will send back tu the store and i will see what they will tell me . Their is no way to find out that is my mistake right?
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Of course there is.
Depending on where you bought it, they'll plug it into a computer and see that you tried to mod the phone, at which point they'll say that your warranty is void.
Unless you bought it from a store full of idiots. Then they might just take it back, no questions asked.
Hey,
So here`s my problem.
2 days ago my phone just switched off, no warning, no nothing, and won`t switch on ever since.
I already looked around for people that may have the same problem, but every thread talks about the device that won`t go pass the logo screen. It is not my case. My phone doesen`t even show the logo screen, nothing. You can press the power button for as long as you want, it just won`t start. At occasions, it starts up by itself, only for a minute or two and then turns off again.
At first i thought it may be a software problem, so I`ve cold started it and reset it but it didn`t make any difference.
After, I`ve thought... maybe a battery issue, so I`ve talked with a pal that has the same device, switched batteries. Apparently his phone started with my battery just fine, but mine didn`t work with his either.
Does anyone have a clue about what`s happening?.. If yes, please do share. As much as I like having a phone with a mind of it`s own.. it`s just not dependable XD
Thanks
Probably just broken / defective - if under warranty go and ask for repair or replacement (money back probably). If not under warranty sell as broken or throw to the bin - not to worth repair in my opinion.
I spend the same thing to my myself, LG stinks.
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Thanks for answering.
Yes, it was a problem with the motherboard.. got it fixed on warranty. Now I barely use the phone, of fear that it will break againXD. Looking forward to selling it while it`s still functional.
exousus said:
Thanks for answering.
Yes, it was a problem with the motherboard.. got it fixed on warranty. Now I barely use the phone, of fear that it will break againXD. Looking forward to selling it while it`s still functional.
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I've got mine just back from repair (second time). It use to randomly reboot, now I hope it got repaired ("faulty electronic components have been replaced" - but I don't know what exactly). What I realize is MAC address change. But as they changed firmware from 1.1.8.10 to 1.0.16.10, I wonder if that's why it has new MAC? Does new MAC address means that some component was replaced ? IMEI does not change.
My phone is bootlooping and I can't access recovery. I can't restore the phone's stock software because I edited build.prop and it's not showing up as a Verizon phone. I decided to bite the bullet and just pay LG to reset it. However, when I contacted them to do this they told me I need to mail the phone in and they will tell me how much it costs after their tech looks at it. I'm worried if I do this that they'll charge me an exorbitant amount to fix it... Does anyone have any idea how much they usually charge to do this?
Sending the phone off to LG should be your last resort. It sounds like you've not tried everything!
Send it in to warranty. As long as there's no physical damage Verizon isn't going to give a rats a$$
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Send it in to warranty. As long as there's no physical damage Verizon isn't going to give a rats a$$
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Well, in another thread a Sprint tech said that LG did not give them a method to flash the stock software if the model check failed. I assumed this was the case for Verizon as well. I'll call them tomorrow and ask, I may have misunderstood what he wrote. I can't seem to find his post now. I'll update this post after work tomorrow if they can recover the phone.
theoneofgod, what is it that you think I haven't tried yet? If you have a suggestion which would save me the trouble of sending this phone in I would be super happy. To recap, here's what I've tried:
1. Using hard keys to factory reset (on TWRP 2.6.3.1 so it actually factory resets instead of booting into recovery)
2. Hitting "adb reboot recovery" over and over as TWRP loads and performs factory reset (this worked for people on 2.6.3.1 on AT&T but doesn't seem to be working on my Verizon phone for some reason. I've tried it dozens of times and even wrote a batch file which spams "adb reboot recovery" many, many times faster than I could type it)
3. Flashing the .tot file through download mode (Model check fails)
4. Flashing the .kdz file through download mode (Hangs at either 4% or 10% and asks me to restart. Never gets past 10%)
5. Entering my IMEI into the LG update tool, letting it download the software for the phone, and letting it try to flash the software (it fails)
What was the reason for bootloop? i also change my model name to make camera app show pics in menu, but it didn't help, and i returned to stock build.prop. So whats your story? Its good to know what i should NOT do with the phone.
Yea a good idea if you share what you've done so readers can be aware of it. Goodluck to your G2 pal and we're sorry for you..
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Yea a good idea if you share what you've done so readers can be aware of it. Goodluck to your G2 pal and we're sorry for you..
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Np don't mind sharing, thanks for the sympathy this definitely sucks aha. I usually add in qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 to get rid of the software keys when I put a new ROM on. It worked the first time I did it on this phone, my best guess is that I mistyped something. I'm not 100% sure why this is making my phone not show up as a Verizon model during the model recovery check...someone more knowledgeable than me would have to explain that.
Melodycd, I think you should be fine doing that as long as you're careful. I was pretty careless and made a lot of mistakes to get in my position. As long as you don't do ALL of the following things you should be safe:
1. Not have the latest recovery
2. Not have USB debugging enabled
3. Mess up while editing a build.prop file so you bootloop
It doesn't matter what they can or can't do with the phone. They don't care what you did to it as long as it's not physically damaged or have water damage. Software issues can be fixed. If they couldn't flash new software they wouldn't have CLN devices to send out for warranty.
I've sent in several dozen phones that I left rooted (for legitimate defect concerns) and none were charged back. They don't need to know what happened to the phone when you call all they need to know is its not working and to send you out a device. They'll receive yours, flash it or send it back to LG to flash, then send it out to someone else as a warranty device.
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It doesn't matter what they can or can't do with the phone. They don't care what you did to it as long as it's not physically damaged or have water damage. Software issues can be fixed. If they couldn't flash new software they wouldn't have CLN devices to send out for warranty.
I've sent in several dozen phones that I left rooted (for legitimate defect concerns) and none were charged back. They don't need to know what happened to the phone when you call all they need to know is its not working and to send you out a device. They'll receive yours, flash it or send it back to LG to flash, then send it out to someone else as a warranty device.
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Okay I'll send it in tomorrow. Thanks man, I was just worried that since the phone says "rooted" in download mode they would flip out about it. Appreciate the reassurance.
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Okay I'll send it in tomorrow. Thanks man, I was just worried that since the phone says "rooted" in download mode they would flip out about it. Appreciate the reassurance.
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I'm just sharing my experience. Over the past 5 years I've been rooting and returning. I can't guarantee anything but i can tell you my experiences and what I've been told by vzw people I know.
I had my g2 repaired when it was rooted. My camera wasn't working atall would just show up black when i opened the app. I sent it in rooted w CWM recovery as i stupidly forgot to remove it. And i had a replacement within 5 days no questions asked.
Not sure if this is because i am in UK or not, but they didn't blink an eye.
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I had my g2 repaired when it was rooted. My camera wasn't working atall would just show up black when i opened the app. I sent it in rooted w CWM recovery as i stupidly forgot to remove it. And i had a replacement within 5 days no questions asked.
Not sure if this is because i am in UK or not, but they didn't blink an eye.
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Yep I was just worried because the Verizon phone explicitly states that it is rooted. Just to follow up for those who are on Verizon and are stuck bootlooping and with no way to flash the stock ROM, what 06stang said held true for me (so far). The Verizon rep on the phone couldn't help me (she said she needed me to put my SIM card in my G2 when I was calling her from my old phone) so I took it to a Verizon store. The dude checked it for physical damage, tried to turn it on, and when he saw it bootloop he put in an order to get me a replacement phone. I'll report back in a week or two after I send in my rooted phone and let people know what happens, it seems like they won't charge me as of right now though.
Alright so basically my phone was working perfectly fine 1 hour ago, and I was using whatsapp and all off a sudden my screen started flickering and green lines and stuff started appearing so I pulled the battery and booted again and now my screen is not working at all. the buttons still light up and I can mess around with the volume etc. The phone needs to be sent in for repair. My problem is that my phone is rooted and needs to be unrooted. its also on a custom recovery and it needs its flash counter resetting.
also is the screen dead or gpu?
digitizer doesnt seem to be working even though the screen wont power on, therefore I cant unlock the phone by pattern.
how would I go about doing this? could anyone point me in the right direction any help would be great.
Thanks.
icecoolwas said:
Alright so basically my phone was working perfectly fine 1 hour ago, and I was using whatsapp and all off a sudden my screen started flickering and green lines and stuff started appearing so I pulled the battery and booted again and now my screen is not working at all. the buttons still light up and I can mess around with the volume etc. The phone needs to be sent in for repair. My problem is that my phone is rooted and needs to be unrooted. its also on a custom recovery and it needs its flash counter resetting.
also is the screen dead or gpu?
digitizer doesnt seem to be working even though the screen wont power on, therefore I cant unlock the phone by pattern.
how would I go about doing this? could anyone point me in the right direction any help would be great.
Thanks.
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just take it to customer care and get it repaired if under warranty also the people in care are wierd i guess when my phone was bricked it was rooted also they did not asked a thing and i got my phone repaired so go for it
good luck :good::good:
aditya rathee said:
just take it to customer care and get it repaired if under warranty also the people in care are wierd i guess when my phone was bricked it was rooted also they did not asked a thing and i got my phone repaired so go for it
good luck :good::good:
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Just booked my phone for a repair, they're going to send me out a prepaid package box so I can send it to the repair center. I hope they dont check the flash counter LOL! its on like 1-2 I think. phone just needs its screen replaced so i guess it'll be alright. its not like rooting a phone can mess up the display.
icecoolwas said:
Just booked my phone for a repair, they're going to send me out a prepaid package box so I can send it to the repair center. I hope they dont check the flash counter LOL! its on like 1-2 I think. phone just needs its screen replaced so i guess it'll be alright. its not like rooting a phone can mess up the display.
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yes that's it dont worry they wont inspect further they will just replace your screen
now you should cheer up brother :laugh::laugh::good::good:
aditya rathee said:
yes that's it dont worry they wont inspect further they will just replace your screen
now you should cheer up brother :laugh::laugh::good::good:
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Just got a text saying that the repair center has recieved the phone and its now going through the screening process.
I'll keep you updated. Samsung UK has assigned my phone to be repaired at a company called intercity service center in Birmingham.
icecoolwas said:
Just got a text saying that the repair center has recieved the phone and its now going through the screening process.
I'll keep you updated. Samsung UK has assigned my phone to be repaired at a company called intercity service center in Birmingham.
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If u need more info about this SAT: HERE
icecoolwas said:
Just got a text saying that the repair center has recieved the phone and its now going through the screening process.
I'll keep you updated. Samsung UK has assigned my phone to be repaired at a company called intercity service center in Birmingham.
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Yeah keep me updated
hope you get good news
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Yeah keep me updated
hope you get good news
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My phone was assigned an engineer today, and the phone has now been repaired! it says that the "PBA Main" had been replaced, which im presuming means the motherboard. Just now need to wait for it to be sent back
Thanks for your support my friend.
icecoolwas said:
My phone was assigned an engineer today, and the phone has now been repaired! it says that the "PBA Main" had been replaced, which im presuming means the motherboard. Just now need to wait for it to be sent back
Thanks for your support my friend.
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ok now thats some good news :laugh: