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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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Top Nurse said:
How much is a bricked epic worth to you? Pm me with a price!
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haha thats certainly an option!!!

Power off trick

I was pressing random buttons on my phone when it suddenly turned off. I was pressing Power + Vol Down + Trackpad at the time when it turned off. I booted up the phone and reproduced the same results again.
Did I just discover this or does everyone know?

That's the easy way to turn off the phone.
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Hey, I'm new to the site and relatively new to Android. I had a Nexus One for a while, got rid of it due to not having a decent way to sync music to the phone and got an i*hone. Had that for about a year and just got rid of it since I was tired of living in the walled garden and got an HTC Incredible.
Also, my phone just froze up on me and I used this trick to shut it down and then restart it. Way easier than having to pull the battery and then restart. Thanks for the tip!!

LSUstang05 said:
Hey, I'm new to the site and relatively new to Android. I had a Nexus One for a while, got rid of it due to not having a decent way to sync music to the phone and got an i*hone. Had that for about a year and just got rid of it since I was tired of living in the walled garden and got an HTC Incredible.
Also, my phone just froze up on me and I used this trick to shut it down and then restart it. Way easier than having to pull the battery and then restart. Thanks for the tip!!
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Welcome to the site! I'm sure that you'll love the Incredible much more than the iPhony
I didn't know that it worked during a freeze also. I guess I'll do that instead of a battery pull the next time I press the "freeze for 5 minutes" button in Dev Tools on accident.

Keep on holding it to boot into debugging mode
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superchilpil said:
Keep on holding it to boot into debugging mode
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What's that?

pianoplayer said:
What's that?
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I've only done it a few times
It boots the phone into a mode where no apps besides system apps boot up, so u vs unistall any apps that prevent the phone from booting like set CPU if you overclock to high
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thats crazy! thanks lol

Wow crap. Nice find.
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cool tip, wish i knew this before i had to do my first battery pull...

A real brick of a phone.

Long story short, bought a DX at a good price hoping to flash and sell. Here's the best part, the phone will not charge or be reconized when its on by a PC. To makes things worse...I factory reset it hoping it would take care of the issue and when it boots, it boots to no home screen (black screen, white top bar). I can't sbf, can't load the home screen and it wont charge when on. It does charge when the phone is off.
Anything I can do? I just don't understand why it will charge when off but not on and because of that, there is no connection to the PC so no way of sbf'ing. Phone is currently 2.2, 30.03 bootloader.
Any help would be appreciated!
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Ben's said:
Long story short, bought a DX at a good price hoping to flash and sell. Here's the best part, the phone will not charge or be reconized when its on by a PC. To makes things worse...I factory reset it hoping it would take care of the issue and when it boots, it boots to no home screen (black screen, white top bar). I can't sbf, can't load the home screen and it wont charge when on. It does charge when the phone is off.
Anything I can do? I just don't understand why it will charge when off but not on and because of that, there is no connection to the PC so no way of sbf'ing. Phone is currently 2.2, 30.03 bootloader.
Any help would be appreciated!
Better try using usb jig.
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Better use a usb jig brother. Buy it from ebay si that you can access into dl mode your fone.
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Ben's said:
Long story short, bought a DX at a good price hoping to flash and sell. Here's the best part, the phone will not charge or be reconized when its on by a PC. To makes things worse...I factory reset it hoping it would take care of the issue and when it boots, it boots to no home screen (black screen, white top bar). I can't sbf, can't load the home screen and it wont charge when on. It does charge when the phone is off.
Anything I can do? I just don't understand why it will charge when off but not on and because of that, there is no connection to the PC so no way of sbf'ing. Phone is currently 2.2, 30.03 bootloader.
Any help would be appreciated!
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i can fix it if you want? you would need to send it to me. pm me if you need further assistance.

cdexsw said:
i can fix it if you want? you would need to send it to me. pm me if you need further assistance.
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Pm sent!
peterpandesal06 said:
Better use a usb jig brother. Buy it from ebay si that you can access into dl mode your fone.
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Only saw them for Samsung Galaxy phones. None for the DX?
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Ben's said:
Pm sent!
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pm replied too hope it this helps.

i was just thinking of something. you may not need to do what i suggested in the pm i sent you.
try this FIRST!!!
charge the battery (obviously) and power up the device. if you cannot see the screen plug in a hdmi cable to your tv.
press the Menu key when you're at the Home screen or a pane, then select Applications -->Development. USB debugging to turn it OFF.
if it is already off....then turn it on.
either way hopefully when you plug it in the drivers will install to your pc. if not then follow the directions i sent you in the pm. goodluck.
note: i do not know if it will work as i do not use hdmi on my device. but hopefully it displays the homescreens on your tv.

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.

qbking77 said:
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

murso74 said:
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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JohnCorleone said:
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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[Q] Help: Bricked Phone

Hi
I managed to bricked my N4 after running antutu. Is there any way to revive the phone?
I can't start the phone. If I plug the phone into my wall plug, I see constant red LED light.
I've tried the following
1) Press vol down + power button - Didn't work
2) Press vol down and up + power button - Didn't work
Is there any other way methods?

tongkiat said:
Hi
I managed to bricked my N4 after running antutu. Is there any way to revive the phone?
I can't start the phone. If I plug the phone into my wall plug, I see constant red LED light.
I've tried the following
1) Press vol down + power button - Didn't work
2) Press vol down and up + power button - Didn't work
Is there any other way methods?
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I am afraid that RMA is your only option
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Hmmmm and you just needed to make new thread without searching as there was someone yesterday with exactly the same problem and of course there were million more before you. You have 3 options:
1. Leave it to charge for maybe a day or leave it for say a day and then charge and see if that helps and then charge.
2. Open the phone and disconnect and reconnect battery terminal. There should be YouTube video from one of the members.
3. RMA
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gie62001 said:
Hmmmm and you just needed to make new thread without searching as there was someone yesterday with exactly the same problem and of course there were million more before you. You have 3 options:
1. Leave it to charge for maybe a day or leave it for say a day and then charge and see if that helps and then charge.
2. Open the phone and disconnect and reconnect battery terminal. There should be YouTube video from one of the members.
3. RMA
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Thanks. I'll leave it on to charge and see how first

nguyen47 said:
I am afraid that RMA is your only option
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Hopefully I don't come to that stage

tongkiat said:
Hopefully I don't come to that stage
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Just wanted to let everyone know I managed to fix the problem by opening the phone disconnecting the battery and putting it back
After that I managed to get the phone to boot up.

tongkiat said:
Just wanted to let everyone know I managed to fix the problem by opening the phone disconnecting the battery and putting it back
After that I managed to get the phone to boot up.
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Congratz
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nguyen47 said:
Congratz
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thanks