Hey guys, Im trying to fix this mt4g for a friend.. It wont boot, I cant get into hboot or recovery, all it does is flash the LED. I have read post saying its because I was unsuccessful at loading bootloader, however it doesn't vibrate like the others are saying. I left the battery out for a couple hours along with sd and sim, also tried charging through the night... I cannot figure this one out, also, the computer will not recognize any new hardware or drivers. Is this phone bricked beyond repair?
I put the battery on my battery charger and let the battery charge outside of the phone now when I put the battery in the phone and plug it in to the computer, the red LED comes on and stays on, along with a red glow on the trackpad... Anyone know what to do?
Blinking LED is either the battery is charging to at least one percent, or you didn't press the right button combo to boot into bootloader. Power + Volume Down is bootloader, Volume up will give you three vibrates and a flashing LED, where you will have to pull your battery.
Thanks, I cant get the phone to do anything... I plug it in with the battery in, without pushing any buttons and the LED comes on and the IR trackpad light comes on... It wont respond to anything, no drivers popup.. Is there anyway to recover a bricked mt4g? Im new to it, as I have an Evo and have never had anything like this occur with all the evos i've flashed and rooted... If someone knows anyway to fix this feel free to give input..
Thanks everyone!
ya .. mine is doing the samething.
I just try to turn it on and I get one vibrate ... nothing else
I hit down and power and I get one vibrate .. nothing else
I hit up and power I get 3 fast vibrates and a flashing orange led ... I try to plug the USB here and I get 3 fast beeps on the comp
I hit up and down vol and power I get 5 fast vibrates with a solid green led and noting else... usb again beeps 3 times on the comp
neither will recognize the usb and I have reinstalled the drivers .. and of course none will work with adb either.
I think we are screwed really ... but maybe someone knows something i dont on this here. Thanks for any help.
if you fix your phone. let me know
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ya .. no luck so far ..I have tried a lot .. different drivers .. HTC sync .. etc.
I have tried different button pushes .. usb ports .. wont work in adb .. nothing is doing anything.
all I hear thru my speakers when I plug it in is that damn the fast 3 beeps .. ike a "hell no go F yourself you arent connecting it"
and there isnt a lot of info online bout this .. other than some others have the same LED blinking and stuff .. I still dont know what the different LED modes mean.
so IM screwed .. BUT I am getting an LG G2X as an alternate exchange thru T-Mobile warranty though. goodbye mytouch 4G Hello to G2X AND Galaxy S II(bought) .. fun times!
I found a thread somewhere, not sure where but it said that if you cant get anything and the infra-red on the touch sensor is lit the phone is completely bricked!
Its not bricked. Somethign is wacky with the phone, mine has done it and thats why im trying to find out what the hell is going on. My phone acts like its completely dead. This post migt end up being really long.
Ok, i notices this, i used my phone as a wifi hot spot. Turned it off. Left my phone alone, i then put it on charge and went to sleep. Woke up looked at the battery, no color other than the lighting bolt. Unplugged it then went off. Pluged charger back in and orange led flashes. Tried to get into recovery nothing. Tried to power it on, nothing, tried the volume down and power, three vibrations. Ok then i decided to take out the battery in and out, didnt work, tried leaving the battery out for a few minutes, then put it back in, same. Took out memory card, sim card. Then plugged in the charger. Let it sit for awhile then it works. I notice if you dont use the orginal charger that may also be the problem. I dont have my orginal but i used a walmart charger and seems like a super charger and some how charged my battery enough to be booted up, i daily use a charger that i found with the same connection x-( , that could be the problem. I dunno what makes this happen but it happened to me at least three times. I kinda figure the battery or the emmc chip is involved, could be the hotspot, could be anything, but we dont have enough evidence to figure it out, ill try to post what my battery usage on here. I use cm7 and it only happens when i use it. I tried all other roms but no repeats. That was my story.
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Strapt said:
ya .. mine is doing the samething.
I just try to turn it on and I get one vibrate ... nothing else
I hit down and power and I get one vibrate .. nothing else
I hit up and power I get 3 fast vibrates and a flashing orange led ... I try to plug the USB here and I get 3 fast beeps on the comp
I hit up and down vol and power I get 5 fast vibrates with a solid green led and noting else... usb again beeps 3 times on the comp
neither will recognize the usb and I have reinstalled the drivers .. and of course none will work with adb either.
I think we are screwed really ... but maybe someone knows something i dont on this here. Thanks for any help.
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I have done all these as well, and still unable to get past the black screen, or acheive bootloader as well. I have even left the battery out for a couple of hours, and still no different. Going to try recharging the battery once more, and some other things.
As for adb it is of no help as of now. I keep getting an error saying no device found. Has anyone found a way past this yet, to try rebooting through adb?
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After trying to replace files on the sdcard I was not able to get past this issue. Also spoke with tech support, and was not able to get anywhere with their help. After speaking with them, I have come to conclusion the is bricked. I still cannot figure out what caused the phone to do this I broke down and sending it out to be replaced. Thankfully I have the insurance so I don't have to pay anything for the replacement.
Apparently its not bricked cause I'm still using mine. Try a different charger probly a stronger one like walmarts. I think the battery has a fart and is messed up for a little when it doesn't have a good charge
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Apparently its not bricked cause I'm still using mine. Try a different charger probly a stronger one like walmarts. I think the battery has a fart and is messed up for a little when it doesn't have a good charge
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I have done this, fully charged it twice, and no change for me. I am glad it worked out for you.
Its not bricked.
Download the stock rom, and put that .zip in the root of your SD card. Put it in, press Power + Volume DOWN and wait for the bootloader. Once it boots, it should recognize the .zip and ask if you want to update it, run the update and your phone will be at stock again. Then root again, install Clockwork, and hopefully you backed up your ROM. This won't effect S-OFF, but you will have to run VisionARY again to get root permissions to run clockwork.
Hope this Helps.
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I am too having this problem
just blink orange
can't access bootloader or any else....
I too had this problem not too long ago. My power button wouldn't work though... I just connected via USB to my computer with the battery out, put it back in while connected and it turned on. Maybe I'm just lucky but give it a try
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Hi there , i came home at lunch time and i had left my nexus charging for about 2 hrs, the led light was green, i needed to take a couple of pictures so i unplugged , took the pictures, powered the phone off, took out the battery popped out the sdcard and put it in my puter, ( brand new laptop, just brought, adb not setup yet) hence using the sdcard, anyway i finished getting the pics off, put the sdcard back in the phone, put battery back in and booted up , it hang at the X screen, i waited for ages, nothing happened so i took out the battery and placed it back in again, this time my phone wouldnt start at all, when i plug in the charger, no led lights, nothing.
Anyone have any ideas? Im in new zealand and brought the phone brand new off trademe (similiar to ebay) so i dunno where i stand with the warranty, and have not rang htc new zealand yet. and bootloader is unlocked. thanks
You can browse to the pictures just by putting it in usb mount mode after you plug into usb, you do not need adb to transfer them to your pc. Have you tried re-seating the sd card? Starting it up without the sd card in?
I had something similar happen to me. I don't recall what happened but my phone would not power on. Try taking the battery out and let the phone sit for about 10-15 minutes. Then try to power it up with the battery. Good luck.
hey krabman, thanks for you comment im not to sure what re seating the card is, and i have tried to start the phone without the card in.
I have also tried this suggestion by fivevolts in this discussion
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=23fd2d91446cdb46&hl=en
@ClanLee Thanks for your comment trying that now , fingers crossed EDIT: no go on that thanks anyway
Reseating would be removing it and putting it back in.
Have you tried booting it on wall power? As in with it plugged into the charger?
Also have you tryed booting into recovery? Hold volume down and press power button. Or trackball and power button.
Have you tried to hold the power button for 10-20 seconds?
Just some suggestions I could think up real quick.
Hope you get it working mate.
Battery connections
I had the same thing happen to me.
What I found out was that the battery connections (i.e. 4 little golden contacts) were not all straight.
All you have to do is bend the ones that are not straight back to their original position.
Hope it works out for you, I don't have a suggestion, but thought you should know you don't need adb to access the sd card. Just plug the phone in with usb and it asks you if you want to mount the card. Then it works just like any external drive.
@clarkster, gloewy and _Dennis_, thanks for your comments, much appreciated, and i have tried all your suggestions except checking to see if the battery contacts are straight...though wouldnt i still get a led light showing if i plugged it into the wall charger with out the battery in? And thinking i needed adb to be able to mount the sdcard was pretty stupid, dunno what i was thinking
I think I remember that the LED light should flash or something if it is plugged in without a battery in it.
If you are getting nothing at all out of the device, I'm afraid something horrible has happened. But there is a bright side (or at least slightly less dark). If it is completely dead, there is no way for HTC to know if you rooted it or not, so the warranty replacement should work smoothly.
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I think I remember that the LED light should flash or something if it is plugged in without a battery in it.
If you are getting nothing at all out of the device, I'm afraid something horrible has happened. But there is a bright side (or at least slightly less dark). If it is completely dead, there is no way for HTC to know if you rooted it or not, so the warranty replacement should work smoothly.
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lol yeah i guess u are right in saying that , i have emailed the trader i brought from on trademe and we will see how it pans out from there.
Good luck with it, hopefully they are a stand up outfit.
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Good luck with it, hopefully they are a stand up outfit.
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Thank you , will let you guys know
I tried to load up the new gingerbread roms from my current one. I downloaded its content and tried to install it via clockwork.
I first deleted system, logo, and cache followed up by a restore format. When trying to download the new rom, I was getting a weird error that was stopping me from completing the full installation. So basically was in a chokehold because I didn't have any backup files or another working rom in the sd at that time. I just restarted the phone and it for a few times was stuck on the M screen, but now its just green led when I plug it into the computer usb. When plugging it into the outlet, it imediately turns on stuck on the M screen and shuts off when unplugging as if the battery isnt charging at all.
Sounds like ur going to have to sbf.
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Sounds like ur going to have to sbf.
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thats the problem.. i got the X.340 sbf and the program aswell but I cant get into bootloader mode. is there an alternative way to sbf?
Did u pull the battery for 30 seconds and then hold the volume buttons + power to put it n bootloader
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Could be your battery same thing happened to me try using a friends battery your battery could be dead and it no longer charges
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Did u pull the battery for 30 seconds and then hold the volume buttons + power to put it n bootloader
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bootloader is such a rare occurance for me, i just had it come out but it was flashing low battery. the thing is, im not quite sure if its charging if i have it plugged into the computer. when i have it plugged into an outlet, the M splash screen comes up so i'm worried that draining the power..
edit: now it flickers for a split second, am i supposed to hold on to it til something shows up? been like 1 minute
i dont think bricking phone blows your battery. at least i hope it doesnt, was working fine before.
Plug it in without the battery if a question mark comes up you ned to use another battery cuz it won't charge in boot loader and the boot loader should pop up right away hold power volume down and camera button it takes about three seconds
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well its basically the same thing. when plug into the outlet it shows the m splash screen with or without the battery.
when its plugged into the compuiter however, its just flickers once. when it is done with the battery in, the led is on forever
EDIT: OBSERVATION
when on the wall, it is actually charging, but REALLY slowly because of the fact that the splash screen stays on. found this out because i had it in for30 min and then tried to connect mit to my comp with bootload and it loaded for a few minutes with the low battery flashing.
is version 320 the latest?
Okay. so it isnt charging as I though because its not working at all... problem is, I dont know if it truly is a battery defect. If I were to Buy a new battery, how would i know if it is charging if it doesnt boot and just stays stuck on the M logo screen?
perhaps I should by a battery charger where i take the battery out and charge it through there? because my bootloader always gives me the same low battery.
Do you have any friends with the same phone? There is also a macgyver (spelling?) Method of doing this by cutting the USB cable open and attaching the cable ends to the battery. However I would only do this if you're really desperate
i just really need make complete sure that this phone is INFACT dead battery
when not plug, it doesnt turn on what so ever with a white spark on the led.
when plugged nto outlet the logo shows but i isnt charging because it isnt booting
when plugged into the computer it is a solid green which i think represent a dead or a low battery state(can someone back thisup?)
Your battery is dead, as in drained, but should work fine once you get your phone to a bootable state again. The problem is that, in the state your phone is in, there's no charging capabilities. Bootloader won't do it, neither will sitting at the M logo. So, you just need to find someone with a compatible battery to let you use it to SBF your phone. Then, boot the phone up completely, and let your battery charge to at least 50-60% before trying to install a ROM. Preferably, I'd go with a full charge, just in case you end up in a similar situation again.
This is nothing to freak out over, you'll be fine.. the only problem you have is that your battery has no juice, as confirmed by the low battery warning in the bootloader, when you successfully got it to load.
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Your battery is dead, as in drained, but should work fine once you get your phone to a bootable state again. The problem is that, in the state your phone is in, there's no charging capabilities. Bootloader won't do it, neither will sitting at the M logo. So, you just need to find someone with a compatible battery to let you use it to SBF your phone. Then, boot the phone up completely, and let your battery charge to at least 50-60% before trying to install a ROM. Preferably, I'd go with a full charge, just in case you end up in a similar situation again.
This is nothing to freak out over, you'll be fine.. the only problem you have is that your battery has no juice, as confirmed by the low battery warning in the bootloader, when you successfully got it to load.
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thanks for the reassuring comment, however, i think i need to bootload.
i accidently did the partition hat formats everything.. cant recall if it was under clockwork because it didnt have the same interface, i was all light blue text with an ok button on the left corner. Anyway, i've completely destroyed the phone as in no roms no factory.
can I possibly get a dock to charge this battery and then get into bootloader for an sbf session
? Even if I did have battery, im pretty sure i just hover at the logo screen
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thanks for the reassuring comment, however, i think i need to bootload.
i accidently did the partition hat formats everything.. cant recall if it was under clockwork because it didnt have the same interface, i was all light blue text with an ok button on the left corner. Anyway, i've completely destroyed the phone as in no roms no factory.
can I possibly get a dock to charge this battery and then get into bootloader for an sbf session
? Even if I did have battery, im pretty sure i just hover at the logo screen
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There's a usb trick u can try. Google it.
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jinho11050 said:
thanks for the reassuring comment, however, i think i need to bootload.
i accidently did the partition hat formats everything.. cant recall if it was under clockwork because it didnt have the same interface, i was all light blue text with an ok button on the left corner. Anyway, i've completely destroyed the phone as in no roms no factory.
can I possibly get a dock to charge this battery and then get into bootloader for an sbf session
? Even if I did have battery, im pretty sure i just hover at the logo screen
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You definitely need to use the bootloader, and I was implying that in the first reply(SBF'ing requires going into the bootloader). If you had a stand-alone battery charging cradle/dock, that should do the trick. Just make sure to let the battery charge sufficiently. I've successfully gotten an SBF completed, starting with only 30% battery. SBF takes about 7 minutes on my laptop(not that I've timed it, but I usually light up a smoke when I start the process lol). So, as long as the battery is charged enough to no longer give the "Low Battery" warning in the bootloader, you should be fine.
You got your usb cable and put the ends where the battery goes that's how I got mine working try it
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You got your usb cable and put the ends where the battery goes that's how I got mine working try it
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al the tips or just red for pos and black for neg
Positive and negative google it before you do it
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okay im having another issue with bootloader.. the program detecs it but i canot start the process.. am i missing something?
EDIT: finally got sbf working after renaming it.
All my threads have been in a form of technique difficulty question and the answer I get from the community were VERY helpful. thank you everyone
jinho11050 said:
okay im having another issue with bootloader.. the program detecs it but i canot start the process.. am i missing something?
EDIT: finally got sbf working after renaming it.
All my threads have been in a form of technique difficulty question and the answer I get from the community were VERY helpful. thank you everyone
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Glad you got it working! Nearly everyone on here has needed help, at one point or another, and that's what makes Android so great... the community.
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My rooted mt4g's power button just stopped working. So i couldn't shut it off for some time. i would reboot by going to terminal emulator, su and reboot.
Today i rebooted my phone and it didnt reboot properly...was stuck on the black screen so i had no choice but to pull the battery out, so now i cant turn it back on.
I called tmobile and explain the problem and said its still under warranty so they will send me a replacement, i only have to pay for shipping.
my question is that since i cant turn on the phone to bring it back to original rom/unroot. Do u guys think there is going to be an issue when i return the phone to them rooted with cm7? i dont want to get charged however much they charge for returning phones that voilated the warranty thingy.
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My rooted mt4g's power button just stopped working. So i couldn't shut it off for some time. i would reboot by going to terminal emulator, su and reboot.
Today i rebooted my phone and it didnt reboot properly...was stuck on the black screen so i had no choice but to pull the battery out, so now i cant turn it back on.
I called tmobile and explain the problem and said its still under warranty so they will send me a replacement, i only have to pay for shipping.
my question is that since i cant turn on the phone to bring it back to original rom/unroot. Do u guys think there is going to be an issue when i return the phone to them rooted with cm7? i dont want to get charged however much they charge for returning phones that voilated the warranty thingy.
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Hmmm I see... Do phone's detect ADB while it's off? If so then that's you're only hope I'm assuming.
If all else fails then maybe you can just pop the phone in the microwave for a quick 3 seconds so that the phone wont boot at all. Now that's raking it to extreme of course.
Chances are that T-Mobile wont even check. But I guess its a risk. Because then it'd suck if T-Mobile did turn it on then find a custom ROM.
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yea... adb doesnt detect a device thats turned off. hehe
microwave eh? ... maybe.. good idea though..
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yea... adb doesnt detect a device thats turned off. hehe
microwave eh? ... maybe.. good idea though..
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Lol yeah, that's an extreme answer but it would be very unfortunate if they decide to try and turn it on then find out it's been modded. I think they end up charging your account like 350 or whatever.
But IMO I honestly don't think they'll even go that far to check. But that's just my opinion lol. Either way, good luck man.
Pull out the battery.
Connect the USB charging cable.
Insert the battery.
Repeat several times until your phone turns on.
Might work.
tried it maybe like 4 times.. its what the tmobile tech support asked me to do.
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Pull out the battery.
Connect the USB charging cable.
Insert the battery.
Repeat several times until your phone turns on.
Might work.
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Seems to work for me - insert battery while it's plugged in, if it doesn't turn on, battery out, battery in.
As for a software reboot - download the app Easy Reboot.
For HBOOT, try holding down the volume down key while the charger is plugged in, and insert the battery as above.
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weird i just tried the battery on and off... still didnt work, the charge light just goes on and off as well... i do have an aftermarket charger, and im using the wall charger not the usb to computer... if that makes any difference..
Yeah I was using the wall charger too, but the one that came with the phone. The very first battery insert (followed by a 5 second pause) started the phone up. Strange. I have ENG HBOOT and ClockworkMod 5.x installed if that makes a difference.
i dont have eng hboot because my phone is already unlocked by tmobile, i didnt see a need for it. i have the latest cwm and latest cm7...
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Yeah I was using the wall charger too, but the one that came with the phone. The very first battery insert (followed by a 5 second pause) started the phone up. Strange. I have ENG HBOOT and ClockworkMod 5.x installed if that makes a difference.
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Just on a whim - I don't suppose that running a RUU.exe will provide a way to force the phone to turn on? Doubtful but worth a try.
Just got my nexus 4, and after it was left in cwm for about 10 minutes (while I was making breakfast) it went to a black screen and now just the red led notification led is flashing whenever plugged in, and on my mac in system profiler it shows "composite device", any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Just got my nexus 4, and after it was left in cwm for about 10 minutes (while I was making breakfast) it went to a black screen and now just the red led notification led is flashing whenever plugged in, and on my mac in system profiler it shows "composite device", any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Is your device hot to the touch?
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20 second press on power button
No luck
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Don't know if you want to do this, but you can open the phone and disconnect and reconnect the battery connector...
What was your battery level, I know in other devices some times the CPU(s) run at full speed in recovery allowing for quicker flashing this could discharge the battery rapidly. Also a flashing red LED when plugged in normally means the phone is charging but doesn't have enough charge to reliably turn on, leave it plugged in for about 15 minutes and try turning it on again.
Try holding down the VOL + and - keys along with the powerbutton (after turning it off by holding down the power button for an extended time) and see if you can get into fastboot. My friend's Nexus 4 kept bootlooping after he unlocked the bootloader but booted straight to CWM after, not letting it erase userdata first.
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Don't know if you want to do this, but you can open the phone and disconnect and reconnect the battery connector...
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I have no problem doing this, the phone seems easy to disassemble, looks alot like a overgrown iPhone 4, 2 screws on the bottom. I just hope its an easy slide, I don;t want to mar it in case I have to exchange it.
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What was your battery level, I know in other devices some times the CPU(s) run at full speed in recovery allowing for quicker flashing this could discharge the battery rapidly. Also a flashing red LED when plugged in normally means the phone is charging but doesn't have enough charge to reliably turn on, leave it plugged in for about 15 minutes and try turning it on again.
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I thought this as well, its been plugged in for at least an hour now.
Oh and now I don't even get the red led!
good times..
I've got the exact same issue. Plugged it in last night to charge and this morning it wouldn't turn on. Plugged and unplugged it and the red LED starts flashing. After a minute or so I'm getting the battery charge animation on the screen - so the red LED is power related. Now to see if it actually charges up and boots.
Hi nycbjr. I have seen a similar issue posted here, but I can't find the thread at the moment, try searching. If I remember correctly then he got it working by holding power, volume keys and then plugging in the charger.
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I have no problem doing this, the phone seems easy to disassemble, looks alot like a overgrown iPhone 4, 2 screws on the bottom. I just hope its an easy slide, I don;t want to mar it in case I have to exchange it.
I thought this as well, its been plugged in for at least an hour now.
Oh and now I don't even get the red led!
good times..
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Try a different charger?
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nycbjr said:
Called google, they are sending me another one advanced replacement, so I can send the bad one back at me leisure.
Good customer service!
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Hi!! I have the exact same problem, unfortunately the phone is bricked! Does anyone know how to fix this? I saw a video on youtube Nexus 4 - JTAG Brick Repair Service
CalogeroIndorato said:
Hi!! I have the exact same problem, unfortunately the phone is bricked! Does anyone know how to fix this? I saw a video on youtube Nexus 4 - JTAG Brick Repair Service
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If u are fully bricked JTAG is the way to go.
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Here seems to be a similar thread, maybe you'll find help there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111947
in my face, my phone turned off on me.
im on mf9
rooted.
samsung logo comes up for a second, then disappears.
download mode appears for a second, then disappears.
battery icon appears for a second, then disappears.
ran through a bunch of threads here, even looked at other phones with similar problems.
been at this since the morning, its now 4:30.
looking for some help.
phone does not stay on, and does not go into download mode.
was working PERFECTLY the day before.
Thanks
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in my face, my phone turned off on me.
im on mf9
rooted.
samsung logo comes up for a second, then disappears.
download mode appears for a second, then disappears.
battery icon appears for a second, then disappears.
ran through a bunch of threads here, even looked at other phones with similar problems.
been at this since the morning, its now 4:30.
looking for some help.
phone does not stay on, and does not go into download mode.
was working PERFECTLY the day before.
Thanks
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Sounds like a hardware issue almost.
I would maybe try connecting the phone via USB to pc. Pull battery and and replace. Then try booting into download mode. Open Odin and check if the device is recognized.
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doesnt sound like a brick... truth being, its almost rare " hard bricking " samsung galaxys.. soft bricking is very common.. i bricked a HTC EVO a few years ago... symptoms: press power.. blue light blinks and the shuts off.... pop out batt, plug in, usb to pc....all do nothing....
sounds like somehow there is a batt problem.... TAKE OUT BATT... LAY it on a super flat serface.. now try and spin it!!! or does it rock around like its uneven?... means the batt is swollen in the middle and is no good... that maybe ur prob.
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chris-allen said:
doesnt sound like a brick... truth being, its almost rare " hard bricking " samsung galaxys.. soft bricking is very common.. i bricked a HTC EVO a few years ago... symptoms: press power.. blue light blinks and the shuts off.... pop out batt, plug in, usb to pc....all do nothing....
sounds like somehow there is a batt problem.... TAKE OUT BATT... LAY it on a super flat serface.. now try and spin it!!! or does it rock around like its uneven?... means the batt is swollen in the middle and is no good... that maybe ur prob.
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thanks.
battery spins like a turntable.
both my batteries spin like a stripper actually.....
i have used 3 different computers, countless usb cables and ports.
i used my friends battery to make sure it wasnt my batteries, phone still doing the same thing.
its so odd.
it was working perfectly fine.
now when i put the battery in, it automatically turns on, but only for a split second.
then it turns off.
i know its not suppose to turn on automatically, but i cant even get it into download mode because it shuts off within seconds.
im at a loss
Well.. if you have insurance, call them and tell them the device just stopped working... they will fedex you another overnight.. all for a 100.00 deductable....thats a way out.
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I have seen similar stories from people that had defective power buttons. what if you hold the vol down button when you insert the battery, does it behave differently?