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[Q] Tattoo Bricked

Hello,
I tried to update the radio and the SPL version on my Tattoo. Everything went fine until I had to reboot my phone. It shut down alright, but it never powered on again.
These are the following problems I am having with my Tattoo at the moment:
Cannot power on phone.
Cannot boot into recovery mode.
Cannot boot into FastBoot.
When I connect it to my computer via USB, nothing happens.
The only thing that it's responding to is when I connect my it to my charger.
Does anyone have a solution or is my phone dead forever?
Thanks ahead!

bump? anyone?

Send it back to HTC. If anyone can do anything about it they can. There's nothing else you can do. Sorry

boo.. that sucks..
Well, thanks anyway

Ehm, I don't want to post a New Thread so I'm gonna ask here:
Does anyone have the pinout for the Tattoo?

Take a look at this. I guess they fix such things (but you never know if they just are after your money. http://www.ort-jtag.com/index.php

Yeah I saw that already. Also, there is a file name Tattoo Jtag on their website in the Support section. However, to access that section you have to enter your products serial number (which is I'm guessing the phone's serial number). I have tried several serial numbers (including mine) and all of them were 'invalid' so I never checked the files out.
Also, they only have one thing in the shop which is a kit and it costs $330 so no thanks

I have a similar problem, I would like to share my knowledge although I must be completely out of way.
My experience is based on the BeagleBoard and Angstrom so I really don't know the HTC HW and Android at all...
- The device boots from an xloader that instructs the device how to proceed with the boot
- the bootloader takes place (great u-boot in the beagleboard ?? in the HTC phone) the bootloader allows for ROM or kernel+rootfs flashing and much more
- now the kernel is loaded.....
User mode applications do not allow to have access to the memory area where xloader and u-boot lie so they should be safe all the time to allow for device reflashing.
So we should have access to the device via bootloader anytime if we knew how... maybe somebody can help us further.
Fabio

Same here...Exact same issue...No Recovery mode...No USB Connectivity, Screen turns on but is blank, alhough I did see Tattoo popping up initially but not any more...All I can see is the LCD back light turns on...Battery does charge...Also when I try to enter Recovery mode screen keeps blinking as if it is trying to restart again and again...Someone help

similar problem here, but i get absolutely no response from the phone, it doesn't even recognize the charger. do i just throw it away and buy a decent one or is there a solution?

Sparky the only way for now to fix that click is to bring it to some service point that have that ort jtag, because only way to fix that is to writte new boot sector on phone . Im sure that i know at least 2 services that have ort jtag in Novi Sad . Look for marvel *Miroslav in Ns, or send me private message

same thing happened to me
just this morning, and in desperation I tried hard to remove the batt cover (prob pressed some of buttons, I felt a jerk and ho it was back in amon ra`s recovery, nect time I just removed the battery waited for 30 secs, then press off&home and hold it till recovery came back) but for good half hour NO REACTIONS , ABSOLUTE BRICK, nothing when I put the usb in PC or in socket, dead screen, no sounds and no reaction to ANY combination of keypress. I guess you could call me lucky (in last few days I flashed at least 3 versions of froyo roms, this afternoon I bought =8GB class4 Kingston, formated it in PC FAT32 default size, copied EVE. from my 2gig rom then just turned it down (yes I am brave) and put the 8gig in tattoo, it works like a charm (finger crossed it will continue)

So is there an available Jtag for the Tattoo yet?

I'm in the same situation. No recovery no fast boot, Damm!
I`ve update psfreedom with psgroove_hermes_v4 zip file then my tattoo reboot and now I only get the Tatto title screen but nothing happends.
Somebody have clue to give back life my phone.
Thanks!

if you can get to the title screen, that means you can connect it to your pc via USB and recover from a backup (I hope you made one)

Hello, I connect my tattoo to my pc, but usb connection is not available yet.
Is There is a way to activate usb when my phone blocks in tattoo logo??
Thanks for reply.

payasi35 said:
Hello, I connect my tattoo to my pc, but usb connection is not available yet.
Is There is a way to activate usb when my phone blocks in tattoo logo??
Thanks for reply.
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You have to enter in fastboot.
Hold volume down and turn on phone.
Cheers

Sorry but as i said before, I can't access to recovery menu neither fast boot menu.

mytouch 3g 3.5 problems please help

i have a problem with my tmobile branded mytouch 3g 3.5mm version
first off i got this second off my buddy in great shape almost new
has the 2.2.1 update but man it sucks FC alot very laggy
well my first problem is it will not connect to the computer either usb storage mode or usb debugging plus no options for any usb storage mode is this normal?
ps it does charge my phone but no option for charging or usb storage mode
plus i did a factory restore doing the same thing
i know the usb cable works because my gf uses it for her mytouch and it works flawless but see she never upgraded shes on 1.6 still
second i thought tmobile mytouchs had a pvt32b boards or am i wrong?
mine says
sapphire pvt 32a ship s-on g
hboot-1.33.0013 (sapp31000)
cpld-13
radio 2.22.28.25
well all in all i wanna root it but ive tried z4root nothing
universalroot nada
tried to downgrade nada
i just wanna get off this stupid froyo and put a custom rom or something that actually works any suggestions on what to do
EDIT: when i turn on usb debugging and try adb devices nothing shows up i know i got the right drivers because my gfs MT3G shows up under adb devices

Boot into fastboot and plug it up to the computer while on that screen to see if Windows will start installing drivers. The issue with the computer not recognizing the phone is driver related so if the previow try doesn't work, you'll need to manually uninstall them which I will link to in a second. After that you can use either guide in my signature to root. I'll also link you to a topic to clear up the confusion about the board.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk

More info link: here.
To manually re-install the drivers: here. Look at Section III.

DonJuan692006 said:
Boot into fastboot and plug it up to the computer while on that screen to see if Windows will start installing drivers. The issue with the computer not recognizing the phone is driver related so if the previow try doesn't work, you'll need to manually uninstall them which I will link to in a second. After that you can use either guide in my signature to root. I'll also link you to a topic to clear up the confusion about the board.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
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ok i booted into fastboot mode and windows did start to install drivers and it said device is ready etc but when i go back into android nada still doesnt see the phone

Use the link from my second post to reinstall the drivers. The other possibility is that USB is hosed in the ROM.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk

DonJuan692006 said:
Use the link from my second post to reinstall the drivers. The other possibility is that USB is hosed in the ROM.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
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ii think the usb is hosed on the rom..... what now? lol i can get into the recovery menu by pressing home and power but it wont let me choose anything
ps while in fastboot mode it suddenly said fastboot usb and it popped up on my computer but nothing after that

Let me get back to my computer, about 20 minutes. So even if you select the factory reset option in recovery, it doesn't do anything? If that does work it'll wipe all your apps and you'll have to log back in with your Google account.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk

DonJuan692006 said:
Let me get back to my computer, about 20 minutes. So even if you select the factory reset option in recovery, it doesn't do anything? If that does work it'll wipe all your apps and you'll have to log back in with your Google account.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
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its a new phone i havent done anything since i noticed how bad froyo sucked on here
so i dont have apps files etc on it its still clean
and yeah i can get into the recovery thing but i cant select anything i can navi with the volume and trackball to like highlight wipe data etc etc but when i try pushing buttons to try and select anything i cant even tried pushing in the trackball nothing i cant get it to do anything
i know pushing the trackball function works because it works under android
this suckssssss

Doesn't suck. It's definitely fixable, just trying to figure out how much work it's going to be.
Try using the new school guide to root from my signature. If we run into problems its going to be while your using SuperOneClick to try and root. I'm hoping it works though. Try that, let me know whether SuperOneClick works or if you have a problem. If you have a problem, please copy the log and post it with the problem.

what if i try flashing the stock oem rom via volume down+ power sequence
and where can i download it

the computer doesnt see anything so its says waiting for device on the superoneclick
can i try flashing the oem rom?

That would get you back to 1.6. If you don't want to root and install a new ROM you can do that. Let me know and I'll provide what you need.

i mean like the official ota 2.2.1 just to see if it was the rom thats screwing with the usb connections
edit i think it has to be in the img extension i tried to downgrade but it gave me a model id error

Not without downgrading to 1.6 first and then upgrading back to 2.2.1. If recovery was working we could just re-flash the 2.2.1 ROM which would probably fix the issues your having. So do you want to downgrade to 1.6 and then root, downgrade to 1.6 and stay there, or downgrade to 1.6 and then re-update to 2.2.1?

trackball isnt working maybe after a lil googling it says to push in the trackball to do a restore in the recovery menu but its not working

i wont mind downgrading

No, it's a common problem with the recovery after running the update. Just downgrading?

i just wanna get off of froyo so what ever i gotta do i am pretty savy but ive never encountered this problem etc so im sure i can follow directions
the oem froyo sucks i just wanna try a new rom

1. Download this file, rename it to "sappimg.zip".
2. Put it on your SD card.
3. Turn the phone off.
4. Boot into hboot by holding (volume down+power), after a few seconds you'll see a bar pop up in the upper right-hand corner.
5. When prompted to hit "ACTION" to apply the image, press the trackball in.
6. You'll see a few different bars pop up in the upper right-hand corner, and then it'll ask if you want to reboot. Press the trackball in to reboot.
7. /fistpump, you're now on 1.6.
Note: You will eventually get the prompt to update again. Make sure you don't or you'll end up going through this again. If you decide later on to root, just use the "New School" guide in my signature. The "Old School" guide will work for your phone as well, but it's a lot harder and more time consuming.

it doesnt find anything i renamed file to sappimg.zip put it on the root of the sd card and it doesnt find anything
anything else?

Cannot Bring Japan ARC into flash Mode

Hello guys,
I 'm experiencing the problem as I cant bring my ARC to flash mode,
Can some body share the experience to me?
I tried [return + USB] and [Menu + USB], both fail for flash mode.
Kindly to share the procedure for unlocking the simlock in arc

Is your device sim-unlocked?
To get into flash mode, you turn off the phone and after 5 second press and hold the back button(far left button) and then plug the usb into the phone.

Nimche said:
Is your device sim-unlocked?
To get into flash mode, you turn off the phone and after 5 second press and hold the back button(far left button) and then plug the usb into the phone.
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it is not work for me, my led is still green and my flashtool cannot find it.

You didn't say if you are sim-unlocked or locked. have you unlocked the phone yet?
Only person I know that has one is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045567
read the instruction and if it didn't work PM the OP
Good Luck

gagafafa said:
Hello guys,
I 'm experiencing the problem as I cant bring my ARC to flash mode,
Can some body share the experience to me?
I tried [return + USB] and [Menu + USB], both fail for flash mode.
Kindly to share the procedure for unlocking the simlock in arc
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I had a similar problem when I was trying to flash my x10a to get rid of the AT&T crapware and outdated 1.6. Here is my experience with the x10a last year when I got it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10198269#post10198269
The issue had something to do with the version of windows I was running, and the drivers on SEUS not being compatible. The flashtool could never find it, and the phone would get out of flashmode in 10 seconds, and actually turn on.
I ended up using the non graphic flashtool as the alternative option, and it solved my problem. I don't know if you have that option for the Xperia Arc, but I suggest you look into that. Hope you find a solution to your problem. Good luck.

[Q] [HELP] LG GT540 Totally bricked!

Hi everyone. i take my friends lg gt540 last night to install the cm7 rom so i folow the instructions in that page and when kdz starts flashing stucks and gives to me a error. trying to get phone to download mode but the phone was dead no download mod kdz cant find the phone couse is like no battery connected. i follow all instructions in modaco everything. the prob is that i cant get the phone to download mode even drivers are installed even connected from back to usb port.
please dont tell me that i must take it to lg for fixing it. no waranty he bought it from a tourist really cheap nm.
maybe solution is to find a way to get to download mode.(volume down+power doesnt work,volume down+usb cable doesnt wok,no charger signal)
thank you (sry for my english)!

try using KDZ emergency mode maybe will work.. I forgot about how to flash KDZ since I dont use it much

try putting it on CS_EMERGENCY,this is for non working phones. do you hear sound when you connect your phone to pc?

No imagine a phone without battery. I try everything. So when i connect to pc must doing a noise? about kdz cant use it couse show me phone not found error. I will give a last try
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda premium

leave battery in the phone. you should hear a sound that you know that is connected. did you disable LG virtual modem in device manager?

brzijazo said:
leave battery in the phone. you should hear a sound that you know that is connected. did you disable LG virtual modem in device manager?
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i try everything in a net coffee installing lg drivers only and used the instructions. yesterday i install and lg program disable modem still no luck. so if phone just doing that noise means that is connect it but how must kdz find the phone if the phone is not installed. (i mean not the lg drivers but the phone when is in usb debaging smth is installed in pc from phone) i search everywhere and everybody can get to download screen exept me grrr is not my phone orelse i will throught it from the window. so if the the noise is ringing means is connectid no need for download screen? thanks you and sry for my english!

you need that sound and download mode unfortunately. try installing new drivers and new KDZ and try again. if not take it to the LG service. do you have recovery installed?

brzijazo said:
you need that sound and download mode unfortunately. try installing new drivers and new KDZ and try again. if not take it to the LG service. do you have recovery installed?
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No I though that no recovery needs to instal cm or alse i rooted and install rom i give last try and report if works thank you!
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda premium

fastboot is working now ?

regisol said:
fastboot is working now ?
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no fastboot installed no recovery. i'll send it to a friend to look at it. is any other way to force get it to download screen or force flash it?

masterismos said:
volume down+power doesnt work,volume down+usb cable doesnt wok,no charger signal)
thank you (sry for my english)!
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as far as i know its power + camera button.
Hold them down until backlight comes on. If you need it fixed by LG just lie about what happened. Dont tell them it died when you were installing a custom rom. Also from what i understand you cant get it to even turn on in any way? Or connect to a computer?

mihaiul said:
as far as i know its power + camera button.
Hold them down until backlight comes on. If you need it fixed by LG just lie about what happened. Dont tell them it died when you were installing a custom rom. Also from what i understand you cant get it to even turn on in any way? Or connect to a computer?
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Im afraid i tried to flash a rom for other lg i will post later the link couse im from phone now
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda premium

masterismos said:
Im afraid i tried to flash a rom for other lg i will post later the link couse im from phone now
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda premium
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well i cant find where is the rom that i download but i remember that the rom from cm7 (v20a20) was smaller than the rom that i download from mediafire (i used google search the name of the rom and i realise that is 2-5 mb bigger) i didnt want to w8 to appear the download link so i thought will be in another page. well the phone is been sending to my friend now and w8ting. if he find a solution i will post it. thank you

[Q] Is my u8800-51 Bricked?

I upgraded to official 2.3.4 GB (i think it was a Chinese ROM because i downloaded it from the huawei website) and i did not like it because my phone did not get Data or Wifi Or Bluetooth so i i downgraded my phone to 2.2.2 back to the original firmware it had but when i was installing it my phone said Successfully Installed and then it turned of but then nothing happened black screen, next day i change it it turn on the touch keys turn on and LED turn red but screen is black
anyone know how to fix this

I am also having this type of problem. I rooted installed CWM and flashed a custom rom now i have the blue screen issue. Can't find the files I need to repair this anywhere. All the treads have broken links.

r0y123 i am following this guide to correct my problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589205 I will let you know if it works out.
EDIT: worked perfect I can now boot and reroot.

thanks for the help
my phone wont turn on ,the LED and touch keys turn on for a while only when i connect it to the pc or wall charger. ohh also my computer recognized my u8800-51 as a HID-Compatible device------------- anyone know why?
i cant access pink/purple screen or blue screen not even recovery.
PLEASE I NEED HELP!!!!:crying:

I installed ubuntu
can I use ubuntu to see my phone stuff? sorry i couldnt explain my self

It would be worth a try. I have and increadble and the first time i rooted and and tried to run a rom on it. I got the same kinda thing yor getting. It was a screen driver problem. That might be something to think about. My previous post worked like a charm. Try it your phone is already dead. Just pretend it is at the right screen it wont work if it doesnt find your device.

Nope It did not recognize my phone only when I'm on windows my PC recognize it as a HID-Compatible device but when I go to my Device Manager and uninstall the driver it recognize it as a ""Quantomm something something MSM"" but then windows installs it again and I'm trying to install as something else, ANYONE GOT ANY TIPS?
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Mine was being reconized as a Qualcomm ........ but it still worked. See if this is helpfull. http://www.addictivetips.com/window...tomatic-driver-installation-in-windows-vista/

r0y123 Did you ever get your phone working? I have the same issue.