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Hi, I have my Blade for 2 months at the moment.
I had had CM7 ROM and few days (1 week) back I've switched to Ginger Stir Fry b19. I converted from GEN1 to GEN 2 and used Clockwork for Blade for flashing roms. I wiped all data / dalvik cache etc. I haven't installed any unusual apps.
Last night I turned off my Blade as usual and removed it from the charger - bettery full. This morning when I pressed the power button the Android picture showed up but the device wasn't booting, so I removed the battery, put it back and now the device wont power on at all. When I put the charger in, the LED won't light up, yet I'm not sure if it should when the device is turned off.
Any ideas ?
Could the device got bricked somehow ? Or could it be the HW fault ?
I had same problem!
You need to do tpt flash!
Method 3: TPT
TPT is a way of flashing part of the low-level firmware on your phone. After successfully flashing the files below you will regain access to clockworkmod. You need a different type of TPT depending on what variant of the Blade you have. If you have a China Unicom v880 or any other Chinese variant then you must not flash a TPT designed for European Blades, and vice versa. Be aware that flashing a modified or corrupt TPT can permanently brick your phone. Choose the appropriate file below.
European Gen1 TPT http://www.mediafire.com/?n6m49sircl5lnpl
Use this if your phone is a European GSM variant and if it is Gen1 or has been upgraded to Gen2 via TPT. This will flash stock Gen1 firmware.
European Gen2 TPT http://www.mediafire.com/?9civd2253kvct99
Use this if your phone is a European GSM variant and if it was sold as Gen2 or upgraded to stock Gen2 via windows. This will flash stock Gen2 firmware.
China Unicom v880 Gen2 TPT http://www.mediafire.com/?lr3gcew5pmc57ip
Use this if your phone is a China Unicom v880 (unsure, but may work on Chinese u880/x880). This will flash the stock Gen2 firmware taken from the B15 android 2.2.2 update.
Flashing a TPT
Download the applicable TPT file from above.
Unzip and put the “image” folder onto the root directory of your SD card.
Disconnect and reconnect your SD card and check the integrity of the TPT files. There is a file called "image.hash" in the image folder which contains all the files' md5 hashes in plain text. Make sure that the md5 of all the files match, or you may brick your phone.
Turn on your phone with the SD card inserted and with menu and volume up held.
The screen will either stay black or show green text (if you see the green android immediately then it didn't work), and will restart into clockworkmod when done. Wait at least 5 minutes for it to restart if you don’t see anything.
When it is finished (even if it didn't work), then remove the image directory from the SD card to prevent accidental flashing later on.
You can now flash a ROM using clockworkmod. If it doesn't work, then using a different SD card may help. If you have a European variant then it is safe to try both Gen1 and Gen2 TPTs separately in case you have made a mistake.
FROM HERE: http://android.modaco.com/topic/343587-guide-de-bricking-a-zte-blade/
hope this help...
Thanks for the tip, however my blade doesn't seem to react to any key input.
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The phone is dead. I'll take it to Orange.
I don't understand why this happened at all though.
Jackal331 said:
Thanks for the tip, however my blade doesn't seem to react to any key input.
Edit:
The phone is dead. I'll take it to Orange.
I don't understand why this happened at all though.
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I had the same problem and nothing worked!
and I spent more than 3 hours with my Blade and I got it to work I de-bricked it!
If you do the same tpt then it works, screen maybe can be then black and then need to wait some seconds and it's done!
I was just leaving my home with it to Orange, ok I'll give it a few more shots! .
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It doesn't work. I'm using European Gen1 TPT. Nothing happens. I wait 10 minutes after pressing the buttons.
ZTE Blade - absolutely doesn't turn on
I have the exact same problem... my phone doesn't switch on at all - no red light on back button, screen doesn't turn on and no vibration on pressing the power button... Basically, the phone looks dead.
I was basically repartitioning my ROM to install ColdFusionX ics and this happened... I don't know what to do now... :-/
@manumanfred: I tried the tpt methot you suggested above, but to no avail... When I hold the volume up and menu buttons and power up the handset, the phone's supposed to vibrate atleast, right? It's not even doing that... .. Can u think of anything that might save my phone? Or is trashing the phone the only option.. :'(
Jackal331 said:
Hi, I have my Blade for 2 months at the moment.
I had had CM7 ROM and few days (1 week) back I've switched to Ginger Stir Fry b19. I converted from GEN1 to GEN 2 and used Clockwork for Blade for flashing roms. I wiped all data / dalvik cache etc. I haven't installed any unusual apps.
Last night I turned off my Blade as usual and removed it from the charger - bettery full. This morning when I pressed the power button the Android picture showed up but the device wasn't booting, so I removed the battery, put it back and now the device wont power on at all. When I put the charger in, the LED won't light up, yet I'm not sure if it should when the device is turned off.
Any ideas ?
Could the device got bricked somehow ? Or could it be the HW fault ?
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i.siddharth.iitd said:
I have the exact same problem... my phone doesn't switch on at all - no red light on back button, screen doesn't turn on and no vibration on pressing the power button... Basically, the phone looks dead.
I was basically repartitioning my ROM to install ColdFusionX ics and this happened... I don't know what to do now... :-/
@manumanfred: I tried the tpt methot you suggested above, but to no avail... When I hold the volume up and menu buttons and power up the handset, the phone's supposed to vibrate atleast, right? It's not even doing that... .. Can u think of anything that might save my phone? Or is trashing the phone the only option.. :'(
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Trashing the phone is never an option.. You should try flashing CWM through windows. I'll post link in some time.
www.modaco.com/topic/343587-guide-de-bricking-a-zte-blade/
Use the Fastboot method.
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My blade has the same problem.
I guess only solution if keys don't work is to take it to be repaired...
But will they repair it at least? What was your experience?
If the phone won't even light up the red led on the back button when power is pressed it's a hardware issue.
Try it when it's connected to the charger (regular charger, not USB).
If you cannot get it to boot the bootloader you cannot run a TPT and if you cannot get into FTM mode you cannot use the Windows flasher.
In this scenario there is nothing you can do to fix it, you'll need to return it to your service center for repair.
Rooting your phone, TPT'ing or anything like that voids warranty (this actually includes official updates too) but you can at the very least try since it's unlikely they'll discover it.
ZTE blade total brick, help
I also have the same problem. I had flashed to android 4.1 a while ago, then decided to reflash stock ROM via TPT. TPT got to 98% when writing system then phone went dead. It cant turn on at all, no red led when on charger...no help so far on how to debrick it. Has anyone found a way to do it? PLEASE PLEASE HELP.
Hello guys,
I have a problem with my ZTE Blade 3, i've done all the above methods you've mentioned and i've also read mostly everything about the de-bricking from here www.modaco.com/topic/343587-guide-de-bricking-a-zte-blade , but i still have problem. Couple of weeks ago, i've put a custom rom made by KonstaT which i found also there http://www.modaco.com/topic/367241-devrom27-cyanogenmod-11-android-444/ and it was working normally with few exceptions (like apollo & camera, but when i inserted SD card + SIM they stopped making an issues)...but suddenly something happened i don't know what, it was a rainy day as i remember and the phone now isnt turning on. Actually it is turning on, but nothing is showing on the screen, that's why i read all the above...
What i believe i can do:
1. I'm turning my phone on and my red light LED indicator is blinking briefly
2. I can enter download mode (or i think is something like download mode...) and my red light is blinking faster and almost constantly
3. Sometimes my red light LED indicator is blinking unusual a way faster than the normal one (i think here is the catch...), then i decided to open my phone, i watch what i found --> check the images which i've attached That is my screen connector, which i think is fried and because i'm not sure, i am asking you guys for help, because i thought you might seen stuff like these and maybe you know more than me here. And if it fried, is there any chance that i can clean it with some kind of alcohol or similar which evaporates immediately and re-use it again, or i must buy a new one (LCD) ? :crying:
PS: I made the photos as closer as i can get to the damaged zone.
Hello all,
I am a complete newbie with too much confidence.
I bought 3 ideos x5 phones, one was running froyo, and one gingerbread. I gave the gingerbread one to my son and kept the froyo.
hen I broke my leg, and while I was out of it in hospital I decided that now was the time to update it of course, I mean, when better than when you are out of it with painkillers? I kept nodding off in between, should have told me something. You think?
Anyway, people who love their phone might want to stop reading NOW.
I downloaded a official 2.3.Universal Rom, and a zipfile160b or something, and whatever else cloud find , and then started messing about. I rooted it with z4 and I also used a file explorer ES something or other, because for some reason I put on a new recovery image. It seemed like a good idea. I got to he point where it would only boot into recovery, and I loaded a 160b zip file to it, I remember that quite clearly.
So now: when I switch it on on battery or usb cable only, I get a IDEOS typed LOGO and then a quick vibrate, before it reboots... boot loop???
If it is on charger with battery in, it just stays on on ideos Logo.
If I connect it to laptop, and keep putting the battery inand out, one time when I put the battery in it starts installing firmware, but ALWAYS dies at step 2.....I tried various ROMS in a dloadfolder, but always the same outcome. I think I folowed 3 methods at the same time and killed the phone....
I have a 32 GB sd card.
I am not sure how to connect it to he computer, my macbook dualbootsinto ubuntu, but not surewhat to do then, or howto use adb sdk. I am totally stuffed, and would be grateful for help, I ould even consoder posting it somewhere if ayone thinks they can get it going again. I am in New Zealand, but I can post anywhere.
I shoudl have known beter, but, you know...
Please help or atleas pretend sympathy ...
Thanks
actnowhinklater
Have you tried downgrade official 2.2 dload?
i believe flashing stock 2.2 will help
download this: http://www.mediafire.com/?c97gnolbh9759y7, unzip it, folder on root of your sd card, and then, when your phone is off, hold power button and BOTH volume buttons for few seconds. and that is how your phone will install official rom WITHOUT computer.
later try upgrading to official 2.3 the same way.
Hi there, thanks for your answers. What I did:
1 formatted sd card, downloaded files, put dload folder on ds card (32 GB sdhc)
2 Charged battery to full on my son's x5
3 put battery an card in phone, switched it on, only got logo. only could be switched offby taking battery out
4 connected phone with battery in to usb port
5 after fiddling and wiggling battery and holding buttons etc it went inti firware mode
6 failed at step 2 ( battery was in)
ANy other ideas?
Thanks for taking the time to try and help me btw, I really appreciate it.... culd kick myself....
actnowthinklater
Try step 4 without battery by pressing both volume buttons and inserting the USB cable in.
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Or try putting the dload folder to the internal storage, not the SD card
This worked for me when I downgrade my ROM back to froyo
Hi again, tried without battery but it won't go into the update mode, just stuck on ideos screen. I cannot access any internal folders as pc does not recognize it when I connect it. It sees the other x5, so it must be a phone issue. Guess it's a dead phone then? Oh well, should have known better.... I will put it on ebay as bricked with full description of how dead it really is, maybe someone needs a screen or digitizer or sth!
Thanks for trying to help me all, it taught me a lesson! Don't fiddle if you don't know what you are doing.
Cheers
actnowthinklater
The phone is not dead for sure. And what about guaranty?
If you haven't flash a different model rom(a rom for U880 pro for eg), then you just have a soft brick, which is reversable. I read your posts, but it' s not clear in which state the phone is exactly. You said you tried to flash an original 2.3 rom, but not which version(this is important to see if you have locked or unlocked pink screen mode).
So, needed more specific information to see:
-what rom has the phone now
-has unlocked pink screen(this offers more options to unbrick)
-what is this 160b zip? Maybe you mean "update-160up.zip", which is a special flash package that you can flash it automatic, as official roms(on dload folder) and solves some problems which prevent the official update to complete. I think is useful only on 2.3 roms though, but I' m not sure. If you didn't mean this file, maybe can help you.
-Also If you are on 2.2 rom and not on 2.3, you have for sure unlocked pink screen and therefore you can directly replace the rom from pink screen mode. You just need to find the image folder of a 2.2 official rom and replace yours.
- And the fact that PC doesn't recognized, doesn't mean that the phone is dead and unfixable. The connection estabilazed after the rom starts to load, and after the necessary things for connection loaded. It seems that the rom just don't pass this stage and fails before.
thank you but no luck so far
Hi there
he file I tried to flash was update-160up.zipand I did it via he recvery tool, but I also used a 2.3 rom, and this file:
205.196.123.108/ffvq89t57qyg/od4iym44ladqhng/recovery.img
I do not get a pink screen at any time.
The only thing I can do is start the phone and I get the letters IDEOS in white and red, and if i keep the battery in and press buttons it sometimes loads from SD card, only to fail at sep 2.
If i do not press any buttons and connect USB, it endlessly starts into the IDEOS thing, switches off, starts again etc.
I have no idea hat rom is on the phone now, it had Froyo when I got it. The rom I first tried to flash with no success was the official one on the huawei website for this phone
When I frst looked at the phone there was an empty Miui rom folder, so it might have t=run on that some time.
I cna't get into any folders on he phone, so nit sure ow I would replae anything, all I have is the ideos logo going on and off, and the odd failing firmware update process, I tried it with 3 cards, 4gig, 512mb and 32gig, no joy.
I am not sure what else I did to the thing, I was too out of it, and I don't think warranty will cover this.... I don't want to waste anyones time, I can only blame myself... oh well. I have an appaling track record with poor defenseless electronics.
Kind regards
actnowthinklater
thanks for your reply.
I'm not very sure, but it seems if your phone can be repaired the only way is the force upgrade.
Mahdial said:
Try step 4 without battery by pressing both volume buttons and inserting the USB cable in.
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actnowthinklater said:
Hi again, tried without battery but it won't go into the update mode, just stuck on ideos screen.
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You maybe didn't understand me,without battery press both volume buttons then insert the USB cable in,keep holding the buttons till the phone vibrates, it must go to update mode.
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actnowthinklater said:
Hi there
he file I tried to flash was update-160up.zipand I did it via he recvery tool, but I also used a 2.3 rom, and this file:
205.196.123.108/ffvq89t57qyg/od4iym44ladqhng/recovery.img
I do not get a pink screen at any time.
The only thing I can do is start the phone and I get the letters IDEOS in white and red, and if i keep the battery in and press buttons it sometimes loads from SD card, only to fail at sep 2.
If i do not press any buttons and connect USB, it endlessly starts into the IDEOS thing, switches off, starts again etc.
I have no idea hat rom is on the phone now, it had Froyo when I got it. The rom I first tried to flash with no success was the official one on the huawei website for this phone
When I frst looked at the phone there was an empty Miui rom folder, so it might have t=run on that some time.
I cna't get into any folders on he phone, so nit sure ow I would replae anything, all I have is the ideos logo going on and off, and the odd failing firmware update process, I tried it with 3 cards, 4gig, 512mb and 32gig, no joy.
I am not sure what else I did to the thing, I was too out of it, and I don't think warranty will cover this.... I don't want to waste anyones time, I can only blame myself... oh well. I have an appaling track record with poor defenseless electronics.
Kind regards
actnowthinklater
thanks for your reply.
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If you haven't successfully flash an update from dload folder, then you still have the official froyo rom. Guaranty will cover this, it's a software problem and probably they will reflash the froyo(or if you are lucky), gingerbread rom. Just tell them that you tried to update to the official gingerbread rom and it failed.
And also you can put the image folder of an official rom(better a 2.2 based, because you haven't flashed 2.3 original), as I mentioned on my previous post. I don't think that pink srceen mode doesn't work. Probably something you don' t do right. Pink screen mode, and update mode achived with same key combination, and if you haven't erase the dload folder from sd, you'll not be able to boot to pink screen mode. So, make sure you don't have the dload folder on internal or external sd card and then try to boot to pink screen mode, and If you have connected the phone with a linux pc(maybe and on mac) you'll be able to see and other partitions of the device except the one with the Image folder.
I will give this a go
Thanks guys, I will give your sggestions a go, so I will try starting it with the usb cable, ad also try to get it into pink mode. I will follow your instructions and report back asap. I have a mac that dual boots into ubintu, and a pc, so I will go reread the thred and try everything. Report back later.
Thanks for your patience
actnowthinklater
Also, check this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882314
I haven' t test it but maybe helps you.
nogo
[hi guys,
I have tried everything - it just won't go into pink mode or load firmware.... i tried everything suggested, different computers, cards and cables: it just won't work. It seems to get warm when connected I noticed, as well. oh well. thanks for trying to help
kind regards
actnowthinklater
I am using Elora 1.10.13 and I connected my Phone to PC to copy the Elora 1.10.30 zip files and while doing so, my phone rebooted, then again I copied and it was good. Then I started copying Win 7 SP1 (1.4 GB) and it took a lot of time. Then when i unlocked my phone to "Turn Off USB Data", the screen was full of vertrival lines of black and white, slowly fading into black. and it was not ejecting my SD either. Then i rebooted my PC and removed my phone. Then my phone was not responding to anything. Then I removed Battery and rebooted, the also, the Huawei logo wouldn't come, instead some white grains. and the phone is like dead. I try to boot into recovery (Vol+) and all the lower buttons are alight, which means im in CWM recovery , still I am not getting any sensible screen... How do i solve??? please help...
I have checked. My phone is booting properly, is able to receive calls, and i am able to feel the vibration of the unlock screen, just that the display shows weird lines only of black and white and and the brightness keeps changing randomly and displays nothing sensible. Am I correct to assume that this is a Hardware issue??
And
How can I now backup all my Data (Internal SD )before I give the phone for service?
Please Help if possible.
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I have checked. My phone is booting properly, is able to receive calls, and i am able to feel the vibration of the unlock screen, just that the display shows weird lines only of black and white and and the brightness keeps changing randomly and displays nothing sensible. Am I correct to assume that this is a Hardware issue??
And
How can I now backup all my Data (Internal SD )before I give the phone for service?
Please Help if possible.
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Do you mean app+data backup? If so, it's easy just download Titanium Backup app and backup everything.
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that looks like the lcd is dead.
but even then why don't you try a fresh install of a official rom, one of the gingerbread ones?
Oh, sorry I forgot that your LCD is dead. So you can connect your phone to a PC with Linux OS and copy the data folder or you can make a full backup by following a guide somewhere here in general section.
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Thanks , but my warranty period is over and since its a hardware issue(confirmed with your replies), i have no other option but to give the phone for servicing.
Time to check how good Huawei service centers are....hope i m not disappointed...
I had cm11 (or 10, not sure) installed for about a month now (back in december) .... Went on a trip, and when coming back my phone battery ran out at the airport somehow, but i had fully charged it and i was not out all day enough for it to run out fully... I take my phone home, not really giving it much importance, and i noticed it was stuck on the bootlogo.. so i went into recovery and tried to re-flash the rom and fix it, but when i was installing the ROM again, the phone shut off randomly (i heard that happened with a certain recovery menu software sometimes, i cant remember the name)... then the phone wouldn't charge and/or turn on, and when I connect it to the pc, nothing happens other than the white led coming on.. RSD won't recognize it...
So i found out i had to charge the battery manually, and used a Universal Charger... Still, no recognition by RSD Lite...
Finally, i found a way:
1. Open RSDLite
2. Connect phone (no battery on it)
3. While holding Power + Vol Up, put the battery in
4. RSD will recognize your phone!
Problem is, it recognizes my MB525 as "S Flash OMAP0360"
And when i try to flash a .sbf i used previously to recover my phone (had bricked it before by trying to change ROMs in a sloppy manner), it seems to flash smoothly, but when it's going to reboot the phone, the progress goes up to 100% and then asks me to reboot it manually.. I read somewhere that to fix that i should take the battery out, disconnect the phone, put it back in, and make RSD recognize it like i mentioned before...... and after RSDLite says flashing is PASSED, the phone still won't turn on... I have tried at least three times and gotten the same result... Help?
The SBF i am using (because it helped me save my phone before) is:
JORLA_U3_3.4.2_107-9_SIGNED_USAJORDMR1B25TIGCOLA01E.0R_JORLAFROTIGCOL A_P009_A002_M010_HWp3_WIG146037_Service1FF.sbf
EDIT: Also, i read somewhere that when all you get is the white led (when connecting to PC) it means that your battery is not charged enough for flashing.. ?
I don't know what to do?? I read that defy's are really hard to brick... But mine got bricked out of nowhere.. wtf?
Niko. said:
I had cm11 (or 10, not sure) installed for about a month now (back in december) .... Went on a trip, and when coming back my phone battery ran out at the airport somehow, but i had fully charged it and i was not out all day enough for it to run out fully... I take my phone home, not really giving it much importance, and i noticed it was stuck on the bootlogo.. so i went into recovery and tried to re-flash the rom and fix it, but when i was installing the ROM again, the phone shut off randomly (i heard that happened with a certain recovery menu software sometimes, i cant remember the name)... then the phone wouldn't charge and/or turn on, and when I connect it to the pc, nothing happens other than the white led coming on.. RSD won't recognize it...
So i found out i had to charge the battery manually, and used a Universal Charger... Still, no recognition by RSD Lite...
Finally, i found a way:
1. Open RSDLite
2. Connect phone (no battery on it)
3. While holding Power + Vol Up, put the battery in
4. RSD will recognize your phone!
Problem is, it recognizes my MB525 as "S Flash OMAP0360"
And when i try to flash a .sbf i used previously to recover my phone (had bricked it before by trying to change ROMs in a sloppy manner), it seems to flash smoothly, but when it's going to reboot the phone, the progress goes up to 100% and then asks me to reboot it manually.. I read somewhere that to fix that i should take the battery out, disconnect the phone, put it back in, and make RSD recognize it like i mentioned before...... and after RSDLite says flashing is PASSED, the phone still won't turn on... I have tried at least three times and gotten the same result... Help?
The SBF i am using (because it helped me save my phone before) is:
JORLA_U3_3.4.2_107-9_SIGNED_USAJORDMR1B25TIGCOLA01E.0R_JORLAFROTIGCOL A_P009_A002_M010_HWp3_WIG146037_Service1FF.sbf
EDIT: Also, i read somewhere that when all you get is the white led (when connecting to PC) it means that your battery is not charged enough for flashing.. ?
I don't know what to do?? I read that defy's are really hard to brick... But mine got bricked out of nowhere.. wtf?
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Hey there. Well, if it's still flashable it ain't bricked. I've got my other one to not be recognized (broken bootloader), which is beyond usual repair. So, did you you flash some random SBF before the rescue one you're trying out now? There's a problem with previously flashed GingerBread or Defy+ SBF images. So it would be good to know, what was the SBF running before trying "JORLA_U3_3.4.2_107-9". Also according to http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=27 that is 2.2.1 and there's also a "Android 2.2.2 Blur_Version.34.4.802.MB525.Latam.en.01". Tried that as well?
Anyhow, if the phone is seen by RSDlite it actually powers on and is recoverable. If the screen is just staying black, then you probably tried a downgrade from a Gingerbread SBF and didn't watch out for the BL-version.
If it's a BL-version problem then this might help. Also there is a guide to unbrick. And yes, keep an eye out for the battery level. Best would be an external charger, as the phone does not charge. McGyver way should still work though.
If it shows a LED and is seen over USb, it's not dead (yet)
Also look out for section "Common Problems/Questions" here.
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Hey there. Well, if it's still flashable it ain't bricked. I've got my other one to not be recognized (broken bootloader), which is beyond usual repair. So, did you you flash some random SBF before the rescue one you're trying out now? There's a problem with previously flashed GingerBread or Defy+ SBF images. So it would be good to know, what was the SBF running before trying "JORLA_U3_3.4.2_107-9". Also according to http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=27 that is 2.2.1 and there's also a "Android 2.2.2 Blur_Version.34.4.802.MB525.Latam.en.01". Tried that as well?
Anyhow, if the phone is seen by RSDlite it actually powers on and is recoverable. If the screen is just staying black, then you probably tried a downgrade from a Gingerbread SBF and didn't watch out for the BL-version.
If it's a BL-version problem then this might help. Also there is a guide to unbrick. And yes, keep an eye out for the battery level. Best would be an external charger, as the phone does not charge. McGyver way should still work though.
If it shows a LED and is seen over USb, it's not dead (yet)
Also look out for section "Common Problems/Questions" here.
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No, i have not flashed other SBF's ever... only CM roms but i did it through the phone itself, in recovery mode.. I'll try the 2.2.2 one you told me about and see how that works out!
EDIT: No luck, the phone stays at a black screen.. it wont even reboot when RSD is done flashing.. i have to take the battery out and put it in bootloader again for RSD to say it PASSED the flashing
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No, i have not flashed other SBF's ever... only CM roms but i did it through the phone itself, in recovery mode.. I'll try the 2.2.2 one you told me about and see how that works out!
EDIT: No luck, the phone stays at a black screen.. it wont even reboot when RSD is done flashing.. i have to take the battery out and put it in bootloader again for RSD to say it PASSED the flashing
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Too bad Anyway, did you try 8. from here, that is
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If you get " Please manually power up this phone " in RSD Lite pull battery out > put your battery back > reboot into stock recovery by holding Power button and Vol- button > Choose Wipe data/cache > Choose Reboot system now
"? Also holding Power and Vol-Down while inserting battery is said to work.
I wonder if there is an SBF that also flashes cache and userdata partitions...
Nope, it just stays black-screened.... It only works if i do VOL-UP for bootloader mode, but that doesnt help
Umm, as a shot into the blue: Did you try to reinstall the Defy drivers from Motorola? It seems that missing those hinder RSD lite from detecting the Phone as MB52x and instead just show the Processor identification, i.e. "S Flash OMAP3630"
Try dfp 231. The processor identification is correct( rsdlite has been set up properly).
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Try dfp 231. The processor identification is correct( rsdlite has been set up properly).
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Yeah, it worked also for the defy in this thread.
And just for reference the original thread with the hinted SBF:in post #4
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WIIII i have successfull unbriked my defy with this rom
defyplus_u3_4.5.1-134_dfp-231_cn_sign_ucadefyemarab1b50aa009.0r_pds03c_usajr dngibrird15_p015_a030_service1ff.sbf.gz
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Basically had the same BL7-problem.
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Yeah, it worked also for the defy in this thread.
And just for reference the original thread with the hinted SBF:in post #4
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WIIII i have successfull unbriked my defy with this rom
defyplus_u3_4.5.1-134_dfp-231_cn_sign_ucadefyemarab1b50aa009.0r_pds03c_usajr dngibrird15_p015_a030_service1ff.sbf.gz
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Basically had the same BL7-problem.
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wtf, the phone flashed correctly and everything but the screen won't turn on.... The computer recognizes it as MB526 now, and i can touch the home button and stuff and it will vibrate like it used to when it worked... i can also make the ringtones play using the moto portal page... Everything works (except for calls) other than the fact that i still have a black screen... the screen just wont turn on... Also it said it had very little internal memory compared to what it had before (had at least 2 gb i think.. now not even one)
I had sent the phone over to fix, and they told me it was unfixable... Is it possible that the guy (it wasnt an official company) who "tried to fix it" simply took parts out of it ? -_- (if he had taken parts out of it im guessing the phone wouldnt turn on at all..?)
What can i do to turn the screen on??
EDIT: i flashed DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf
I couldnt find the one you posted there so i did the central europe one...
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wtf, the phone flashed correctly and everything but the screen won't turn on.... The computer recognizes it as MB526 now, and i can touch the home button and stuff and it will vibrate like it used to when it worked... i can also make the ringtones play using the moto portal page... Everything works (except for calls) other than the fact that i still have a black screen... the screen just wont turn on... Also it said it had very little internal memory compared to what it had before (had at least 2 gb i think.. now not even one)
I had sent the phone over to fix, and they told me it was unfixable... Is it possible that the guy (it wasnt an official company) who "tried to fix it" simply took parts out of it ? -_- (if he had taken parts out of it im guessing the phone wouldnt turn on at all..?)
What can i do to turn the screen on??
EDIT: i flashed DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf
I couldnt find the one you posted there so i did the central europe one...
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Umm, according to this thread it is supposed to be this one.
The GR vs CN maybe doesn't make a difference, but maybe the P022_A022 vs. P015_A030?
Doesn't a working phone portal allow for somehow to get logs/adb etc?
Hello everyone, i need help. Yesterday i installed cyanogen 11 rom on my milestone, but when the phone boots, it said setup wizard stopped working and i couldnt do anything, after that i flashed my device with 2.3.4 version, from 2.3.6. At that time i didnt knew that that will brick my phone. So now it wont turn on...when i put it on the charger led next to charger/usb flashes, when i connect it to usb led stays on. I read a lot threads on the forum but no luck. I just need to enter to bootloader so that i can flash it again, i tryed it with camera vol down and power but now luck. Anyone knows another way?
Thanks in advance.
I fixed it by using battery bypass. I wont delete thread maybe will help someone.
nikolacirjakovic said:
I fixed it by using battery bypass. I wont delete thread maybe will help someone.
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How to do a battery bypass on motorola milestone 2?
sssloba said:
How to do a battery bypass on motorola milestone 2?
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look here and here
Tnx but this don't do the magic for me.. It's the same, only LED lights up and no reaction on button press..
I'll have to try something else.
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Tnx but this don't do the magic for me.. It's the same, only LED lights up and no reaction on button press..
I'll have to try something else.
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Sorry, but it worked for me...did you fixed it some other way?
Nope, not yet.
I'll try this with another cable. Also, i find a tutorial how to make Motorola factory cable, and i will try that when i find the time.
I can't put links here now, but it's called "How to Make Motorola Factory Cable to Unbrick Your Android! " on Youtube, maybe it can help someone elese.
I'm not giving up. :fingers-crossed:
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Nope, not yet.
I'll try this with another cable. Also, i find a tutorial how to make Motorola factory cable, and i will try that when i find the time.
I can't put links here now, but it's called "How to Make Motorola Factory Cable to Unbrick Your Android! " on Youtube, maybe it can help someone elese.
I'm not giving up. :fingers-crossed:
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I almost killed my M2 last week, all my fault. When battery is too low, cable bypass is not enough to turn on with vol down + camera. But there is another trick in RSD lite.
Put the bypass cable in the M2 battery & phone then connect bypass cable in a wall charger (computer usb port has not power enough). Now plug the data cable in the M2 usb then connect to PC USB port. Phone still appears to be dead if you try to power on (try it). Go to RSD lite 5.7 and click "Show device" until device properties shows something. Now ignore that your phone looks powered off and go ahead flashing with RSD.
After flashing you will need to do a factory reset as usual, turning on with X pressed until triangle appears. Note that in some M2 you go to wipe menu pressing @ one or more times in triangle screen, while on other M2 you press vol up + vol down to get wipe menu.
Mine was bricked for the same reason, flashed BL, 2.3.6, then because I could not wipe (didn´t know that there was two ways to get menu), I messed up the entire thing, flashing 2.3.4 - phone dead with side led on when connected. Battery does not charge in this state, so after discharged I recovered this way.
Progress
Ok, this helps a bit......I managed to flash my M2 but still no startup screen.
When I did what you wrote, RSD Lite v5.7 did show my device and it started flashing it, in some point the screen on my phone lights up and shows "FW update in progress.." . Everything finishes nice with no trouble...rebote and PASS...
But there is no Motorola icon shown, neither I can start in recovery mode, or bootloader mode or any other that i tried.
When I connect it to PC with data cable, it makes sound like the USB device is plugged in, and it also can be seen in RSD Lite as connected device but nothing on the M2 screen... Same thing happens when i press power button on the phone while it is connected with the data cable.
Any idea why?!
By the way, tnx for helping me this much! :good:
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Ok, this helps a bit......I managed to flash my M2 but still no startup screen.
When I did what you wrote, RSD Lite v5.7 did show my device and it started flashing it, in some point the screen on my phone lights up and shows "FW update in progress.." . Everything finishes nice with no trouble...rebote and PASS...
But there is no Motorola icon shown, neither I can start in recovery mode, or bootloader mode or any other that i tried.
When I connect it to PC with data cable, it makes sound like the USB device is plugged in, and it also can be seen in RSD Lite as connected device but nothing on the M2 screen... Same thing happens when i press power button on the phone while it is connected with the data cable.
Any idea why?!
By the way, tnx for helping me this much! :good:
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Excuse me, what sbf version are you trying to flash? Do you know your current BL version?
Please note that some sbf requires bootloader upgrade to 70.13 first.
And there is not direct downgrade - i.e. once flashed GB, flashing froyo bricks M2. Actually even between GB versions, once installed a R01 GB sbf you can not flash any R00 GB sbf. Some downgrades only this way.
Also there is not BL downgrade.
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Excuse me, what sbf version are you trying to flash? Do you know your current BL version?
Please note that some sbf requires bootloader upgrade to 70.13 first.
And there is not direct downgrade - i.e. once flashed GB, flashing froyo bricks M2. Actually even between GB versions, once installed a R01 GB sbf you can not flash any R00 GB sbf. Some downgrades only this way.
Also there is not BL downgrade.
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I also think he's trying to downgrade. Perhaps he flashed Latin America ROM, and now he's trying to flash UK one. I don't know, but what he describes looks exactly what I experienced when I tried to flash Froyo over GB.
IMHO he should try to flash the latest ROM, that means Latin America 2.3.6 GB.
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I also think he's trying to downgrade. Perhaps he flashed Latin America ROM, and now he's trying to flash UK one. I don't know, but what he describes looks exactly what I experienced when I tried to flash Froyo over GB.
IMHO he should try to flash the latest ROM, that means Latin America 2.3.6 GB.
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Yes, that is exactly what happened.
After reading some more about this, I now understand what was my problem....
Playing with my M2 I installed some CM versions, 10, 10.2, 11... and finally when I wanted to go back to stock rom, I find newer version than mine was, and there is the first mistake. I installed it not knowing that I can't do a downgrade later.
Secound mistake was that i TRIED to go back to my old stock rom, and....black screen happend.:crying:
But thanks to your help I now know how to fix it. And i did! :victory: :highfive:
My BL is 70.13 , and when i checked my CG31 with "smgver" it show that it is v4.
I can't go back to my old rom, but now I can install costum or some BR/AR gb except for persona&vivo,which is 4 as Endless7 explaned in his text.
Now there is only one more problem... the battery cannot be charged. There is icon like it is being charged, and also it says charging 1% and always is 1%.
I have original battery and one that is not original...neither one of those two can't be charged.
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Now there is only one more problem... the battery cannot be charged. There is icon like it is being charged, and also it says charging 1% and always is 1%.
I have original battery and one that is not original...neither one of those two can't be charged.
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When connected with a wall charger a discharged battery should jump to 20% in config, battery. If locked in 1%, probably there is a mess in the battery state variable.
If you are using a custom recovery, try to clear battery state on it and select the option to fix permissions.
Doing again the master clear/factory clear also may work, but needs to config all the phone again.
Another thing to consider, any short circuit or wrong wiring while doing the bypass cable may damage the charger (or battery, or phone), do you have a spare one to test?
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When connected with a wall charger a discharged battery should jump to 20% in config, battery. If locked in 1%, probably there is a mess in the battery state variable.
If you are using a custom recovery, try to clear battery state on it and select the option to fix permissions.
Doing again the master clear/factory clear also may work, but needs to config all the phone again.
Another thing to consider, any short circuit or wrong wiring while doing the bypass cable may damage the charger (or battery, or phone), do you have a spare one to test?
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I tried both of this things, and none of them worked. When powered on, without charger, on the battery icon stands [!]
and when it is connected with a wall charger, icon changes to little lightning ( standard charging icon) inside the empty battery, without movements (battery do not changes colors, red, yellow, green). On lock screen says: Charging 1%, and same on the battery settings (1%).
That was on costum rom.
And on the stock rom in the battery icon stands [?], and when I connect it to the wall charger it says (with original Motorola battery inside):
"Invalid battery
Your device battery is invalid and cannot be charged.
Replace the battery with an original Motrola battery."
I changed the cable, and the charger, but I do not have third battery...short circuit...maybe...maybe.
One interesting fact, the battery seems to be charging, although it says 1%.
The original battery was empty at the begining, she couldn't even start the phone, and now phone is working on that battery....strange. Should it be able to do that, if there was a short circuit?
As far as I know, flashing stock sbf overwrites most config files, also battery statistics. Maybe the easiest solution would be to buy a new replacement battery - at least here, in Poland they go for 7-8$ - quite cheap IMO.
I remember when I was using MS2 that once I had this question mark instead of battery status - it heppened when I drained battery to zero, phone was unable to boot to charging mode, so I booted from another battery, and with a wall charger plugged in, I replaced battery with empty one. Then question mark sign appeared when there was no battery, but I don't remember how I got rid of it. Maybe it disappeared after some time? I don't know. But for sure it disappeared.
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I tried both of this things, and none of them worked. When powered on, without charger, on the battery icon stands [!]
and when it is connected with a wall charger, icon changes to little lightning ( standard charging icon) inside the empty battery, without movements (battery do not changes colors, red, yellow, green). On lock screen says: Charging 1%, and same on the battery settings (1%).
That was on costum rom.
And on the stock rom in the battery icon stands [?], and when I connect it to the wall charger it says (with original Motorola battery inside):
"Invalid battery
Your device battery is invalid and cannot be charged.
Replace the battery with an original Motrola battery."
I changed the cable, and the charger, but I do not have third battery...short circuit...maybe...maybe.
One interesting fact, the battery seems to be charging, although it says 1%.
The original battery was empty at the begining, she couldn't even start the phone, and now phone is working on that battery....strange. Should it be able to do that, if there was a short circuit?
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Battery sign with a "?" shows when battery is completely uncharged (and before the master clear in my case). Power off the phone, install the bypass cable (again) and put it in the wall charger with phone powered off. Wait 15 minutes charging before power on and wait more 15 minutes charging. Now remove the bypass cable and let battery charge as usual before powering on again.
I did all of that. I downloaded some battery widget, and it shows the battery state 100%. Same is when i go to Settings=About phone=Phone status, battery status is charged 100%. Now the only thing is that in the original battery status icon is still [?].
The important thing is that battery is 100% full and phone is not broken, it works! !
@rabinhood
I flashed costum and stock rom.
I have replacement battery, and same thing happens on it. Also I tried changing them while charging...nothing.
Maybe it will disappear by itself if I wait long enough. :laugh: