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I already posted this in Q&A, but I thought it would get noticed more in this section.
Ok I believe my phone is "Hard Bricked", because it doesn't power up at all. The Green led light will show if i take the battery out and plug it into the computer. This happened as was trying to start the process to unlock my bootloader. I was using RSDlite, loading the "zomgunlock" sbf file, put my phone into rsd mode plugged it in, pressed start and next thing i know it turned off and won't turn back on. Can someone help me?
ninjajtm said:
I already posted this in Q&A, but I thought it would get noticed more in this section.
Ok I believe my phone is "Hard Bricked", because it doesn't power up at all. The Green led light will show if i take the battery out and plug it into the computer. This happened as was trying to start the process to unlock my bootloader. I was using RSDlite, loading the "zomgunlock" sbf file, put my phone into rsd mode plugged it in, pressed start and next thing i know it turned off and won't turn back on. Can someone help me?
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What version are you on? And can you boot in rsd?
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its version before 4.1.83, but i know i can't get to RSD or to get something showing on the screen
Was it low on charge?
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No its not from a low charge, it was on already 80%
Oh, does your phone get recognized when plugged into a cp?
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no it doesn't seem to be recognized, i tried doing the combos green led light on (volume up + power , etc.)
But the phone stays off?
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It stays off unless I take the battery out of the phone and hook it to the computer, that is when I get the green light indicator
Hi,
I am a NOOB but was reading another post that had a similar problem. Not sure how to make a link to it.
The issue the other fellow had was that when he plugged in to the USB port it was actually draining his battery rather than charging it.
There are specific drivers on the Moto website that you need for the computer to charge the phone.
The short way around it is to charge at the wall.
The title of the post I am referencing is "[SOLVED] Atrix will not power on, green light flashes, plugged in and.... nothing!" initially posted 24th Feb 2011 last post was today.
If your issue is more complicated than this then I apologise for wasting your time.
Worst case no further harm done.
I'm pretty sure my battery is pretty good atm but I'll try anything to get my atrix working again
That happened to me when I was trying to flash the unlock bootloader for mine. I'm using the Atrix on Orange running on U4_4.2.0. Completely bricked with the same green light but nothing happening. Told Orange and got a new one luckyly, next day!
Yea well im on my second from at&t bcuz of a hardware problem, unless I'm able to get a third one. .i ned to find out how to fix this, and the battery charger method didn't work for me
Sydpark said:
Hi,
I am a NOOB but was reading another post that had a similar problem. Not sure how to make a link to it.
The issue the other fellow had was that when he plugged in to the USB port it was actually draining his battery rather than charging it.
There are specific drivers on the Moto website that you need for the computer to charge the phone.
The short way around it is to charge at the wall.
The title of the post I am referencing is "[SOLVED] Atrix will not power on, green light flashes, plugged in and.... nothing!" initially posted 24th Feb 2011 last post was today.
If your issue is more complicated than this then I apologise for wasting your time.
Worst case no further harm done.
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USB port on a computer won't drain a connected device. Problem there was he was trying to charge a drained battery on USB 2.0 which doesn't supply enough power to charge properly. The solution to his problem was to charge with the proper Motorola AC wall charger.
Yea I know but I tried the fixes anyway since there was no harm
If it's an AT&T phone take it to a repair center and they will replace it if its less than 1 year old. You don't even need the crappy insurance.
I thought it's only me
I have same problem, googled it 2 days ago - noboday else reported it
same problem - flashed the unlock-able boot-loader - phone turn off, and died...
I progressed a bit more - after replacing battery with a fully charged one, just to find out it's not a battery issue - I prepared the "special cable" - pin 4 connected to VCC.
now - my phone does recognize my phone, as "APX". after providing drivers found in google - it now recognized as "NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices".
it doesn't really help, as RSDlite is still not recognizing it, and using NVflash - i get only errors...
I know - i didn't really helped to solve the problem, as I'm "stuck" with it too, just wanted to share my effort...
Tomer
henrys01 said:
If it's an AT&T phone take it to a repair center and they will replace it if its less than 1 year old. You don't even need the crappy insurance.
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Even though this is my second phone?
ninjajtm said:
Even though this is my second phone?
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The phone has a 1 year manufactures warranty.
o ok, thanks for letting me know
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Hello all,
So I went to turn on my Fire and wanted to boot into recovery so I long pressed the power button (+20 secs). Now my Fire won't start up. I get the momentary green light which comes on but no boot up - just a black screen.
Any ideas...i.e. help? Cheers.
For info I'm running (or I am normally...hehe) CM9. Cheers bis...
does the green light stay on if you turn it on ?
or is it "blinking" - like it reboots ?
cm9 seems to drain the battery in some conditions
may be charging with the wall charger for some hours helps
do you see a sort of backlight on the black screen ?
would verify it with hard power down to see the difference
b63 said:
does the green light stay on if you turn it on ?
or is it "blinking" - like it reboots ?
cm9 seems to drain the battery in some conditions
may be charging with the wall charger for some hours helps
do you see a sort of backlight on the black screen ?
would verify it with hard power down to see the difference
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The green light only comes on for a second after pressing the power button. The screen is completely black. What is a "hard power down"?
Also, plugged into the outlet there is no light, charging or otherwise.
Cheers for your response and help. Much appreciated.
feroxcvpiditas said:
The green light only comes on for a second after pressing the power button. The screen is completely black. What is a "hard power down"?
Also, plugged into the outlet there is no light, charging or otherwise.
Cheers for your response and help. Much appreciated.
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hard power down is meant to hold the power button for ~20sec - till it turns off
if you plug it to the wall charger it can last up to half an hour till the orange light comes up when the battery is heavily drained - would recommend to let it on the charger over night in such a case
b63 said:
hard power down is meant to hold the power button for ~20sec - till it turns off
if you plug it to the wall charger it can last up to half an hour till the orange light comes up when the battery is heavily drained - would recommend to let it on the charger over night in such a case
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Oh yes, that's what I did initially - which I assumed put me in this state. But it might well be that it powered down completely. It's plugged in the outlet so I'll it charge more. It's been charging for over 3 hours and there's still no light, orange or other.
hmmm - the strange thing is that nothing shows up on the display - this implies that it don't have enough power to start to the bootloader or the bootloader is messed up
if the bootloader is messed up there is only one way to load a new one
you have to open the kf for this ...
is it recognized at the computer in any way (shown up or the typical ding ding sound) ?
b63 said:
hmmm - the strange thing is that nothing shows up on the display - this implies that it don't have enough power to start to the bootloader or the bootloader is messed up
if the bootloader is messed up there is only one way to load a new one
you have to open the kf for this ...
is it recognized at the computer in any way (shown up or the typical ding ding sound) ?
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Problem is I don't have a computer now...I'll leave it plugged in all day and hope for a change of some sort. If not I'll have to do another one of my now famous calls to Amazon. "I don't get it...it just won't start..." And two days later another one arrives. I have to say they are incredibly accomodating on that front...but I'd like to avoid it. Three times is pushing my luck I think...
feroxcvpiditas said:
And two days later another one arrives. I have to say they are incredibly accomodating on that front...but I'd like to avoid it. Three times is pushing my luck I think...
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Wait, they'll send you a new one even though its rooted? Other than best buy thats probably the only company thatll do that O.O
alternativeaura said:
Wait, they'll send you a new one even though its rooted? Other than best buy thats probably the only company thatll do that O.O
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Yes, that's my experience. I just say "the screen is black and it won't turn on" - they've never had a problem with it.
Well, a thorough charge solved my issue. After the charge, I did a hard power off and then powered on normally. Whew...
Glad to not have to send it back to Amazon...I shall make sure it is fully charged from now on.
glad to help ...
please mark the subject of the topic (edit first post) with [Solved]
b63 said:
glad to help ...
please mark the subject of the topic (edit first post) with [Solved]
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Will do. Cheers again!
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.
Net.silb said:
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.
jakejm79 said:
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.
nycbjr said:
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?
Unlucky
Get a Free £5 On a GiffGaff sim
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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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
Hi,
my n10 works great except the odd time when I try to wake it up and it's completely non-responsive, just showing me a black screen.
I'm unlocked , and rooted, running CleanRom. Is this device related or rom?
Cheers
pinn___________ said:
Hi,
my n10 works great except the odd time when I try to wake it up and it's completely non-responsive, just showing me a black screen.
I'm unlocked , and rooted, running CleanRom. Is this device related or rom?
Cheers
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¿Are you using a kernel that supports hotplugging of the second core?.
I'm on stock kernel
Shows a black screen but is on, or is actually off?
bigmatty said:
Shows a black screen but is on, or is actually off?
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Device is on - as I said it's not waking from sleep with the power button.
Confirm.
Strange thing - sometimes notification LED blinking.
How are you guys determining its on?
I had a defective N10 and experienced similar things. Another user taught me a trick: When you see the led flash but can't turn on the screen try plugging in a charger - if the battery charge icon appears, its not actually "on"...
bigmatty said:
How are you guys determining its on?
I had a defective N10 and experienced similar things. Another user taught me a trick: When you see the led flash but can't turn on the screen try plugging in a charger - if the battery charge icon appears, its not actually "on"...
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Charger already plugged. No reaction on plug or unplug. No unlock, no root. Comletelly stock.
noahhomsky said:
Charger already plugged. No reaction on plug or unplug. No unlock, no root. Comletelly stock.
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Dang. Or actually maybe good. I'm not sure which would be the preferable one...
bigmatty said:
How are you guys determining its on?
I had a defective N10 and experienced similar things. Another user taught me a trick: When you see the led flash but can't turn on the screen try plugging in a charger - if the battery charge icon appears, its not actually "on"...
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Hadn't switched device off and was on full battery too. I'll try your suggestion though.
How long did your rma take btw?
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pinn___________ said:
Hadn't switched device off and was on full battery too. I'll try your suggestion though.
How long did your rma take btw?
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My RMA experience was pretty good. It was a Thursday afternoon I phoned Google, and had the second device the following Tuesday. Although I don't like that they put a charge hold on your credit card for another $500 which isn't the fastest to come off, the benefits outweigh that single negative. You don't have to pay for shipping, youre never without a device, for a while you have two devices so you can compare (if needed), shippings decently quick.
pinn___________ said:
Hadn't switched device off and was on full battery too. I'll try your suggestion though.
How long did your rma take btw?
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This "black screen of death" has just happened on my Nexus 10. My device is unlocked, rooted, with CWM and CM10.1 and stock kernel. EDIT: the battery was full (~80%)
I was using Perfect Viewer and the screen suddenly went black. I've tried holding the power button alone and with the volume buttons pressed for up to 1 minute and nothing. Tried to do the same while charging and while connected to a computer. I also tried to connect the USB cable while holding the power button. Nothing worked so far.
Is there any way to send commands such as "reboot' or "shutdown" while connected to a computer? (something like the way fastboot works on linux)
Maybe removing the battery might work, what you guys think?
flyhunter said:
Is there any way to send commands such as "reboot' or "shutdown" while connected to a computer? (something like the way fastboot works on linux)
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"adb reboot" is what you're looking for.
flyhunter said:
This "black screen of death" has just happened on my Nexus 10. My device is unlocked, rooted, with CWM and CM10.1 and stock kernel. EDIT: the battery was full (~80%)
I was using Perfect Viewer and the screen suddenly went black. I've tried holding the power button alone and with the volume buttons pressed for up to 1 minute and nothing. Tried to do the same while charging and while connected to a computer. I also tried to connect the USB cable while holding the power button. Nothing worked so far.
Is there any way to send commands such as "reboot' or "shutdown" while connected to a computer? (something like the way fastboot works on linux)
Maybe removing the battery might work, what you guys think?
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I just held the power button for about 30 secs and then it rebooted fine. Maybe a different issue then
I've had the same issue this morning on a 4 day old nexus 10. Its actually the 3rd time this had happened. Stock os and 2 accounts setup.
I'm also getting random scan lines on display.
Gonna RMA mine. Can you only call Google or can you rma online?
You can call or email them. Good luck!
I know that you might heard of what I'm going to say tons of times but I searched the whole internet and still got no solution
I tried to update my motorola defy+ and then something went wrong, now, I'm stuck in a situation that I can't enter the
bootload or the recovery mode. all I see is a black screen(like the phone is off) and a white led above the screen(only when it's with the USB)
in added, no software on the PC do not recognize the phone when it's connected.
there's any way to solve this?
Bo0gieMan said:
I know that you might heard of what I'm going to say tons of times but I searched the whole internet and still got no solution
I tried to update my motorola defy+ and then something went wrong, now, I'm stuck in a situation that I can't enter the
bootload or the recovery mode. all I see is a black screen(like the phone is off) and a white led above the screen(only when it's with the USB)
in added, no software on the PC do not recognize the phone when it's connected.
there's any way to solve this?
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Switch off the phone, then press vol up and then the power button. See if the bootloader comes. I'm sure you ain't doing it correctly:laugh:
hotdog125 said:
Switch off the phone, then press vol up and then the power button. See if the bootloader comes. I'm sure you ain't doing it correctly:laugh:
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I've did it correctly, and I just did it again, nothing...
Does pressing both volume keys and holding them while you press the power button bring you to noman's land too?
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Does your battery is charged???
Try to charge your battery.
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cyrusct82 said:
Does your battery is charged???
Try to charge your battery.
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I have the identical problem. I left the phone plugged into USB on the computer for 15 hours. No change. A wall charger does not turn the charging light (white light) on.
I have tried 3 or 4 different chargers and nothing helps.
If your system partition is corrupted it well never charge.
You must charge your battery with the MacGyver method or with another defy. Then you will be able to flash a sbf with RSD lite.
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I'm facing the same issue after trying to install Quarx CM10 2nd Boot Build 09.07.2013. The Phone ran fine for some time and then died down. On Charging- battery would show ? when it was off so Tried the data wipe and reinstalling the ROM to the same consequence. Then wiped the system and after that disconnected the charger from AC outlet- after that- on ac charge- stuck at M Logo, and USB charging gives white LED. Able to enter bootloader with both VOL keys and power keys pressed- get message -
"motorola defy bootloader 09.10 battery low cannot program"
I'm not sure would be able to use MacGyver method, howver I can get an inexpensive universal charger to charge the battery- will it work?
Battery charger should work, and your problem should be fixed by a sbf flash
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thekguy said:
Battery charger should work, and your problem should be fixed by a sbf flash
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?? How exactly can he fix this problem without McGyver?? I don't see how this would be a good solution...
There's no harm in trying to charge the phone though, even though it might (will most likely) not work.
thekguy said:
Battery charger should work, and your problem should be fixed by a sbf flash
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Already tried that- defy sits on M logo on AC Charge- Same message while entering bootloader
droid_<3er said:
?? How exactly can he fix this problem without McGyver?? I don't see how this would be a good solution...
There's no harm in trying to charge the phone though, even though it might (will most likely) not work.
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Seems McGyver is the only way forward! will try it today and update.
Thanks for all the help! appreciate it
Moto Up and Running using Mcgyver Cable!
Thanks all for the help. Could finally manage to get my defy working using the Mcgyver method.
Using the thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
sudipt123 said:
I'm facing the same issue after trying to install Quarx CM10 2nd Boot Build 09.07.2013. The Phone ran fine for some time and then died down. On Charging- battery would show ? when it was off so Tried the data wipe and reinstalling the ROM to the same consequence. Then wiped the system and after that disconnected the charger from AC outlet- after that- on ac charge- stuck at M Logo, and USB charging gives white LED. Able to enter bootloader with both VOL keys and power keys pressed- get message -
"motorola defy bootloader 09.10 battery low cannot program"
I'm not sure would be able to use MacGyver method, howver I can get an inexpensive universal charger to charge the battery- will it work?
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droid_<3er said:
?? How exactly can he fix this problem without McGyver?? I don't see how this would be a good solution...
There's no harm in trying to charge the phone though, even though it might (will most likely) not work.
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OP had asked whether an universal battery charger could fix the problem. Low battery error would've been obviously fixed by charging the battery via an universal charger, which I recommended, or by MacGyver method, which he had said he may not be able to do. That's why I recommended it. Since he tried to charge it the regular way by simply connecting it to a wall outlet, it didn't work.
sudipt123 said:
Thanks all for the help. Could finally manage to get my defy working using the Mcgyver method.
Using the thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
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New battery fixes problem
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OP had asked whether an universal battery charger could fix the problem. Low battery error would've been obviously fixed by charging the battery via an universal charger, which I recommended, or by MacGyver method, which he had said he may not be able to do. That's why I recommended it. Since he tried to charge it the regular way by simply connecting it to a wall outlet, it didn't work.
Glad you could fix it
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I can confirm that instead of the McGyver method, using a new battery restores the device to being able to be reflashed. Yes, you are starting all over, but instead of a brick, your Defy is back in service.
Thanks to everyone who made the suggestions. I'm sure the McGyver method works for some, but a new battery and a $5.00 charger from eBay restored my phone.