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I think she bricked?

I was attempting to flash 2.x using behnaam and lox's rom.
Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=592596
Here is the HBoot info previous to my tinkering:
HERC XC
HBOOT-1.41.0000 (HERO20000)
MICROP-0110
TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104
RADIO-1.04.01.09.21
SEP 1 2009,19:18:45
Phone is rooted using adb.
I used unlockr's guide to flash a custom recovery image onto my CDMA hero and that worked fine, here is the guide I followed:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
I first moved the radio recommended for the rom by the dev to root on the sd and renamed it update.zip. After, I used the recovery image to wipe, then apply update.zip from sdcard. It seemed to flash fine, as it said please select reboot to complete, which I did, and it completed and rebooted the phone.
Once rebooted it gave me the android installing software image without anything else for a while, then turned off. I cannot seem to awaken my phone with any combo of keys or by plugging it into its use cable. The charging led doesn't even light up anymore.
Well I seem at the moment to be SOL, unless someone can come by and throw me a bone. I really am at a loss as to what I did wrong, as I have always read to do radio first. Not to mention as I watched it install radio it said it was installing radio.
Thanks for the help everyone.

You attempted to flash a GSM ROM to your CDMA phone, this is why your phone is bricked. I'm not sure if its possible to recover, people with more experience than I have can help you there. The problem was flashing a GSM ROM to CDMA. You are not the first to have done it, we all mess up from time to time.

Uuuh Umm...that software was for the GSM hero's NOT THE CDMA Hero.............bless your heart.

Ah **** I thought it was CDMA, guess it was a bad idea jumping into roms while still a noob.
Yea I only got the radio installed, not the rom, although that probably doesn't make a difference.

I don't think the phone can be recovered once you attempt to flash the Radio, but I could be wrong.

Hmm well if worst comes to worst I'm going with what I read on another thread and saying that I was installing the update that it found when I went to phone details and halfway through the update the phone just turned off and won't turn on anymore.
According to the other thread once it is bricked beyond belief and you play stupid they can't prove you wrong.
Best case scenario they replace it, and I won't feel bad seeing as it was a defective phone that is allowing dust to enter under the screen. But that who ordeal is an entirely different rant...lol
Sigh

ftp://xda:[email protected]_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe
Go......Now......Move with haste...

gu1dry said:
I don't think the phone can be recovered once you attempt to flash the Radio, but I could be wrong.
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Yea, you're right. Flashing a GSM rom on the CDMA won't really break much. It's flashing the radio that bricked it.

flipzmode said:
Yea, you're right. Flashing a GSM rom on the CDMA won't really break much. It's flashing the radio that bricked it.
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All is lost!!!!

Yep RUU brought back Error 170 cannot connect to phone.
Maybe the sprint repair stores will not be so asshole-esque this time around.
I'm hopeful though, as I have read a few posts about them exchanging it for a new one. Which after a bunch of calls I had hoped to have happen due to the dust thing, but oh well.
Maybe I will get lucky and my brick will actually turn out to be a phoenix in disguise.

unfortunately, flashing the GSM radio on pretty much destroys the phone.
i think its got something to do with the voltage and electricity used by the GSM radios. probably higher than what the CDMA radios use, so you didn't really brick your phone, you 'fried' it in a sense.
sorry bout that... but if you have the equipment protection plan you can probably get it replaced real easily, since the sprint people probably won't really understand what's wrong.

again I am reminded why I dont screw with radios

willowmp said:
Yep RUU brought back Error 170 cannot connect to phone.
Maybe the sprint repair stores will not be so asshole-esque this time around.
I'm hopeful though, as I have read a few posts about them exchanging it for a new one. Which after a bunch of calls I had hoped to have happen due to the dust thing, but oh well.
Maybe I will get lucky and my brick will actually turn out to be a phoenix in disguise.
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Once you do get it replaced and you want to put a custom ROM on it, look at the first page of this forum and you'll find sticky threads regarding four different ROMs you can put on your phone (two production release and two experimental betas).
I would suggest either MoDaCo's rom or Fresh rom. I use Fresh in mine and had no problems (although I have used MoDaCo's before and also had no issues).
Also, if you want to root the phone, there are also sticky threads that will tell you how to root your phone from Windows, Mac and Ubuntu.
Good luck.

Yep thanks everyone.
Yea I figured once no buttons would do anything and the leds wouldn't even light up for charging that it was pretty much fried. Definitely got that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.
I definitely should have come into this section specific to my phone and read this info instead of just doing tons of searches and getting mixed up.
Although I'm hesitant on flashing to a replacement phone if I get one, I think I will but this time make a post just to verify without a doubt. I'm sure many wouldn't mind a simple post asking if this will blow up my phone or not, lol.
Once again thought, thanks for the help. Especially to a noob that made a real noob mistake lol.
Edit: All is well, I contacted sprint chat and they confirmed I will be receiving a brand new phone when I arrive at a sprint store, and with the chat log sent to my email and printed out the repair stores cannot pull any of their gimmicks on me, they are getting a command from sprint HQ after all. This is nice, I kill my phone and I get a brand new one without dust, and this time the invisible shield goes on asap.

willowmp said:
Although I'm hesitant on flashing to a replacement phone if I get one, I think I will but this time make a post just to verify without a doubt. I'm sure many wouldn't mind a simple post asking if this will blow up my phone or not, lol.
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Well once you are retry the flashing on your new phone, just msg me & I'll give you my contact info & I'll walk you thru it.

willowmp said:
Edit: All is well, I contacted sprint chat and they confirmed I will be receiving a brand new phone when I arrive at a sprint store, and with the chat log sent to my email and printed out the repair stores cannot pull any of their gimmicks on me, they are getting a command from sprint HQ after all. This is nice, I kill my phone and I get a brand new one without dust, and this time the invisible shield goes on asap.
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while the attempted flash was boneheaded , this (what I quoted) was very smart. I've had them try to reverse the decision and noted on my account in the past. All ended well, but a hard copy of the convo between me and Corporate would have been nice to have.
props for a good idea.

if you don't want trouble with rooting and flashing new ROMs to your phone, try flipz's pre-kitchen. just to try it, i RUU'd my phone and re-rooted it through that app, and its simply amazing. you just sit back and watch, don't even have to do anything.

Ok so its pretty funny but whoever it was who says that once you flash for the first time its addictive, I do have to agree. I will be getting my phone tomorrow because they had to replace it and I will be flashing, although this time I will play it safe and triple check before I get click happy...lol
So what are the danger zones in flashing, like what can brick or kill your phone? I know playing with radios can kill it if the wrong one is flashed, and I know powering off or interrupting a flash will kill/brick, but what else.
I know people said firmware alone usually will not brick you.

willowmp said:
So what are the danger zones in flashing, like what can brick or kill your phone?
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Well obviously it can brick your phone if you flash the Radio I kid, I kid
willowmp said:
I know playing with radios can kill it if the wrong one is flashed
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With the CDMA Hero, you do not have to flash the Radio. So if your attempting to flash the Radio, you're doing it wrong.
willowmp said:
I know powering off or interrupting a flash will kill/brick, but what else.
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Well if the custom recovery is installed (RA-heroc), if the phone looses power while flashing the firmware, you are usually still safe, because you (usually) still boot into the recovery without issues.
Like I already said, if you want I can walk you thru the entire process thru an IM client, Steam, or Skype.

Oh ok thanks, I'm actually headed up to PA for a little trip but definitely will hit you up on that offer when I get back.

[Q] Where do i start?

I finally got my droid x about 2 weeks ago after waiting almost a month on backorder.. Since i ordered it ive gotten an pneumonia lung infection as of saturday tonsilitis and fevers.. Plus two weeks in i got laid off so this hasent been the greateast of time. Ive been pretty out of it and yea.. anywho. I got this and first thing i did was Root via the "DroidX Root" with the Root Me and UnRoot Me " buttons. Ive owned a G1 and a Droid Eris prior to all this and loved em both. Rooted them gotten the recovery image's custom roms ect. With this im getting confused. I think its partially because ive been so ill and disoriented half the time. Also because of this efuse crap and what not. Yes ive googled and searched but again ive been fairly out of it so im still not certian what i should do here. I downloaded some apk file Recovery Bootstrap v1.0.0.3 that i was told i needed to get but again...
I want or at least i think i want to get to 2.2 im currently still on the 2.1 build it shiped with. i have *228'd it or changed the firmware in any way all ive done is rooted it.
Im having issued with the data connection. My browser seems to hang a good 50-60% of the time wether im on my wireless g connection at home or on 3g. Ill listen to slacker radio and often it stops for sometime and either wont resume playback until ive closed and re-opend it or just does it on its own.
Ive heard of people getting roms on it but others tell me there not "real".
Also its "fluid'ness speed" seems to be jotty at times. I havent hardly installed much on this and its slows down really bad at times.
Basicly i like modding my phone and really enjoy all the work people put out to fully give us the full capability's of these pieces of hardware we buy. But i dont feel like im getting that.
What other suggestions can you all give me to do to my phone, to speed it up back it up remove this crapware like dlna ect. I have seen some threads about doing this but then people telling me they get stuck at the boot logo cause they messed something up and i dont really wanna do that.
What have you done with your phones? How well do they run?
Thanks for taking the time to read my post and i look forward to everyone's reply
-Mort

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Sorry to hear about your problems. I just went through a week of hell before being diagnosed with pneumonia this June. So I know how it felt.
Basically, even though 2.2 OTA is available, if you mess up your phone while modding, there is no stock image to fall back to, so you'll be stuck with a bricked phone.
The best solution right now is to upgrade to original 2.2 leak. Then you can install leaked 2.3.15 which is the same as OTA (with a difference of being deodexed and rooted). In this case even if you have problems, you can always flash original 2.1 back and start from scratch.
rootzwiki has a good amount of info on how to do all of this. But of course feel free to ask questions.
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php/Smartphones/Motorola/Droid-X/Droid-X.html

..I have a bricked Bravo

.. after foolishly trying to apply a Metamorph theme that was meant for the Motorola Defy. It was the Gingerbread theme for the Defy that did it. I was rooted and de-crapified of AT&T bloatware and loving life until this happened.
I am coming from A Samsung Captivate and thats why I had the balls to try it in the first place. I know the theme wasn't made for the Bravo but there are alot of themes that aren't meant for the Captivate that work flawlessly.
I saw similar specs in the Bravo and the Defy (processor, screen resolution, Android build, Motoblur, ect..) and took the risk
NOW I HAVE AN ENDLESS BOOTLOOP!!!!
I know we don't have a custom recovery yet, but is there any way I can get this thing running again?

Mine is in the same state!
I tried instilling an app meant for the Motorola Droid that allows custom recoverys, and now I'm also in boot loops. Good news though, a friend of mine works at Motorola and signed me up to receive Motorola prototype phones, (that's how I got the bravo) and when my trial was over a new trial started with 2.2 Bravos, I didn't get on it though. But usually they work on the phone, and after the project starts about 2 to 4 months later the finished product comes out.
I'm thinking that the 2.2 update will be released probably the first month of 2011, just my guess, pretty sure sometime around there though. When it's released then that 2.2 sbf will be released also. Someone will take that in, post it on a website like always, then all you have to do is flash it with RSD. But don't you have warranty? If you do, don't wait like me, turn it in and get it fixed! You see, I can't do that because I have the prototype phone, and that thing has no warranty.
But yea thats 2 options for you,
Good luck!

Thanks. I still have the Captivate so I just started using it again. But the Moto just feels better in the pocket to me tho. I guess I can wait a few weeks to see if the 2.2 rolls out. But the warranty part is a no go for me because I bought the phone off EBAY and I don't have the original store/dealer reciept... At least that's the excuse that AT&T are giving me. Motorola doesn't deal with the Bravoo warranty wise because its AT&T labeled. Anyways, someone here at XDA will discover some kinda breakthrough...
Quick question for you... If you boot into recovery, and do the clear user data/factory reset can your Bravo make it to the Moto Setup screen? Mine can for some reason! But just when I am clicking next to set up the wi-fi connections it starts the whole bootlooping again, until I reboot into recovery and clear user data/factory reset all over again..ect.

jreal said:
Thanks. I still have the Captivate so I just started using it again. But the Moto just feels better in the pocket to me tho. I guess I can wait a few weeks to see if the 2.2 rolls out. But the warranty part is a no go for me because I bought the phone off EBAY and I don't have the original store/dealer reciept... At least that's the excuse that AT&T are giving me. Motorola doesn't deal with the Bravoo warranty wise because its AT&T labeled. Anyways, someone here at XDA will discover some kinda breakthrough...
Quick question for you... If you boot into recovery, and do the clear user data/factory reset can your Bravo make it to the Moto Setup screen? Mine can for some reason! But just when I am clicking next to set up the wi-fi connections it starts the whole bootlooping again, until I reboot into recovery and clear user data/factory reset all over again..ect.
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How are you getting the wipe/reset options to show in recovery? every time I boot into recovery I just get the little tri-angle and andy. No matter what buttons I push, the options will not show. On my Droid X, you have to push the search button. but those are physical buttons not capacitive like the Bravo.

well, i don't know what i pushed, but the options showed up.

Your smoking crack if you like the bravo over captivate...

Just press the lower right part of the screen when you see the exclamation triangle.

Anyone know if there is a way to change permissions on the framework from recovery?

Did you ever get your Bravo up and running again? I just rooted mine with SuperOneClick v. 1.5.5. The new one v. 1.6.3 kept hanging at "Reading OS Version Properties..." Your initial post sent a chill down my spine.

Yeah, I got it up and running again... by warranty exchange! lol. Luckily I have a few phones to fall back on. Otherwise I would have been stuck for a month because thats how long AT&T makes you wait if your handset wasn't purchased at an official retal store.
I have a brand new one in my possession but I am a "flash freak" and if someone doesn't find a method for us to fully take advantage of this phones hardware then i'm gonna sell it and wait for the Atrix 4G

jreal said:
Yeah, I got it up and running again... by warranty exchange! lol. Luckily I have a few phones to fall back on. Otherwise I would have been stuck for a month because thats how long AT&T makes you wait if your handset wasn't purchased at an official retal store.
I have a brand new one in my possession but I am a "flash freak" and if someone doesn't find a method for us to fully take advantage of this phones hardware then i'm gonna sell it and wait for the Atrix 4G
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Good to know you got your replacement.
I would like to try flash "defy" firmware, as soon as, bravo sbf file become available.
BTW, knowing how att/moto operate, I would think skip Atrix's 2.2 and straight to Nexus S with 2.3?

Atrix dieing?

Hey guys, i just got a replacement Atrix because my girlfriend dropped my original Atrix in the toilet, and the new Atrix keeps dieing/shutting down after the screen has been off for more than 10 minutes. Any clues or hints as to what i can do to stop this or perhaps this is just a faulty device?

More info needed on your setup, i.e. ROM, bootloader unlocked, etc.

Not sure if this was the case before i got the phone, but i did notice that the screen wouldn't turn on after it timed out the first time i turned it on.
As for my setup, i unlocked the bootloader as soon as i got it, and i rooted it also. After rooting it i put The DarkSide v3.1.0 on it.

Oh ya, one more thing, the only way to keep the phone from dieing by timing out is to set the screen to never time out... Don't know if that bit of info would be helpful.

if the issue is not resolved by a factory reset, it sounds like you were sent a faulty replacement device.
since it was unlocked and all, re flash a different ROM and see if the issue persists.

Kk, i'll put a new rom on it in a bit and re-update with the progress.

Ehhh... No luck, slapped on Alien by Kenn and still no luck... I'll wait and see if anyone else has any other helpful hints meanwhile i search other forums. Guess my best bet would be to get another replacement again?

TfzSCVang said:
Hey guys, i just got a replacement Atrix because my girlfriend dropped my original Atrix in the toilet, and the new Atrix keeps dieing/shutting down after the screen has been off for more than 10 minutes. Any clues or hints as to what i can do to stop this or perhaps this is just a faulty device?
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Try flashing different kernels and also try to fix permissions on recovery. If these don't help, I am afraid you have a faulty Atrix my friend.
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[Q] Returning a nook to stock...

Ok guys, please forgive me for posting what is probably the twenty thousandth question about returning to stock but I'm frustrated and patience is wearing thin as I have not been around the nook forums for probably 8 months. I bought several nook colors and havnt touched them in many months (bit of a device junkie). Well one that I had rooted and ROMed a year ago was given to my sister in law. She now wants the damned thing to be stock and this is where the problems start. I have been to one thread after another. Most with broken links and outdated information. I just need a quick functioning method for returning this thing to stock before I just go out and buy her a new one to shut her up. Please, any help would be appreciated with this.

Chief Geek said:
Ok guys, please forgive me for posting what is probably the twenty thousandth question about returning to stock but I'm frustrated and patience is wearing thin as I have not been around the nook forums for probably 8 months. I bought several nook colors and havnt touched them in many months (bit of a device junkie). Well one that I had rooted and ROMed a year ago was given to my sister in law. She now wants the damned thing to be stock and this is where the problems start. I have been to one thread after another. Most with broken links and outdated information. I just need a quick functioning method for returning this thing to stock before I just go out and buy her a new one to shut her up. Please, any help would be appreciated with this.
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Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and go to item A15.
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Ok, great! This is the most progress I've made all night. So this will get me the stock ROM so the OS looks original and functions original correct? What about going 100% back to stock, getting rid of clockwork and everything. Make this thing look like it just came out of the box so she can take back to BN if she has any issues?

Chief Geek said:
Ok, great! This is the most progress I've made all night. So this will get me the stock ROM so the OS looks original and functions original correct? What about going 100% back to stock, getting rid of clockwork and everything. Make this thing look like it just came out of the box so she can take back to BN if she has any issues?
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Yes if you do the A15 thing, it will be 100% stock, including stock recovery.
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You sir are the ****. Thankyou for saving my night. Less headache more beer drinking.