Hello everyone, I need some help. Hopefully I am posting in the right thread.
I have a Motorola Droid X and a few months back. I used a Modified SBF to be allowed to root my Droid X. It worked perfectly but as soon as I booted up. I had the dreaded ? in the upper right hand corner and my battery wasn't being recognized. So I thought it was a bad SBF flash, so I did another SBF back to the original version that came with the phone... Still wasn't being recognized.
I had to charge it using the McGyver method by cutting an old USB cable and blah blah blah. I don't know if that killed my Droid X, but what could I do to resurrect this thing from the dead. It won't turn on.
Also, the battery on the bottom... It seems soft or smushy... Could that be the cause of a dead battery? And I tried a different battery from an old flip phone, didn't fit but it still said it wasn't recognized.
Thanks again guys.
I believe you need a new battery.
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infazzdar said:
I believe you need a new battery.
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Thanks man, you know where I can find a cheap one?
JustWorksTechnology said:
Thanks man, you know where I can find a cheap one?
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They're very inexpensive from Amazon, even the extended battery is only about $15!
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Did you by chance do the stripped wire charge with the battery still in the phone? Because that's a big no-no.
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Did you by chance do the stripped wire charge with the battery still in the phone? Because that's a big no-no.
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Yes I did, I was following the instructions that were in the tutorial. =/
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Did you by chance do the stripped wire charge with the battery still in the phone? Because that's a big no-no.
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Strange, I've never heard of the McGyver method causing an issue when done correctly.
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Reason I say that is because the stripped charger method can fry the battery if done too long. If the battery swells in the phone the pressure placed on the screen can permanently damage the display. May be only a 1 in 10 chance of it happening, but I sure don't want to be the 1!
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My sisters g2 is randomly shutting off whenever it wants to its unrooted and I believe has the gb update should I try a new battery? Any suggestions are appreciated
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Just switching off completely ? Could be a loose battery, try a slip of paper at the other end of the battery from the contacts, to see if that helps.
Is the battery an OEM (HTC) one ?
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Just switching off completely ? Could be a loose battery, try a slip of paper at the other end of the battery from the contacts, to see if that helps.
Is the battery an OEM (HTC) one ?
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I'll try that and yes its the original OEM battery thanks
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If you figure it out, let us know. My g2 does it once in a while, with 2 different batteries. I'd like to know too.
Mine (DZ) does too, now and again. I'm kind of resigned to it since the phone 18mths old now, and even if I sent it for warranty repair (2yrs cover in the EU) they'd wipe it and probably load some unrootable sh*tbag of a ROM on it.
I intend on replacing it when something better (with a qwerty) materialises, but that day hasn't come yet. In the meantime it would be nice to know what's causing my shutdowns - it's not software because it happens with any ROM I put on it. Is there any way to log and interpret hardware events like shutdowns?
I have the same problems!
I had the same problem, I've searched for ever and finally find why.
Mine was cause by a electric shortcut between the metal battery cover AND the ebay battery. Yes, under the brand sticker on the battery, there's some aluminum or something that can make a shortcut.
I just warped it in a cellophane plastic (leaving the 4 connections free, duh)
Any way, I dont want to be pessimist, but pretty sure thats not your problem...
Mine did that too back then. How I fixed it was, I had to calibrate the battery. But I did mine the rooted way, by using an app called batter calibrator by nema, it's on the market somewhere. But I think there's a way to calibrate the battery without root.
I went bowling during weekend and my good old DHD just went off out of my shirt pocket and landed flat... even the silicone case didn't help, because it just wouldn't turn on anymore. When I connect it to a PC, it recognizes HTC phone and disk but orange light doesn't light up and power button does nothing. I suppose there's nothing I can do, if anyone has any ideas, you're welcome, but I think it is kaput
What would my fellow DHD'ers suggest for my next phone? Really cool new phones like Droid DNA and Nexus 4 aren't available in Europe and Czech, so I figured either One X or Galaxy Note 2. Any other suggestions?
Cheers, I'll still be on XDA in Nexus 7 forum anyways, but I'll really miss DHD and JellyTime...
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try to hold power button while inserting the battery.
Thanks for the tip, but no go...
It's sounds funny but could it be possible it fell on the corner where power led and power button are located? :laugh:
If PC recognizes it, then it's not dead.
I would try to dissasembly it and shorten power button contacts to see if that's the case.
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It's sounds funny but could it be possible it fell on the corner where power led and power button are located? :laugh:
If PC recognizes it, then it's not dead.
I would try to dissasembly it and shorten power button contacts to see if that's the case.
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Please try that, your DHD deserves it.
That old girl has a lot to give yet.
With the 4.2 ROMS out there is obvious that HTC betrayed us discontinuing support for our phones, and releasing less powered phones with ICS by default.
Maybe it's just the screen? Seriously dude, I would at least play with it just to see what's wrong...
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Maybe it's just the screen? Seriously dude, I would at least play with it just to see what's wrong...
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It is not the screen since the orange light doesn't lit up when I connect it to the charger. I suspect the motherboard cracked, but who knows. As you say, I have nothing to lose, will try opening when I have some time...
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It is not the screen since the orange light doesn't lit up when I connect it to the charger. I suspect the motherboard cracked, but who knows. As you say, I have nothing to lose, will try opening when I have some time...
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I absolutely loved my Inspire 4G for the year and a half that I had her. But I moved on to a more powerful phone (S3). I still have it with Gingerbeast on it. But don't be sad about having to upgrade. Lol
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HTC should start putting impact zones on their motherboards like what Samsung does on their devices
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Sadly I don't have any tips for you, but I moved on to the note 2 and while plastic took about a week to get used to size was only a problem for the first couple of minutes. Speed wise its the first phone I haven't found the need to root of flash custom rom to speed it up (I still did it for the fun). Long story short I would highly recommend it.
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yeah its a first time question for me and I'm sorry if it has been covered, I did try to find it. So i replacdd a display on the the deivce and it will not power on or give any sign of life. I checked with my meter and its got roughly 3.5 volts which is good enough to power. any one have an experience with this and know the correct method of getting it to power on? tried volume down and power for ten seconds didnt work. I've got it on the oem charger now even though it has a charge.
Wrong forum... But maybe your digitizer isn't plugged in correctly? Our the digitizer was crack in the process of replacing it
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Yea, I have replaced several on the xt910/912 may be an issue with the install check the ribbons for tears... ensure that there both seated correctly.. replace the metal cover over the connectors... did you replace the full housing or just the digitizer/ screen? Or Item may be defective... when plugged in you should still see the led flash green if all is well with the battery ( the ones I have done did)...
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yes, i should have seen some sign of life is what i was thinking as well. i replaced the whole bezel. no flash no green light and no idea. I do apologize for wrong forumn.only thing i can think of is that when taking the motherboard off the back of the display is maybe something above got damaged. i thank you both for your answers. is there a heat rip sensor on this model that would cause it to go into protected mode even though it was totally disassembled? i had used my separater to warm the adhesive to make removal of the baord easier
I'm unsure about the sensor... but I use a heat gun as well and never had issues with the Motorola's... i have 3 here one still on GB and the other two on jb.. if you know of a way to get me a shipping label I could send ya one if you think its the logic board or battery (screens are broken)...
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I'm unsure about the sensor... but I use a heat gun as well and never had issues with the Motorola's... i have 3 here one still on GB and the other two on jb.. if you know of a way to get me a shipping label I could send ya one if you think its the logic board or battery (screens are broken)...
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Very appreciative man, but the riddle has solved itself. I have changed charging voltages every few hours from different usb sources to wall and to computer. it finally flashed n and i got life. I had a very distraught customer.(not to mention the guy who said sure gimme an hour) xda is a common answer to my google queries.I'm glad that i did finally join. :good:
awesome bunch of guys
I recently dropped my phone into the toilet water.... i quickly removed it and i volume down and power to force it off.. after 2 days i checked the phone again.. it didnt on but i plug the charger.. there was a red led only.. i tried many unbrick methods but i dont think my phone is bricked. I opened up the insides of the phone and all the water has gone and theres no water stuck or anything.. dry
but my nexus 4 is still on red led when plugged in.. I think its battery problem?
I think it's not messed up completely. You should take it to service center ASAP instead of guessing what happened to it.
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I think it's not messed up completely. You should take it to service center ASAP instead of guessing what happened to it.
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thank you . i have been thinking about that. but the liquid indicator on the phone is red. will they still check for me?
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thank you . i have been thinking about that. but the liquid indicator on the phone is red. will they still check for me?
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I think they'll check it for you, so don't worry.
You probably just need a new battery. Everything else should be working fine. Best thing to do is take everything apart and clean them with isopropyl alcohol, then let them dry, buy a new battery and you ll have a working phone again. Sometimes some other components might have problems, like camera or mic/speakers, which are all cheap as spare parts. Plenty of videos on YouTube on how to fix water damage.
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Its usually just the battery dying. I dropped my HTC desire in the toilet once, just the battery had to be replaced after drying it all.
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You tried to run the phone on a different charger? For me, the incompetent OC it helped.
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No, I'm not a troll. Just found out from ex gf her note 4 started smoking and per her before she could knock charger out of socket she stated she saw sparks come out of it and really started smoking. Has anyone heard of this happening? Using per charger. No root. Just stock.
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milski65 said:
No, I'm not a troll. Just found out from ex gf her note 4 started smoking and per her before she could knock charger out of socket she stated she saw sparks come out of it and really started smoking. Has anyone heard of this happening? Using per charger. No root. Just stock.
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Any pics of the damage?
I'll get some within the hour. Just googled it and have found no reports on this. She flat out refuses to get another one. And she's been Samsung user since note 1.
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I'll get some within the hour. Just googled it and have found no reports on this. She flat out refuses to get another one. And she's been Samsung user since note 1.
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Stock charger and stock battery?
Yes to stock on both. Just checked it. No physical damage. Everything happened from inside where you plug charger in. Verizon said she can have a refub. Go figure. She's on hold with Samsung right now seeing if they'll replace it with a new one. Obviously just a 1 in a million deal. She's pissed. She tried oem charger on sons Samsung mini and it wouldn't charge. I suggested she not try that again.
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crazy. I've heard that crap on the USB cable itself can cause issues.. like if there's a hair or something caught on the little sharp edges that help it click in place, it could ignite something. one in a million chance tho, but still. I always check mine for hairs before I plug it in because it lays on my floor (dumb, i know) and it'll always get them on it and I have to pull it off
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Didn't know that about fod possibly causing issues. I personally have never seen someone bring an issue r/t USB . I'm thinking it was nothing more than a fluke. She's saying Samsung sucks now. After owning 6 of their phones. Did state what if it happened while sleeping and phone on bed. Couldn't give her a answer to that one. She's going to Verizon to see about getting new one and letting them deal with shipping off to samsung.
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Didn't know that about fod possibly causing issues. I personally have never seen someone bring an issue r/t USB . I'm thinking it was nothing more than a fluke. She's saying Samsung sucks now. After owning 6 of their phones. Did state what if it happened while sleeping and phone on bed. Couldn't give her a answer to that one. She's going to Verizon to see about getting new one and letting them deal with shipping off to samsung.
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Pics yet?
No pics. Could barely see damage inside charger port. I took back cover off and saw no damage. It seems smoke and sparks came out of that area. Again, I did not see any physical type damage. Still smelled like electrical burn.
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milski65 said:
No pics. Could barely see damage inside charger port. I took back cover off and saw no damage. It seems smoke and sparks came out of that area. Again, I did not see any physical type damage. Still smelled like electrical burn.
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This happened to my Asus Laptop but it was only the charger. It was sparking right at the connector going into the laptop. I replaced the charger and all was fine. I am guessing her phone will not power on?
My note 4 DE got hot on the bed charging. I only charge her on the dresser now. No issue. The bed acts as an insulator and keeps the heat.
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My note 4 DE got hot on the bed charging. I only charge her on the dresser now. No issue. The bed acts as an insulator and keeps the heat.
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how hot does your dev ed get? i returned 2 dev eds for heat/lag issues. they got 10 degrees hotter then my note 4 from last year
Phone is shot. Even after being off for hours it was still warm. Wierd. Unfortunately the biggest fiasco has been with Samsung customer support. I've never in my life dealt with such inept people. She had it worse yesterday. Makes me think about moto again. Just because. Not the most rational thought I've had this week but.....
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I haven't sent mine back. Sometimes it gets warm/hot and the screen goes pink. I can't be without a phone. They took a rooted note 4 de back no problem or you restore it to stock
I had a laptop spark and smoke once and luckily I got out of the shower in time to catch it