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Bricked Tab P1010

I was trying update to GB.... and by accident nudge the usb cable off! Now its Hard bricked! It has no response at all (cant power on, no display, nilch!!)! Any ideas how to rescue it?
the future is bright, the future is Galaxy.

use the search and look for : how to recover hard bricked devices, I am pretty sure there is something you can do, and if everything fails get it to Samsung repair service and ask for help.
good luck my friend, the only advice I would give to the people who own such devices is DO NOT FLASH YOU TABLET FOR NOTHING! IT IS A USFUL TOOL TO READ AND MAKE PHONE CALLS NOT FOR BETA TESTING ALMOST ANY AVAILABLE ROM OVER THE NET.
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Well, can you acess the download mode? (power button + vol down)

I have tried whats on the forum, pc dont recognise the phone, no button works at all and doesn't charge!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236273
I check this but nothing for p1010 anyone has pinouts for it?
the future is bright, the future is Galaxy.

I had the same problem, left it plugged into the charger for few hours then managed to get it into download mode, also found it went into some other kind of download mode rather than recovery when holding pwr+vol up
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Well finally i decided to send it to Samsung. One week later to my surprise it came back repaired and they update to the latest firmware! Yahooooooo!
Well i guess its best to send it to Samsung first for the best results!
"in the brightest day in the blackest night, no Apple shall escape Android's might"

Glad you got your device back now root >:~} but when starting keep your hand away from the cable
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May I ask what Samsung charged you to fix it? How you went about it?
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Rpatton said:
May I ask what Samsung charged you to fix it? How you went about it?
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Nothing! as long your device is still in warranty they won't charge you for it, they can check from your serial no. or if you still have the receipt. Go on samsung site and lookup your nearest service centre.
"in the brightest day in the blackest night, no Apple shall escape Android's might"

I've used this service before. Cost was total was $50 plus 1 way shipping to them. They paid the return shipping. I got it back within a a few days of them receiving it. Make sure to get unbrickable mod applied to it. Then you will never have to worry about bricking your tab again. Unbrickable mod is a hardware modification that makes your tab into a developer version of the tab. It kinda puts your tab into a a different download mode when you plug it into a usb port that lets your flash a new bootloader over usb if you accidentally delete yours.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-unbrickable-mod-repair/
And Rpatton I am sorry I didn't see your PM. I haven't been actually signed into xda very often until recently. I really recommend this service if you still have a tab in good condition. I was in the same boat you are in now for almost a year until I finally got off my ass a looked into getting it fixed. Although I haven't had to actually try using this mod, I know that it does work and there are tutorials out there about how to recover once you have this mod applied.

used them they are great a little hiccup with them but they fixed it got my tab back been using it like new since . Great service i would recommend it to anyone.

[Q] Bricked- Who wants the parts

Well did a cold boot last night now my transformer wont boot... stuck at logo screen... runnning all stock
Cant wipe all data... freezes at recovery.. APX mode wont work
any ideas.... Cant RMA no serial sticker on the tablet
anyone need parts and a dock unless you have any ideas

sbk1 or 2?

sorry not sure what that means

its about 10 months old

kumper33 said:
its about 10 months old
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Should be 1 then. What's your serial number. That should tell us

I dont have the sticker on the bottom anymore or the box... does it say anywhere inside.... I have used APX before to go back to stock... but cant get into it anymore

kumper33 said:
I dont have the sticker on the bottom anymore or the box... does it say anywhere inside.... I have used APX before to go back to stock... but cant get into it anymore
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Please pm blades he needs a new screen for hes tf101 and has been a great developer here
Or reserve it for him either way
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yup all his...
was using it to play music... cold booted it... now it doesnt get off the logo...
full stock... sucks I use this damn thing everyday

there is a sbk detect app on here somewhere you should be able to apx though strange what was the last thing you did before "brick"

music..... surf... then cold booted lol

kumper33 said:
yup all his...
was using it to play music... cold booted it... now it doesnt get off the logo...
full stock... sucks I use this damn thing everyday
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Hopefully you can fix it but if not then I know it would help blades alot
Have you tried the older nvflash rooting method? It will clear everything off the device but might save it aswell although thats only if its sbk v1
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I am just curious. What would cause APX mode to stop working?

horndroid said:
I am just curious. What would cause APX mode to stop working?
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I wonder if he means it wont work or it wont connect. If it just wont connect then possibly its the proprietary connection that's broken?
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kumper33 said:
I dont have the sticker on the bottom anymore or the box... does it say anywhere inside.... I have used APX before to go back to stock... but cant get into it anymore
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You posted 1 or 2 days ago that your USB charger or cable stopped working.
Maybe you can't get into APX mode cuz the cable is broken? Did you try using a new cable?

Geez. This tablet sounds like a ticking time bomb!

I want. If its still available.. Gonna use it for certain projects. Hw mods that is.
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Dude, why aren't you raising hell at Asus' customer service for not letting you do an RMA? So what if you lost the sticker, that's Asus' fault for using a sticker for a serial number. Did you lose the reciept? Are there even any transformers that are out of warranty? Double check the release date of the transformer with the warranty length. I think the warranty is at least a year, and I'm not sure if it is a year old. If there are no transformers out of warranty, then yours has to still have the warranty by logic.
Even if it is broke, Asus should be willing to fix it for a reasonable price. Hell, I could probably get you a replacement mainboard for a decent price. Look for someone who broke their screen.

I hope you're able to get it fixed. If you happen to still have the box it might have the serial # on it.
If you're not able to get it going let me know what you want for the dock. I've been toying with the idea of picking one up anyways.

wow..... finally got them to accept it so I sent it in for RMA... just in case anything does happen and it doesn't get fixed then ill send to blades
Yes my usb cable/charger was a problem but I got it working.
It would go into APX mode I assume, just not connect to computer... tried 2 different computers and 2 different usb cables.
Was running stock... listening to music... cold booted then stuck at Asus logo screen.
So ill keep you updated when I get it back in a couple months

Nexus 4 RMA after brick.

Ive bricked my Nexus 4. It was my fault.
Ive been reading around for a solution. I get the Download USB device in task manager, and a USB input device while the red light comes on after holding the power button. No fast boot, screen activity or vibrations.
Ive read that a few people have sent in their Nexus 4's for RMA's while they have bricked custom ROMs installed, none of them seem to post how the RMA went. Do google check for this sort of thing, or just flash a new firmware onto it once they receive it, or have people been charged for the cost of repairing it?

yolo-swag said:
Ive bricked my Nexus 4. It was my fault.
Ive been reading around for a solution. I get the Download USB device in task manager, and a USB input device while the red light comes on after holding the power button. No fast boot, screen activity or vibrations.
Ive read that a few people have sent in their Nexus 4's for RMA's while they have bricked custom ROMs installed, none of them seem to post how the RMA went. Do google check for this sort of thing, or just flash a new firmware onto it once they receive it, or have people been charged for the cost of repairing it?
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Are you able to boot to bootloader or recovery mode? If you can, you can probably revive it.

How did you do it? Sounds like you flashed a kernel for another device.

joshnichols189 said:
How did you do it? Sounds like you flashed a kernel for another device.
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Flashed Franco Kernel. Im 90% sure it was the correct one, but I clearly did something wrong.
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Are you able to boot to bootloader or recovery mode? If you can, you can probably revive it.
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No. I just get the red light, nothing else.

yolo-swag said:
Ive bricked my Nexus 4. It was my fault.
Ive been reading around for a solution. I get the Download USB device in task manager, and a USB input device while the red light comes on after holding the power button. No fast boot, screen activity or vibrations.
Ive read that a few people have sent in their Nexus 4's for RMA's while they have bricked custom ROMs installed, none of them seem to post how the RMA went. Do google check for this sort of thing, or just flash a new firmware onto it once they receive it, or have people been charged for the cost of repairing it?
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Try opening up the phone and unplugging the battery, plugging it back in and try turning on the phone. Its worked for some people with the RLOD
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speedygonzo said:
Try opening up the phone and unplugging the battery, plugging it back in and try turning on the phone. Its worked for some people with the RLOD
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Would that have any different result than just leaving it for a week? I left it at home while I went back to uni, so the battery will be dead when I get back. Don't want to make it obvious i've opened it.

yolo-swag said:
Would that have any different result than just leaving it for a week? I left it at home while I went back to uni, so the battery will be dead when I get back. Don't want to make it obvious i've opened it.
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Well its not really hard if you try to open it, just take your time, and from what I've seen in the forums, its helped many users. You shouldn't have to worry about making it look obvious that you've opened the phone. You only have to remove 4 screws, and that's including the 2 on the actual battery.
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Update:
Google accepted my RMA. They have removed their hold on the money, I returned the phone on the 16th.
I have not had any communications back from google about my RMA.

yolo-swag said:
Update:
Google accepted my RMA. They have removed their hold on the money, I returned the phone on the 16th.
I have not had any communications back from google about my RMA.
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Google for some reason is being very generous with RMA's. On the playstore website it states that RMA's for defects can only be done in the first 15 days after purchase, after that it has to be sent to LG for repairs. But I've seen people RMA a device up to 4 months after getting it. Not sure why they are being so generous unless the Nexus 4's are having a really large failure rate and they are just being nice.

Touchscreen Not Responding -- Possible to Remote Wipe?

My screen and digitizer were broken over the weekend, and as it turns out, I did not enable remote wipes in the Google+ Settings like I thought I had. Is there a way for me to access the Nexus 4 by USB or another way to enable a factory reset so I can sell it for parts without my data on it?
I can't remember if I have debugging enabled or not, either, and I know for a fact that the phone isn't rooted.
Is there anything I can do to wipe the phone clean without being able to use the touchscreen?
Thanks so much for your help.

Download the factory images from Google
Extract
Plug phone into pc
Run the flashall.bat
It will factory reset and erase all your data from the device
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Download the factory image and flash it on your phone with Odin3.
Of course your can't get your data off of it.
You could just buy a new display module for it. If you like the phone.

ninjosh97 said:
Download the factory image and flash it on your phone with Odin3.
Of course your can't get your data off of it.
You could just buy a new display module for it. If you like the phone.
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Odin work with the Nexus 4?

baseballfanz said:
Odin work with the Nexus 4?
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No. He forgot which forum he was in.

Ah dang your right! My bad.
They're right, Odin is just for Samsung phones.
With the Nexus 4 you don't need it. Just use Fastboot and the ADB.

Thank you guys so much! And part of the reason I'm not just sending it in for replacement is that many of the services are out of stock with the screen/digitizer and if I'm going to be paying around 200 anyway (LG won't quote an approximate price, either), I'll snag a brand new phone instead of a refurbished one.

Sure, hit the Thanks button if you like.
I broke the screen on my Nexus 7, and they said that a new one would cost $170. I did what you are going to to XD.

ninjosh97 said:
Sure, hit the Thanks button if you like.
I broke the screen on my Nexus 7, and they said that a new one would cost $170. I did what you are going to to XD.
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I know it's a joke really. If the screen costs 170 then they did really well getting the rest of the tablet for 30 bucks
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I know, I thought I was going to puke when they told me it was $170.
I didn't know it was the same deal with N4.

Random Black Screen Flashes

I have owned a Nexus 7 2nd gen for a couple months now and have just started to get random flashes of black (occurs for not even a quarter second) ...
I am wondering what causes this...
I have not damaged the Nexus in any way and bought it brand new..
I have only used CleanRom and PA ROM...
The functionality of the tablet remains great, but the flashes are very annoying ...I have tried clean installing multiple times but the flashes still happen...
Any feedback/solutions would be a big help...
Thanks
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The whole screen?
I've noticed black lines when playing Terraria for hours but its only the background of certains areas. I chalked I up as game glitches.
I haven't seen anything outside of that.
Give us some more details.
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Yes...the whole screen...
This is not a set of lines the entire screen flashes black for a millisecond....
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sevenslugs said:
Yes...the whole screen...
This is not a set of lines the entire screen flashes black for a millisecond....
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I had that happen soon enough for a return to be viable. Do some more Google searching and you'll find people who fixed this as a hardware issue. They had to open the back and fiddle a connection. Didn't sound to hard but I just went to best buy instead.
Happy hunting, sorry I don't have a link.
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Yea I would exchange it before it is too late. Doesn't seem that troublesome but if it got worse, or worst, disconnected entirely, it would bring bad news.

kdo23 said:
I had that happen soon enough for a return to be viable. Do some more Google searching and you'll find people who fixed this as a hardware issue. They had to open the back and fiddle a connection. Didn't sound to hard but I just went to best buy instead.
Happy hunting, sorry I don't have a link.
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Could you please post the link? I am having trouble finding it on Google.
Thanks a lot..
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player911 said:
Yea I would exchange it before it is too late. Doesn't seem that troublesome but if it got worse, or worst, disconnected entirely, it would bring bad news.
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Its very intermittent...some days it won't do it at all and some it does it just a bit ....I bought it off eBay around the time it was first released so I'm not sure how I would go about exchanging it ....
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i am also facing the same problem..the screen flashes for nano second...its very annoying..i read about the problem in other forum it seems to be a hardware problem..i am from india and imported it from us ...so i dont think i can resend the nexus 7 ...any help will be great..

mlovesu said:
i am also facing the same problem..the screen flashes for nano second...its very annoying..i read about the problem in other forum it seems to be a hardware problem..i am from india and imported it from us ...so i dont think i can resend the nexus 7 ...any help will be great..
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What specific piece of hardware is causing this?
I still have this issue from time to time ..
I've notices it happens a lot less if I turn off auto brightness and manually turn brightness above 45-50 percent...
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sevenslugs said:
Its very intermittent...some days it won't do it at all and some it does it just a bit ....I bought it off eBay around the time it was first released so I'm not sure how I would go about exchanging it ....
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Just because you bought it off ebay doesn't mean it doesn't still carry the 1 year manufacturer warranty on the hardware. It would require you to send it in, but worth a shot.
Once you pop the back and start fiddling with hardware, you run the risk of doing enough damage where Asus will void the warranty. I think I would check with Asus first before resorting to hardware modifications.

player911 said:
Just because you bought it off ebay doesn't mean it doesn't still carry the 1 year manufacturer warranty on the hardware. It would require you to send it in, but worth a shot.
Once you pop the back and start fiddling with hardware, you run the risk of doing enough damage where Asus will void the warranty. I think I would check with Asus first before resorting to hardware modifications.
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I should send it in to Asus you say?
What are the requirements to have it repaired/replaced under warranty as I have already rooted it with a custom rom
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