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HELP Epic 4g Not turning on or powering!!! =(

i tried installing the new Eb13 (froyo) alongside Clockword mod 3. power went out now my phone wont turn on go to recovery nor download!!! is my phone bricked beyond repair????

You can look at other forums about the same problem and a few tricks you can try. It can be something as simple as replacing the battery.
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notsosmrtgeek said:
You can look at other forums about the same problem and a few tricks you can try. It can be something as simple as replacing the battery.
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no i have a spear battery and no dice!!! ill keep searching and thanks for the info!!! =)

Caballero777 said:
i tried installing the new Eb13 (froyo) alongside Clockword mod 3. power went out now my phone wont turn on go to recovery nor download!!! is my phone bricked beyond repair????
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did the power go out while you were installing it? or did you try to flash a rom that was rfs not ext4? also my phone has a had time goint into download or recovery cuz ive done it so much the buttons are worn out i think. i have to hit it multiple times before it works. keep trying... but we may need more info as to what all happened to assist you further

fury15 said:
did the power go out while you were installing it? or did you try to flash a rom that was rfs not ext4? also my phone has a had time goint into download or recovery cuz ive done it so much the buttons are worn out i think. i have to hit it multiple times before it works. keep trying... but we may need more info as to what all happened to assist you further
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yeah their is a picture of a cellphone and a computer with an exclamation point in the middle!!! i post it to download and the computer doesnt read it!!! =(

Yeah that happened to me before
Your phone got disconnected when using odin
Well it kinda of a hassle to get the computr to read it, and get it into download mode, but I can assure you your phone isn't bricked! just keep trying
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I had this problem before also, I fixed it by rebooting my PC, and then booting into download mode, and Odin back to stock. It did take a few tries though.

Caballero777 said:
i tried installing the new Eb13 (froyo) alongside Clockword mod 3. power went out now my phone wont turn on go to recovery nor download!!! is my phone bricked beyond repair????
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I've had this before. You need to purge the power in your phone. Take battery out and hold down the power button a few times.
This will purge power and memory.
Then boot into download. # 1 and power and then odin.
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castro08 said:
Yeah that happened to me before
Your phone got disconnected when using odin
Well it kinda of a hassle to get the computr to read it, and get it into download mode, but I can assure you your phone isn't bricked! just keep trying
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Odin is not working for me what so ever!! this is so frustrating!!! lol everytime i connect the usb without the download i get the update zip!!!

Caballero777 said:
Odin is not working for me what so ever!! this is so frustrating!!! lol everytime i connect the usb without the download i get the update zip!!!
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Caballero. Pm me your number. I can call you.
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zenvita said:
Caballero. Pm me your number. I can call you.
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thats the thing!!! this is my only phone! no relatives or anything!!! =( facebook is facebook.com/Caballero777

Try using different usb ports. After rebooting the computer. The pc will try to find ur phone again but if u get it to the download screen. Its just the matter of getting odin to work for you
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I had my phone do the exact same thing (die during flash). What you can try doing is leaving your battery out overnight, and in the morning, plug the phone in to your computer/wall, then plug your battery in.
Really what you need is to get your battery charged. If worse comes to worse, you could go to a Sprint Store, and tell them your phone died and you don't have insurance, and ask them to charge your battery, OR if you know someone else with your phone you could swap.

zenvita said:
I've had this before. You need to purge the power in your phone. Take battery out and hold down the power button a few times.
This will purge power and memory.
Then boot into download. # 1 and power and then odin.
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This is how I have delt with the same problem.. that and rebooting computer with phone still plugged in, with battery removed

I've Odin'd before and had the process freeze in the process and was forced to pull my battery in the middle. I got that same symbol described with the pc and the cell phone when trying to use the phone again after putting the battery back in. All I had to do was pull the battery again to get it back into download made.

Animas1020 said:
I've Odin'd before and had the process freeze in the process and was forced to pull my battery in the middle. I got that same symbol described with the pc and the cell phone when trying to use the phone again after putting the battery back in. All I had to do was pull the battery again to get it back into download made.
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Yeah it happened to me like that before and i solved it that way, but this time my computer is not reading my phone!!! So odin doesnt work and when it does read it odin stops all process and shuts off!!! ='(

Caballero777 said:
Yeah it happened to me like that before and i solved it that way, but this time my computer is not reading my phone!!! So odin doesnt work and when it does read it odin stops all process and shuts off!!! ='(
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How much is a bricked epic worth to you? Pm me with a price!
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Top Nurse said:
How much is a bricked epic worth to you? Pm me with a price!
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haha thats certainly an option!!!

Help please!

I dropped me Epic today and cant get it to power on. I took it to the sprint repair shop and some how they can power it up and I'm not sure how they do it? I need to power it on so I can fix the problem. I am running Anonymous rom i3 so it has a funny problem when powered down and plugged in....kinda freezes on charging screen. I also cant boot into recovery and cant get into download mode. The sprint store was able to power it on twice but wont help anymore because I voided warranty by changing software lol. I need to figure out if there is an alternate way to power on besides the power button? Keyboard maybe? Any input would be helpful!

Turn off, the power button + 1 key on the keyboard.

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Turn off, the power button + 1 key on the keyboard.
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Didnt he just say he couldn't boot into download mode
BigJPNut said:
I also cant boot into recovery and cant get into download mode.
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BigJPNut said:
I dropped me Epic today and cant get it to power on. I took it to the sprint repair shop and some how they can power it up and I'm not sure how they do it? I need to power it on so I can fix the problem. I am running Anonymous rom i3 so it has a funny problem when powered down and plugged in....kinda freezes on charging screen. I also cant boot into recovery and cant get into download mode. The sprint store was able to power it on twice but wont help anymore because I voided warranty by changing software lol. I need to figure out if there is an alternate way to power on besides the power button? Keyboard maybe? Any input would be helpful!
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Try taking the battrey out plug phone to computer and see if it powers on that way
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Esteway.619 said:
Try taking the battrey out plug phone to computer and see if it powers on that way
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No dice. It keep rebooting to the battery charging logo over and over. It just bugs me that the tech was able to power it up twice and i have no luck. Any more suggestions....im open to anything?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042746

Overstew said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042746
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If anything I got a good laugh about the magic button lol. There has to be a way to power this thing up. Tech did it twice but I couldnt see her steps!

My next door neighbor is a sprint repair tech I will ask her if I see her tonight.

Elite11b said:
My next door neighbor is a sprint repair tech I will ask her if I see her tonight.
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That would be awsome. For now I have battery and sd card removed...maybe magicly I can get into download mode after class

XxLostSoulxX said:
Didnt he just say he couldn't boot into download mode
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That happens a lot around here
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Well I pulled the battery for an hour....still cant get into DL mode with/or without cable. When I plug the phone in with/or without battery it still gets stuck on the battery charging logo. This is frustrating....

Why don't u ask the sprint repair dude how he got it to turn on?
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Every time I've bricked a phone I just pop in a different battery and it boots up into recovery or in our case download mode.
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Well I didn't see my neighbor but my buddies wife is also a tech at the same store. I told her what's going on I'm waiting for an answer. Hopefully I'll have an answer for you tonight.

Also u should look into the jig or what ever is called it just plugs in to ur USB port and it jumps it into download mode. Ill look for a video for u. Give me a second.
Edit: here's a video on how it works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KXBYyf2e28&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Esteway.619 said:
Why don't u ask the sprint repair dude how he got it to turn on?
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When I went back she was off til tomarrow...all others were uncooperative due to my phone having hacked software lol.

BigJPNut said:
When I went back she was off til tomarrow...all others were uncooperative due to my phone having hacked software lol.
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That's stupid lol.
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She thinks it's your battery. Especially since it won't charge when your phone is off. She said if you go to the store with just the battery and tell it's only lasting an hour or two they should give you a new one without much trouble. That's the only way to make sure.

Elite11b said:
She thinks it's your battery. Especially since it won't charge when your phone is off. She said if you go to the store with just the battery and tell it's only lasting an hour or two they should give you a new one without much trouble. That's the only way to make sure.
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If all else fails I will try. The not charging thing I believe is a common bug on Anonymous i3 rom?

Just recently I have had the exact same problem. I am getting ready to bring it to Sprint tomorrow. I have reloaded factory EC05 on it to make sure it wasn't a software problem and it still happens. Here is how I am able to currently power up my phone.
With the power completely down and the battery out, plug your phone in (either AC or USB, doesn't matter).
Press the power button once. The empty battery icon will appear for a few seconds then disappear.
Press the power button again. While the empty battery icon is shown, plug in the battery. It should recognize the battery, at which point you should be able to hold in the power button for a second to get it to turn on.
That is how I can get mine to work. By any chance, do you use an extended battery? This problem started for me about 2-3 weeks after I started using an extended battery.

dead Galaxy Note

Hi every one! Everything was ok with my GNote and for months with ics update. yesterday I tried to reboot it because the battery was empty after long time use. I connected the phone to the charger but nothing happens. I waited a few hours but nothing too. It does not pass to download mode and recovery mode too. I tried the battery on the GNote of my brother and it works and its battery does not help to boot up on my GNote. So the problem is on the phone. What is the solution please?
PS: i don't changed anything on the Gnote since Mounths
Thank you

awcabdou said:
Hi every one! Everything was ok with my GNote and for months with ics update. yesterday I tried to reboot it because the battery was empty after long time use. I connected the phone to the charger but nothing happens. I waited a few hours but nothing too. It does not pass to download mode and recovery mode too. I tried the battery on the GNote of my brother and it works and its battery does not help to boot up on my GNote. So the problem is on the phone. What is the solution please?
PS: i don't changed anything on the Gnote since Mounths
Thank you
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Just a long shot, but is it a faulty battery connection on your device.

have you tried to flash another gb or ics rom?

Im guessing you run on stock ics, you could be superbricked if you deleted a big file from your phone, deleting big files could trigger the eMMC brick command. Just guessing here so i could be wrong.
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SquirtingCherry said:
Im guessing you run on stock ics, you could be superbricked if you deleted a big file from your phone, deleting big files could trigger the eMMC brick command. Just guessing here so i could be wrong.
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Wrong.

Seems to be battery connection problem from your tests as it was said before. If your warranty is not void..should go for SAV.
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i'll send it to SAV Later. Thanks for all of you

Have you tried charging your battery in your brothers note, and then placing it in yours? If your phone boots, then its a faulty connector issue.
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I tried it but no result
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PoisonWolf said:
Wrong.
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+1:thumbup:
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PoisonWolf said:
Wrong.
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+100
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awcabdou said:
It does not pass to download mode and recovery mode too.
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If it was a faulty battery connection, as seems to be a consensus here, than your phone wouldn't boot at all; yet you say that you can reach Download and Recovery mode.
It's something else.

No i cant reach any mode
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PoisonWolf said:
Wrong.
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Yup

Nexus 4 bricked, totally i guess

Bricked my Nexus 4 flashing a wrong ROM. Since i'm in EU and the phone USA probably will not get warrantly either
Now it won't even go to recovery, is there anything i can try?

Razer(x) said:
Bricked my Nexus 4 flashing a wrong ROM. Since i'm in EU and the phone USA probably will not get warrantly either
Now it won't even go to recovery, is there anything i can try?
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Can you get into bootloader mode and flash stock imgs
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Is anything happening when you power it up, can you get to the download mode?
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neky92 said:
Is anything happening when you power it up, can you get to the download mode?
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No download mode, the only thing i could get out of it was a red led

You could try to charge it whole night, and then access the recovery /download mode, or maybe open it and unplug battery terminal and plug it back after few minutes....
If that won't help, I think RMA is the only solution (they should not be able to check it if it wont give anything but black screen)
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I don't think RMA covers user mistakes Its hard bricked if you flashed the wrong ROM. You have to send it away for J-Tag. Likely your only solution.

Gonna ask to the local LG store for repairing costs, then i'll value the best option

I erase my n7 boot loader and they fixed it for free should be the same with the n4
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Once flashed a sammy N7100 rom on a I9300, the phone was dead as a duck and rooted on top of that. Got it repaired under warranty :angel:
Try turning it in and see what happens, i doubt they will be able to tell the phone has the wrong software and the bootloader is unlocked.Good luck
Thought repairs should be done worldwide but swaps only in the country where you bought it.

Razer(x) said:
No download mode, the only thing i could get out of it was a red led
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i know this might be a long shot but try this if you can...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oATx6fO35tg

gee2012 said:
Once flashed a sammy N7100 rom on a I9300, the phone was dead as a duck and rooted on top of that. Got it repaired under warranty :angel:
Try turning it in and see what happens, i doubt they will be able to tell the phone has the wrong software and the bootloader is unlocked.Good luck
Thought repairs should be done worldwide but swaps only in the country where you bought it.
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Same here. Flashed wrong ROM on my galaxy s ii and they replaced it for free
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gee2012 said:
Once flashed a sammy N7100 rom on a I9300, the phone was dead as a duck and rooted on top of that. Got it repaired under warranty :angel:
Try turning it in and see what happens, i doubt they will be able to tell the phone has the wrong software and the bootloader is unlocked.Good luck
Thought repairs should be done worldwide but swaps only in the country where you bought it.
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The problem is the warrantly is in USA, and the phone is here in Italy.
Did you lost all the personal datas?

I had the same issue. Windows Explorer on my Win 7 computer was not downloading the image properly from Google, and when I tried to install the factory image I got the red led and it was stuck on the "X" screen. After trying several times to get it into download mode, I discovered that I could eventually catch it if I hit the volume down and power buttons at a certain exact time during bootup, at which time I reloaded a non-corrupted factory image and I was up and running.

pjc123 said:
I had the same issue. Windows Explorer on my Win 7 computer was not downloading the image properly from Google, and when I tried to install the factory image I got the red led and it was stuck on the "X" screen. After trying several times to get it into download mode, I discovered that I could eventually catch it if I hit the volume down and power buttons at a certain exact time during bootup, at which time I reloaded a non-corrupted factory image and I was up and running.
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Yep but you got an X screen, mine doesn't even show a thing

Razer(x) said:
Yep but you got an X screen, mine doesn't even show a thing
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Volume down and insert USB cable. What happens when you do it? Does it go in boot loader?
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It's a hard brick...

Nope, the phone is dead.
I'm selling it to US people so they can repair it, if you're interested send me a PM

Have a look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208289
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mariosraptor said:
Have a look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208289
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Sounds interesting even tough it's pretty difficult

Razer(x) said:
Sounds interesting even tough it's pretty difficult
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Yes, but where is the fun in easy stuff?
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Weird issues

what wrong when my g2 d800 boots into system...stays on for about 10 secs and shuts of....theres no sign of life...no light when i plug into charger...nthing when i connect it to my pc....I tried long pressing power button..tried putting it into download mode nthing seems to work...

crazy4android said:
what wrong when my g2 d800 boots into system...stays on for about 10 secs and shuts of....theres no sign of life...no light when i plug into charger...nthing when i connect it to my pc....I tried long pressing power button..tried putting it into download mode nthing seems to work...
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Hmmm. What were you doing prior to the issue? Any software flashing, or has it suffered any knocks or drops at all?
If you boot it up for the 10 seconds already connected to the pc does the pc recognise something is trying to connect?
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heavy_metal_man said:
Hmmm. What were you doing prior to the issue? Any software flashing, or has it suffered any knocks or drops at all?
If you boot it up for the 10 seconds already connected to the pc does the pc recognise something is trying to connect?
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I got it like this..I had researched every possible brick nd figured i cud fix it...when i got it....it booted to lg logo and shutted off red led flashing...battery was dead....charged it for an hour...and it booted but shut off....if i looong press power+ vol down it get to a blue screen but thats it computer doesnt recognize it...I'll see next time when i get it to boot again..ill try and drain battery and try again...

crazy4android said:
I got it like this..I had researched every possible brick nd figured i cud fix it...when i got it....it booted to lg logo and shutted off red led flashing...battery was dead....charged it for an hour...and it booted but shut off....if i looong press power+ vol down it get to a blue screen but thats it computer doesnt recognize it...I'll see next time when i get it to boot again..ill try and drain battery and try again...
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Hmmm. Potenially a hardware issue. Maybe someone else can chip in?
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heavy_metal_man said:
Hmmm. Potenially a hardware issue. Maybe someone else can chip in?
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anyways thank for even replying i was thinking it may be the same thing....

crazy4android said:
anyways thank for even replying i was thinking it may be the same thing....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788712 try this out pal
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788712 try this out pal
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I guess after fiddling with the buttons for 2 hours i finally got it to recognize download mode...i got it to show up as qhsusb_bulk so i think i know how to solve it...thanks for you help.... appreciate it alot...

crazy4android said:
I guess after fiddling with the buttons for 2 hours i finally got it to recognize download mode...i got it to show up as qhsusb_bulk so i think i know how to solve it...thanks for you help.... appreciate it alot...
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Thats great! Let me know how you get on pal
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Thats great! Let me know how you get on pal
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Nope couldn't get it to work...i think it may have hardware battery issues as welll.....sell it on ebay and go shopping again