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[Q] Tattoo Bricked

Hello,
I tried to update the radio and the SPL version on my Tattoo. Everything went fine until I had to reboot my phone. It shut down alright, but it never powered on again.
These are the following problems I am having with my Tattoo at the moment:
Cannot power on phone.
Cannot boot into recovery mode.
Cannot boot into FastBoot.
When I connect it to my computer via USB, nothing happens.
The only thing that it's responding to is when I connect my it to my charger.
Does anyone have a solution or is my phone dead forever?
Thanks ahead!

bump? anyone?

Send it back to HTC. If anyone can do anything about it they can. There's nothing else you can do. Sorry

boo.. that sucks..
Well, thanks anyway

Ehm, I don't want to post a New Thread so I'm gonna ask here:
Does anyone have the pinout for the Tattoo?

Take a look at this. I guess they fix such things (but you never know if they just are after your money. http://www.ort-jtag.com/index.php

Yeah I saw that already. Also, there is a file name Tattoo Jtag on their website in the Support section. However, to access that section you have to enter your products serial number (which is I'm guessing the phone's serial number). I have tried several serial numbers (including mine) and all of them were 'invalid' so I never checked the files out.
Also, they only have one thing in the shop which is a kit and it costs $330 so no thanks

I have a similar problem, I would like to share my knowledge although I must be completely out of way.
My experience is based on the BeagleBoard and Angstrom so I really don't know the HTC HW and Android at all...
- The device boots from an xloader that instructs the device how to proceed with the boot
- the bootloader takes place (great u-boot in the beagleboard ?? in the HTC phone) the bootloader allows for ROM or kernel+rootfs flashing and much more
- now the kernel is loaded.....
User mode applications do not allow to have access to the memory area where xloader and u-boot lie so they should be safe all the time to allow for device reflashing.
So we should have access to the device via bootloader anytime if we knew how... maybe somebody can help us further.
Fabio

Same here...Exact same issue...No Recovery mode...No USB Connectivity, Screen turns on but is blank, alhough I did see Tattoo popping up initially but not any more...All I can see is the LCD back light turns on...Battery does charge...Also when I try to enter Recovery mode screen keeps blinking as if it is trying to restart again and again...Someone help

similar problem here, but i get absolutely no response from the phone, it doesn't even recognize the charger. do i just throw it away and buy a decent one or is there a solution?

Sparky the only way for now to fix that click is to bring it to some service point that have that ort jtag, because only way to fix that is to writte new boot sector on phone . Im sure that i know at least 2 services that have ort jtag in Novi Sad . Look for marvel *Miroslav in Ns, or send me private message

same thing happened to me
just this morning, and in desperation I tried hard to remove the batt cover (prob pressed some of buttons, I felt a jerk and ho it was back in amon ra`s recovery, nect time I just removed the battery waited for 30 secs, then press off&home and hold it till recovery came back) but for good half hour NO REACTIONS , ABSOLUTE BRICK, nothing when I put the usb in PC or in socket, dead screen, no sounds and no reaction to ANY combination of keypress. I guess you could call me lucky (in last few days I flashed at least 3 versions of froyo roms, this afternoon I bought =8GB class4 Kingston, formated it in PC FAT32 default size, copied EVE. from my 2gig rom then just turned it down (yes I am brave) and put the 8gig in tattoo, it works like a charm (finger crossed it will continue)

So is there an available Jtag for the Tattoo yet?

I'm in the same situation. No recovery no fast boot, Damm!
I`ve update psfreedom with psgroove_hermes_v4 zip file then my tattoo reboot and now I only get the Tatto title screen but nothing happends.
Somebody have clue to give back life my phone.
Thanks!

if you can get to the title screen, that means you can connect it to your pc via USB and recover from a backup (I hope you made one)

Hello, I connect my tattoo to my pc, but usb connection is not available yet.
Is There is a way to activate usb when my phone blocks in tattoo logo??
Thanks for reply.

payasi35 said:
Hello, I connect my tattoo to my pc, but usb connection is not available yet.
Is There is a way to activate usb when my phone blocks in tattoo logo??
Thanks for reply.
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You have to enter in fastboot.
Hold volume down and turn on phone.
Cheers

Sorry but as i said before, I can't access to recovery menu neither fast boot menu.

Someone please HELP me!!!

Hi guys...
I may have made a stupid mistake, but I bought a G2 from a guy today that had it rooted, but messed it up by doing an official Verizon update on top of it, so it was in non working order. When I plugged the phone into the PC, a bunch of multiple letter drives from like E-S popped up saying that they all needed to be formatted. I've never seen anything like it, but this is what I did... I ran a command prompt using DISK PART to format the phone totally all over to one partition & figured that I could work the software out from there, but when I did that, EVERYTHING stopped woring on the phone. No PC recognized drivers, no power up, charging light or nothing! Tell me that there is a way around this...

blackrain047 said:
Hi guys...
I may have made a stupid mistake, but I bought a G2 from a guy today that had it rooted, but messed it up by doing an official Verizon update on top of it, so it was in non working order. When I plugged the phone into the PC, a bunch of multiple letter drives from like E-S popped up saying that they all needed to be formatted. I've never seen anything like it, but this is what I did... I ran a command prompt using DISK PART to format the phone totally all over to one partition & figured that I could work the software out from there, but when I did that, EVERYTHING stopped woring on the phone. No PC recognized drivers, no power up, charging light or nothing! Tell me that there is a way around this...
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Best way around this is to get your money back. SERIOUSLY!!!!!
Just Kiddint. there is a great tutorial that will restore your phone to stock but will also UNROOT.
http://theunlockr.com/2013/10/31/unroot-lg-g2-verizon/

If you can get into download mode you're slightly ok (from powered off hold vol up while plugging in usb from a charger) though it sounds like you may have wiped all of your partitions and some are important such as efs which contains information unique to your phone.
If download mode works try the return to stock sticky in the developer forum.
Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk

Download mode doesn't work at all. I've tried holding up & power, down & power, up & down then plug into the PC, but nothing... something I'm missing guys?

blackrain047 said:
Download mode doesn't work at all. I've tried holding up & power, down & power, up & down then plug into the PC, but nothing... something I'm missing guys?
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for download mode it's only hold volume up and plug in usb while its connected to pc or you can try this(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142) but you need to find the appropriate files and since yours is a different issues/problem you might also have different errors and such so try at your own risk

Removing USB connection while flashing

Hi all,
I have a serious problem with my G2 which I could not solve: I used the new LG Flash Tool 2014 with stock KDZ file, everything was going just fine till I received an error message that LG server is not available, I disconnected the USB cable by mistake from my G2 and afterward I saw that it was in the middle of flashing process (12% was completed). I turned it off and tried to reach download mode again and nothing!, I'm receiving the "LG" logo and nothing- the screen goes black (it is still on).
I tried also to connect my phone to the computer- I received a list of 13 "new" local disks "H" to "T", only "H" disk is available and it's showing "image" folder with list of files.
I cannot reach "download mode", nothing is working!
I hope this is not the end for my G2..
please help me
Thank you so much!

If you could receive all those hard disks then you could maybe fix it with linux/ubuntu if you have it. Search for guides to cOpy the neccesary stuff bacK like the bootloader. I can't really help you atm as i am too sleepy.

wulsic said:
If you could receive all those hard disks then you could maybe fix it with linux/ubuntu if you have it. Search for guides to cOpy the neccesary stuff bacK like the bootloader. I can't really help you atm as i am too sleepy.
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Thank you for your reply. I found this on the sticky threads: "[FIX] NO Recovery mode, No download mode, after OTA on rooted LG G2".
I installed ubuntu and followed the instructions. when I type the following: "gdisk -l /dev/sde" I receive an error message:
"GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.5.1
NOTE: Write test failed with error number 13. It will be impossible to save
changes to this disk's partition table!
Problem opening /dev/sde for reading! Error is 13
You must run this program as root or use sudo!"
My device is not rooted, is this the problem?
Please help me!!
Thanks

@NNCa It says you need to run the program as root on ubuntu.
Just use sudo in front of the commands.
You need to type once your password to use sudo, you can't see the password if you enter it for safety I guess but just click enter after you typed ykur password.

wulsic said:
@NNCa It says you need to run the program as root on ubuntu.
Just use sudo in front of the commands.
You need to type once your password to use sudo, you can't see the password if you enter it for safety I guess but just click enter after you typed ykur password.
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Thank you so much!!
I succeeded to push all the files according to this thread, however I do not see the TWRP menu. I have just constant "LG" logo on screen.
Do I miss something?
Thanks!

NNCa said:
Thank you so much!!
I succeeded to push all the files according to this thread, however I do not see the TWRP menu. I have just constant "LG" logo on screen.
Do I miss something?
Thanks!
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Well its good you're an step further, try to reboot to recovery using power+volume down i believe or its up idk try both it should say something about wipe data factory reset, press the power button and you are in recovery.

wulsic said:
Well its good you're an step further, try to reboot to recovery using power+volume down i believe or its up idk try both it should say something about wipe data factory reset, press the power button and you are in recovery.
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Hi,
I powered off my phone by pressing volume down + power for a while ("LG" logo blinked once and phone was fully powered off).
I pushed volume down + power till I saw the LG logo, released it, and pushed again- and finally I reached the Factory Hard Reset screen. I have pushed 3 times the power, and I have got "Factory reset processing..." and nothing is appeared, even when I'm pushing several times on power again.
I guess this is the end of my G2 :crying:
Thank you all for your support, this is an excellent forum!:good::good:

NNCa said:
Hi,
I powered off my phone by pressing volume down + power for a while ("LG" logo blinked once and phone was fully powered off).
I pushed volume down + power till I saw the LG logo, released it, and pushed again- and finally I reached the Factory Hard Reset screen. I have pushed 3 times the power, and I have got "Factory reset processing..." and nothing is appeared, even when I'm pushing several times on power again.
I guess this is the end of my G2 :crying:
Thank you all for your support, this is an excellent forum!:good::good:
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Nope it isn't the end try to install the recovery again or try to push the custom twrp recovery again to the right partition! Dont give up that fast when i hear your things then its still fixable! you already got the factory reset processing so try to Push the Recovery again and search for an guide about recovery maybe Then you would probably get your device fixed.
Just read my things about simplicity so think easy and you can fix it. AND STAY POSITIVE You will repair your phone today :good:

wulsic said:
Nope it isn't the end try to install the recovery again or try to push the custom twrp recovery again to the right partition! Dont give up that fast when i hear your things then its still fixable! you already got the factory reset processing so try to Push the Recovery again and search for an guide about recovery maybe Then you would probably get your device fixed.
Just read my things about simplicity so think easy and you can fix it. AND STAY POSITIVE You will repair your phone today :good:
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Thanks, but after connecting the device to linux/windows, it seems that it is not recongized, I do not see the partitions anymore even when typing "ls /dev/sd*" through linux terminal..

NNCa said:
Thanks, but after connecting the device to linux/windows, it seems that it is not recongized, I do not see the partitions anymore even when typing "ls /dev/sd*" through linux terminal..
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Yeah because the phone has bootloader etc again so maybe you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

wulsic said:
Yeah because the phone has bootloader etc again so maybe you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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Hi there,
I tried to flash my phone using the lg flash tool, unfortunately it cannot recognized any connected device through USB.. I don't know what else will work for my device

NNCa said:
Hi there,
I tried to flash my phone using the lg flash tool, unfortunately it cannot recognized any connected device through USB.. I don't know what else will work for my device
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Did you already installed the LG drivers? and checked in device manager or there is like any change when you connect and disconnect your phone?

wulsic said:
Did you already installed the LG drivers? and checked in device manager or there is like any change when you connect and disconnect your phone?
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Yes, I checked it- no response during connecting/disconnecting the device..
Maybe I did a mistake when trying to push those image files.. I guess there is nothing I can do to fix my phone..
Do you have any other suggestions?

Can someone please help me. How can I get to the LG device- Is there another software I can use to flash files into this device?
Thanks

NNCa said:
Can someone please help me. How can I get to the LG device- Is there another software I can use to flash files into this device?
Thanks
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Sorry for late reaction but i needed to think of something. Did you tryed to use another cable? Did you tryed to do it on another pc? Did you tryed to maybe install LG PC suite and see if it gets recognized? If you have the PC Suite you may need to turn it off in the LG flashtool idk. Can you tell us more like which windows you have?

wulsic said:
Sorry for late reaction but i needed to think of something. Did you tryed to use another cable? Did you tryed to do it on another pc? Did you tryed to maybe install LG PC suite and see if it gets recognized? If you have the PC Suite you may need to turn it off in the LG flashtool idk. Can you tell us more like which windows you have?
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Hi,
I tried all you suggested, however my devide is not recognized. I tried to use the LG PC Suite and to flash by IMEI, however it is still saying that no device was connected.. I checked windows device manager, and nothing changed there.
There is any chnage I can see my connected device? use some tool or another software?
Thank you again for your patience and help!

NNCa said:
Hi,
I tried all you suggested, however my devide is not recognized. I tried to use the LG PC Suite and to flash by IMEI, however it is still saying that no device was connected.. I checked windows device manager, and nothing changed there.
There is any chnage I can see my connected device? use some tool or another software?
Thank you again for your patience and help!
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Hi, sorry to say but you have unfortunately completely hardbricked your device. It happened to me too however I was able to get it replaced under warranty at no extra cost.
What happened was that when your phone was still detected by linux, you had a chance to recover by flashing the correct partitions to gain access to download mode and from there, flash a KDZ to go back to complete stock. However, the files you used were probably incompatible with your variant which has now corrupted your bootloader sequence. I suggest you read this reply by fizzy177 as well as the rest of the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51522304&postcount=118
So right now, you cannot do anything as you have already found out, no computer will recognise that your phone is plugged in. Your phone fails to boot when you try enter the download mode and it just freezes on the splash screen which looks like this: http://www.lg-phones.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image2.png
What's meant to happen is your phone should load past that initial splash screen into this http://www.androiddunya.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LG-G2-DownloadMode.jpg which accepts KDZ flashing and warns the device has been rooted.
So it's a blessing that your phone cannot boot as LG cannot find out you have voided warranty and you will be able to get a replacement free of charge.

Issue was solved- device was fixed under warranty
Hi,
I just want to update you all that my device was fixed under warranty! (motherboard replacement)
Thank you all for help and great support, this is a great forum with great community :good::good:

Hello
From past 2 weeks i am wondering on internet for a solution . Hours and hours of surfing and articles but still
Hope some one solve this issue.
Okay. First i m using LG G2 F320 K update to lollipop . Non rooted. It was working fine . I can transfer files in MTP .
But about a month ago i get an update for my phone . And after some days i need to transfer some files to my phone , i wonder when i connected my phone to computer nothing happened . No notification on mobile for changing PTP MTP option . Also nothing happened in Computer device manager..
From that day i am unable to connect my phone with windows 10. It always charging mobile.
I uninstalled all drivers in device manager and installed from LG website. I updates windows N and NK MTP update from windows for windows 10.
I changed different data cables and different computers and different ports . All stuff i can do. Still no luck.
When ever i plug USB data cable it always put my Mobile on Charging . No notification on Mobile. Also i go in setting > storage> and there is no option in upper right corner to select USB PC connection .
I am in developer mode and debugging mode is on also. Also USB tethering option is Disabled .
Kindly some one help me regarding this.
LG G2 F320K updated to stock Koren lollipop 5.0.1 . Non root.( i updated lollipop in April 2015)
Issue i am facing is no notification for Charging/ MTP/PTP Usb Debugging on mobile notice bar when i attach my phone using USB cord with computer. Also in computer device manager nothing happen. Even i checked on windows 10 , 8.1, 8, 7 .
I remember it was working like charm 4 weeks before I can change MTP PTP or Charge only mode by selecting notification when i attach it to my laptop. I can transfer files can use LG PC suit .
Then i received an software update like 40 mb and i updated my mobile. That i remembered.
After that 2 weeks before i need to transfer some books from laptop to my mobile. When i plugged my device there no notification to select MTP mode . Also there is nothing happened in my windows 10. I looked in task manager. No yellow icon in computer task manager for driver thing.
Laptop is just silent and mobile is just on charging .
Then i go to setting in LG and looked for USB PC connection settings. I wonder there is nothing . Settings > storage > 3 dot in upper right corner.. it suppose to be there . But here is no 3 dot in storage. Then i looked into share and networks in android setting and i found that USB tethering. But its faded mean it is disabled and i am unable to use this feature also.
I tried on different computers different cables , original, but nothing. Always when i plug usb mobile went on charging and in all computers nothing happen in device manager.
USB debugging is on.. I factory reset device 2 times. but useless. Also i uninstall all drivers from my laptop and then reinstall drivers from LG website also i tried google drivers , ABD, different ports. Nothing nothing happen.
Also now if i try put mobile on download mode by turning device off and then push + vol button and then put cord in mobile . No download mode also it went on charging. Well charging from laptop or from charger is okay.
Hope i explain all.

Can't get ROM onto Nexus 7 to flash it

Hi all,
I made a really dumb mistake, a while ago I installed TWRP on my nexus 7 then downloaded and flashed Nethunter onto it (and no I didnt take a backup first, which was really silly), for a while I have had some issues with updating it, so after a few days of googling and not getting anywhere I thought the best course of action was to re-flash it. I then made another stupid mistake of formatting everything first only to find I had removed the ROM file from my Nexus.
So, I am now in the situation where I dont see a way I can get the ROM onto the device as it has no OS and doesnt power on (just get the Google Logo and doesnt go any further) I have tried inserting a USB external drive via the USB OTG port but the drive just makes a funny whirring noise and doesn't power on properly. I was going to try a USB key just to see how that would fair.
Can anyone offer any advice on how I can get the ROM onto the Nexus?
Thanks

Did you already try to boot into bootloader (vol- & power)? Probably you need to keep the buttons pressed for round about 20 sec. If you are getting there you can most likely go on, otherwise it will become more complicated.

actually managed to sort it, I found that I could side load the ROM using ADB, backup and running now
bugs789 said:
Hi all,
I made a really dumb mistake, a while ago I installed TWRP on my nexus 7 then downloaded and flashed Nethunter onto it (and no I didnt take a backup first, which was really silly), for a while I have had some issues with updating it, so after a few days of googling and not getting anywhere I thought the best course of action was to re-flash it. I then made another stupid mistake of formatting everything first only to find I had removed the ROM file from my Nexus.
So, I am now in the situation where I dont see a way I can get the ROM onto the device as it has no OS and doesnt power on (just get the Google Logo and doesnt go any further) I have tried inserting a USB external drive via the USB OTG port but the drive just makes a funny whirring noise and doesn't power on properly. I was going to try a USB key just to see how that would fair.
Can anyone offer any advice on how I can get the ROM onto the Nexus?
Thanks
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help with V20 H918 twrp instead of dl-mode, no keyboard in 7.0

edit:
problem solved, got the h918 up and running all right with download mode flashed back on, recent twrp on recovery,
20H and root.
this was just impossible for people with little knowledge like me. what helped in the end was a huge bunch of luck and reading reading reading. for hours and days. will now create complete guide for REAL helpless people (like me) that want just a rooted phone with twrp. thx to all the genius people that made so much possible here.
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hi,
hope someone can help me with this since im struggling for weeks now.
got a H918, managed to unlock bootloader with linuxbootstick on laptop since it wont run on pc,
and got twrp on it with runningnaked whateveritis.
then i completewiped it, and... i cant remember ! somehow i got android working, but i couldnt restart into downloadmode. bcuz downloadmode is now twrp. i cant remember to have installed twrp as downloadmode.
also i dont have a keyboard anymore in android. first i wondered why playstore wanted to force me to speak to it, couldnt explain, then i noticed there is no keyboard present (i didnt delete it) ok fk it, complete wipe, restored backup of a fully functional OS (10p it should be i think) no keyboard present again AHA. i mean, i didnt make a bu without a keyboard present. so now i dont know whats going on. had a very hard time to have the phone being recognized by pc for running LGUP and downgrading from 20H to 10P, not possible now anymore. tried cables, ports, different picturetransferprotocol/mtp/midi etc. fastbootmode/twrp (downloadmode, in which it worked before is not accessible anymore)
i just cant make the phone being recognized by pc or laptop anymore. only way to get to twrp, is disconnect
usb-cable, turn phone off, hold volUP put in usb cable, yea, thats the way to get into downloadmode, now it starts into twrp. when holding volDOWN and plug in usb cable it starts into fastboot mode.
dont know what to do now.
when rebooting from twrp into twrp i get the NO COMMAND screen with dead android robot. i had a hard time with my v10, now with a little more experience, i just dont know what to do anymore. nothing will work, android deletes the keyboard FOR NO REASON and saves this into the twrp backup afterwards, yea ridiculous, i know.
what is this shlt? what can i do? i want a phone running rooted with magisk, lucky patcher and poweramp, thats not too much of request. someone got any ideas?
thx