phone got bricked - Desire 816 General

after updating my phone (htc desire 816) my phone got bricked.
Home screen loads but everything else not working...
cant connect to internet even with wifi....
need help ..urgent:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

Download RUU from HTC. If the phone goes into the home screen you aren't technically bricked.

went to the customer care....they said to change the motherboard
but the problems came after updating...so i dont think its with the motherboard..

A bit more info would help anyone who might be able to help you.
What version of 816 do you have? If you don't know the version, what country are you in and who is your carrier?
What update? Was it a carrier issued update or a custom rom?
Are you rooted?

I unlocked my phone's bootloader and flashed twrp recovery with windroid universal android toolkit .....and everything is working well now...
anyway thank u...

Awesome. Glad you're up and running.

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Restoring Rogers HTC Dream to original state

Hey all,
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for the work they did rooting the htc dream. I couldnt get it to work and would like to revert to the original state. My phone keeps getting stuck at the rogers screen.
I can however, load the phone up in fastboot mode. I tried flashing it with the original radio and recovery image, but it still gets stuck at the rogers logo.
Thanks
Rohit
After reading my post I think I should provide more info on my situation.
I was following the rooting guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4280573#post4280573) perfectly till step 15. Instead of finding another ROM to install, i think I reapplied update.zip from step 10. When it asked me to restart it would just get stuck at the rogers logo.
I can still get into Fastboost mode (from what i've read means I have not bricked my phone).
I was just hoping to replace the rogers branded android with the stock android.
If i manage to fix my phone, I promise to be nice to my phone and will make a donation to this forum.
Thanks in advance.
Rohit
Did you ever manage to fix your phone?

After Update radio my HTC magic does not boot

I have a HTC magic with HTC Hero ROM it was running fine. Until I tried to update redio using this http://android.modaco.com/content/h.../03-09-hero-roms-radios-in-update-zip-format/. After I download and update the radio. I can not boot the phone all its display is an icon with an box and arrow pointing to a phone. I attached my icon image. Please maybe somebody give me an idea. How to boot it back. Thanks in advance.
Chris
ccfiel said:
I have a HTC magic with HTC Hero ROM it was running fine. Until I tried to update redio using this http://android.modaco.com/content/h.../03-09-hero-roms-radios-in-update-zip-format/. After I download and update the radio. I can not boot the phone all its display is an icon with an box and arrow pointing to a phone. I attached my icon image. Please maybe somebody give me an idea. How to boot it back. Thanks in advance.
Chris
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The radio images at modaco are for the HTC Hero. I was wondering whether or not this radio update would work on my Magic... Try looking in the development section for the newest original magic firmware RUU (it's the official HTC method of updating). This update contains a correct magic radio image (amongst other things). The RUU package should include a readme on how to apply the update. The screen you are seeing on your phone is the original recovery screen so at least we know that your device is not bricked!
Hi,
I'm on the same situation .... my HTC magic not boot. But on my case is impossible run the update menu.
how can I install the original Radio for saphire?
thanks for your suggestions,
This is interesting.
I was considering flashing that EUROPEAN radio to my spare phone (HTC Dream) to basically take the 50/50 chance to see whether or not it would actually register and comply with the device.
So, it's confirmed that this method DOES NOT WORK...correct?
Which radio did you flash again? I'll double-check the link. And which update did you attempt to apply? The 2.1 Hero version of the build...? As in the "enhanced" port. That won't be available for the Sapphire (32B) for a few days. Paul @ Modaco-ANDROID said he is working the kinks out, then fashioning an enhanced version for the Sapphire and apparently the Dream as well.
Hi,
thanks for your reply ... but now, my problem is recover the htc.
I try to entry on the Recovery tool and run fastboot, etc ... and nothing work's ....
thanks for your help
Hmph. That's not a good sign.
jimi01 said:
Hi,
thanks for your reply ... but now, my problem is recover the htc.
I try to entry on the Recovery tool and run fastboot, etc ... and nothing work's ....
thanks for your help
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Not to say you shouldn't be on the optimistic side of this...but from what you've stated; sounds like you have just created a $300 paper weight! I'm sorry.
If you cannot boot into recovery, cannot run fastboot, and from what I understand you cannot power on your device into a normal loading...that's a serious set of problems. Potentially permanent ones.
NOW, all things considered...have you tried ADB? Can your computer detect the device to run ADB? If so, you might have some luck in that department to uninstall whatever you've done or possibly re-flash the appropriate radio and SPL.
Search tutorials. I cannot offer further assistance for your particular situation. It's in your hands now.
I'm in the same boat.
I'd be interested to find out what this screen actually is. I thought it might be a recovery image but adb devices does not return any information.
None of the usual key combinations to get to hboot or fastboot or recovery will work.
I have the latest rogers update ruu and will try to run that and see if it works.
Wasn't able to use the rogers updater as it wouldn't see the phone.
Spoke to HTC support who seemed not to know what the box with the arrow pointing to a phone screen meant.
They are collecting tomorrow and will re flash it for me.
Whether someone will be able to tell that I was flashing a new, apparently incorrect, radio we'll just have to wait and see.
radio
i have the same thing i tried to install a different radio on the cyn 10.1.1 rom and i had teh same recovery logo. i tried everything. i thing our phone is bricked. i called rogers and they will send me a new phone as i told them i used the rogers update tool. next month ill see if they will charge me for the damage or not.
My phone is back with HTC for repair. Initially they said they would re flash it, but now I understand that they are replacing the main board. It looks like the problem is pretty terminal!
I have same problem, is there any solution for this?
same situation here,any help?
For now there is no solution, maybe serial cable in blue led mode or jtag can help,
read about it in G1 section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591048
This problem is caused by failed radio rom update, I think JTAG will help, but problem is we dont have pinouts for magic. So if anyone have magic with water damage can help us finding pinouts for jtag.
jimi01 said:
Hi,
I'm on the same situation .... my HTC magic not boot. But on my case is impossible run the update menu.
how can I install the original Radio for saphire?
thanks for your suggestions,
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Same problem , but you should go back and download your same SPL & Radio that came with your and go into fastboot and flash theme to your phone , then flash the correct recovery img for your phone model , and hopefully you are good to go , hope this helps .
PS : should be done through your PC , good luck
Magic with box.arrow problem cant go into fastboot mode!
Hello
Same problem, not posible solution?or i have to sent to Repair in warranty?
Thanks
Nicolas

Bricked HD2 repair

Having my TMOUS HD2 bricked by using Task 29 and 2.09.51 radio, thus losing the warranty, how much does it cost to have it repaired by HTC? Do they even accept them for repair?
Does it even boot to the tri-color bootloader screen? If so, you can fix it (I think). If it is indeed dead, there are some posts describing brief, furtive encounters with a microwave... (wink-wink-nudge-nudge)...
Hope you get your device either fixed or replaced soon...
It is dead, no tri-color bootloader, nothing
does it turn on at all? stuck at the pink/white "stick together screen"?
alexsql said:
Having my TMOUS HD2 bricked by using Task 29 and 2.09.51 radio, thus losing the warranty, how much does it cost to have it repaired by HTC? Do they even accept them for repair?
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Since it's less than 2 weeks since you got it, just take it to the T-Mobile store you got it from, and tell them that it just stopped working for no reason. I know it's bad thing to do, but it's better them than you right... I am sure they are prepared for the first set of devices to have some issues
Just be ignorant and tell them that you left the phone charging overnight and the next day morning, it just stopped working. They will just swap the device. Just make sure that you go to the store in-person to pick up the deivce. If you mail it in, they would dignose and probably know you have messed around with it.
I did the same thing with I flashed my device the next day it came out. I flashed a Custom ROM that had a non-compitable radio and it just did not boot. No bootloader mode.. nothing. NADA...
I called the store I got it from, he asked me to come by the next days since he was of all the devices and he was expecting a few the next day. I asked him to reserve one for me for the exchange for the damaged device. I went in the next day.. They just swapped the device. I actually told him to switch the battery from the new device to see if this one works, he said, it does not matter as he had send the whole device back anywayz..
So, good luck. Hope this helps.
Same as above for me except they had no devices left. Out of stock completely with no ETA. I got my refund and I'm back to being HD2'less.
I paid $172 to have me htc blueangel screen repaired if that helps.
alexsql said:
Having my TMOUS HD2 bricked by using Task 29 and 2.09.51 radio, thus losing the warranty, how much does it cost to have it repaired by HTC? Do they even accept them for repair?
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Nothing to do with task 29, task 29 is safe. Radios with ..51.. are deadly.
Unfortunately some of the ROM's can be the kiss of death.
I can tell you that you have completely bricked the phone and they can't tell what ROM you have then you can probably get the warranty with HTC. If they discover you have a ROM it will be shipped back to you and they won't even fix it. It's a hit or miss with them.
I sent back one HTC HD with custom ROM and they didn't have a problem. I snet another one back and they declined due to custom ROM.
Just hope you get them on a good day
Fixing A Brick HD2
I will show you how to fix your hd2 from bad rom install that caused your phone to stay in the stick together screen. email me at [email protected] and I will send you the instructions to install your new rom.
balexander said:
I will show you how to fix your hd2 from bad rom install that caused your phone to stay in the stick together screen. email me at [email protected] and I will send you the instructions to install your new rom.
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Is there something about your instructions that would prevent you from being able to post them here directly?
HELP!!!
I need help! I think i briked my device !! I flashed it with HSPL 3. and after that i've installed FLASH(RUU via PC)in the end of installation my HTC HD from Tmobile totally died- no sings of charging, no 3 color boot screen, pc can't find Qalcom cdma something driver and can't recognize the pone.This is a site i took a ROM from:
htcaddicts.com/?id=12
site is in hebrew, RUU called FLASH, it's an official rom of NEWPAN ver 1.48. Please help me to unbrick it!!!!!my mail ia : [email protected]
Thank you all, Cyril.
themenucha said:
I need help! I think i briked my device !! I flashed it with HSPL 3. and after that i've installed FLASH(RUU via PC)in the end of installation my HTC HD from Tmobile totally died- no sings of charging, no 3 color boot screen, pc can't find Qalcom cdma something driver and can't recognize the pone.This is a site i took a ROM from:
htcaddicts.com/?id=12
site is in hebrew, RUU called FLASH, it's an official rom of NEWPAN ver 1.48. Please help me to unbrick it!!!!!my mail ia : [email protected]
Thank you all, Cyril.
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just answered in your thread.
You mean it's dead and there's nothing to do with it?
New CPU?
RAM discharge? SOMETHING????
themenucha said:
You mean it's dead and there's nothing to do with it?
New CPU?
RAM discharge? SOMETHING????
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That's pretty much right....when you flash an incompatible radio to this phone (which that ROM has), that's the surest way to kill your HD2.
You can send it to HTC for repair, where they will likely tell you that you need a new mainboard (CPU, rom/ram, etc) and offer to charge you for it....usually very close to the price of just replacing the phone with a used one.
NEED HELP ASAP PlZ..i just installed the [ROM][WWE]★★★Astraios Roms★★★[REG/BUUF/GTX][23569][22nd July] to my HD2 i think i bricked the phone cause when i turn it on the Tmobile screen loads up but when it gets to the part where the ROM loads it freezes completly plz can someone give me a heads up on what to do.......
Yova809 said:
NEED HELP ASAP PlZ..i just installed the [ROM][WWE]★★★Astraios Roms★★★[REG/BUUF/GTX][23569][22nd July] to my HD2 i think i bricked the phone cause when i turn it on the Tmobile screen loads up but when it gets to the part where the ROM loads it freezes completly plz can someone give me a heads up on what to do.......
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Can you get into bootloader mode then? Get there and flash a different ROM. Be sure it doesn't contain a .51 radio!
Please help me i did the same as
""I need help! I think i briked my device !! I flashed it with HSPL 3. and after that i've installed FLASH(RUU via PC)in the end of installation my HTC HD from Tmobile totally died- no sings of charging, no 3 color boot screen, pc can't find Qalcom cdma something driver and can't recognize the pone.This is a site i took a ROM from:
htcaddicts.com/?id=12
site is in hebrew, RUU called FLASH, it's an official rom of NEWPAN ver 1.48. Please help me to unbrick it!!!!!my mail ia : [email protected]
Thank you all, Cyril."""
samsamuel said:
just answered in your thread.
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RGONZALES1Y said:
""I need help! I think i briked my device !! I flashed it with HSPL 3. and after that i've installed FLASH(RUU via PC)in the end of installation my HTC HD from Tmobile totally died- no sings of charging, no 3 color boot screen, pc can't find Qalcom cdma something driver and can't recognize the pone.This is a site i took a ROM from:
htcaddicts.com/?id=12
site is in hebrew, RUU called FLASH, it's an official rom of NEWPAN ver 1.48. Please help me to unbrick it!!!!!my mail ia : [email protected]
Thank you all, Cyril."""
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bricked by the radio that rom contains.
sorry.
Got my HTC HD2 rooted and installed droid froyo and it worked for 2-3 weeks, and then suddenly after trying out a program from droid market, called photofun, it just froze, so I removed the battery and put it back in, and it is not coming up at all. Tried hard reset with the vol up/down+power with no luck. Completely dead, would not even go to the boot loader.
So if anyone is in same situation as I was, just search for htc repair in your local CL and I took mine to a local wireless store here and they're able to fix it somehow and cost me $50. Software issue they said.
There seems to be a way to fix a completely dead/bricked hd2, without having to replace the whole mobo, but cannot find any info online. Anyone would like to share please? In case I bricked my phone again or anyone else who bricked their phone.

Rogers Dream /w t-mo firmware

So long story short, I did what some have managed to do... Flashed to a T-Mo ROM by accident... I'm pretty pissed over all of this and I've been searching for hours and can't really find a stable answer.
Basically I have a rogers sim and when I insert it, it doesn't ask for a unlock code or anything, however it does ask me to log into my google account which I try but I cant get any service due to the T-mobile rom...
What can I do? I also tried to go into recovery mode and tried to boot a rom and I get errors.
Thanks in advance
post me everything you see in the fastboot menu. Also, what errors do you get? Do you have the stock recovery or amon ra's? And you can't connect to WiFi either? I'm not sure which tmo rom you flashed but I'm sure they have wifi (correct me if I'm wrong!)
hey thanks for replying,
I cant get into fastboot at all. I can only get into the recovery screen with the exclimation mark and the triangle.
When the phone boots into the OS all I can get to is the "tap the droid to begin", can't adjust wifi settings or anything.
toppers?
anyone?
I would bet if you got a T-Mobile SIM you would be good as gold. You could also try rooting your phone and installing a different firmware. T-Mobile has a pretty robust development forum so you could ask there.
forums dot t-mobile dot com/t5/Operating-System-Software/bd-p/AndroidDev
I am really interested in how you flashed the T-Mobile firmware in the first place. Did you have a rooted Rogers Rom, if not, what was the version that had, post e911 update? Where did you get the rom that you flashed your phone with, so many questions! Thanks
Yea I did. I had a cyanogen rom, and I wanted to update it. I wasnt paying attention... I didnt have the 911 update.
I did put in my wifes bell sim and unlock screen did pop up. So here arises another question, whats the fastest unlock service. I'm sure once I get it unlocked ill be able to re root with the G1 tutorial and re-flash a custom rogers rom?
You don't even need to unlock your phone to downgrade and replace the rom. I would just follow the directions to root a t-mobile g1 and then reflash with whatever rom you want.
If you do want to unlock I would recommend eBay because of the feedback system and it is the quickest and cheapest IMHO.

[Q] bricked my hd2 but my computer recognizes it...?

so i flashed my phone with the wrong radio i believe but the strange thing is that my computer recognizes it. the doesnt turn on at all but i here the sound of a device being plugged in when i plug it into winodws. is there a chance its not bricked?
the sound doesn't necessarily indicate much.
what did you do? specifics, please?
can you get into bootloader?
i was trying to flash a stock rom and i guess it didnt work?
minnieman said:
i was trying to flash a stock rom and i guess it didnt work?
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mate. as i said, specifics please. like what rom / type of phone do you have? what rom were you flashing? you said radio, now you say rom.
also, as i asked, can you get into bootloader?
please, if you want help, we need information.
minnieman said:
so i flashed my phone with the wrong radio i believe but the strange thing is that my computer recognizes it. the doesnt turn on at all but i here the sound of a device being plugged in when i plug it into winodws. is there a chance its not bricked?
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You may try and follow this solution, I suggested earlier. Click here
Let us know if it worked.
sorry i was vague, i was in a rush to get to work this morning and on top of it i was panicking. i flashed the stock image:
RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.48.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.28.50.07U_2.05.51.05_2_Ship
i tried that on a hd2 so i could flash hspl3 again and use wp7 on my hd2.
i ended up just sending it in, but if they send it back with no repairs ill try your method... i relly hope they just send me a new one though. i mean... i flashed a stock image to the hd2, so shouldnt they see no hspl and just the stock spl?
again, more details are needed.
like what type of hd2 do you have? if it is a us tmo brand, i believe it is bricked (as you flashed a .51 radio.)
if you flashed your stock rom from your sd card, hspl is removed. if you flashed over usb, and did not uninstall hspl, hspl is still there.
what i don't get is if you can flash a rom, why are you saying it is bricked? no offense, but each post seems to change the story (first it was a rom, the a radio, now you are flashing roms but sending the phone in, still don't know if you can get into booloader, but now you sent the phone in or is it in your possession???) and i am not following what you did, where you started or what is going on. maybe i am totally missing what you are saying (which is possible)...hope someone can help you.
i have the 1024 us tmous hd2. i tried to flash to a stock rom, forget i said radio. i tried to flash the .51 which i did not know would brick my phone, so i played dumb with htc and sent it in to get repaired. if they dont repair it i am kinda SOL because i flashed using usb and they will see it has HSPL. sorry, do i need to include anything else? i am just kinda a noob... sorry.
i swear i posted a response. hmm.
thank you for the details. your assessment of the situation is spot on; unfortunately your phone is indeed bricked. and likely htc will not know about hspl...or so i have heard from others.
curious, why did you send it to htc? did tmobile reject it? if not, and htc doesn't give you a new one, try getting it to tmobile (under warranty)- worked for me when the phone stopped working for unknown reason. good luck.
possible to make it back to work...?
jsmccabe78 said:
i swear i posted a response. hmm.
thank you for the details. your assessment of the situation is spot on; unfortunately your phone is indeed bricked. and likely htc will not know about hspl...or so i have heard from others.
curious, why did you send it to htc? did tmobile reject it? if not, and htc doesn't give you a new one, try getting it to tmobile (under warranty)- worked for me when the phone stopped working for unknown reason. good luck.
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here i am one of the ppl out there have the HD2 bricked.
I have tmo version, Couple months ago i was trying to flash a office rom, which is i don't remember which one, but i really sure it was a HTC Office Rom., I let the phone do it thing while flashing, but after the flashing the screen go off and didn't back on working anymore, I still have the bricked phone though, and i was wondering if any possible method apply to the above problem?
i will looking forward to hear from u, Thank U,
chhada said:
here i am one of the ppl out there have the HD2 bricked.
I have tmo version, Couple months ago i was trying to flash a office rom, which is i don't remember which one, but i really sure it was a HTC Office Rom., I let the phone do it thing while flashing, but after the flashing the screen go off and didn't back on working anymore, I still have the bricked phone though, and i was wondering if any possible method apply to the above problem?
i will looking forward to hear from u, Thank U,
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Were you able to get into bootloader Chhada?
nicedude_abad said:
Were you able to get into bootloader Chhada?
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no dude, nothing respond with the power button, *_* it doesn't do anything,
headache
man this could be very tiring ive tryed everything from hard soft chilled any kind reset.volume down red green white button hold down but one thing is weird is when i connect it to the pc wiht the thing off it makes a sound like it sees it but no luck with tmobile rom update. ill send to tmobile and play the good guy http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

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