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[Q] Pattern Locked out (SOLVED)

Hey all, I am new to the forum and the android OS, but have some knowledge of unlocking etc (I unlocked my iPhone)... I don't want to unlock my phone but all I want to do it wipe it and start fresh with a stock OS etc. I want to be able to send it in for warranty if needed, so my question is, can I somehow get past this pattern lockout myself? Or do I need to send the phone in and get a new one. As it stands, my replacement phone won't be here till NEXT weds (9.8.10) and that is just toooo long. Any noob help is appreciated!
FYI: I did some research already and d/l'd the Android SDK and JavaSE etc. But dont know where to go from there.
Thanks again!

with the phone off try press and hold volume up and down together then press power button and hold till you get Vibrant screen then use up and down arrows to highlight and power to select factory data reset.

schnem said:
with the phone off try press and hold volume up and down together then press power button and hold till you get Vibrant screen then use up and down arrows to highlight and power to select factory data reset.
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Yessir did all that with the TMO techs and it seemed to make the problem worse as now my gmail info is all gone. Ty for the quick reply though!!!!

Everything u need is right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
It will return your phone to stock and keep it unrooted.

Aspeds2989 said:
Everything u need is right here:
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It will return your phone to stock and keep it unrooted.
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Roger that and thank you! My only question, does it matter that my phone is brand spankin new? I mean that post was months ago, is the ROM and all that the same? I litterally got mine yesterday lol... Thanks again!

Apexsilverevo said:
Roger that and thank you! My only question, does it matter that my phone is brand spankin new? I mean that post was months ago, is the ROM and all that the same? I litterally got mine yesterday lol... Thanks again!
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Yeah its the same, there hasn't been a update for it yet. Definitely a update this month.

zephiK said:
Yeah its the same, there hasn't been a update for it yet. Definitely a update this month.
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Freakin Awesome man... thanks a ton everyone for the help... I'll let ya know how the reflash turns out!
Update: Odin doesn't seem to want to see the phone... pretty sure I dont have the USB drivers... Where can I find that?
DBL Edit: Found it and its doing its business as we speak! Thanks again!

YES! IT IS FIXED!!!!!!! TY for all the help!

worse then soft brick, HELP!

ok so basically i installed a custom rom, great.. not really.
it wouldn't connect to a network, my usb failed and countless other things were missing.
fine and dandy, rom manager asked me to do a backup of my original rom so i'll just load that... file unloadable.
great.
Miraculously i managed to get a new rom on my sd card and installed it.
got stuck at bootscreen then loaded in to a black screen that only showed the notification bar.
by now i've gotten pretty flustered and figure a battery pull should re set everything and let it load up fine (after all i'm a previous bb user lol)
but no
no, now my phone won't even power on.. even when i plug it into the wall to charge the screen stays black.
holding any button combination doesn't work..
its literally a brick.
is there any way to fix this?
so far all i've found are fixes for "soft bricks"
sounds like i'm a little past that stage...

Ok, take out the battery, sim, and sd card from your phone. Now with the battery out, plug the phone into the usb and connect to pc. Now, while holding down the volume up/down at the same time, but NOT the power button, put in the battery. And there you should have download mode, odin away.
Good luck.

kylecore said:
so far all i've found are fixes for "soft bricks"
sounds like i'm a little past that stage...
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I'll give you $100 for it, PM me

Telanis said:
I'll give you $100 for it, PM me
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well i had just bought it that day so it was covered under warranty.
i took it back and told them the upgrade to 2.2 did it.
they gave me a new one no questions,
it also helps that i work for them and am their tech guy so they would have given me the phone to try to fix had it been a customer lol.

kylecore said:
well i had just bought it that day so it was covered under warranty.
i took it back and told them the upgrade to 2.2 did it.
they gave me a new one no questions,
it also helps that i work for them and am their tech guy so they would have given me the phone to try to fix had it been a customer lol.
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Please stop scamming...

Its "worse than", not "worse then"

grennis said:
Its "worse than", not "worse then"
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This too...

[Q] HD2 bricked, buy a riff box?

Hello,
I am new on this forum (speaking of posting) i've been reading alot on this forum.
unfortunately, not enough..
Yesterday i got a htc hd2 from my dad because he couldn't work with it.
the only problem was that if he was calling the other person heard him like being in a bathroom or so,
I tought maybe it was because of the software ( i have put android on it about 2-3 month's ago maybe a bad version)
So i decided to put another version on it..
Well everything worked fine for me , set everything up but internet wouldn't open,
So i decided to reboot the phone, but that's where it went wrong, the whole phone died , not responding on powerbutton or anything else,
So as far as i know it's bricked.
the only wat to unbrick it (i know) is by using a jtag riff box, i don't know anyone in my country (the netherlands) who have it.
Now i don't know what to do.
sell the phone as broken for parts like display etc.
of shall i buy a box myself (107 euro without connector)
What are the points of concidering besides of the money,
is it enough to buy the box + connector and then download the software, or do i need to buy licenses too?
if not it's very attracting, an maybe i can even help other people who have bricked his/hers phone
If anybody have a trustable site for me to buy one in europe also please let me know.

madco said:
Hello,
I am new on this forum (speaking of posting) i've been reading alot on this forum.
unfortunately, not enough..
Yesterday i got a htc hd2 from my dad because he couldn't work with it.
the only problem was that if he was calling the other person heard him like being in a bathroom or so,
I tought maybe it was because of the software ( i have put android on it about 2-3 month's ago maybe a bad version)
So i decided to put another version on it..
Well everything worked fine for me , set everything up but internet wouldn't open,
So i decided to reboot the phone, but that's where it went wrong, the whole phone died , not responding on powerbutton or anything else,
So as far as i know it's bricked.
the only wat to unbrick it (i know) is by using a jtag riff box, i don't know anyone in my country (the netherlands) who have it.
Now i don't know what to do.
sell the phone as broken for parts like display etc.
of shall i buy a box myself (107 euro without connector)
What are the points of concidering besides of the money,
is it enough to buy the box + connector and then download the software, or do i need to buy licenses too?
if not it's very attracting, an maybe i can even help other people who have bricked his/hers phone
If anybody have a trustable site for me to buy one in europe also please let me know.
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Hi,
Can you get into bootloader?
Power on and hold volume button down.
Can you get into tri-color screen?

malybru said:
Hi,
Can you get into bootloader?
Power on and hold volume button down.
Can you get into tri-color screen?
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No, unfortunatly even that is not working,
The whole phone is not responding on anything.
i can push my powerbutton, but even no light goes on , and nothing appears on the display.
That's why i guess it's bricked (also because i am using a t-mobile sim even it is a HD2 which is sold by a hi (kpn nl) provider)

Nobody has an idea what's best to do? or does know someone in the netherlands with a box?

It would be easier to help you if you would have said what you've done to the phone.
I find it very hard to brick this phone if HSPL was on it, as there is nothing the Malgdr or CWM can do to ruin it (to my knowledge).
Try these two things:
1) Is the battery charged - sometimes that might be the problem
2) Connect the phone to your PC, and see if it recognizes it.
Let us know how it went.

madco said:
Nobody has an idea what's best to do? or does know someone in the netherlands with a box?
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Sorry, don't have a box.
But, Check the battery pins, commonly, one of these are bent, and that's why it won't boot-up.
Does it use Magldr? or cLK? (Eg, when you booted, did you see a black screen with white text, and gogogo as the last line?(magldr) or did it just boot as android(cLK).
If cLK, put your phone in charger and see if the red light turns on.
Hope this helps a bit,
Eelke

I had mine jtag here in teh US I am not sure the cost involved but he can fix it for you if you care to have it shipped here. The person that did it is a member of xda and gave me fantastic service I can send you his website if that interests you. Just PM me if you wish.
Good Luck

Riff?
Never heard of one. Will a repair shop not have one?

Check the battery compartment and see if any pins connecting the battery to the phone are bent in a wrong direction. If so, correct this, put battery back in, connect phone to charger / USB and try turning it on.

Okay, back since a while.
Last week i found my HD2 again, (still not working.. )
So i thought about going to fix it.
I found out it isn't the battery though.. i tried another one in my phone, still dead,
My battery in another phone.. and that works.
So now i want to buy an riff box for sure, i fond some at the internet but i don't know if i can trust those sites...
First one is : http://gsmserver.com/shop/gsm/riff_box_jtag.php
Second one is: http://www.multi-com.pl/
third one is:http://www.ipmart.com/main/
Has anyone of yours some experience with one of these three shops?
1st one would be my first choice because they have all i want to order,
2nd one is the most expensive,
3th, miss something i want, but i can make it on by my own.
So can you please help me figure this out?

Best recommendation from me and your hd2, if you want to learn, is http://www.segger.com/j-link-edu.html (it no need credits, +++ another $, it's tootaly open for all you want with your phone) + great revskills software !!! I am happy user with all that!!! It's not automated process like in riff box but after working with it it's very great and easy!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307644

unlucky bud

Indeed it's pretty sh*tty.
Thanks for your link munjeni, but the riff box attracts me more, just because of the easyness.
Nobody some experiences with these sites please?

madco said:
Indeed it's pretty sh*tty.
Thanks for your link munjeni, but the riff box attracts me more, just because of the easyness.
Nobody some experiences with these sites please?
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As long as you pay by PayPal, you should be covered. I'll be interested in knowing how things went...

[Q] factory bootloader in chinese

Hi Everyone,
I am hoping some one can help. i got ripped off by buying a galaxy note 3 from an ad. the imei number is missing, the phone is not rooted and when i try to go the to the bootloader screen it is in chinese. if anyone can give me some suggestions on how to install a new rooted operating system i would really appreciate it. under phone information it says that it is a gt-n9000. i have attached a copy of the screen i get when i press vol down, home and power. please please help. i paid 600.00 for this phone and i can't use it at all. :crying:

sprtsmum said:
Hi Everyone,
I am hoping some one can help. i got ripped off by buying a galaxy note 3 from an ad. the imei number is missing, the phone is not rooted and when i try to go the to the bootloader screen it is in chinese. if anyone can give me some suggestions on how to install a new rooted operating system i would really appreciate it. under phone information it says that it is a gt-n9000. i have attached a copy of the screen i get when i press vol down, home and power. please please help. i paid 600.00 for this phone and i can't use it at all. :crying:
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Yup you got short changed, that is a counterfeit Note 3, If you have a look around the forum you will see some threads of a similar nature. No IMEI is a worry though... it means your phone cannot and will not function on a network.

radicalisto said:
Yup you got short changed, that is a counterfeit Note 3, If you have a look around the forum you will see some threads of a similar nature. No IMEI is a worry though... it means your phone cannot and will not function on a network.
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thanks for responding so quickly, that's kind of what i figured. i have done some research and it seems i can restore the imei number if i can get the phone to root. its on the back of the phone under the battery but not programmed in the phone itself.

sprtsmum said:
thanks for responding so quickly, that's kind of what i figured. i have done some research and it seems i can restore the imei number if i can get the phone to root. its on the back of the phone under the battery but not programmed in the phone itself.
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As long as you have your IMEI you should be OK. Hardest part will be finding the right OS to root etc. Good luck anyway, sorry you got screwed
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radicalisto said:
As long as you have your IMEI you should be OK. Hardest part will be finding the right OS to root etc. Good luck anyway, sorry you got screwed
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thanks, hopefully with any luck some one will have some os suggestions.

First I would try to read all the fake reviews (i've seen more than one) to figure which phone you actually have . I mean even if unlikely, this could be original Note 3, made for Chinese market? no? Once you know which phone it is, it would be easier to find some support and help.

[Q] Bricked LG P705

I'm hoping someone on here can help me. My home button doesn't work and I wiped my system and boot partitions. So currently there's no ROM on the phone and I can't get into download mode or anything. The other thing is, when I turn the phone I see "static" over the entire screen. I've attached a image showing this.

Is your home button broken due to a software error or a hardware error?

TahaX said:
Is your home button broken due to a software error or a hardware error?
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Hardware I think, all of the other buttons work apart from that one. I'm tempted to order a new one online but I'm not sure if that'll help much.
Do you think I could use a KDZ flasher to get the stock ROM back on it if I had a working home button?

If your home button is working, you can do everything. I'm afraid that you won't get far with a broken one. Are you planning on ordering a new phone or a new home button online?

TahaX said:
If your home button is working, you can do everything. I'm afraid that you won't get far with a broken one. Are you planning on ordering a new phone or a new home button online?
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I'm getting a Nexus 5 in about 2 weeks but I think I might order a home button online aswell just so I can have a backup phone for when my nexus dies while I'm out.

I personally recommend you to not buy a new home button for your phone. You can't mount it on yourself unless you have some experience in engineering first of all, and secondly your Nexus 5 outsmarts P705 in so much ways that we could lose count. Save your money and arrange a funeral for your phone.

TahaX said:
I personally recommend you to not buy a new home button for your phone. You can't mount it on yourself unless you have some experience in engineering first of all, and secondly your Nexus 5 outsmarts P705 in so much ways that we could lose count. Save your money and arrange a funeral for your phone.
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They're about $11 on ebay and they just clip in. I don't see how that would be hard to replace but thanks.

OmgImAlexis said:
They're about $11 on ebay and they just clip in. I don't see how that would be hard to replace but thanks.
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In that case, disregard what I said and if you have some money left over, go ahead and buy it. If you need anymore help, don't be afraid to ask!