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ok to be serious you think you brick your phone. great this is a good place to start before posting in the forum.
I'm going to use 2 terms for bricked devices so we can better help you with your situation.
1: Soft Brick
2: Hard Brick
Both these term will be explained so if you decide to post your problem then you know what term to use for your title so we can better serv you.
1. Soft Brick: these devices will not load android fully or loop indefinitely but you can still enter recovery mode or fastboot mode. You can test this by pulling the battery holding the power + camera buttons sliding the battery back into the phone while still holding the buttons and the fastboot screen should appear. If you can get to the fastboot screen or recovery screen then you have a soft brick please post your question on the forum so we can help you. please use the term soft brick in the title.
2. Hard Brick: these devices when powered on will only load the g1 screen. pressing the Power + Home buttons or Power + Camera buttons will get you nowhere. unfortunately there is not a fix for this yet. please if you know you have a hard brick and believe me we know you know. do not post a question in the forum. if you do most of us will give our condolences pour a 40 oz out for our fallen android. but there's a few among us who love to flame you guys for not reading the forums and please do not try to hide the fact you know you have a hard brick by just saying i think i have a brick can you guys help cause you'll get flamed worse for wasting an hour of our time with Q&A just to find out you knew you had a hard brick.
I hope this helps you guys decide if you want to post or not.
Thank you
Would be nice mods if we could get a sticky for this so it's at the top so people see it to prevent unneeded brick threads for the unfixable devices
yes sir
i have a soft brick... i dont have the g1 sign.. but i got the "box with an arrow comming out pointing at the phone" the screen usually appears when we install a rom or something...
i got that screen since last night.. it happned while i was updating a custom radio..
please help! thank you
deserves sticky. could use some more info though. maybe some links on fixes?
also, include the fact that they should NOT post in the development section if they think they are bricked. general or QA if they want a new thread. in the dev section, these just get annoying, and you risk getting banned (i believe).
i guess my problem was accidently i updated HERO radio on G1 ... now after installing the Radio
http://i27.tinypic.com/10rskyx.jpg
appeared.. now i cant get into fastboot screen or recovery screen ... so thats a hard brick i guess =(((
o7hafiz said:
i guess my problem was accidently i updated HERO radio on G1 ... now after installing the Radio
http://i27.tinypic.com/10rskyx.jpg
appeared.. now i cant get into fastboot screen or recovery screen ... so thats a hard brick i guess =(((
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Thats probably what happened. Theres another thread around here where someone had the same problem
Hello guys, i really need your help!
My phone is so strange now, i have been using Ultimate-X.V9 -21054, but in last days, my phone has gone to white screen some times when i press to screen up sometimes everything is fine, but others not and my phone sometimes dont respond to my touch, and sometimes is a bit slow
Now i have flashed to RUU_Kaiser_HTC_PTG_3.28.410.0_radio_sign_25.83.40.02_1.65.17.56_Ship, during the upgrade my phone stay on tree colors, but on computer appeared the status bar! and everythime i turn on my phone now is like 90% is allways white :O i have open my phone, and reconected all again, but the problem still there! im using 3.34 hard spl!
Please someone help meee... i really love my tytn2 is there any way to put this fine? its hard spl problem?
Please help me
Please help meee My phone now is more slow than normal :/
That happened to me a while back, I took it apart several times and checked connections etc. but that did not fix it. I ended up buying a new LCD off of ebay which fixed it perfectly. So, I would suggest doing that (I bought one for 15USD used).
But this to me seems to be a problem on the main board, because the phone sometimes gets really slows And sometimes that white problem appears and others not, like 90% when i need to use my phone
Flash Stock ROM?
Did you flash if back to a OEM ROM? Did it work OK if you left it on the OEM ROM? I have used "Kaiser_HTC_ASIA_HK_WWE_3.34.721.2" as a OEM to upgrade from on many phones that I had upgrade issues with.
i think RUU_Kaiser_HTC_PTG_3.28.410.0_radio_sign_25.83.40. 02_1.65.17.56_Ship is an OEM rom isnt? :x
P4k1t0 said:
Hello guys, i really need your help!
My phone is so strange now, i have been using Ultimate-X.V9 -21054, but in last days, my phone has gone to white screen some times when i press to screen up sometimes everything is fine, but others not and my phone sometimes dont respond to my touch, and sometimes is a bit slow
Now i have flashed to RUU_Kaiser_HTC_PTG_3.28.410.0_radio_sign_25.83.40.02_1.65.17.56_Ship, during the upgrade my phone stay on tree colors, but on computer appeared the status bar! and everythime i turn on my phone now is like 90% is allways white :O i have open my phone, and reconected all again, but the problem still there! im using 3.34 hard spl!
Please someone help meee... i really love my tytn2 is there any way to put this fine? its hard spl problem?
Please help me
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did you ask in the proper thread before starting a new one?
msd24200 said:
did you ask in the proper thread before starting a new one?
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Lolol? and what is the proper thread? --' dont you see this is any rooms i have tried?
P4k1t0 said:
Lolol? and what is the proper thread? --' dont you see this is any rooms i have tried?
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noticed when searching all your post that you went straight to starting a new thread for this instead of asking in on of the flashing threads. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533976
Dude, and in what that link will help in my problem? if search on it, you will find the solution to my problem? the answer is NO, maybe you should read a bit better!
P4k1t0 said:
Dude, and in what that link will help in my problem? if search on it, you will find the solution to my problem? the answer is NO, maybe you should read a bit better!
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dude the answer is yes go ask in the flashing for newbs thread, or one of the other great links in the thread i posted. maybe you should read better the rules about starting new threads because you are having a flash related problem that needs to be asked in a thread already setup to deal with flash related matters instead of starting a new thread.
have you tried pushing the hard buttons to get into bootloader? do you think MTTY may help your current problem?
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dude the answer is yes go ask in the flashing for newbs thread, or one of the other great links in the thread i posted. maybe you should read better the rules about starting new threads because you are having a flash related problem that needs to be asked in a thread already setup to deal with flash related matters instead of starting a new thread.
have you tried pushing the hard buttons to get into bootloader? do you think MTTY may help your current problem?
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Dude i can enter on bootloader yes, can i use my phone yes! but the problem is that sometimes (i mean, like all the time) the screen stay white when i turn it on, and the phone stays slow!!!!
jsgjm said:
Did you flash if back to a OEM ROM? Did it work OK if you left it on the OEM ROM? I have used "Kaiser_HTC_ASIA_HK_WWE_3.34.721.2" as a OEM to upgrade from on many phones that I had upgrade issues with.
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i have tried that rom too, but nothing the problem is here
It sounds like your Screen is on the way out. I would replace it.
No lets play nice. Or Ill break out the fish heads lol
zelendel said:
It sounds like your Screen is on the way out. I would replace it.
No lets play nice. Or Ill break out the fish heads lol
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Well, if is about the screen, i can say im safe :x
But one thing on my mind, the white screen i could say to change the screen to one new, but the problem is the kaiser stay a bit slow, and sometimes it dont respond to what i want!
With that stay thinking that the problem is about the mainboard or something like that :s but i hope the problem is the screen, i will buy a new on ebay
The ribbon cable for the digitizer (touch screen) attaches to the LCD, and then both signals feed through the same cable into the D-pad board, so its possible that there is a bad connection somewhere in the LCD/Digitizer assembly that causes it to not sense your inputs, even when the LCD itself is working. Mine just failed completely to a white screen and did not come back. It could be something besides the LCD..try flashing a new HardSPL and/or a different ROM, but if I had to bet, I would bet on the LCD.
zelendel said:
No lets play nice. Or Ill break out the fish heads lol
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Thankyou made me chuckle
P4k1t0, I know you're frustrated that you phone doesnt work, but do not get uppity at the other forum posters. If you sound off against msd24200 and a mod sees it, its likely to lock your topic.
i had the same situation two weeks back after i flash with my own cooked rom.
what i did is flash the stock rom through SD/storage card and everything is fine.
you already try this method ? you can search on how to flash from SD/storage card
to flash by sd card? ok ok i will try it right now to see
*EDIT IN BOLD* I let my phone "charge," (it has no LED signals now when it charges) then took the battery out, pressed and held the menu button and placed the battery back in. The phone is now working and has booted up. I hope that helps anyone else that encounters this problem.
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I've done a search for this topic on several forums and tried several things, but at this point nothing is helping. This is my last shot at fixing this phone or getting something else entirely. Tmobile recommends replacing the phone.
My phone has been running slow for a few days, but today it started freaking out and flipping between screens or opening apps all by it's self. It locked up and nothing worked, not even powering down, so I removed the battery. When placed back in, the phone goes to the bootloader screen without even being turned on. None of the buttons are sticking, either, and the camera button appears to be fine, even clicking when pressed.
I did a a reset on it, wiping it and rebooting, but the phone goes straight back to the bootloader screen. I tried to plug it in to charge and start over, but it's not even charging. In fact the phone won't do anything when it's plugged in and when I take the battery out the bootloader screen stays as long as it's plugged in.
The screen currently says:
DREA100 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Sept 2 2008
If it's plugged in, it will sit at this screen and do nothing, but if it's not a white bar crosses the screen stating:
"Serial0"
When it turns back on, I press and hold the menu from the bootloader screen I see the words:
Loading
No image found
I'm not sure what to do with it at this point, other than a nice paperweight.
Well, I was completely wrong about the "fix." It seems the phone does indeed load, but the arrow key and power key do not work at all. I have to use the home button, the phone is slow, and it flips through different screens on it's own. When I finally do power down, it goes back to the bootloader.
Also, the phone is running hot and staying hot. It loses it charge super fast, maybe because it won't stay idle.
I'm thinking I'll have to contact tmo at this point. D:
naofoxx said:
Well, I was completely wrong about the "fix." It seems the phone does indeed load, but the arrow key and power key do not work at all. I have to use the home button, the phone is slow, and it flips through different screens on it's own. When I finally do power down, it goes back to the bootloader.
Also, the phone is running hot and staying hot. It loses it charge super fast, maybe because it won't stay idle.
I'm thinking I'll have to contact tmo at this point. D:
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and what are you going to tell them?????? i was rooting my phone and now i have black screen????????
naofoxx said:
I'm thinking I'll have to contact tmo at this point. D:
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If you do (which you should not), don't tell them you were rooting it. That's a get-out-of-warranty-free card.
Another one??
Seriously? Another junior member starting another question thread in the development section?
It sounds like hardware issue with your phone, to be honest. I mean, get to recovery (if you can) do a total wipe, and reformat your sdcard, then flash your rom again. (I'm guessing you ARE rooted and running a custom rom?) If that does nothing, yeah, see if you can send it back to tmo.
And.... dude? This forum is NOT for questions. It's for contributing to Android development on the HTC Dream. Hence... Dream Android Development. You're not doing any development, so don't start a thread here! Sorry to take it out on you, but there's been a flood of these lately. Questions go in the forum called Dream Q&A (HINT: The "Q" stands for Question), Android development goes in Dream Android development. See how nifty that is?
MOD EDIT - Moved to Q&A Forum
lol you should just have it replaced. this could mean more problems down the road
Actually, no, I never rooted and never planned on it. Because I don't know what to do, nor do I desire to mess up my phone by doing something I don't fully comprehend. Rooting serves no purpose for me, and I like how it looks so why go for a custom mod?
These problems just started up on there own, which I was told by tmo it was a hardware issue, but by a friend that it was software related. This is the 4th phone that has bugged out on me since I've had tmobile and honestly I'm disappointed with it and their service. I didn't want to wait for warranty AGAIN. But I guess I have to.
Nothing seems to fix the phone, it no longer charges or goes into safe mode, so it may just be dead.
As for posting it in the wrong place, that was my fault and I'm sorry, lol. No worries for the yelling, it got moved anyway, and thanks.
And I'm not a dude. I'm a chick.
Guess I should state, I was here to see if I could fix it before I go to tmo, because if I get another refurb that quits working after 2 months I'll be leaving them for good.
I guess we can consider this closed, because if my friend can't help me, I'll be in the stores checking out Sprint and Verizon's new androids. Or stick with tmo and check out the Cliq. I'm not happy with HTC or their products and I rushed into buying the g1 for the mytouch to come out 1 week later. So, lesson learned.
And thanks for the replies.
LOL! You phail... If you have an issue with HTC phones, perhaps this phone is more up your alley. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UWuhkLMS00k/SsTb87QXjKI/AAAAAAAAAdw/N9thWXu30nc/s320/phone.jpg
Dumbass me did exactly as the title says. Now the phone won't do jack, won't even go into download, don't see a bootscreen, just stays black and off. Tried all the button combos and ****. Am I ****ed? I'm still under warranty. What do I need to do? Do I need to get a JIG or will that not do?
Did u try pulling the the battery, opening the one click, plugging usb in then holding volume up and down only (no power button) then putting battery in. should go straight into download. If not that I would look into a jig. Captivates are pretty hard to permanently brick. The guys here on xda are pretty awesome. Helped me out of more than one hair losing situation
Sent from a rock on fire in the middle of the sea
Lencias said:
Dumbass me did exactly as the title says. Now the phone won't do jack, won't even go into download, don't see a bootscreen, just stays black and off. Tried all the button combos and ****. Am I ****ed? I'm still under warranty. What do I need to do? Do I need to get a JIG or will that not do?
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First please watch the swearing in The threads. Second if you can't get into dl mode by the method above then a jig may be your only hope. There are videos that will show you how to make one or how to order a pre made one. A search will get you where you need to be.
Sqb said:
Did u try pulling the the battery, opening the one click, plugging usb in then holding volume up and down only (no power button) then putting battery in. should go straight into download. If not that I would look into a jig. Captivates are pretty hard to permanently brick. The guys here on xda are pretty awesome. Helped me out of more than one hair losing situation
Sent from a rock on fire in the middle of the sea
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Yes, I'm not a noob, I said I tried all the button combos, how else do you think I even got OneClick to work on my phone in the first place... Doesn't go into download mode.
don't get smart with someone trying to help you...if you knew completely what you were doing you would have NEVER closed odin while it was flashing...just sayin.
my guess is you closed it while it was flashing bootloaders and its now bricked and nothing short of jtagging it or a warranty replacement will get you a working phone. next time wait until its done before you touch anything
JIG did the trick.
And don't be a smartass yourself, I screwed up, I said that, Mr. I'm-so-perfect-I-never-screw-up. I don't know what you do for a living, maybe you can go play Xbox with your friends from school while your phone is restoring, but I need to be able to use my computer for business at all times.
Lencias said:
JIG did the trick.
And don't be a smartass yourself, I screwed up, I said that, Mr. I'm-so-perfect-I-never-screw-up. I don't know what you do for a living, maybe you can go play Xbox with your friends from school while your phone is restoring, but I need to be able to use my computer for business at all times.
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Dude, you need to relax. There are disclaimers all over the place. We do this because it is a pass-time for us as well as a hobby. By no means does anyone have to come in here and bow to your demands or be berated by you because you are frustrated at a problem with your phone. Use of the search function would have yielded the answers you so douchebaggedly demanded.
Using your computer for more than one task is possible. Run Odin all you want but this "windows" or other operating system you may run has this nifty ability to more than one thing at once.
... it's like watching a guy holding a hornet's nest and saying, "I don't care what you say, I'm punting this thing and that's that!".
Lencias said:
JIG did the trick.
And don't be a smartass yourself, I screwed up, I said that, Mr. I'm-so-perfect-I-never-screw-up. I don't know what you do for a living, maybe you can go play Xbox with your friends from school while your phone is restoring, but I need to be able to use my computer for business at all times.
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Was your computer made in the 90's or something? It's easy do this stuff on the computer your work on in your spare time, just make sure you're a little more careful next time.
I'm glad the jig worked.
I rooted, Installed CWM, via the Verizon Zimage, tried out spacemoose's Version of Honeycomb (CDMA Build 2.5), Played with it for a few days, was awesome, however missed having my 3G so I used the EA24 flasher, got it back up, still no 3G, tried a few other flashing tools, while wiping each time in between, started 1 last flash right before bed, went to sleep, and apparently the battery died...
Has been plugged into wall now for roughly 1 hour, and occasionally the phone to pc icon flashes on...then back off, I read somewhere here before about taking it apart and charging the battery...but now can't seem to find the post, I have allready removed the back, so I can see the battery, and it's 5 pin connector, just need to know what to do now to charge the battery....any help?
It's the Sprint Version of the galaxy tab, if that helps any.
Not trying to be an ahole or anything, but 17 views, and no replies?
I can't be the only 1 who saw the post on how to charge the battery when removed.
i'm not familiar with your Verzion ... get what you deserve and wait for someone to reply you ...
Wow....and posts like that is why the real developers leave this site constantly....if you know nothing to help, don't reply...it's that simple
momentman10176 said:
Wow....and posts like that is why the real developers leave this site constantly....if you know nothing to help, don't reply...it's that simple
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nah its not simple , if you used the SEARCH FUNCTION you probably solved your ISSUE or you are now crying over your tab ...
go use the search function and you'll get what you want .
anymore word , will report as a spam !!!!
Edit : opening your cover . is not gonna do you anything .. what been posted about it , it was a bullSh*T ... and actually is not working .. congrats you the number 10000000000000 who bricked his tab .. you have to learn from the hardest way .. so here is you learn something
I've used the search for over 2 hours, and hit the spam if you want, the only spam here is you with your derrogatory comments, and useless posting!
maybe you wanna have a look at the previous comment
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=77057494
Now now people lets not fight, we're here to help each other...
So saying, momentman10176, you yourself said why you had no replies -
momentman10176 said:
if you know nothing to help, don't reply...it's that simple
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When the person who knows the info you want they'll generally post or help....
These slinging matches get us all nowhere...