Kill diamond / flash a rom from the device? - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General

Hi all.
I've got a malfunctioning diamond, the data usb connectors must have been disconnected from the phone.
I want to send it in for repair, but i have a bepe rom on it, i am afraid my service provider wont repair it because of the voided warranty by flashing a non-stock rom on my device.
Is there anyway i can transfer the stockrom (yes i have it) to my device, and flash it from there? I can charge my device.
If not, is it possible to overclock the cpu so the device will be destroyed or something in that direction?
-Heien.

Well, you could try to find the problem yourself by using the service manual in the wiki. Or...I can think of many ways you could "destroy" the phone.

please give me inspiration ?

Recently I saw an option "microwave" which should be awesome good for bricking

Riel said:
Recently I saw an option "microwave" which should be awesome good for bricking
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<3 best post here

Riel said:
Recently I saw an option "microwave" which should be awesome good for bricking
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Microwaves leave serious burn marks on the PCB's absolutely not recommended, any technician will recognize the obvious tamper.
There are several ways to brick a device, but these kind of practices are not condoned here, so this info will not be made public!
(Don't even try to PM me about it, I will ignore all PM's regarding this question, no exceptions!)
@heien
A lose usb connector can sometimes easily be fixed by using an SMD rework station (if the PCB traces are undamaged.
If the traces are damaged, you'll be in need of a new main board.
The biggest job on the diamond is to disassemble it, it takes up a lot of time.
But the repair itself would be fairly simple.
Don't even try it with a soldering Iron (ext-usb leads have a small footprint), you should use an SMD/SMT hot air rework station, or better ask a mate who has the experience and access to equipment for these kind of repairs.
Best of luck,
EqX

if u are taking it for a hardware malfunction why be worried about what ROM do you have?
do u think they'll (technicians) check the ROM version you have? why bother? they'll dismantle it and repair/change the mother board. maybe you'll got a diamond with a new motherboard and a new-stock ROM.

@ eqx
Thank you for the very kind, but nerdy suggestion I'm afraid my ten thumbs would kill the phone permanently.
@Kukuriku
is this something you have experienced, or ? but i get your point, maybe i should just turn it in tomorrow..

Are you sure the problem is hardware related?
I have pretty much the same problem as you. My diamond can charge through the usb port but cannot be detected by any PC (I tried several PCs). I also use bepe rom (9.7).

jeanunit72 said:
Are you sure the problem is hardware related?
I have pretty much the same problem as you. My diamond can charge through the usb port but cannot be detected by any PC (I tried several PCs). I also use bepe rom (9.7).
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even when it is in bootloader mode the phone cannot be detected by the pc?

karim099 said:
even when it is in bootloader mode the phone cannot be detected by the pc?
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No. I have tried entering bootloader mode via bluetooth or with SSPL-Manual.exe but it’s still not detected.
The PC sometimes shows the "new peripheral detected" icon in the taskbar, but it disappears after a few seconds. The phone also shows me the menu (asking me to choose between activesync , storage disk and internet sharing).
PS: I have tried soft and hard resets

jeanunit72 said:
No. I have tried entering bootloader mode via bluetooth or with SSPL-Manual.exe but it’s still not detected.
The PC sometimes shows the "new peripheral detected" icon in the taskbar, but it disappears after a few seconds. The phone also shows me the menu (asking me to choose between activesync , storage disk and internet sharing).
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bootloader via bluetooth? i mean the Tri color boot screen.
while the phone is off, press volume down and power it on.
then connect pc via usb. "usb should appear on screen"
try flashing other that bepe's rom. it might be a software issue.

karim099 said:
bootloader via bluetooth? i mean the Tri color boot screen.
while the phone is off, press volume down and power it on.
then connect pc via usb. "usb should appear on screen"
try flashing other that bepe's rom. it might be a software issue.
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Thanks, but so far I haven't managed to get it to display "USB".
Either it shows "serial" or it shows nothing

basically my usb port is f***ed...
I'm stuck with a 1 month old phone that I can't flash or send back to orange for repair/exchange
+ I can only transfer files on it by bluetooth!

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Help!!! Tilt wont power on

My Tilt began having issues just the other day. The screen would periodically fade out and go white. I would soft reset and the screen would remain white. I was able to get into bootloader. Now i get no display and a green light on the ear piece is all i have.
Anyone have any clue if it's possible to fix this. I just got the phone on Friday and did Hard Spl by Sunday i was experiencing issues.
Any help or ideas would be great.
have you tried pulling the battery out for 10 minutes and letting the phone totally discharge?
i am trying that right now
still the same response. the device will not boot up
my first kaiser was dmaaged by myself. at night i wanted to reset the device. but the hole ist not like the hermes left of the usb jack its right of it so i didnt saw and didnt felt it and pushed my stick into the usb jack. at the hermes the usb jack was a board but in the kaiser the connectors are metal sticks with plasics around.
after pushin the stick into the jack the connectors were pushed down. at the next day the device had low battery cause the power adapter couldnt load the battery...
i phoned HTC and they couldn't offer any ideas aside from brining the device back.
when i plug in the device its recognized as a "data device" but i canot find drivers to enable activesync to address it. i feel like it's possible to flash it without activesync is this possible??
can't you just return it?
k_otix99 said:
i phoned HTC and they couldn't offer any ideas aside from brining the device back.
when i plug in the device its recognized as a "data device" but i canot find drivers to enable activesync to address it. i feel like it's possible to flash it without activesync is this possible??
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Yes just download the HTC_ROM only that i just posted in the Kaiser upgrading sticky and put your phone into bootloader mode and run the Custom RUU and it should flash just fine
austinsnyc said:
Yes just download the HTC_ROM only that i just posted in the Kaiser upgrading sticky and put your phone into bootloader mode and run the Custom RUU and it should flash just fine
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i cant tell if the device will go into bootloader. it will not light up totally black screen. I flashed the ATT rom you posted before it totally died hoping that it would reset the issue if it was software based. it didnt fix the issue though.
jallenclark said:
can't you just return it?
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I plan on it but i hoped to be able to fix the issue myself. I have been able to fix my hermes in the past with the help of the XDA community.

Bricked HD2 Help......

No Boot loader
Not charging
No lights
Nothing by pressing vol down and power buttons
Nothing by pressing both vol buttons and reset button
Turned off for hours without battery and pressed power button for long time to drain the battery and turned back on.
Nothing works any more ideas.
But when I connect it to my laptop it does make a notification sound that a new device is connected and is called the qualcomm cdma technologies msm.
If I have bricked it and no solutions and I have warranty should I call HTC or my insurance company?
See..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7444943#post7444943
OK,try this! Remove the Battery-Cover. Look at the Space between the Battery and the Phones Frame on the lower side,on the right of our SIMcard. If you can see two small Pins,remove the battery, and reinsert it carefuly,so that the two Pins are touching the contacts on the Battery...
what happened?
flashing fail? any details please.
DN41
When experiencing any kind of problems its always usefull to post what you was doing before the problem occured. With no other information, there is no way to do any kind of propper trouble shooting.
Its like droping your car at a garage, say it has problems and walk away. Was it that you ran out of gas, did you battery failed or the engine, is it only a lightbulb that doesnt work. A car mechanic wont be able to help you with the car problem cuz he dont know what kind of problem you were experiencing
Try to recharge your phone by default loader (not by pc-USB) for a few hours and try to boot again. Or try entering boot loader while pressing volume down and power on after a few hours of loading.
I agree.
The issue has been posted like a telegram being sent to a grandchild for her nanny's funeral...!!
No one will probe you for your issues. You need to provide as many details as to how you r***ed your HD2..!!
Hi
i have pretty much the same problem. I got this phone on ebay because someone tried to put another rom on it and failed due to an power failure (thunderstorm).
When i connect the phone to the computer via USB, it recognizes a Qualcomm CDMA MSM Driver but cannot install it.
About the phone:
No lights, no bootloader, nothing. It becomes warm while charging so i assume the hardware is not faulty. I guess the bootloader is broken.
Do you have any idea how to save this phone?
i had once a similar issue...
i flashed and failed (not really, cause it works again )..
everything was the same only that i could get access to bootloader (and so my leo booted up).
but when it was powered off and i connected it to my pc, it also recognized a qualcomm device...
badly, that doesnt help you...
i have no plan how to get this work again...if the phone doesnt turn on...
maybe its time for a prayer.
DN41
I just found this thread, and hoping someone has come up with an answer, though I havn't actually searched the threads yet as i just got the phone today, cause someone bricked it trying to unlock it (I assume because his only clue was I might need to flash a different rom). But its the same symptoms, no lights, dosn't show charging, attempts to install a qualcomm CDMA MSM driver when connected to windows pc.
Is there a solution?
Thank you in advance for your replys.
DemonLoader said:
I just found this thread, and hoping someone has come up with an answer, though I havn't actually searched the threads yet as i just got the phone today, cause someone bricked it trying to unlock it (I assume because his only clue was I might need to flash a different rom). But its the same symptoms, no lights, dosn't show charging, attempts to install a qualcomm CDMA MSM driver when connected to windows pc.
Is there a solution?
Thank you in advance for your replys.
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Nope. You're screwed.

help help all inter my diamond dead dead no screen

i have diamond touch i try to unlock rom and i download SSPL when i cilick it <>restart my device and nothing
i try to start it usless try retry i connect it on computer no appear any plugin
i remove battry an reback it only smoe heat in diamond also when i connect charger some heat in diamond from behind(back)
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I have a Diamond tried to work open the lock has worked him directly SSPL device turnoff
Did not work properly only a black screen separated the battery and was prepared, but to no avail. And reached the device to your computer is also not useful and got a charger, the device does not benefit just noticed heated by light from the back and also when I got the device to the computer I noticed the back of the heated light
where is answers ? where is solutions where is replys?
kasserx said:
where is answers ? where is solutions where is replys?
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I can badly understand you.
If you have a problem to start your diamand, try a hardreset.
try the mtty and refiash any rom from xda by sync with your pc it will done
i think my diamond board damag
braunie said:
I can badly understand you.
If you have a problem to start your diamand, try a hardreset.
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i have win7 i download mtty but usb options Not Available
and how can used it
how can make hardrest
note: I tried to make it to the 3 color mode and black screen but the device unfortunately.
my problem with sspl bcuz i make sspl not 4 diamond i think 4tytnii i put it on diamond now my diamond black screen in bootloader
i can not inter in bootloader or make any hardrest i think my board damag if you have soluions 4me tellme plz
also when i connect my diamond on computer no any usb detect only i feel i back diamond I feel a little heat
check the battery and try to format your device. if still not working then if your device is in warrenty then you have to visit htc service center in your area.
kasserx said:
i have win7 i download mtty but usb options Not Available
and how can used it
how can make hardrest
note: I tried to make it to the 3 color mode and black screen but the device unfortunately.
my problem with sspl bcuz i make sspl not 4 diamond i think 4tytnii i put it on diamond now my diamond black screen in bootloader
i can not inter in bootloader or make any hardrest i think my board damag if you have soluions 4me tellme plz
also when i connect my diamond on computer no any usb detect only i feel i back diamond I feel a little heat
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How to make a hardreset:
http://hardreset.eu/htc_touch_diamond_hard_reset_soft_reset_en.html
By making a hardreset press long the reset (>3 seconds) while you keep pushing the other bottons.
braunie said:
How to make a hardreset:
http://hardreset.eu/htc_touch_diamond_hard_reset_soft_reset_en.html
By making a hardreset press long the reset (>3 seconds) while you keep pushing the other bottons.
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thankx 4u i'll go to htc 4mantinance
ithink my board is damag
smarty84 said:
check the battery and try to format your device. if still not working then if your device is in warrenty then you have to visit htc service center in your area.
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i try more time but useless thankx 4u i'll go to htc 4mantinance
ithink my board is damag
good luck for you

[HELP ME] S3 mini smartphone that no longer lights up (bricked?) - JTAG

Hello forum! I own a smartphone S3 mini model GT-i8190n with rom stock, root, recovery cwm and usb debugging disabled (I think).
Because of a problem with the battery I was restarting myself very often during the boot and I was forced to keep it constantly on charge ...
The other day ago to reboot but does not start and does not turn on any more, not making time to receive the new battery.
So far I tried to turn it on in all ways, including recovery and download mode, but nothing. Connecting it to the PC via USB I get a new device called U8500 USB ROM, but it connects and disconnects indefinitely and fails to install the drivers.
Could I try some solutions in this way?
I've heard of Jtag to unlock the phone and a particular image debrick.img, but I would absolutely not format anything, nor lose any data, just reactivate the bootloader.
Can I have some information on this method (steps to perform, necessary material, etc.) and if I format the phone? Is any of you able to perform this procedure by the right means?
I apologize if I have violated any rule of the regulation, in which case I will reserve the right to modify the post.
Please help me to solve ... for me it is very important!
Thanks to all those who will respond !!
The battery is dead. Replace it and see what will happen.
Orionbell37 said:
The battery is dead. Replace it and see what will happen.
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I hope so, but the symptoms it presents (both during the charge, which does not happen, that connecting it to the PC), do not think anything good ...
Now replace the battery, but does not want to wake up. Please help me to solve the problem with other solutions. I do not want to throw the phone.:crying::crying:
david6893 said:
Now replace the battery, but does not want to wake up. Please help me to solve the problem with other solutions. I do not want to throw the phone.:crying::crying:
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Does the Led on the screen turn on if you connected your phone to Usb-charger?
If not, there could be a problem with mainboard or LCD.
If yes, could be a problem with LCD.
It is not conducive for a long lifetime to use the device often during the charching.
klaus-hamburg said:
Does the Led on the screen turn on if you connected your phone to Usb-charger?
If not, there could be a problem with mainboard or LCD.
If yes, could be a problem with LCD.
It is not conducive for a long lifetime to use the device often during the charching.
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This smartphone has not any status LEDs.
Now if it is charging does not give any sign of life.
So I assume it is "dead" and the only way to try to resurrect it is through jtag. Correct? Someone who can recommend me something in this way?
"So far I tried to turn it on in all ways, including recovery and download mode, but nothing. Connecting it to the PC via USB I get a new device called U8500 USB ROM, but it connects and disconnects indefinitely and fails to install the drivers."
Are you sure that the Usb-port works?
Did you try a full charged battery?

[Help] Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos Hard Brick

After I took this Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos(SCH-i589) and refreshed the GT-S5830 ROM with Odin, it became a hard brick (I did this because I installed AIDA64 Android Edition and it said gt-s5830 under "Hardware", which turned out to be purely misleading, I thought it would refresh successfully) now the phone has no reaction, no Recovery, no download mode, nothing, complete hard brick, no reaction, what should I do? : (
DavidLiang1129 said:
After I took this Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos(SCH-i589) and refreshed the GT-S5830 ROM with Odin, it became a hard brick (I did this because I installed AIDA64 Android Edition and it said gt-s5830 under "Hardware", which turned out to be purely misleading, I thought it would refresh successfully) now the phone has no reaction, no Recovery, no download mode, nothing, complete hard brick, no reaction, what should I do? : (
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If the device is completely unresponsive, there is nothing you can do as an end user to fix it.
You're going to have to have it repaired or replaced.
V0latyle said:
If the device is completely unresponsive, there is nothing you can do as an end user to fix it.
You're going to have to have it repaired or replaced.
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Thank you for your reply! It's not completely unresponsive, after I press the download mode shortcut for a few seconds, the screen flickers a little and then goes out, nothing happens, as if it wanted to enter download mode but failed
V0latyle said:
If the device is completely unresponsive, there is nothing you can do as an end user to fix it.
You're going to have to have it repaired or replaced.
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In addition I had to remove the battery and then connect the computer without the battery before this could be triggered
In addition, I tried this method, but I don't know how long to press these buttons, I keep pressing them, but the screen just keeps flashing and nothing happens
V0latyle said:
If the device is completely unresponsive, there is nothing you can do as an end user to fix it.
You're going to have to have it repaired or replaced.
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my friend who has a Samsung Galaxy Ace 3(GT-S7278U) also went through a hard brick like this, he told me to charge the phone, after about 24 hours, the phone will automatically go into download mode, I haven't tried it yet, I've never heard of this method (picture is my friend's phone)
V0latyle said:
If the device is completely unresponsive, there is nothing you can do as an end user to fix it.
You're going to have to have it repaired or replaced.
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I bought a USB JIG from an online shopping platform because I checked the forums and the vast majority of people said that USB JIG would help, but the merchant said "this product will not help hard bricks" which confused me a little, I wanted to know the exact answer? If you or someone else can answer it, I would appreciate it! (Also, luckily, I didn't refresh the partition table. A friend of mine said that if I did, the phone would be dead.)
DavidLiang1129 said:
I bought a USB JIG from an online shopping platform because I checked the forums and the vast majority of people said that USB JIG would help, but the merchant said "this product will not help hard bricks" which confused me a little, I wanted to know the exact answer? If you or someone else can answer it, I would appreciate it! (Also, luckily, I didn't refresh the partition table. A friend of mine said that if I did, the phone would be dead.)
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The only jig I could think of would be JTAG, and while I imagine the board does have a JTAG header, Qualcomm (and Samsung) provides a means to perform low level flashes using specialized tools such as QPST. However the tools and the files necessary are not publicly available and there is zero end user support. Most repair centers won't reflash your phone; they'll just replace the main board and program it with your IMEI.
V0latyle said:
The only jig I could think of would be JTAG, and while I imagine the board does have a JTAG header, Qualcomm (and Samsung) provides a means to perform low level flashes using specialized tools such as QPST. However the tools and the files necessary are not publicly available and there is zero end user support. Most repair centers won't reflash your phone; they'll just replace the main board and program it with your IMEI.
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Thank you for your reply. As far as I know, USB JIG comes in two varieties, one is forced to boot the device into download mode via a MicroUSB plug with 4 resistors, and the other is what you call JTAG, and I bought the former
V0latyle said:
The only jig I could think of would be JTAG, and while I imagine the board does have a JTAG header, Qualcomm (and Samsung) provides a means to perform low level flashes using specialized tools such as QPST. However the tools and the files necessary are not publicly available and there is zero end user support. Most repair centers won't reflash your phone; they'll just replace the main board and program it with your IMEI.
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USB JIG arrived today, but it didn't work... I removed the battery two seconds later, put it back on the phone, and plugged in the USB JIG, but nothing happened, I even waited five minutes, was I using it wrong? I even paid about 10 CNY(about $1.50) for it, including a 2 CNY USB JIG and 8 CNY shipping... If it's just a dust plug, it's not a good deal...) I need help. Thank you so much!
Good news, guys! Instead of using the USB JIG, I switched to a USB cable that was just on the charger of one of my old phones. I connected my battery-free Galaxy to my computer, pressed volume up + Volume Down + Power, and something magical happened: my computer made the sound of new hardware discovery! The screen lights up and displays the Samsung Logo, but it goes black after a few seconds. (I think the USB cable doesn't connect reliably, but only it works.)
DavidLiang1129 said:
Good news, guys! Instead of using the USB JIG, I switched to a USB cable that was just on the charger of one of my old phones. I connected my battery-free Galaxy to my computer, pressed volume up + Volume Down + Power, and something magical happened: my computer made the sound of new hardware discovery! The screen lights up and displays the Samsung Logo, but it goes black after a few seconds. (I think the USB cable doesn't connect reliably, but only it works.)
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Check Device Manager and see if it displays an unknown device
V0latyle said:
Check Device Manager and see if it displays an unknown device
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Thanks for your reply, on my first attempt, I didn't look for an unknown device, Windows just said "failed to install device driver" and I never succeeded again... The screen was just black, but when I plugged the phone into the computer using the USB cable, Windows said there was an unrecognized USB device. I tried several USB cables, but only that made the computer respond
V0latyle said:
The only jig I could think of would be JTAG, and while I imagine the board does have a JTAG header, Qualcomm (and Samsung) provides a means to perform low level flashes using specialized tools such as QPST. However the tools and the files necessary are not publicly available and there is zero end user support. Most repair centers won't reflash your phone; they'll just replace the main board and program it with your IMEI.
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By the way, this phone uses Qualcomm SOC. Can I remove it and short some contacts to enter 9008 mode?
DavidLiang1129 said:
By the way, this phone uses Qualcomm SOC. Can I remove it and short some contacts to enter 9008 mode?
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Not that I know of
V0latyle said:
Not that I know of
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Ok, so it doesn't seem like there's any other software-based way to recover it, thanks for all your help, but I'm still looking forward to what software-based way to recover it
DavidLiang1129 said:
Ok, so it doesn't seem like there's any other software-based way to recover it, thanks for all your help, but I'm still looking forward to what software-based way to recover it
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You can try these if you haven't already. Sometimes 3's a charm... This article indicates there are hard points present, I can't verify that as you're deeper than I ever care to go. If that option is viable you better make sure you get it right as it bypasses all built in safeguards and as I understand it could completely brick the phone for good. Might want pay a expert with lots of experience try to recover it... or learn as you go.
blackhawk said:
You can try these if you haven't already. Sometimes 3's a charm... This article indicates there are hard points present, I can't verify that as you're deeper than I ever care to go. If that option is viable you better make sure you get it right as it bypasses all built in safeguards and as I understand it could completely brick the phone for good. Might want pay a expert with lots of experience try to recover it... or learn as you go.
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Thank you!! When I followed Method 3, the phone screen flashed and Windows told me it had found an unrecognized USB device! I feel like I'm getting there!!
blackhawk said:
You can try these if you haven't already. Sometimes 3's a charm... This article indicates there are hard points present, I can't verify that as you're deeper than I ever care to go. If that option is viable you better make sure you get it right as it bypasses all built in safeguards and as I understand it could completely brick the phone for good. Might want pay a expert with lots of experience try to recover it... or learn as you go.
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What do I do next? Do I need any hardware drivers?
DavidLiang1129 said:
What do I do next? Do I need any hardware drivers?
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I haven't a clue but for Windows you need the right USB drivers. You can try the find the right driver option as well as checking Event Viewer for error messages, etc. Or more Google searches...
I purposely avoided playing with the firmware on Androids including upgrades/updates. That works well for me.

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