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Well i officially have a BRICK PHONE . I tried to downgrade the ROM and now my phone will not even power up. Its not even coming up. Even with a wall charger the phone will not boot up. ITs just a brick now. Does anyone knowif there is any hope or should just use it as a door stopper.
WOW 49 views and no replies. Some one please help. Should i send it to HTC since my warranty is voided. If i should anyone know a HTC support center in the US.
Yes, there is one HTC support center located in Houston.
You can send them email
[email protected]
or call them
1-888-356-2375
(They answer as Tmobile customer care, but are actually a division of HTC).
HTC America
5950 Corporate Dr
Houston, TX 77036
888 482-8725
Hope this helps and wish you luck.
gambino said:
Well i officially have a BRICK PHONE . I tried to downgrade the ROM and now my phone will not even power up. Its not even coming up. Even with a wall charger the phone will not boot up. ITs just a brick now. Does anyone knowif there is any hope or should just use it as a door stopper.
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I've had an experience when flashing my phone where during the flashing process the battery gets sufficiently depleted that it won't turn on after the flash completes. During the flash process, the battery does not charge, and the reading and writing to flash consumes more power than normal operation.
When the Wizard battery gets depleted, it will not take a charge without some serious effort. I would plug it in to the charger and leave it for at least half an hour. Then, with the power adapter still connected, attempt several resets using the soft reset button. There was a time when I had to do this several dozen times before it "took" and was revived.
You can confirm whether it's a battery problem by trying another battery. Perhaps you can stop by your carrier's retail store and ask to try a battery. If it powers up, then tell them your battery went bad (not unusual) and they may replace it for free.
Thanks for the advise, i ll try that. I knew i could get some help from this forum thanks again guys.
went to the tmobile store tried a new battery it still wont come on. I guess have to call HTC on monday. Might have fried te phone.
Called HTC support and they do not support the xda mini s. Anybody have a suggestions or any third party vendors who can help fix this phone. Please advise.
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gambino said:
WOW 49 views and no replies. Some one please help. Should i send it to HTC since my warranty is voided. If i should anyone know a HTC support center in the US.
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Maybe if you weren't so sarky people might want to help...some more info might be good. What bootloader from / to and why? Does a computer recognise and install it, what happens when you run a rom update etc etc.
If you have destroyed the bootloader you will need to use JTAG to reflash it and this is not something you can do at home with your own PC so you may have to pay a service centre to correct it.
Richard
I was not trying to be sarky about it. I just need help. I downgraded the ROM from the 2.21 version to 1.X version. After the downgraded the phone booted up and it got stuck at the initail ROM screen. I tried reseting it a couple of time and it kept coming up and it gets stuck from on the ROM boot up screen. So i took the battery out and after i put it back in its not even coming up. There is absolutely no power. Im willing to send it any service center i just need info on where to send it to . HTCUSAINC says they do not support 02 devices. Thanks for at least responding to my thread.
gambino said:
I was not trying to be sarky about it. I just need help. I downgraded the ROM from the 2.21 version to 1.X version. After the downgraded the phone booted up and it got stuck at the initail ROM screen. I tried reseting it a couple of time and it kept coming up and it gets stuck from on the ROM boot up screen. So i took the battery out and after i put it back in its not even coming up. There is absolutely no power. Im willing to send it any service center i just need info on where to send it to . HTCUSAINC says they do not support 02 devices. Thanks for at least responding to my thread.
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HTC USA probably say that because they are contractually obliged to.
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If you have destroyed the bootloader you will need to use JTAG to reflash it and this is not something you can do at home with your own PC so you may have to pay a service centre to correct it.
Richard
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OK, who are i-mate's service agent in the US? Ring them. Explain you know how they don't service the XDA mini s, but it's a JAMin or whatever, and you're over from the UK where you work etc so can't send it back to o2 immediatley, a rom upgrade has gone wrong and you've corrupted the bootloader, you have downloaded the rom files and will strip the phone to the circuitboard if they would be so kind as to flash your rom file on it via JTAG if you made a donation to the charity of their choice etc etc.
So make it out that they have to do little work other than plug the JTAG onto the board and click 'ok' and you may get away with it.
If they do go for it, strip the phone, send the extracted rom files on CDr, thank your lucky stars and don't do it again. If they don't go for it, try the next HTC device service agent you can find until someone does.
Although people have JTAG equipment outside HTC the contact points are not labelled / listed in the service manual so you need them or their authorised agents to be able to do this.
Richard
Thanks for the advice you have been a great help im going to look for a Imate service center in the US. thanks again . Has anyone ever had any work done by the pocketpctechs.com please advise
gambino said:
Thanks for the advice you have been a great help im going to look for a Imate service center in the US. thanks again . Has anyone ever had any work done by the pocketpctechs.com please advise
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I don't know if PPCTechs have JTAG capability for wizard. Ring them and ask. If they say '"huh? all our boxes have tags on them sir" or similar walk away...
You need someone that not only has a JTAG flash kit but also knows where the testpoints are on the wizard board. I don't sadly :-(
And I really would offer to strip the board down before sending - that's an hours' labour in some places!....
Richard
Thanks you are being such a great help.Wow its getting even closer to a brick phone huh.Well im still looking i have no idea where to find a repair center for this o2 xda mini s.Ill try club imate like u said in earlier.thanks again. i owe u one
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Thanks you are being such a great help.Wow its getting even closer to a brick phone huh.Well im still looking i have no idea where to find a repair center for this o2 xda mini s.Ill try club imate like u said in earlier.thanks again. i owe u one
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Unless you have a specific reason not to send the device back to o2 why not ring the UK XDA helpline for a quote? They do out-of-warranty repairs. +44 808 100 3427
If you are the original purchaser the warranty should still be valid - just don't mention you tried to flash it, says it stopped working.
Shipping insured to the UK should be no more than $25.
Richard.
I might just have to do that . It was a gift , but i know want the person to know that i tried to flash the phone. But at this point ill rather send it back to O2, than go thru all this stuff. Thank you soo much for ur inputs.
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gambino said:
WOW 49 views and no replies. Some one please help. Should i send it to HTC since my warranty is voided. If i should anyone know a HTC support center in the US.
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gambino said:
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Maybe if you weren't so sarky people might want to help...some more info might be good. What bootloader from / to and why? Does a computer recognise and install it, what happens when you run a rom update etc etc.
If you have destroyed the bootloader you will need to use JTAG to reflash it and this is not something you can do at home with your own PC so you may have to pay a service centre to correct it.
Richard
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Hello Richard!
Could you please tell me more about JTAG? What does JTAG stand for and what JTAG can do. Its unlucky that now i have a dead O2 MiniS like Gambino because of doing the same thing he did (downgrade ROM). Will my phone become alive if i change the Flash ROM Chip?
BR
yes its unfortunate . I was trying to downgrade the rom. Whats exactly happened to yours. Has anyone else haad this problem and if you did were u able to revive it.
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yes its unfortunate . I was trying to downgrade the rom. Whats exactly happened to yours. Has anyone else haad this problem and if you did were u able to revive it.
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I did use the newromupdateutility_wizard_noid.exe with custom ROM (Button's) to flash my O2 Mini S (it was with German ROM 2.21 and i wanted to downgrade ROM in order to unlock CID and reflash with English ROM). The process went Ok and when the phone restarted i got
IPL 1.0. xx
SPL 2.21.xx
OS 1.54xx
and a boot screen with a glass of beer !!!!
Then the phone hang up, i think because of incompatible SPL and OS
I took out the battery trying to get into bootloader and reflash with another ROM but the phone did not power on. Now its totally a DEAD BRICK.
yup thats the same thing that happened to me. Anybody else have any input if this ever happened to them
I killed my Kaiser by flashing a Touch Diamond ROM to it.
Sent it to repair service and they say the Mainboard needs to be replaced,but the price for repair is ultragious .
I realy need the device,it was a big help in my confused life style.
Can anyone tell me how can i fix it myself. Or where i can buy a mainboard. Or where can i send the device to repair for a cheaper service?
Sorry i have started a new thread,but i think this is a serious matter,cause HTC TyTN II is not a toy"I know i done to it the same as to a toy" and its expensive. Please help.
Thanks in advance for all your help guys.
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why would you flash a touch diamond rom when your device is a kaiser?
CraZyLiLbOy said:
why would you flash a touch diamond rom when your device is a kaiser?
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Duhhhhh.....'cause he wanted to kill his device!
sherpa said:
Duhhhhh.....'cause he wanted to kill his device!
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lol....................
Blueangel69 said:
I killed my Kaiser by flashing a Touch Diamond ROM to it.
Sent it to repair service and they say the Mainboard needs to be replaced,but the price for repair is ultragious .
I realy need the device,it was a big help in my confused life style.
Can anyone tell me how can i fix it myself. Or where i can buy a mainboard. Or where can i send the device to repair for a cheaper service?
Sorry i have started a new thread,but i think this is a serious matter,cause HTC TyTN II is not a toy"I know i done to it the same as to a toy" and its expensive. Please help.
Thanks in advance for all your help guys.
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Touch diamond isn't all that great. It's lyk a Nokia platform on a PDA, why'd u flash it to a kaiser anyway ?!
About the raw materials, you can easily get the main board (for cheep) through any cellphone spareparts shop online through google . As far as repair is concerned, its as easy as performing a hardware upgrade for your pc; un-plug--> plug. If you're still scared, you can google for a stp by stp instructions.
Blueangel69 said:
I killed my Kaiser by flashing a Touch Diamond ROM to it.
Sent it to repair service and they say the Mainboard needs to be replaced,but the price for repair is ultragious .
I realy need the device,it was a big help in my confused life style.
Can anyone tell me how can i fix it myself. Or where i can buy a mainboard. Or where can i send the device to repair for a cheaper service?
Sorry i have started a new thread,but i think this is a serious matter,cause HTC TyTN II is not a toy"I know i done to it the same as to a toy" and its expensive. Please help.
Thanks in advance for all your help guys.
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your not the only one with a confused life style
Not dead,just sleeping
_Alex_ said:
As for where to purchase parts, I'd normally tell you to go here: http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~unit~HTC_TyTN_II-972~area~home.htm but they don't have motherboards.
Your best bet might be to buy something from eBay with a cracked screen, because the motherboard, cpu & chipset is usually the most expensive part, and if you fry that it's usually easier to just buy new...
Hope this helps!
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Thankx Alex.
I knew that wise words and advice would come out of the inner you.
I went to Mike Channon Home Page and left a message there,im still waiting for a reply.
I will go get the Device from the repair shop tomorrow. Ididnt accepted the price.
I will try and fix it myself,as i have the hability to fix Electronic things as PCs,Laptops,Mobiles etc,thank GOD.
Im low on economic status,but i will try Ebay my friend.
First Kitchen i used was the one with all your OEM Packages. So i love your work.
Hope you keep up in the good path of life .
For some of the others, should ignore any inconscient reply.
Of course i didn wanted to kill my Device. I just cooked HTC Touch Diamond ROM in a Kaiser Kitchen,added some Apps from the ROM i cooked based on C. Stu ROM to make it more colorfull,more alive to our eyes. But it went wrong,and if Man doesnt commited mistakes,so there wouldnt be positive results. Test we need. Mistakes have to occur in order to get better things.
People in Ethiopia have a more confused life than me. Im not an egocentric person, but cool .
I always learned things the hard way .
While I changed my screen I broke the keyboard connector on the mainboard. The brown plastic closing mechanism broke to parts. Any clue where I could buy a new one and if it is possible to change it (solder?)?
CraZyLiLbOy said:
why would you flash a touch diamond rom when your device is a kaiser?
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he cooked the rom first ... and i'm guessing something didn't go right. OFCOURSE he just didn't straight flash a diamond rom .. he's a cook so i think he knows better than that.
The only thing I can say you:
Great Avatar......
There is always a Solution
raccna said:
While I changed my screen I broke the keyboard connector on the mainboard. The brown plastic closing mechanism broke to parts. Any clue where I could buy a new one and if it is possible to change it (solder?)?
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Im sorry for what append to you device. It doesnt make us feel good.
What did realy append ?
What part do you need ?
I have the solution for that. If you need a new Mainboard i can get it for you.
I dont make crazy prices. Probably a new device for the price of a Mainboard,thats what ive done,but im searching for a Mainboard supplier thought .
If you want to know more PM me.
Hi Thesire
thesire said:
he cooked the rom first ... and i'm guessing something didn't go right. OFCOURSE he just didn't straight flash a diamond rom .. he's a cook so i think he knows better than that.
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Nope,i didnt straight flashed a Diamond Rom.
I knew i had to cook it. But forgot that i had to Port XIP and probably SYS from a Kaiser ROM to the Diamond one, or the reverse.
Im still on the learning process. But as you must know,Time is the Master.
And learning and take actions till they come correct its a bit time consuming. And i dont have much time these days.
I learned the hard way. I believe thats one thing that will never appen again .
Im waiting for my new Kaiser to arrive. Couldnt find a Mainboard supplier yet.
But i can get Kaisers for less then the price they asked me in the repair shop.
Hi all, I have woken up today to find that my touch screen no longer works!
Im guessing that i'll need to send it back to repair so my question is this, where can I find stock SPL and stock ROM?
Just woke up and it suddenly doesn't work? Sounds very strange to me... Were you drunk yesterday? (just kidding )
I'd try a hard reset first, have your touchscreen been acting strange lately?
it did have the newton ring in the center, had it about a week, but no effects on the screen; now seams to have spread right across the screen , after a little testing have found that small parts of the screen works.
I am going to see if i can replace the touch screen myself, found this on ebay, already have the tools, wish me luck.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digitizer-Tou...14&_trkparms=72:1690|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
Better then sending off to HTC and them saying that its user abuse and waiting 3-4 weeks.
teky.co.uk said:
I am going to see if i can replace the touch screen myself, found this on ebay, already have the tools, wish me luck.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digitizer-Tou...14&_trkparms=72:1690|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
Better then sending off to HTC and them saying that its user abuse and waiting 3-4 weeks.
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Can you please let us know if this fixes the "newton ring" fault aswell. I thought it was the lcd screen and not the digitizer that would need replacing to fix this. since you've bought this now it would be good to know.
Thanks
teky.co.uk said:
I am going to see if i can replace the touch screen myself, found this on ebay, already have the tools, wish me luck.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digitizer-Tou...14&_trkparms=72:1690|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
Better then sending off to HTC and them saying that its user abuse and waiting 3-4 weeks.
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Any luck so far? how's the touch screen replacement? easy? hard? any alternative way to change without disassembly so many parts??
Hi,
after opening the phone have found out that i need a new LCD as well, have one on order but it is coming from Hong Kong so waiting on delivery, there is a combo on ebay that sells both the digitizer and lcd, so, if all goes well then i will post links and results.
Am currently using an old nokia until my diamond is fixed am missing all the functionallity that I have with the diamond.
teky.co.uk said:
Hi,
after opening the phone have found out that i need a new LCD as well, have one on order but it is coming from Hong Kong so waiting on delivery, there is a combo on ebay that sells both the digitizer and lcd, so, if all goes well then i will post links and results.
Am currently using an old nokia until my diamond is fixed am missing all the functionallity that I have with the diamond.
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how's the disassembly process? difficult? any other more direct method on accessing the digitizer?
Hi all
I am facing a problem for which I could not find sufficient material/ solution. My X1 was working fine and awesome. But one day I noticed that my touchscreen is not working in Landscape mode when I open QWERTY board. Once I close the QWERTY board, the screen will return to the portrait mode and starts responding to the touch. If I am browsing in portrait mode and then select the option for "Landscape" mode without opening QWERTY board, it is still working fine. It only does not work when I slide out the keypad.
One more thing, when I slide out the key pad and close again, my screen alignment also gets disturbed most of the times and I have to align screen. This all happened before upgrade, so we cannot blame upgrade also.
Please help me out as it really feels bad to not to use keypad and screen simultaneously.
Any help will be cordially appreciated.
Regards
Gajendra
HEY!!
I actually experienced the EXACT same problem half a year ago. Definitely it is a hardware problem!! Screen do not respond to the touchscreen only when keyboard is out and that screen alignment is always out afterwards. My alignment was out when that happened and I cannot even press on the start button as it does not respond to the wrong alignment. Because of the screen, my microphone was screwed up as well, people on the other side of the line sometimes will not be able to hear what I am saying during a phone call at all.
I send it in to SE Canada and they fixed 5 different items on my phone within 10 days!!
Items they fixed (for reference):
Conductive Fabric Display
EMI Gasket
Rigid Flex PCB Assy
Conductive Fabric Rigid Flex P
BtB Connector
Do not know what these things are but they fixed my phone and the screen is all good now.
Cheers,
@Eric
Hey Eric
Thanks for your reply. Would you mind telling me the cost that you incurred in the process?
If it is a hardware problem, then there is nothing that I can do. I will also have to go for it.
Please do revert.
Regards
Gajendra
Cost? I assume you got your warranty left, since it hasn't even been 2 years since the X1 launched?
Just restore Stock ROM and Stock SPL and send it in.
@Noon
Hi Noon
Thanks for your response. I have purchased this handset from Singapore and currently I am in Miami. I am not sure if the warranty is international. That is the reason I was asking about the cost. I bought it in Feb'08.
I am not much of a geek and hence did not understand about the restore that you mentioned. Is it something like hard reset to get the factory settings??? I have recently upgraded my phone through SE website.
Thanks for your understanding.
Regards
Gajendra
I had exactly this problem!
The problem is the flex cable, which has worn out, and so short circuits itself when you slide open the phone!
u either, send it in for warranty repair, or repair it yourself, a bit fiddly but if you don't have warranty, your only option.
Its a COMPLETELY HARDWARE problem, no amount of software could fix this
and if you've only ever flashed with Sony Ericsson Update, then there is absolutely no need to restore anything! just send it in for repair
Should be ~$50 USD
@Jonny & Samurai
Thanks buddies!!
I really appreciate your responses.
Regards
Gajendra
when i sent mine in to get fixed it was free! under warrenty!
all i had to pay for was the postage to the nearest SE service centre!
As other have said, I fixed it under warranty so it was free beside the postage that I had to pay. I do believe warranty is international as my x1 is x1i and I get warranty coverage in Canada, which only sells x1a.
But I don't know if its 1 yr or 2 yr warranty?!?! I checked my repair receipt and it says 1 year, so I don't know!!
Anywayz, good luck on the repair!!!
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Hi Noon
Thanks for your response. I have purchased this handset from Singapore and currently I am in Miami. I am not sure if the warranty is international. That is the reason I was asking about the cost. I bought it in Feb'08.
I am not much of a geek and hence did not understand about the restore that you mentioned. Is it something like hard reset to get the factory settings??? I have recently upgraded my phone through SE website.
Thanks for your understanding.
Regards
Gajendra
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1st of all, sorry, no need to restore anything, i just assumed you had a custom ROM.
2nd; feb'08? uhm, do you mean '09 or did you get your X1 ½ year ahead of us? ;P
You could send it in directly to Sony for only the postage cost.
If you meant feb'09 your 1year standard warranty has probably run out... but there's this rule/law about manufactauring errors ( at least in Sweden) if your ( electronical) device stop working due to production error (which this clearly is, among other usual X1 related problems) within 2 years time, the producer is still responsible to repair/replace your device!
I hope it works out for you, good luck =)
So i bricked my phone and it seems like that nobody can help me ...
My Phone shows no reaction i don't know if a USB JIG would help.
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I pay every 3th month for an insurance (If my phone get damage by water)
so if i let my phone fall into water they would send me a new phone ?
ps.: Sorry for my bad english :ssss
OH wrong section sorry i report .... was before on Q&A
Try the jig first. It's cheap. Just order one off ebay.
Also make sure that your warranty really does cover water damage. As far as I know there is no warrranty that covers water damage, though I suppose your carrier might offer additional coverage in return for extra charge.
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So i bricked my phone and it seems like that nobody can help me ...
My Phone shows no reaction i don't know if a USB JIG would help.
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I pay every 3th month for an insurance (If my phone get damage by water)
so if i let my phone fall into water they would send me a new phone ?
ps.: Sorry for my bad english :ssss
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you have insurance?... the no need to worry... they will fix it.. if it`s not fixable, they will send you a new one
that`s how insurance works.
are you sure you can't acess Download mode? either way try the USB JIG first
I have warrenty from the market i bought it from and an extra warrenty for water and fall damages
the normal warrenty goes until 13.08.12
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you have insurance?... the no need to worry... they will fix it.. if it`s not fixable, they will send you a new one
that`s how insurance works.
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You mean if i let it fall into water ?
just bring it to the warranty and chill out, insurance will fix it
But what if they see that i flashed a coustom rom ?
Then you get a very very big invoice ...
Unless if they can fix it, they won't be able to tell that you are on a custom rom.
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just bring it to the warranty and chill out, insurance will fix it
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they should not matter on what you're flashing,
can not check
my phone got also water damaged. i changed the whole front panel for under 100 euro and it worked. i think its cheaper than the price you must pay trough insurance. if you need more information, i can help you!
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I don't know if u get it but my phone hasnt a waterdamage it ist just bricked.
So i wan't let it fall into water so maybe i'm lucky and get a new phone..... Know what i mean ?
haha=DD stupid me *biiig facepalm*
how badly bricked? showing up any lights?
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Download mode works ?
nothing works
it is like there is no battery in
Just bring it to them, dude! If they know you've flashed custom rom, that mean your phone fixed. Just take the phone and say good bye. Will they put you in jail? If they do don't worry. Just tell them I buy your phone because of custom roms, if there were no custom roms every phones just look and do the same **** like each other, if every phones look and do the same **** so instead of buy this costy phone why stupid I buy another cheaper 10 time than. You know I am like addicted of flashing custom rom. I flash every new rom as soon as it posted. I think my phone will be brick like you, man. But I don't care, as long as I feel good )
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Dude don't worry this is YOUR phone you buy it with your money so you can even put a dragon in there and trow it in the lava its yours. so try to fix it if you believe you can. the are lots of people here that they are able and will help you just.(i got the same problem with you my phone wont open and wont do a thing its like i Shot it with a shotgun and i have not found a solution yet )if you can't fix it they will fix it i mean will relapse it (i think)
by the aether hand if you don't feed like trow it in the water find a good service and let the professionals do there tricks or you can buy a new one but before you do 1 of all those things think it big time and know that what ever you do its your choice and you consequence if are any
ps try The Dev. section for your Devise
thanks for so many replys.
I have ordered an USB Jig and it it probaly arrive tomorrow.
But if it wont work i will bring it to the shop and look what they can do...
So my USB Jig is here but it won't work -.-
I do anything wrong ?
1.Battery out
2.battery in
3.USB Jig in