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My recent experience at near bricking ...

Well, I was creating a custom ROM with the IPL and SPL files from the T-Mobile 2.26, The Faria / Shogun UWC ROM, the molski Splash screens and the Cingular 2.25 GSM to make a "complete" ROM to see if it would resolve my GSM issues. Computer completely locked up at 4%... After waiting 30 minutes with no progress I figured that it was bricked as the phone now only has the IPL and SPL info on the screen with no GSM or OS being reported. Forced device into bootloader and attempted to reflash but got communication errors with everything. Then for grins (I wasn't grinning!!!) I ran the 1.05 installer which didn't find the phone either ... but then it just went through anyway! The happy Button Beer Splash screen appeared and I had all the 1.x's! Successfully then upgraded back up to the 2.26 and all is well.
I think that someone was smiling down at me!!!
Just wanted to share as maybe this just might help someone.
*** For those that needed the ftp location to Button's 1.05 Basic Downgrade ROM ***

YOU BASTARD, Just Kidding I am happy for you.

Well, probably just tell everyone where you get the installer that solved the problem

hanmin said:
Well, probably just tell everyone where you get the installer that solved the problem
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Original post now includes the link.

hey ive installed ur rom(shoguns) on my wizzard ... and now its all messed up
tha usb port is not working ... its neither charging nor is it connecting to active sync ....
tell me wat to do guys ... and hurry up
ipl 1.05
spl 1.05
os 2.26 10.2
dis is all wat it says in de starting ....
suggest

naeemwaqas said:
hey ive installed ur rom(shoguns) on my wizzard ... and now its all messed up
tha usb port is not working ... its neither charging nor is it connecting to active sync ....
tell me wat to do guys ... and hurry up
ipl 1.05
spl 1.05
os 2.26 10.2
dis is all wat it says in de starting ....
suggest
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Every time I've seen the IPL/SPL not change from the button 1.05 it's because someone didn't unlock the CID.
Is that fast enough?

Dr Puttingham said:
Every time I've seen the IPL/SPL not change from the button 1.05 it's because someone didn't unlock the CID.
Is that fast enough?
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na man .... da rom was fu*ked up ... i found out myself how to fix it ... i put da wizard in bootloader den flashed it wiz mokskis rom and its aok now ... but da the thing wiz active sync 4.5 beta ,,, its not connecting is it not compatiable or wat ???

LOL...hey Steven, come on over and I'll slap you a couple times. It can't be as painful as trying to read what the english professor there has to say. AND HURRY UP! :-D

markgamber said:
LOL...hey Steven, come on over and I'll slap you a couple times. It can't be as painful as trying to read what the english professor there has to say. AND HURRY UP! :-D
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Get in line! (and bring a lunch as it's a LONG line!)

LOL....yeah, I've got a pretty long line here myself. BTW, it is me or has the number of people trashing their phones started to get ridiculous? I mean, on one hand it sucks to be them for not knowing anything about what they're doing but on the other hand, it's just a matter of time before someone ruins their phone and looks into legal recourse because that seems to be all the rage these days.

Holy cr*p... he said hurry up...lol
sorry, i was just busting up, maybe it's a joke, but foreals, he said "hurry up"... who says that... especially when asking for help. Anyways, just wanted to show my appreciation for the rom, what you, faria, shogun, and all the beta testers are doing is amazing... Can't wait till the release...
ahhh man, i got to do it one more time...
"tell me wat to do guys ... and hurry up"...

markgamber said:
LOL....yeah, I've got a pretty long line here myself. BTW, it is me or has the number of people trashing their phones started to get ridiculous? I mean, on one hand it sucks to be them for not knowing anything about what they're doing but on the other hand, it's just a matter of time before someone ruins their phone and looks into legal recourse because that seems to be all the rage these days.
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I agree that there seem to be more and more people now that don't have the patience to wade through the numerous threads and posts here regarding the possible pitfalls regarding upgrading a ROM. Most often that "don't do this if you're not aware of the possible bricking, etc" message is on the very first page goes unread. Of course no one reads those.... I mean, who reads a EULA (End User License Agreement) ???
I'm actually having a great day when I don't respond to a post regarding a question I already answered on the same page... but we've all been there!
And I pity the fool that tries to sue me!
Ah, I'm just ranting as I live for the abuse....

I am glad I did...saved me a lot of potential problems... but anyway, molski's new rom really works great...
a big pat at the back of the great guys in this forum that gave us all the wonderful wizard roms... =)

Cool, I was just curious. I've worked for a couple of people who had way more money than brains and I could easily see them showing up, not wanting to be bothered with instructions, ruining their phone and immediately calling a lawyer to have the site shut down and all those behind it burned at the stake. But they could spell, so that had that going for them. Which is nice.
Personally, I liked a message somewhere on here from some clown who goes on a rant about how "windoze" sucks (and used all the rest of those trite old sayings that were kind of cute 15 years ago when someone still cared about OS/2), then talks about how he was too high to be bothered with paying attention to what he was doing, trashed his phone so someone help right f-ing now. That's class right there. Makes me wonder how some people find a door to get out of the house in the morning.

markgamber said:
Cool, I was just curious. I've worked for a couple of people who had way more money than brains and I could easily see them showing up, not wanting to be bothered with instructions, ruining their phone and immediately calling a lawyer to have the site shut down and all those behind it burned at the stake. But they could spell, so that had that going for them. Which is nice.
Personally, I liked a message somewhere on here from some clown who goes on a rant about how "windoze" sucks (and used all the rest of those trite old sayings that were kind of cute 15 years ago when someone still cared about OS/2), then talks about how he was too high to be bothered with paying attention to what he was doing, trashed his phone so someone help right f-ing now. That's class right there. Makes me wonder how some people find a door to get out of the house in the morning.
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OS/2 ... and I see that you're also a "senior member"... my we're showing our age
Actually I kinda liked CP/M but I'm so freak'n old I forget how old I really am ...
(but at least my spelling hasn't suffered...yet!!!)

Ha! Well...yeah, on one hand I still have a copy of OS/2 around here somewhere. On the other hand it wasn't too many years ago when I finally quit my position as the vocalist of a hardcore punk band, so it's all relative.
I make a pretty good living at this development thing and yet when I went to Tmo and got an MDA, there was still a little sticker shock. When I brought it home and thought about updating the radio ROM because the original was terrible, I read about updating for several days before I actually tried it myself. Read about how to recover from a bad flash, read about all the potential problems and how to avoid them. Read and read and read some more and when I thought I had it all down pat, I read it all one more time, just to be sure. And even then, I was sweating bullets when I did the actual update. This wasn't my first PDA phone and I had flashing experience from previous phones, the latest being a blue angel. Now that Tmo has released their 2.26 rom which works very well (for me, anyway), I absolutely refuse to flash anything else anymore because why risk it? To look cool? I don't think so.
Given that, it just boggles my mind how someone could drop that kind of money on a phone, bring it home, slap it onto a usb port and with no experience and not bothering to really read anything, attempt to flash anything and expect (expect!) to be successful. There was that goof I mentioned above and, even better, was that guy who decided the rom image in the ftp folder named "TEST_ROM_DO_NOT_FLASH" (or something like that, I forget offhand) was a good choice who then got downright indignant when people made fun of him for being such an idiot. I just don't get it. I have a 15 year old who thinks more clearly than that....and he can flash his phone. And has. Many times. And that's why I lost patience after a while.

I have no patience (maybe that's why I'm not a real doctor)

Complaint about imei-Unlockers

Thought you should know and be careful
Recently i order an unlock from the imei unlock guys
The unlock did not work and as i know from this great forum it did not work for 2 other guys
The guys in imei unlock dont believ me ALTHOUGH i sent them the error (and it proved that the htc was not unlocked)
and they have called me a scammer (those guys are unbelievable ! ) and they just dont refund me
saying that i am the first in which it didnt work.
(of course till now i am the 3rd in which is does not work in this xda forum.... pretty funny (you funny guys!!! ) )
(if one of them reads this note that i tested in another pc also with the same result)
So all be careful. the guys are not telling all the truth we deserve (not all parts) (funny funny guys ! )
i am dissapointed by them
i wish you can send an email to them to help me get back a refund
there is no trust in this world. what a shame...but the guys are really funny! (funny guys !!!)
thank you all.
After 1 day please DELETE this post. it is only informational. i dont want to ruin their job because maybe i am a scammer ha ha ha !!!

Well, a lot of people were statisfied with their service I read..
It sounds unbelievable how they treated you.
Anyway, it worked for me without any problems..
Maybe imei-unlockers had some trouble liers/scammers before and had enough of it.

Svenitos said:
Well, a lot of people were statisfied with their service I read..
It sounds unbelievable how they treated you.
Anyway, it worked for me without any problems..
Maybe imei-unlockers had some trouble liers/scammers before and had enough of it.
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It is true that IMEI-unlocker did not work on my Trinity. I sent them a screen shot of the update process and ran a trace file and sent the results to them. They refunded my money right away. So no you are not the only one that didn't get it to work.
I'm acutally glad it didn't work because now I have used the new SSPL utlity to load the Dopod ROM and my CID is still in tact, just in case of warranty issues.

Another stuck in bootloader

Don't be too harsh, I'm a noob here.
First of all: I've purchased SPV m700 with instructions how to unlock it. During flashing something went wrong, the PC reset etc. Now I've got nice three colour screen on my PDA and cannot do anything, even turn it on or off. I suppose it cleaned the old ROM and did not manage to write a new one.
I've read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308691
and TBH cannot understand a thing from it
Is there any straightforward way I can unbrick it? You know, something that a guy without a vast programing experience could manage to do? Cheers in advance good people!

OK, thanks guys for great support and warm welcome...NOT.
No, I won't start crying here, just hope I'll meet one of you uberman 'experts' from this forum on one of the forums I'm an expert on and will be able to recognize you. Best wishes.
Anyway, just for the record of other newbees who struggle to get any answers: I managed to unbrick my SPV M700. I had no idea what I was doing, neither will you I guess, do not come to me crying if it doesn't work or if it makes your device a real, solid brick. It may work only for Orange SPV, no clue as to HTC P3600, Trinity or others.
I ran the thing from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309959
It failed to finish running, showed 'error[270] invalid image' or something similar...
But the device was back to normal again So I'm one happy bunny.
Hopefully it will give others ideas on how to deal with their problems. Good luck to you all. I'm off.

Dont let this little incident put you off upgrading to WM6, just read the threads thoroughly first, then FLASH!
im on UK M700 with Mun_Rus 2.00.SE WM6 ROM
FANTASTIC!
GO FOR IT!

goodie said:
Dont let this little incident put you off upgrading to WM6, just read the threads thoroughly first, then FLASH!
im on UK M700 with Mun_Rus 2.00.SE WM6 ROM
FANTASTIC!
GO FOR IT!
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What I worry about is loosing warranty (although I'm not sure if I've got one at all - beware of Ebay seller id1emind!!!). Well, TBH I do worry about bricking it again too...

NEWB here

Hey guys, this is my first post. I couldn't find and introductions thread so I thought I would just put it here. I have an HTC Touch Diamond and I'm just a basic end user.
I purchased the phone from sprint because I am already a sprint customer, and I needed a tool to make my photography business stronger. The large screen is great for displaying photos should I meet a possible client anywhere, then I can email them pdf's straightaway. Also, the sprintnav is great for when I have more than one location on a shoot (friggin battery life gives me ONE location, so it's emergency only)
OK so then I got to tinkering with my phone, and found out there is a BUNCH of tinkering I can do with it.
So here I am. Wish me luck. I don't wanna break this thing (yet)
Mitch

hello Mitch, nice to see u and be careful..u'll get addicted here
this thread is also good as an introduction thread

mjb digital said:
OK so then I got to tinkering with my phone, and found out there is a BUNCH of tinkering I can do with it.
So here I am. Wish me luck. I don't wanna break this thing (yet)
Mitch
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Remember always Read twice , flash once, don't let this be you.
HI ! I have a locked Kaiser ! I have been tried to unlook it using nuespl, in the installation proccess phone stuck and i made a soft reset , after this the phone display is black and the light is green. ... active sync do not recognize my kaiser but when I connect throught mtty I can use the following commands :
radata
powerdown
setboot
GO2AMSS
rseed
pmic_vib_off
pmic_vreg
pmic_level
pmic_vib_on
rpass
Please help me make my kaiser working !!!
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Mike-Thanks!
Ingerasu-Thanks for the link I"ll check it out
Denco7- Yeah I was poking around and learned the term BRICK. 8) I definitely don't want to have to use that one! So I'll definitely be reading and rereading everything.
Thanks guys
Mitch

Up to date
So coming from what I started with...
I now run androkkid as my main UI. I have mighty ROM 4. I have an Alltel radio which has dropped a couple of calls so I think I might switch back to a Sprint radio for a while. I'm CDMA Diamond anyway...
I'm looking at flashing a new bootsplash into my device...
and damnit, I just might have to learn some manila editing to get the look I want on my pda...
After a check or two I might actually hit the donate button here......
This is a crazy amount of knowledge here.
Peace

Yeah the donation button is the best way to say thanks to this great site
Read, Search, Respect and Enjoy!

believe me that's on the way. but i only have six bucks left in my paypal acct and some recent CRAP has basically left me peniless and homeless. so i live with my brother rent free while i work a meager salary job (pay is a step over fast food) and try to rebuild my own business.
my car is gone, my apt is gone, etc etc
i just can't quite hit that donate button yet...
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Sorry to hear that
Wish that better times arrive to you soon

Experts help!

MY SGS is acting funny after installing Mitra ROM with Rom Manager. I backed up the old OS and the old recovery. But now it got deleted by accident.
Now i have the following problems.
- Cant connect to PC (dont suggest me to try other cables , other computers , install drivers etc.)
- Odin wont work
-Android SDK wont work
-When someone calls me the phone shuts off
-The Mitra ROM is accessible but there are alot of bugs , i can still use it if i have to perform something.
-Recovery mode wont work.
-Download mode works but my computer wont detect my phone.
-Phone shuts off when i enable wifi
What i want to do is:
]- Use some app one the phone which will wipe everything so i can install original Gingerbread rom again.
I can use a SD card reader to transfer stuff into the SD car and then use Astro to transfer the files to Internal memory.
I am completely stuck please suggest me something that will actually work , do not suggest me basic stuff that works with some lucky people because i have tried everything and i am aware of what options i have left.[/SIZE]
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io8fTh_BxhI

Currently uploading a video too

shasul said:
MY SGS is acting funny after installing Mitra ROM with Rom Manager. I backed up the old OS and the old recovery. But now it got deleted by accident.
Now i have the following problems.
- Cant connect to PC (dont suggest me to try other cables , other computers , install drivers etc.)
- Odin wont work
-Android SDK wont work
-When someone calls me the phone shuts off
-The Mitra ROM is accessible but there are alot of bugs , i can still use it if i have to perform something.
-Recovery mode wont work.
-Download mode works but my computer wont detect my phone.
-Phone shuts off when i enable wifi
What i want to do is:
]- Use some app one the phone which will wipe everything so i can install original Gingerbread rom again.
I can use a SD card reader to transfer stuff into the SD car and then use Astro to transfer the files to Internal memory.
I am completely stuck please suggest me something that will actually work , do not suggest me basic stuff that works with some lucky people because i have tried everything and i am aware of what options i have left.[/SIZE]
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Dude, please don't blame a ROM for a fault on your phone that was there when you bought it!!
You really don't have to keep opening new thread for the same problem over and over and over and over....
We get it, you get it, the phone is knackered, you bought it like that, take the damn thing to a Samsung/independent repair shop and get it fixed!!!
There is no magical app this week that will fix it, there wasn't one last week and there won't be next week.
So seriously save yourself and us the time, effort and aggravation and get your ass to a service center! I am sorry for sounding harsh but look at all the threads you've posted...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390030
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389720
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385119
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385241
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20273682&postcount=275 Blame the rom chef, nice!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20164545&postcount=4 But you already said, you had bought the phone like this!!

xmsnx said:
Dude, please don't blame a ROM for a fault on your phone that was there when you bought it!!
You really don't have to keep opening new thread for the same problem over and over and over and over....
We get it, you get it, the phone is knackered, you bought it like that, take the damn thing to a Samsung/independent repair shop and get it fixed!!!
There is no magical app this week that will fix it, there wasn't one last week and there won't be next week.
So seriously save yourself and us the time, effort and aggravation and get your ass to a service center! I am sorry for sounding harsh but look at all the threads you've posted...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390030
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389720
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385119
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385241
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20273682&postcount=275 Blame the rom chef, nice!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20164545&postcount=4 But you already said, you had bought the phone like this!!
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The only fault with the phone was that it wouldnt connect to usb , all the other problems occurred after i installed Mitra ROM

I never got a clear answer , ok so the repair shop will magically fix the phone? I dont have any warranty now because of this rom
There was no other problem with the phone when i bought it , besides the usb connecting issue.

Lol, yes they will magically fix it, probably charge you something to replace the USB port or motherboard.
But honestly I think that is your only option.
You could ask them for an estimate before any work is carried out or you could try to return the phone to the guy you bought it from.

Hmm 6 posts without help in the end .... says it al. Not to offend you offcourse
Sent from another world

MarcelHofs said:
Hmm 6 posts without help in the end .... says it al. Not to offend you offcourse
Sent from another world
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Lol, I agree. However, I see your (1st) post was extremely helpful!
Welcome to the forum.

Link for the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io8fTh_BxhI

Please leave the useless discussion , if you are bored go on some chatting site.
I need some information from experts who actually try to find a solution instead of giving a solution that i am already aware of.
Im not stupid , if i had warranty i would have headed up to the shop instead of making threads here.

shasul said:
Please leave the useless discussion , if you are bored go on some chatting site.
I need some information from experts who actually try to find a solution instead of giving a solution that i am already aware of.
Im not stupid , if i had warranty i would have headed up to the shop instead of making threads here.
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Fair enough. Good luck.

Thank you, been an active READER for a quite a while now so i learned alot.flashed alot from hboots to roms (coolexe,runnymede,aurora and even miui roms) don't ask questions to soon.read first and follow threads for info. I sweated alot in front of my phone hoping to start up again...
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Indeed good luck then, i was interested in your problem and searching already for some more info....but i am off to some chatroom
Sent from me myself and i

MarcelHofs said:
Indeed good luck then, i was interested in your problem and searching already for some more info....but i am off to some chatroom
Sent from me myself and i
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Thanks for the heads up.
Wasnt referring to you anyway , xmsnx always shows up and gives me the same useless solutions.

Oke...will search tomorrownight if i have the time for it. Hopefully by then tour problem will already be solved
shasul said:
Thanks for the heads up.
Wasnt referring to you anyway , xmsnx always shows up and gives me the same useless solutions.
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Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

refresh.......................

Last possible solution I can think of that may not be "useless"
Have you tried Mobile ODIN?
There is a lite/free version attached to the first post in that thread. Good luck

xmsnx said:
Last possible solution I can think of that may not be "useless"
Have you tried Mobile ODIN?
There is a lite/free version attached to the first post in that thread. Good luck
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I purchased the PRO version , downloaded JPY.tar , , when it ''tried'' to reboot into recovery it got stuck @ SGS screen and now has been stuck for 2 hours
Now it wont even boot up

Hey man, you've never around when i look for you on skype,
i want to try to help you, but if you have tried all of the above i really see no solution for you!
i would probably have throwed it out of the window long since if it was me!
but please, dont make six threads about the same issue.
What you can do if you'r thread is not getting the attention it deserves bump it
bump to get it higher up so people will notice it, i know several people with different flashing experience is scanning the first pages of the Q&A site every single day.
men gi mæ et pip på skype ein dag så ska vi sjå om vi finn på nå lurt

Phone is in the microwave close the thread please