Brick definition - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is it a state when there is nothing you can do (software-ly) to power-up your N1 no matter what?
So, if that's happened, what is solution for that?

l1k3m1k3 said:
Is it a state when there is nothing you can do (software-ly) to power-up your N1 no matter what?
So, if that's happened, what is solution for that?
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Thats really vague. There is a method somewhere where you take the battery out and plug it in to the wall charger then instert battery to turn it on, which would be a troubleshooting method of whether your Power button is broken.
Definition of a brick is:
No fastboot
No recovery
No other screen than the original first Nexus One splash screen.
If your device will not power on at all:
What did you do to make this happen
Sounds like a hardware issue if it will not power on at all, ie, you can't see ANYTHING ON THE DISPLAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO POWER IT ON.

A bricked phone is in a state where you can't do ANYTHING, from software or hardware, to recover the phone. It will just be stuck on the X logo which appears on bootup. There is no solution for it, hence the word "brick".
In general, N-1 is very resistant to bricking - it only happens if you pull out the battery when flashing the radio or something..

Thanks for sharing. So, is it any ways to unbrick the N1? Do we just throw it to the trash can?

By the very definition, "brick" is something that we can't recover from. If it were recoverable, it's not a brick

Okay, i got that. But i'm wondering, what if brick happened to you. Will you throw the device to trash can? Or send it to repair center maybe so they will fix it. My question is, if they can fix it, how?

HTC can fix the device, but it won't be under the warranty. I am guessing they have hardware to actually flash the radio (and other), and don't need to depend on fastboot like we do.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

To be crass, it basically means that you're ****ed.
Nearly any issue can be fixed as long as you can load fastboot or ADB. From there you can reflash the recovery image, format the phone, and start over. If you can't load ADB or Fastboot and it won't boot normally, it's effectively "a brick", only useful in it's physical ability to take up space. A paperweight.

l1k3m1k3 said:
Okay, i got that. But i'm wondering, what if brick happened to you. Will you throw the device to trash can? Or send it to repair center maybe so they will fix it. My question is, if they can fix it, how?
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Send it back to HTC and they will replace the SOC, for a price.

OP, I doubt its bricked. Its very difficult to brick the N1, like another poster said you'd have to interrupt the radio flashing process.
Explain to us what happened
Explain to us what happens when you power it on.
You only have 32 posts, I am quite certain there are other options than throwing it in the trash.

wesbalmer said:
OP, I doubt its bricked. Its very difficult to brick the N1, like another poster said you'd have to interrupt the radio flashing process.
Explain to us what happened
Explain to us what happens when you power it on.
You only have 32 posts, I am quite certain there are other options than throwing it in the trash.
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Heheh... No, i'm not bricking my N1. I'm just curious what exactly Brick mean is.

Related

Are you a victim?

I have had a htc g1 t mobile in 100% working condition for a long period of time. a month ago i rooted the phone ( and i was successful), downgraded the phone to rc29 and tried to put the hero firm ware into my phone. in the process of trying to put the new firm ware i came across some difficulties and now, as what they say "bricked" my phone. immediately as this happened i was able to reach such screens as holding the end key and the camera key landing upon a white page with some options. not having much knowledge i played around with it and now my phone is completely unresponsive. all it will do is start up and stay on the g1 spalsh home screen and only when i take out the battery will it shut of. holding down any certain keys together does not seem to help. i have also given my phone to such companies as SN traders who were unsuccessful in repairing it as they said " they could not identify the problem". perhaps they never really tried. but the point is, i want my phone to work again. do you have any suggestions as to what i may do to bring my phone back to life or perhaps suggest a place to go to that will repair it for a fee. Please help . thanks in advance
arbab01 said:
I have had a htc g1 t mobile in 100% working condition for a long period of time. a month ago i rooted the phone ( and i was successful), downgraded the phone to rc29 and tried to put the hero firm ware into my phone. in the process of trying to put the new firm ware i came across some difficulties and now, as what they say "bricked" my phone. immediately as this happened i was able to reach such screens as holding the end key and the camera key landing upon a white page with some options. not having much knowledge i played around with it and now my phone is completely unresponsive. all it will do is start up and stay on the g1 spalsh home screen and only when i take out the battery will it shut of. holding down any certain keys together does not seem to help. i have also given my phone to such companies as SN traders who were unsuccessful in repairing it as they said " they could not identify the problem". perhaps they never really tried. but the point is, i want my phone to work again. do you have any suggestions as to what i may do to bring my phone back to life or perhaps suggest a place to go to that will repair it for a fee. Please help . thanks in advance
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When Upgrading to the newest hero rom did you
1. Upgrage to the newest radio? http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/
2. Upgrade to the newest SPL? ( You can find it in the first URL)
3. Partition Your SD card to a Fat32/ext3/Linux-Swap?
yes i recal doing all of those things i believe in the process of upgrading to the newest spl or newest radio i went wrong. i think i tried to put a file on b4 having the prerequiste for it. not sure which one. but in the middle of these process is where the problem arose.
arbab01 said:
yes i recal doing all of those things i believe in the process of upgrading to the newest spl or newest radio i went wrong. i think i tried to put a file on b4 having the prerequiste for it. not sure which one. but in the middle of these process is where the problem arose.
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When Upgrading the SPL, what where the steps you took?
Did you upgrade the Radio before the SPL?
hmmmmm, seems you screwed yourself. knowledge is power and not enough knowledge is a huge downfall. maybe next time you will take the time to read and understand
sorry, please try again
seems the wrecking crew's bans are all lifted cept for 2
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When Upgrading the SPL, what where the steps you took?
Did you upgrade the Radio before the SPL?
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i dont remeber my memory is kind of vague this happend over a month ago. i have resulted to this forum due to a lack of help from such companies as SN trader who had my phone for a month and could not fix it. say i did upgrade the radio b4 the spl? in fact, as i type it, it seems more likely that is what i did.
arbab01 said:
i dont remeber my memory is kind of vague this happend over a month ago. i have resulted to this forum due to a lack of help from such companies as SN trader who had my phone for a month and could not fix it. say i did upgrade the radio b4 the spl? in fact, as i type it, it seems more likely that is what i did.
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When applying the latest SPL did you flash a new rom right after??
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all i remeber is i had the rom on my sd card and when i tried to flash it it showed an error or somthing. this might not be accurate to what actullay happend but my memory is shot.
again with the victim theme? the guy who go's out, buys a new r-1 with no motorcycle endorsement or training then piles it into a tree isn't a victim. he's an idiot. now, what you did is not nearly that, but if you can't get into any recovery screens, you own a brick.
sorry, but rooting your phone isn't like changing the wall paper. bad things can happen.
Seriously buddy, there are warning signs posted on almost all the threads on this forums when dealing with flashing stuff. All the risks are laid out and people will tell you to do your research before doing anything. I was scared ****less the first time i installed the "death/danger" spl even though i knew exactly what i was doing.
You bricked your phone.
There's not much else to say, on the developer section of this forum, there's a thread , something about "thinktank for bricked g1's" go there and you might find some solutions
arbab01, I sent you a PM.

Recovery/Backup from broken screen

Well, dropped my phone and screen (not glass) is now broken. I can see only a bit of the top of the screen (and that slowly goes away) and cannot use touch of course.
Is there a way through dl mode (recovery mode may be possible, however i find it hard to believe i'll hit the right options with no visuals) to access phones flash drive and backup stuff from there ?!
Thanks in advance,
David
I don't think there is any harm to just send it for repairs. Your data in your phone isn't gonna be erased since you're fixing the hardware.
smiles.smiley said:
I don't think there is any harm to just send it for repairs. Your data in your phone isn't gonna be erased since you're fixing the hardware.
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Thanks for the response but well, not quite trusting the lab entirely.
More importantly, I need to reinstall provider's ROM and unroot before i do that (warranty crap here) and would like to backup whole drive before doing that.
I believe that is impossible. "There's no way a blind man knows how to get to his destination". You would have to reflash your phone from stock I suppose after it is back from repairs.
Additional advice - Read if you really don't want to reflash your phone from stock.
And I sent my phone to Samsung for repairs before. I was on a custom ROM and obviously I broke it in terms of Software and it was totally my fault. However, it was so damaged that Samsung could not tell what's wrong with it because my phone would not boot at all. My warranty was not void and phone fixed for free.
So, by experience, you might stand a chance of keeping your warranty as there's no way they are going to know you messed around with it and they would not check your phone in terms of software if it is categorized under hardware fault.
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Regarding a possibly bricked phone.

Two nights ago I was watching a video through the YouTube app when suddenly the screen froze up. When it stayed unresponsive for 5 minutes or so, I shut it off by holding the power button down, which seemed to have worked as intended. After that it's become absolutely unresponsive. It will not boot up or turn on whatsoever, nor will the LED light up when plugged into a wall to charge.
The phone was running CM7 and had CWM as recovery, but I'm absolutely stumped as to why it fails to boot up. Has my phone decided to spontaneously brick itself? Is it potentially a hardware fault? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'll be taking it to a repair center tomorrow, since I've really no choice as of right now.
Yea not really much else you can do besides taking it in for repairs. Maybe remove battery for an hour, although from the sounds of it, it won't do anything.
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Yea not really much else you can do besides taking it in for repairs. Maybe remove battery for an hour, although from the sounds of it, it won't do anything.
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Doesn't seem to work. However an interesting observation, when plugged into the PC, it's detected as QHSUSB_DLOAD. Is it possible my phone's entered some sort of low-level mode? And if that's the case, is there any way to reverse this? I say I held the power button down and it shut off but I may have hit the volume keys in my panic.
So yes, I remain hopeful there's some miracle that will let me get out of this mess.
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Doesn't seem to work. However an interesting observation, when plugged into the PC, it's detected as QHSUSB_DLOAD. Is it possible my phone's entered some sort of low-level mode? And if that's the case, is there any way to reverse this? I say I held the power button down and it shut off but I may have hit the volume keys in my panic.
So yes, I remain hopeful there's some miracle that will let me get out of this mess.
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This interests me too, I'll be researching all the info I can find, although the first search on qhsusb_dload has come up with a lot of questions and no answers as yet.
Many threads have blamed partitioning the sdcard in cwm recovery as the cause of this.
Did you manage to get any drivers for this qhsusb_dload mode?
Edit: these might be useful. http://www.x-drivers.com/catalog/flash/mobile_phones/companies/qualcomm/models/qpst/12051.html http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14909282&postcount=19
Progress.
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Did you manage to get any drivers for this qhsusb_dload mode?
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Yeah, I've tried out the QPST software and drivers and believe it or not, an answer to my fears. My phone has entered Download Mode with seemingly no way to exit it. I can't find any posts about this in regards to the Incredible S. I guess nobody's been careless or unlucky enough to get it to this state. See the attached picture. Also I can't help but note all the question about ENTERING download mode as opposed to EXITING download mode. Is it so simple that my brain simply can't comprehend the answer?
unfortunately, its not a simple answer. Probably the best thread concerning this issue is in the sensation forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468791
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unfortunately, its not a simple answer. Probably the best thread concerning this issue is in the sensation forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468791
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A dead-end unfortunately. It seems more like a preventative measure than anything. I can't enter diag mode on account of phone being stuck in download mode. I'd like to believe it's hardware related. Anyway, I believe it's time I called the repair centre. I appreciate the help you've given me.
EDIT: Seems like Fonebiz refuses to repair my phone, warranty or no, as it's an overseas model, (even though it's physically the exact same phone, down to the model S710e) short of sending it overseas. Unbelievable. I think I'll go cry in a corner now.
EDIT2: Gave it to a local shop to send for repair. I'll let them figure it out. If anybody has any information on proper use of the Qualcomm Software Download tool, by all means link to me.

[Q] Hard Brick (QDL) Solution Research - HTC One (M7)

Hello XDA-Forum,
i am new here, so you dont know me. Therefore i have to mention at least one thing about me: I never ask for help. Especially not regarding electronic Devices and Computer Systems. I always found my answers without asking.
Now i do ask for help. Do the math, its a serious problem . As i am used to solve my problems before asking for help, i have much to tell before anyone could add to what i already know about this problem (although i have to admit that i am pretty new to the Smartphone World). And as sure as i know that no one here wants to read another "Phone broken, HELP!" Thread, so sure i know that not everyone has the time or patience to read my ramblings (i actually wrote a rant too, but decided not to include it here ). So i prepared a summary, and you can see at a glance (almost) if you could help me at all.
Short Story:
My HTC One is Hard Bricked, and beyond my ability to repair - stuck in QHSUSB_DLOAD mode, no access to partitions, no booting under dead screen. It seems i have to send it in for repairs, but i dont like that(well who does?). I researched the problem, tried every solution i could find - no result! if you happen to know a solution, please read the long story to learn what i have tried so far, and if your solution is something completely new (something i didnt try) - PLEASE tell me ASAP before i send it in for repairs.
So, i tried everything i know of and came to the conclusion: it is beyond repair, at least for me. But as this is against everything i believe in (well not everything but i hope you get the point ) i want to find some other Solution if not for me ( as i need my Phone to be working again soon) then at least for the next one facing the same problem. Again: read the long story, or at least the last part, to know what i am asking for... Basically i want to collect all information regarding this problem and find a solution if possible.
Oh and i would prefer technical answers (even if i might have to learn more to understand them) over answers that suggest "Dont bother, you are a noob, you wouldnt understand, just send it in". If you are about to give such an answer, rethink and do something else .
Long Story (Part 1 - What happened):
31/12/2013: My HTC One suddenly stopped working. Until then it worked just fine since i bought it in July 2013. It happened without any apparent cause or any hint of what went wrong, during everyday use, no water involved, no falling, nothing that i could identify as cause. I pressed the power button to wake the phone as always - but the screen stayed black. At first i thought the battery could be empty, but i checked it only 5 minutes before, and it said 32%... still i thought the power indicator could be buggy. Since then it never showed any lifesign again though. It wont start, it wont charge.
I researched about this, and it seems that others had the same problem, and on several different devices. I think i found almost every Qualcomm based device, but mostly the problem was caused by flashing, so this can not be the same problem. If i remember correct, i found HTC One, HTC One S, HTC Desire C, HTC Sensation, Nexus 4/7, Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 and maybe some more, with the same issue i have - Device suddenly went black and got stuck in QHSUSB_DLOAD mode without apparent cause. Many people get at least a lifesign from the LED tough ( be it blinking occasionally, or staying on all the time, or blinking after pressing certain buttons) - i dont.
Long Story (Part 2 - What i tried):
I found several tips on how to revive a device in this state, most recommending something like "press power and one(or both) volume button(s) for XX seconds/minutes" sometimes with the addition to do this under a bright light bulb.
I tried holding the power button, power + vol. down, power + vol. up, power + vol. up + vol. down, for {10,20,30 seconds, or 1,1.5,2,3,5,10 minutes} (countless times), and the same under a light bulb (i doubt this makes any difference as i already did some resets previously, outside in pitch black darkness long before the phone died).
Some recommended to plug it in to charge and dont touch it for 3,8,12 hours - i did that. i tried charging with wall plug and via USB at laptop (for short periods and for 1,3,4,6,8,12,18 hours without touching it).
At the moment i try to leave it off the charger for some days (the weekend and probably some days after) hoping that it will eventually loose all charge and does some sort of reset after that. I doubt it will work, or even be enough time for discharging (as i doubt that it actually USES power in this state) but dont know what else to try before sending it in.
The charging-led stays off when plugged in and there is no response at all from the device. Except when i plug it in at the laptop, Windows recognizes it as QHSUSB_DLOAD. And under Linux i get the Qualcomm device too - no partitions though. If i press power for 10 seconds while connected, it reconnects - so the power button is working. QPST recognizes it as "Q/QCP-XXX (Download)". Is this normal or should it recognize the phone model even in download mode? I tried to get some information through QPST but it tells me the phone needs to be in DIAG mode - which i obviously cant activate on the phone itself. Other than that no life sign at all( also no recognition by adb and fastboot - so its not booting under a dead screen as someone suggested somewhere - dont remember where).
Everyone who had gone as far as i did in trying to revive the phone just gets this last answer "JTAG, or send it in for repair".
Long Story (Part 3 - What i learned):
As i understand it, the Qualcomm Processor switches to this state (QHSUSB_DLOAD) in case there is a severe problem. But i want to know exactly WHAT problem can cause this? And if there is ANY way of convincing the processor to switch to some other state without opening the device?
I dont know JTAG, i never heard of it before this research, so please correct me if i am wrong, i did just a brief research on JTAG and found it too complex to grasp in one or two days i will delve into it at a later time. Here is my first few-minutes-glance at JTAG: it is some sort of standardized hardware-debugging protocol built into many chips, and also the Mainboard or Processor or both in modern Smartphones and Tablets. One would need to open the device and solder the connection cables of a "JTAG-Box" to specific contacts on the Phones Mainboard, is that right? or is there a plug? (I think i found some people using a plug and some using solder iron... i dont remember properly.) When a JTAG-Box is connected to a JTAG-enabled chip, it can issue debugging-commands and/or queries to check (and/or modify?) the functionality of the chip. I found some mentions of JTAG via USB without explanation, is this a way to issue JTAG commands without JTAG-Box over USB Cable? (would be very convenient) Or is it just a way to connect the JTAG-Box via USB to the Computer?
You might ask, if i researched it, i should have every answer, so why am i posting this? Right, i got SOME answers. Now, i know...:
1) ... that am not the first one, nor the only one with this particular Problem. And not even my phone model is the only device with this problem. It might be, all Qualcomm powered devices are possible candidates for a sudden-brick-syndrome.
2) ... some ways to revive a Phone in this state (none working for mine).
3) ... if all reviving tricks fail - JTAG or Repair-service.
4) ... that JTAG needs an opened device (or does it? JTAG via USB maybe?)
5) ... that my phone is not entirely dead: at least the processor can still (sort of) communicate with the PC in Qualcomm High Speed USB - DownLOAD mode.
6) ... no one knows (or tells) what the cause is (or could be) for this problem. The only answers i got are: "There are many possible causes." and "It could be a Software problem" (HTC Support) and finaly "No one can tell without analyzing the device" (HTC and Carrier Support) - Sure no one can definitely tell what EXACTLY is wrong with THIS device... but someone could know what COULD be wrong (What the KNOWN causes are), and just tell me.
Long Story (Part 4 - What i want to know):
Well... I could(/should?) just give in and send my phone in for repairs and hope for warranty. But i did unlock the bootloader through HTCDev (had no other option for unlocking due to HBOOT 1.44) and suspect, they might use this fact to refuse warranty and charge me for repairs, which i might not be able to afford right now. Further, i am feeling absolutely helpless in doing so, and i am NOT used to feel helpless facing ANY sort of problem with ANY electronic device! It is NOT a nice feeling! And i want to change that! Even if it will be too late for me, as i have to get my phone back soon and will probably send it in this week for that reason, i want to find a Solution, that anyone could use to solve this Problem without even contacting the Service, if it is possible to find such a Solution. That is the reason i am posting this, and here is what i want to know:
1) EVERY Story about devices stuck in QHSUSB_DLOAD mode.
1a) IF they where revived and HOW.
1b) What was the cause?
1c) If they could not be revived...
- ... and had to be replaced by a new device: what did the repair team tell what exactly was broken? if they told you anything at all.
- ... and needed replacing parts: WHAT parts where replaced?
- ... ANY hint of what caused the defect?​
1d) WHEN did it happen? (while flashing seems to be the most common scenario, but i and some others had it happen during everyday use)​
2) What exactly is possible to do in QHSUSB_DLOAD mode (probably using QPST)? and what isnt? f.e.:
2a) Pulling any data from the phone without switching to DIAG mode?
2b) Getting ANY information about the phone? (IMEI,CID, etc... Hardware components - i guess it would need a switch to DIAG mode?)
2c) Switching to DIAG(or any other) mode ONLY using the PC and USB connection? (if possible, how?)
2d) Pushing any Data to the device
As i understand it, that is the purpose of this mode(is that correct?), but:
2e) What data can be pushed? Bootloader? System Image? .... i think some CPU firmware is delivered with QPST, correct?
2f) Is it possible to convert an existing System Backup so that it can be flashed with QPST? (i understand QPST needs files in IntelHEX format to push them? Or is that just the CPU Firmware?)
2g) QPST recognizes my phone as "Q/QCP-XXX (Download)". Is this normal or should it recognize the phone model even in download mode?​
3a) If i get no Partitions in Linux while the QHSUSB_DLOAD device is recognized, could this be an indicator for an Hardware failure?
3b) Does it mean, at least the flash memory is fried? (my guess)
3c) Could i tell if the Mainboard was fried by NOT even getting a QHSUSB_DLOAD device? Or can it still be the Mainboard?
3d) Can i tell anything from these facts (Getting QHSUSB_DLOAD device recognized but no partitions)? other than "its a hard burned brick" obviously...​
4a) Which kind of HARDWARE failure could create this state?
4b) and how could that happen during normal use in a device that is only 6 months old, and in good condition?​ 5a) What kind of SOFTWARE failure could cause it?
5b) while it is running? (every day use / not flashing)​ 6) IF i send it in:
6a) Will they be able to access my data?
6b) Can they tell (by JTAG maybe) if it was rooted,flashed, had an unlocked bootloader?
6c) And the hardware is dead, will they just replace the fried parts? or replace the Phone with a new one? (not really important but nice to know )​
7a) Is it possible to use ANY type of JTAG commands/queries/(whateveritiscalled) WITHOUT opening the device? (via USB)
7b) Without a JTAG-Box? (already existing software simulating a JTAG-Box)​ 8) What kind of Information can be gathered by JTAG? f.e.:
8a) Working state of hardware components?
8b) Access to files on flash memory?​ 9) What kind of modifications/commands can be made/issued by JTAG? (depends on the device/chip attached i assume?)
I know i could just buy a JTAG-Box and learn everything about JTAG to answer some of these questions myself. But i did not find time for learning about something completely new (new for me) yet, and i dont have the money at the moment to just buy a JTAG-Box without knowing how to, and if i will use it (dont even know how much it is...). I will certainly NOT open my 660€ phone, probably breaking the screen and whatever in the process, because of its DONT-OPEN-ME-Design(nice looking, but in some cases inconvenient), and make it a test-dummy for my first JTAGing steps. So it would be nice if someone with some experience in that matter, could give me a brief overview of the possibilities and uses of a JTAG-Box - AND if there is some way to simulate one.
And finally i would like to get into contact with people who might have a clue of the possible causes for this problem, and the ability and willingness to work on a solution. I did find some WIP Unbricking Projects also working on a solution for QHSUSB_DLOAD related issues, but all of them where Model-specific (and mostly for cases where a specific flashed software was the cause) and none for the HTC One (M7)... Although i would like to have a general solution for every device and cause, i doubt there would be any Model-specific Project if it was POSSIBLE at the moment to provide a general one. It would be nice though, if we could at least TRY to make one(some people probably are already trying). But i assume (from what i read) that the existing unbricking projects still need access to the internal storage. So, no access to storage = hardwarefailure & not unbrickable by software?? Even if thats the case and my phone is realy beyond (sofware)repair, i would still like to get answers to my other questions!
If you did read all of this - Congratulations! Have a coffee and a break
I am sorry for:
- noob questions (if there are any left besides the JTAG related - i cant tell anymore)
- annotations and supplements in braces (it can be annoying, i always squeeze in some thoughts somewhere)
- forcing you to read this wall of text, probably full of spelling and grammar errors (i am tired and somewhat tense)
- bad English (not my native language, and... i am tired)
OMG this post is incredibly long. I'll give you a short answer.
Yout phone is hard bricked and MAYBE a JTAG may fix it, BUT the phone needs to be opened, which with this phone is pratically impossible to be done, furthermore you need smb with experience on those things.
If you weren't soing anything to your phone(s-off, hboot flash, ruu, etc) than probably the motherboard is dead. I have seen this happen a lot of times with this phone, probably because of not genuine charger/faulty. You SHOULD sebd your device for repair definitely, I'm 99.9% sure no one will notice it's HTC dev unlocked, cause it doesn't turn on. A lot of users have sent their and had no problems. Good luck!
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... MAYBE a JTAG may fix it, BUT the phone needs to be opened, which with this phone is pratically impossible to be done, furthermore you need smb with experience on those things...
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Thats why i wont just try it... not on this phone, and not before i know more about JTAG.
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...If you weren't soing anything to your phone(s-off, hboot flash, ruu, etc) than probably the motherboard is dead...
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Well, the phone is (was) s-off, rooted, and running ARHD 40.3 + TWRP 2.6.3.3 - but i did this long before it died and never had problems during the process, or while using the device.
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...probably the motherboard is dead. I have seen this happen a lot of times with this phone, probably because of not genuine charger/faulty...
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I mostly used the HTC plug which came with the phone for charging. Although i didnt use the original cable, because it broke shortly after i got it. Sometimes i used a USB-Battery-Pack to charge the phone on-the-go. Could any of this be the Cause?
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...I'm 99.9% sure no one will notice it's HTC dev unlocked, cause it doesn't turn on. A lot of users have sent their and had no problems. Good luck!
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So, they cant just JTAG it (or do something similar) and it will turn on again? Obviously not if the motherboard is fried... but is it possible that it isnt, and they can? I will send it in nontheless, but i would like to understand what is possible, and find the cause aswell as a solution.
oh and thank you!
MarvThor said:
Thats why i wont just try it... not on this phone, and not before i know more about JTAG.
Well, the phone is (was) s-off, rooted, and running ARHD 40.3 + TWRP 2.6.3.3 - but i did this long before it died and never had problems during the process, or while using the device.
I mostly used the HTC plug which came with the phone for charging. Although i didnt use the original cable, because it broke shortly after i got it. Sometimes i used a USB-Battery-Pack to charge the phone on-the-go. Could any of this be the Cause?
So, they cant just JTAG it (or do something similar) and it will turn on again? Obviously not if the motherboard is fried... but is it possible that it isnt, and they can? I will send it in nontheless, but i would like to understand what is possible, and find the cause aswell as a solution.
oh and thank you!
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Hi, just wondering if you had any updates to your story?
I have a HTC One in basically the same situation - it totally died on my wife in the middle of her using it. The battery was at over 50% and we have never even dev unlocked it or flashed ROMs or recovery etc. No lights come on when charging, tried all manner of the power, power+vol key combos etc, tried the bright light as well, nothing gets it to come alive. Plugging into the computer does recognise the HSUSB_DLOAD low level qualcomm device but as yet I havent been able to get drivers to allow it to be recognised. I am taking it to a place on the weekend that says they have JTAG box and may be able to help. I would send it away for warranty replacement but it's my wife's phone and she hadnt backed up the photos on it for a few months and we have a 20 month old son, so we are trying everything possible to retrieve the data off it. Lesson learned, will be putting in place backup regime on our phones from now on!
Will let you know if any joy comes from the JTAG process
Reading your recent comments it is interesting to note that we do have an external power brick (IO Gear 11,000 mAH unit) that we sometimes have charged the phone on. Potentially we even used the 2.1A output from this power brick rather than the 1.0A output on occasion.
Sorry, i totally forgot about this Thread over all the other things in the last weeks (Starting a Business, moving to a new Place.. etc).
scarecrow420 said:
Hi, just wondering if you had any updates to your story?
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Yes, i sent it in for repairs, and got it back two weeks later. They had to replace the Mainboard and some other Parts(plus some they broke during Repairs), i could not get any information about the possible causes other than "there are many"... It was covered by the warranty though.
I dont think they could get any data from the Phone.
scarecrow420 said:
Will let you know if any joy comes from the JTAG process
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I would appreciate that
scarecrow420 said:
Reading your recent comments it is interesting to note that we do have an external power brick (IO Gear 11,000 mAH unit) that we sometimes have charged the phone on. Potentially we even used the 2.1A output from this power brick rather than the 1.0A output on occasion.
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If the cause is indeed the power brick, i will have to check mine again (measure its output). It is supposed to have 5.0V 1.0A output only, which is the same that the HTC Charger is labeled with.
Well, good luck with your Phone! But if your Phone is as dead as mine, i am afraid you probably wont get those Photos back...
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Ok, i got my phone back without trouble - but i am still researching (when i have got the time ) the causes and a possible solution for this problem. So, if anyone has any information that could be helpful: please post it here!
Hi guys! Sorry for my bad english but i'm italian. My HTC One gone in QHSUSB_DLOAD mode 3 times (it's not a joke) and i've still it in my hands
This is my configuration now: (today my phone entered in QHSUSB_DLOAD mode)
Firmware = 4.19.401.8 (Darkbootoader)
ROM = SkyDragon v12.0
Kernel = ElementalX 13.0
PVS = 5
Today when tried to turn on the screen with doble tap it do nothing, screen was completly black and same thing when i hold the power button with vol down. After i plug in USB (it was a normal nokia cable) cable and hold power + vol. down for about 20 seconds (there wasn't LED or blinking button, anything) it's boot into bootloader:highfive:
I suppose (because every time my phone bricks when i do too Undervolting) it has "hangry" of energy and it boots up anymore if i don't give him an "help". The same thing when i had the MIUI with the same undervolting
Maybe is too much Undervolting the reason of hard brick, did you undervolt your CPU like me?
Did you find out any answer?
Where you able to bring it back to life?
Did you send it back to HTC for repairs? How did it go?
Would this work?
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
Dredead said:
Would this work?
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
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third time.
To make a long story short (like you did in the OP), I have to same problem
The cause: flashing newer firmware version. All the symptoms are exactly the same. When I get home from work today I will try these 2 things, they are a little variation of what I already tried:
http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/fix-soft-bricked-htc-one-by-flashing-new-rom-via-adb-0154361/
http://www.androidlegend.com/how-to-use-adb-fastboot-commands-with-your-android-device/
I don't have much hope that I can fix it myself and am already in contact with HTC though. The main problem is that I'm in Argentina and I bought the phone in Germany..
You didn't find any other possible fixes, right?
Hi, I Have Same Problem Since A Month With My HTC One M7 32GB
I Got this phone as a Gift From USA HTC one M7. My Phone Just got hanged on lockscreen when i try to restart it, it turns off but did not turn on,no single light is turning on, no screen light or notification, no recovery or download mode. its like a brick piece. i tried all charging tricks such as USB PC ,Wall Charger for Hours, Orignal Charger and rest things, i cannot send phone to USA , i am in qatar, what should i do, any guys who experienced such problem and how did they solved it and, what will be the cost if no warranty. any help ? thanks in advance. :crying:
till22 said:
To make a long story short (like you did in the OP), I have to same problem
The cause: flashing newer firmware version. All the symptoms are exactly the same. When I get home from work today I will try these 2 things, they are a little variation of what I already tried:
http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/fix-soft-bricked-htc-one-by-flashing-new-rom-via-adb-0154361/
http://www.androidlegend.com/how-to-use-adb-fastboot-commands-with-your-android-device/
I don't have much hope that I can fix it myself and am already in contact with HTC though. The main problem is that I'm in Argentina and I bought the phone in Germany..
You didn't find any other possible fixes, right?
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Hi, how did this go? I just bricked mine doing the same thing... upgrading firmware. I can't get it to respond to any of the suggested methods. What sucks is that the firmware update dialog in fastboot looked good to me. Sucks...
mkclarke said:
Hi, how did this go? I just bricked mine doing the same thing... upgrading firmware. I can't get it to respond to any of the suggested methods. What sucks is that the firmware update dialog in fastboot looked good to me. Sucks...
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The link to the fix is on page one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770684
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The link to the fix is on page one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770684
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Cool, thanks! I wonder if a vm running linux would work. All my machines are windows. Not sure how the vm would handle the usb connection. I'll have to see what I can figure out.
I just used an ubuntu boot CD when I did it
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4
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I just used an ubuntu boot CD when I did it
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4
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Yes! I just thought of that after I posted. I think I still have an ubuntu live CD around here somewhere...
Thanks!
I'll be damned! This worked! I just popped in the latest Ubuntu liveCD and went to town. My phone is now up and charging. Once it's at 100%, I'll try pushing TWRP recovery to it and restoring my last backup.
Thanks again for sending me to that link!
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Done and done... pushed TWRP and restored my last backup. It's as if it were never bricked! And it also updated my kernel, which is what I was trying to do in the first place.
Just for future reference for anyone coming across this thread, there are two distinct types of bricks being discussed here.
The first results from a borked firmware update. In this case, everything works on the hardware side, it's just that the phone can't boot because the firmware is messed up. This is usually fixable using Dexter's method.
The second, and the problem experienced by the OP, is more serious and is hardware related. I have seen this occur with multiple HTC models. Something related to power management on the motherboard dies so that the phone no longer can no longer get power to start up. When this happens, the phone will typically have shut down without warning despite having a good battery charge. I have never seen or heard of a fix for it beyond returning it for warranty repair.
htc m7 pn07110 bricked
htc m7 pn07110 bricked
hi i have a problem when usin my phone it suddenly freezers and was not able to get acces to anything (Was rooted/Bootloader Unlocked/having Custom Rom/TRWP/S-ON).. tried to restore my rom by usin twrp 2.8. but there was no file and it cannot mount my storage...
Then, found on a thread to restore stock ROM via RUU, so i relocked my bootloader and then find myself stuck at everything
When I plug in AC adapter for charging, phone load in bootloader, and whenever i press "Fastboot/Factory Reset" my phone freezes
Even fastboot and ADB command freezes my phone,
I need help please.
Code:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** RELOCKED ***
*** SECURITY WARNING ***
M7_U PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.57.0000
RADIO-4T.28.3218.04
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS-6.09.401.111
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Nov 12 2014,21:44:28.0

is there any way to reconfigure or disable the hardware power button during lock?

This might be completely impossible but basically I'm trying to make it as difficult as possible for someone to shut down the phone without entering a passcode (I have an HTC m8 so they can't pull the battery).
There's apps that will prevent someone from using the shut down menu but that doesn't solve the issue of a hard reset. I'm aware you can reconfigure what the buttons do when using the phone but I'm skeptical if that will effect it on that low of a level.
So is there any way at all to completely reconfigure the switches or is that basically built into the hardware? I looked around and haven't found much.
I know this is probably a stupid question but it's worth a shot. I can turn on the screen in many other ways so I'm not too worried about that.
First, this is the M7 forum.
Second, I doubt it. I am pretty sure that the hard reset functionality is hardwired or at least coded into hboot, otherwise it wouldn't be much good for rescuing a frozen phone. Why would you want that anyway? What do you plan to do if the phone freezes up?
iElvis said:
First, this is the M7 forum.
Second, I doubt it. I am pretty sure that the hard reset functionality is hardwired or at least coded into hboot, otherwise it wouldn't be much good for rescuing a frozen phone. Why would you want that anyway? What do you plan to do if the phone freezes up?
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Doh! You're right, sorry for posting in the wrong place. I was at work and rushing to type this all up on my break.
You're wrong though, I found a solution. It's called Xposed Additions. And yea if my phone freezes up I basically have to wait until it dies. I'm willing to deal with that. I've had several phones stolen so now I have a phone that can not be shut off, can be tracked through GPS remotely, can take pictures remotely, and can listen to the microphone remotely.
Steal my **** again you lazy assholes. See what happens >
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Doh! You're right, sorry for posting in the wrong place. I was at work and rushing to type this all up on my break.
You're wrong though, I found a solution. It's called Xposed Additions. And yea if my phone freezes up I basically have to wait until it dies. I'm willing to deal with that. I've had several phones stolen so now I have a phone that can not be shut off, can be tracked through GPS remotely, can take pictures remotely, and can listen to the microphone remotely.
Steal my **** again you lazy assholes. See what happens >
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Make sure USB debugging is disabled also or adb could be used to bypass lock or reboot to bootloader.. [emoji14]
tstanley0426 said:
You're wrong though, I found a solution. It's called Xposed Additions. And yea if my phone freezes up I basically have to wait until it dies. I'm willing to deal with that. I've had several phones stolen so now I have a phone that can not be shut off, can be tracked through GPS remotely, can take pictures remotely, and can listen to the microphone remotely.
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That is interesting. I wonder, though, if it truly disables the (hypothetical) hardware/hboot level controls should the phone freeze up, since Xposed would no longer be running.

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