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Help me unbrick my phone

So i just updated to an SPL for a Hero ROM, and now i'm stuck on the t-mobile G1 screen, i can get to the console, but if someone can walk me through how to mount the SD card using ADB (from the very begining) it would be a great help. This way i can try to update the firmware, or resort back to the original radio/spl/firmware. I need a very easy to understand set of instructions, because every time i have tried to do something with ADB it never goes well.

all you need to do is re-flash your current rom your using no wipe needed.

Whats the command to do that, i've been trying to load the new ROM onto the SD card through the command prompt. and it doesn't seem to want to work.
Bassicly i use the adb push command to try and shove a ROM on to the SD card like this
adb push JAChero2.0r6.zip /sdcard/JACHero2.0r6.zip
and then i change the name to update.zip and it still applies the OLD SPL update.zip file i have in there.

Try removing the old update file first through the adb shell. I have run into a couple instances where it is doing what you are describing. I always found that removing the current file first will resolve it.
adb shell
# rm /sdcard/update.zip
# exit
adb push JAChero2.0r6.zip /sdcard/update.zip
Then try to flash the update through recovery.

Got it fixed, THANKS!

im stuck at g1 screen as well....what did you do to fix this?

Im stuck on G1 boot screen, cannot get into FBOOT or anything!
What can I do??

if none of the button combos work like home+power or camera+power or any others then you can either call tmobile and play dumb or have the sweetest paperweight at the office.

crpercodani said:
if none of the button combos work like home+power or camera+power or any others then you can either call tmobile and play dumb or have the sweetest paperweight at the office.
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Will it cost me if I contact tmo?
I'll play it dumb, but when the phone ends up at some engineer, and they see what I've flashed on, will they just fix it, or report it to tmo? (as i've broken the t&c's!)
As much as having a paperweight sounds cool, I could really do with a phone!
BTW, thanks for your help!

IanVaughan said:
Will it cost me if I contact tmo?
I'll play it dumb, but when the phone ends up at some engineer, and they see what I've flashed on, will they just fix it, or report it to tmo? (as i've broken the t&c's!)
As much as having a paperweight sounds cool, I could really do with a phone!
BTW, thanks for your help!
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If the phone won't boot using home + camera then they can't prove it's been rooted (unless they somehow read the nand...) so they should replace it for you without charge.. Same thing could happen if the battery was pulled during an over-the-air update.

they wont bother checking anything, just be sure it is bricked and your good. Most likely they just take it apart and jtag it or something like that. And if you got the phone from tmo and are with them then no its free.

AdrianK said:
If the phone won't boot using home + camera then they can't prove it's been rooted (unless they somehow read the nand...) so they should replace it for you without charge.. Same thing could happen if the battery was pulled during an over-the-air update.
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crpercodani said:
they wont bother checking anything, just be sure it is bricked and your good. Most likely they just take it apart and jtag it or something like that. And if you got the phone from tmo and are with them then no its free.
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Yep, it wont boot using any key-combo.
Its reading the NAND/using JTAG which is what I'd do (i work with embedded devices!).
I might say the battery died while the update was happening, gotta act dumb! (which I must be for managing to brick it in anycase, after all, Im a softy-eng!)
And I'll get a new phone! Or reconditioned?
Many thanks ppl!

Well.
If you manage to help this guy (http://twitter.com/r3nrutSite/) and the ppl on this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309291) to JTAG the G1, please tell me.
I'm stuck with a bricked G1 here in Brazil.

Currently there is no way of bringin a g1 back to life short of giving it a heart transplant<new board>

see Brick Thread

Tp2 brick eny help??????
plis help
i was unlocking my phone (the HTC Touch Pro 2 <sprint>) and I was using a Diamond unlocker , but during the process there was a connection error and now my phone seems to be bricked. I can't get it to even turn on, get to a bootloader screen, or anything even remotely close.
The one odd thing that it does though, is when I connect it to my computer, it pops up and my computer recognizes there is a device there. In my Device Manager there is an unknown device called: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM. I have tried every combination of two buttons, including holding down the reset button with all of them, but nothing gets me anywhere.
If anyone could help, I would really appreciate it. there's eny way to save it???

SHADE86 said:
plis help
i was unlocking my phone (the HTC Touch Pro 2 <sprint>) and I was using a Diamond unlocker , but during the process there was a connection error and now my phone seems to be bricked. I can't get it to even turn on, get to a bootloader screen, or anything even remotely close.
The one odd thing that it does though, is when I connect it to my computer, it pops up and my computer recognizes there is a device there. In my Device Manager there is an unknown device called: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM. I have tried every combination of two buttons, including holding down the reset button with all of them, but nothing gets me anywhere.
If anyone could help, I would really appreciate it. there's eny way to save it???
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Theres a app for that!

an app for recovery a htc tp2 brick
Ace42 said:
Theres a app for that!
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really an app??
please tell me where i can find it
and what steps i must follow,
am desperatedm thank`s

SHADE86 said:
really an app??
please tell me where i can find it
and what steps i must follow,
am desperatedm thank`s
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http://tinyurl.com/yayoq48
App used: Firefox

T-Mobile G1 almost DEAD or what to do ?

I was updating my G1 to Kingxkxlick ROM & it was just stuck at screen of X, I tried to re-update it via RECOVERY, & I don't know but it restarted when I click to HOME for update.
When it restarts, it showed G1 & X logo, stuck there for a while, but THEN I TOOK OUT THE BATTERY
& It's no more working, not charging, not turning on, BATTERY WAS 100% charged
Please help me out, I don't wanna lose my g1, i'm not even in US right now

If you get to the boot screen and you've past the G1 logo, your phone is fine. Its the ROM you're trying to flash.
Make sure before flashing any rom that you do a factory data wipe, dev wipe, and make sure you have 3 partitions, swap, ext2-3-4,and fat
once you have done this, make sure youre using kingklicks 6.1 first, then upgrade to the 7
Kings 7 rom is only minor changes to add to the base 6.1, if you're trying to flash the newest update alone, if you notice its only 6MB which is definatly NOT the correct size a ROM should be.
So download the older version 6+ then flash, then without rebooting, flash update version 7 over it, and then reboot.
Hope that helps!

To be more clear than the guy above me...
Assuming your talking about this King rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622170
Download 1.7
Download 1.7.1
Flash 1.7
reboot
Flash 1.7.1
What recovery do you have? Stock? Amon Ra? What SPL?
Can probably fix your phone if you answer those questions.

G1ForFun said:
To be more clear than the guy above me...
Assuming your talking about this King rom.
xxxx
Download 1.7
Download 1.7.1
Flash 1.7
reboot
Flash 1.7.1
What recovery do you have? Stock? Amon Ra? What SPL?
Can probably fix your phone if you answer those questions.
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I've already told phone is not charging, not starting recovery or fastboot screen
I had Amon RA recovery, just had CyanogenMOD Latest one
Was changing it to Kingxkxlicks latest ROM & got it all done
Any hope for recovery OR what else Option I have ?
PS: Not in US

rawfire said:
I've already told phone is not charging, not starting recovery or fastboot screen
I had Amon RA recovery, just had CyanogenMOD Latest one
Was changing it to Kingxkxlicks latest ROM & got it all done
Any hope for recovery OR what else Option I have ?
PS: Not in US
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If its not turning on, then I'm pretty sure it's dead. Needs a new board all together, I had the same thing happen to me, pretty much the same exact way. It was taking way too long to boot (20+ mins) so I took out the battery and now won't turn on at all. If you find a way to fix it let me know so I can revive mine.

dcontrol said:
If its not turning on, then I'm pretty sure it's dead. Needs a new board all together, I had the same thing happen to me, pretty much the same exact way. It was taking way too long to boot (20+ mins) so I took out the battery and now won't turn on at all. If you find a way to fix it let me know so I can revive mine.
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I contacted some local repairers, they just told that it need to get it's boot reset by putting some wires & stuff on board to make it work again.
It's costing me too much so I haven't done it by yet (almost 5,000 PKR)
If anyone here know the thing I told, do let me know, I can do it by myself (can take risk), but can't spend that much money lol

rawfire said:
I contacted some local repairers, they just told that it need to get it's boot reset by putting some wires & stuff on board to make it work again.
It's costing me too much so I haven't done it by yet (almost 5,000 PKR)
If anyone here know the thing I told, do let me know, I can do it by myself (can take risk), but can't spend that much money lol
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They trying to rip you off.. Nobody has got JTAG working on the g1 yet, they can't do anything by "putting some wires and stuff on board". If it won't charge and won't turn on, there's nothing you can do except replace the board.

goldenarmZ said:
They trying to rip you off.. Nobody has got JTAG working on the g1 yet, they can't do anything by "putting some wires and stuff on board". If it won't charge and won't turn on, there's nothing you can do except replace the board.
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what's the lowest price I have to pay for motherboard of G1, because it's not available in local market by now ?

You won't find the mainboard for sale anywhere, so your best bet is to search ebay for a g1 with a broken screen.. then you can swap in the board from that and keep the rest of the parts as spares:
http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Mobile-G1-Bro...Cell_Phones?hash=item2eabb4e988#ht_500wt_1182
edit: before you go swapping the board.. have you tried a different battery? it could be as simple as that.

32b Bricked?

Hey guys,
i have a big problem,
my htc magic 32b was jerking me,
it lost the signal to network,
so i decided to make a radio update,
i used this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640535
now, i can't enter fastboot and it doesn't boot (only vodafone screen)
What can i do now??
plz help me

This is the HTC Dream aka G1 forum. You're looking for the HTC Magic forum.
Nonetheless, if you can't boot the phone into recovery or fastboot, then you're pretty much hosed. I'm actually trying to unbrick a G1 right now, I can't even get into fastboot/bootloader to try and reflash the phone. Really sucks for me because I had just flashed a G1 the night before and it was flawless. Same directions, different results

freakingwilly said:
This is the HTC Dream aka G1 forum. You're looking for the HTC Magic forum.
Nonetheless, if you can't boot the phone into recovery or fastboot, then you're pretty much hosed. I'm actually trying to unbrick a G1 right now, I can't even get into fastboot/bootloader to try and reflash the phone. Really sucks for me because I had just flashed a G1 the night before and it was flawless. Same directions, different results
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Many myTouch users actually live here. 99% of users in the Sapphire section are 32A so any 32B problems will be better answered here.
However, yes you are bricked as freakingwilly said. Just off of a radio is quite funny, though. My only thought is that you got hold of a bad one and flashed it.

r3s-rt said:
Many myTouch users actually live here. 99% of users in the Sapphire section are 32A so any 32B problems will be better answered here.
However, yes you are bricked as freakingwilly said. Just off of a radio is quite funny, though. My only thought is that you got hold of a bad one and flashed it.
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I didn't know that the Dream forum was home to the Sapphire users.
If I recall correctly, the boot order is RADIO > FASTBOOT > SPL. So if the radio is hosed, there won't be any real way to flash anything else (unless you use a JTAG, but that's a little more advanced than what the OP is looking for).

thx for the quick answers,
is there any possibility to debrick my phone?
i can't realise a brick in case of a radio update!!!
best regards,
depressed psycho

psycho_nr_1 said:
thx for the quick answers,
is there any possibility to debrick my phone?
i can't realise a brick in case of a radio update!!!
best regards,
depressed psycho
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Well, like I said, it was only if memory is serving me correctly that the boot order is indeed RADIO > FASTBOOT > SPL. The only way you'd be able to fix a SOFT brick is if you were able to boot into fastboot/bootloader (Camera + End Call) or recovery mode (Home + End Call). From recovery, you could just reflash the radio or roll back to a radio that works. If that didn't work, you'd boot into bootloader, reflash the OEM NBH file, and start fresh. You lose all your data, but you don't lose a phone.
Unfortunately, you
There might be one option left... turn on your phone and connect it to your computer. If your computer recognizes the device, then you can use ADB to push a working radio to the phone.

freakingwilly said:
Well, like I said, it was only if memory is serving me correctly that the boot order is indeed RADIO > FASTBOOT > SPL. The only way you'd be able to fix a SOFT brick is if you were able to boot into fastboot/bootloader (Camera + End Call) or recovery mode (Home + End Call). From recovery, you could just reflash the radio or roll back to a radio that works. If that didn't work, you'd boot into bootloader, reflash the OEM NBH file, and start fresh. You lose all your data, but you don't lose a phone.
Unfortunately, you
There might be one option left... turn on your phone and connect it to your computer. If your computer recognizes the device, then you can use ADB to push a working radio to the phone.
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As for your other comment, Sapphires come in 32b and 32a. Most 32b users dwell here.
As for bolded, some people have had luck issuing a fastboot command and leaving it sitting all night only to find it to be successful in the morning. You'll get a "Waiting for device...." for a loooong time and there's no assurance this will work at all and chances are slim to none.
Of course, you can send it in for warranty or buy another G1 with like a cracked screen or in real rough condition and replace what ever's broke from your old G1.

sounds like i'm realy ****ed up with my phone =(
hmm... i try something, if doesn't work the only way will be a new one i think...
i'm realy pissed off about this radio update, but it is how it is..
Thx for your answers and tips.
best regards
psycho

hey guys something new...
try to boot....
nothing... connect it to the computer...
klicked on "boot modified recovery" and *tada* its in recovery... and this w/o fastboot..
i try to wipe, old radio, wipe, new rom, we'll se if it's fixed afterwards

psycho_nr_1 said:
hey guys something new...
try to boot....
nothing... connect it to the computer...
klicked on "boot modified recovery" and *tada* its in recovery... and this w/o fastboot..
i try to wipe, old radio, wipe, new rom, we'll se if it's fixed afterwards
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Hi, glad to hear you had success!
Exactly what did you do to achieve this, step-by-step?

startup and boot modified recovery
first computer found not device,
but i saved the nand back up files on root of sd,
booted device, also only vodafone screen,
but now i came in recovery, w/o fastboot.
My only prob. is now,
my sim don't connect to network -.-
this phone is jerking me....
and idk what to do =(
someone know how to fix?!
best regards,
psycho

This actually great news for you. The reason your SIM won't connect to the network is because the radio you flashed to the phone is not designed for your phone, which resulted in the "soft brick" you were experiencing before.
All you have to do is flash the correct radio for your phone through the recovery mode and you should be back in running condition.
Would you mind sharing how you got to the "boot modified recovery?" I am sure this will help people unbrick their devices as well.

i can't find an old radio =( can someone give me a link?
i've posted the way in another thread about a bricked g1
but i tell you again
i've tried all, i found...
but aber a few nights spending to my phone,
i found this:
1. copy your nand backup to root of your SD
2. Start you phone (should only boot, till vodafone screen)
3. Connect phone to computer (message: device not known)
4. Boot modified recovery with Z3kos recovery helper.batch
5. Wipe
6. Flash old Radio (DO NOT WIPE AFTER THIS)
7. Flash Rom

STOP FLASHING RADIOS. You need to FASTBOOT them. Please, if you're going to root, indulge yourself in the knowledge.
http://fwd4.me/Ur5
There is the newest radio. Now fastboot it.

i'm not a rooting noob!
and this is first time, something like this happen to me^^

psycho_nr_1 said:
i'm not a rooting noob!
and this is first time, something like this happen to me^^
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obviously you are considering it even happened.

r3s-rt said:
STOP FLASHING RADIOS. You need to FASTBOOT them. Please, if you're going to root, indulge yourself in the knowledge.
http://fwd4.me/Ur5
There is the newest radio. Now fastboot it.
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And if you are going to help, indulge yourself in the OP's post.
psycho_nr_1 said:
*OP shortened*... now, i can't enter fastboot and it doesn't boot (only vodafone screen)...
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If you read the OP's post, you would have known that the OP cannot get into fastboot. So telling the OP to do something that they cannot do doesn't help.
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obviously you are considering it even happened.
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If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

freakingwilly said:
And if you are going to help, indulge yourself in the OP's post.
If you read the OP's post, you would have known that the OP cannot get into fastboot. So telling the OP to do something that they cannot do doesn't help.
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
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and you should RTFT, OP now has a working phone but with no data connectivity. so he can now access fastboot. r3s-rt was telling OP to not flash the radio next time, fastboot it.

jamesd86 said:
and you should RTFT, OP now has a working phone but with no data connectivity. so he can now access fastboot. r3s-rt was telling OP to not flash the radio next time, fastboot it.
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Wow, I suck. And I REPLIED to OP having a working phone.
*hangs head in shame* Excuse me while I walk in the other direction.

jamesd86 said:
and you should RTFT, OP now has a working phone but with no data connectivity. so he can now access fastboot. r3s-rt was telling OP to not flash the radio next time, fastboot it.
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...10 char.

[Q] Trying to install Phoenix ROM

clockwork recovery mod seems to be stuck on this:
-installing: SDCARD: Phoenix.zip
Finding update package...
Anyone know what I should do?
thanks

If I reboot my phone will it mess anything up?

Heh, nevermind I rebooted my phone and tried again and it looks like its working

It probably will soft brick your phone, which is no big deal really. If it is indeed stuck, take your battery out and reboot. Hopefully it got hung up before it did anything
Edit: Nice, it didnt brick your phone haha

Yeah I was pretty freaked for a bit lol. So what exactly does the phone getting bricked mean? Like you wouldnt even be able to get into download to use odin to put it back to jf6?

you experienced a "soft" brick
a full brick you will see a special screen, and will have difficulty getting back to download mode. there are usb jigs that can be bought or made to get into download mode when bricked. it involves 3100 k ohm resistor and pin 4 and 5 on the usb port

Wow thats really interesting, thanks for the info!
hope i never brick my phone lol

I think even if you do brick you phone u can say that ur phone messed up with downloading something on kies and get it replaced not sure tho

i'm on Phoenix right now and want to give FF a try. what is the best way to flash a new rom?

[Q] completely lost

A friend of mine tried to root his white tmobile g1 and im not sure what he did to it. heres what im working with.
press power button goes to g1 screen and then to the factory android recovery (e2)
can wipe, factory reset and can select install update.zip
the phone wont take any update i throw at it and ive tried like 7-8 i have found here on xda. I have no idea what phone was on previously.
I CANNOT access the bootloader no matter what i do. i even went as far as to dissasemble the phone and replace the buttons (thought home might be sticking), anyone have any ideas on how i can possibly ressurect this?
without bootloader access i cant flash to downgrade. Im at a loss here and really hate getting outsmarted by a phone. I dont think its a brick... yet being i can hit stock recovery and that blue led test works.

If bootloader is truly gone, not just hidden from you, the phone can not boot. I know of no flash able update.zip for a bootloader in the stock recovery which unfortunately means this is a brick. The blue light mode is only helpful for JTAG, sorry
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

I finally managed to get the phone to boot by swapping the cables out of another phone. Weird issue but nice having a half dozen phones laying around for parts
Sent from my HTC One XL