So yeah I bricked my Hero. It won't turn on at all. The light that usually turns on when the charger is plugged in doesn't even come on. So I can't do anything. I was just wondering if I brought it into the store to get it replaced, would they be able to do anything? Would they know if I had rooted it? Since I can't turn it on would they be able to turn it on? And should I take my sim card out so they can't see what apps I had on there that might void the insurance? And one more question what should I tell them that made this happen?
usually they never inspect them when you send them in just tell them the battery started messing up or something.
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So I decided that i wanted to try hero the other day so i did some searching and made sure i had everything required ....newest radio... check.....pvt board...check...rom ready to flash...check...i went through the whole proccess and got KiNgxKxROM up and running for at least a day and a half...then lastnight i was playing around with the phone and it reboot on its own (kinda like the random reboots i used to get when i first got the phone)...it went to the G1 screen then just went black..so i pulled the battery and tried to reboot...now i have no response from the phone what so ever...its totally dead as far as i can tell
i saw that someone had success by putting another sd card in and trying to boot but that does nothing for me
I am trying everything i can because somehow enough moisture crept into the phone to cause the little "your not getting another g1" sticker to turn red
any way i am hoping that some how my situation has a remedy but i doubt it does
newspeak said:
So I decided that i wanted to try hero the other day so i did some searching and made sure i had everything required ....newest radio... check.....pvt board...check...rom ready to flash...check...i went through the whole proccess and got KiNgxKxROM up and running for at least a day and a half...then lastnight i was playing around with the phone and it reboot on its own (kinda like the random reboots i used to get when i first got the phone)...it went to the G1 screen then just went black..so i pulled the battery and tried to reboot...now i have no response from the phone what so ever...its totally dead as far as i can tell
i saw that someone had success by putting another sd card in and trying to boot but that does nothing for me
I am trying everything i can because somehow enough moisture crept into the phone to cause the little "your not getting another g1" sticker to turn red
any way i am hoping that some how my situation has a remedy but i doubt it does
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this is not caused by the software sounds like your phone got a little wet some how and it messed up. try putting it in bowl of rice and if that does not work try a new battery.
tried a battery today at the store
i guess if it did get wet it could manifest itself a long time after the fact
well worth a shot regardless thanks for the advice
newspeak said:
tried a battery today at the store
i guess if it did get wet it could manifest itself a long time after the fact
well worth a shot regardless thanks for the advice
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yeah i split soda on a keyboard once it did not start acting strange for 3 or 4 days after that. and pull the battery and take it out then complete submerge it for at least a day. but the damage is most likely done
Hey, something similar happened to me a few months back.
I use to get a lot of random reboots and it was quiet annoying and then one day my phone rebooted and it had a black screen, I took the battery out and put it back in and the phone was unresponsive.
When you plug in the charger does the red LED turn on or is it dead?
Mine, the led never turned on but it go warm because it still charged the battery.
My motherboard in the phone was fried somehow, I can assure you this isn't from the Hero rom at all because my phone died before I was even into roms.
Call HTC America (or where ever your from) and then tell them your problem and ask for an RMA repair, if the same thing happened to your phone as mine then you don't have to worry about them finding any "illegal software" (Root, and anything else that didn't come on the phone besides apps) I had root enabled and that voids the warranty but there would be no way for them to check so they would just replace the mainboard and send it back. In total it cost me 8 dollars to ship the phone and I had it back within a week - two weeks.
I hope this helped out!
EDIT: Is your water damage sticker red? I wasn't able to understand weither it was or not. I think it is and I just spent this entire time typing this long post for nothing then eeep! If it is, get an LG Vu Battery and replace the sticker with the one on the battery, I'm pretty sure they are identical.
Eh both stickers are red
thanks again ...it actually makes me feel better that it wasn't me messing around with hero that got me here
It just sucks having to pay the same amount as they are currently charging new customers for the phone under contract through the stupid insurance
Any experiences from gettin a new g1 and sending in your bricked one or something?
I have a hard brick[it wont turn on]
i sent in my mytouch and it was a hard brick as well. I had no problems with it. You should be fine.
Tell em the 1.6 update broke your phone
Hell my phone was just old and I wanted a new one, i said that my trackball wasn't working and they replaced it no issues
thanks guys.. but what should I say? ...1.6 messed up my phone so now i can't turn it on>?
Just call Customer Care, and act like a noob. say that your phone came up with an update on your screen, and asked if you wanted to apply the update. tell them you said yes to apply the update, and then it powered off, and never came back on. tell them you waited about an hour, then tried to manually power it back on. they will probably have you pull the battery, and a few other tricks, but then they will most likely just send you a new one. good luck (btw i've done this a few times already)
sweeet. thank you i feel so naked without a phone. specfically android
sorry for double post so, i called tmobile and they said i have to send them my phone... and if i dont it;ll be 400 dollars to the account.. in otherwords will they see if it's bricked or not? or rooted etc
]I bought a broken captivate through a friend of a friend for its accessories (for its battery, micro usb cable, and the back in case I ever damage or scratch mine).
I guess this guy bricked his cappy, got mad and threw it at the wall which completely smashed the screen. I realized a while ago that when I put a battery in it and plug it into the wall, that it will actually charge the battery so have been using it as a charger. Recently though I noticed that the soft keys light up. So tonight I got the bright idea for fun, that I'd put a jig in it and connect it to ODIN. Low and behold, it detected the device and I flashed it to stock. When it rebooted, the start up sound came on.
So my question to you guys is this... if the phone can be flashed and boots up okay, is it worth trying to see if someone (a local cell repair shop) can put a new screen on it? The reason I ask is because right now there is absolutely nothing that can be seen on the screen. Its completely smashed so its all black (picture attached). I just don't know if its worth trying to fix up to use as a backup or spare (or possibly sell). I don't know if the screen itself is the LED or if there are components behind the screen that might need to be repaired too. I am guessing it would probably make it too expensive to salvage but wasnt sure if anyone here has fixed one up
I put my sim in it but when I call it just goes to voicemail so don't know if its because it still needs to be set up when you first boot up or if its because other things are broken inside.
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last i checked on ebay a screen replacement is about 80 bucks. not difficult at all to do yourself. there is a captivate teardown you can find in the forums.
Can't boot or enter recovery unless i connect it to wall charger.
Only download mode works.
Any one with similar issues or solutions?
Please help.
Which firmware are you on? Have you tried flashing another from Download mode?
I have exactly the same problem and its not good news. Empty battery icon bar and will not switch on unless plugged in. Anyway sent mine back for repairs and have been advised the following "your phone has liquid on the mainboard and is uneconimical to repair" ok fair enough...but, "the liquid indicator inside your phone has turned red voiding your phones warranty" WTF! I do have insurance cover on the phone which i have to pay extra to get a replacement phone which could be a refurbished phone is so frustrating and not really good enough in my opion. I did kind of hope that it might be a firmware of hardware issue but in my case no. I do however find it hard to believe as all other areas of the phone work perfectly, how this claim that there is liquid/moisture inside the phone only affects 1 area of the phone yeah right. I am not saying this is the case with your phone but it is an area to consider.
Goodluck with your phone i hope its not the same as mine.
i have the same problem anyone have an answer?
My wife's M8 all of a sudden crapped out on us and the the screen won't turn on. When plugged in, the LED comes on but that's it. We've held the volume buttons with the power button for two minutes, and it still won't come on. We've talked to Sprint and HTC and neither will send us a new phone but a refurbished one. Sprint wants a $150 deductible which seems pointless because we have the Total Equipment Protection, but I digress. Anyways, what other options could we try before we have to pay money (that we don't have) to have it fixed? Also, my wife is worried about losing her pictures (already have over 2000) is there any way to recover them at this point? They don't save with her Google account, correct?
Also, I should mention that we have tried to plug in the phone via USB to try and recover anything, but of course, the phone is not recognized.
Have you tried plugging the phone up to a PC? Even if the screen is dead you should still be able to access your storage, unless the phone is actually powered off and won't turn on. Also, as far as getting it replaced, if the screen is dead then that's a hardware issue and Sprint should replace it without any cost to you. The $150 you're referring to is for using your phone insurance to replace the device through Asurion, which you shouldn't have to use unless the device was physically damaged, lost or stolen.
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Have you tried plugging the phone up to a PC? Even if the screen is dead you should still be able to access your storage, unless the phone is actually powered off and won't turn on. Also, as far as getting it replaced, if the screen is dead then that's a hardware issue and Sprint should replace it without any cost to you. The $150 you're referring to is for using your phone insurance to replace the device through Asurion, which you shouldn't have to use unless the device was physically damaged, lost or stolen.
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Yeah I tried plugging it into the PC already hoping it would read it, but I think it might be powered off unfortunately since it won't read. And after dealing with Sprint again, they are going to be sending a replacement at no cost. I don't know why there was so much confusion before, but at least there is SOME light at the end of the tunnel. Sucks we can't recover all those photos though, mostly of our 1 year old .