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battery broke my flash procedure??

Hello folks, this is my verry verry first post so sorry if its not conform the rules
a few weeks ago my phone fell on the floor, and the battery acts weird.
It shuts off after i call 3 minutes claiming the battery to be epty, but when i remove the battery and put it back in again, it shows as full.
two days ago i messed up my phone and i thought well i flash it back
(note: i flashed my madonna before and it always went well)
But now, it flashes all the way to 80% or sometimes even 99% and then it shuts off, starting to blink the tricoloured bootscreen on and off.
when i put in the AC charger it stops blinking showing the tricolour screen steady.
ive been searching for ways to flash the phone from SD-Card so i can kepe the AC-Charger connected, but all i can find on the net is a way to backup the old rom to SD-Card and reflash it from that?
But.. i cant access the old rom anymore?
its from the wizard wiki page
I'm seriously thinking i have a rather expensive paper press, please tell me there's ways to fix it using SD-Card?
i cant order a new battery untill 3 weeks from now, which i really cant survive without my companion hehehe

just turn your phone on and flash it with rom again

The problem is your battery doesn't have enough charge and might be going bad. It will charge on the wall charger even though the tricolor screen is showing, but I believe it charges slowly. Try letting it charge overnight.
I had a similar problem and now my phone is fine.
You can order a new battery for under $10 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cingular-HTC-81...ryZ15034QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

same problem
I have the same problem. Loaded the battery for a whole night, but still it stops at 80% or so....
My battery had huge powerdrain, especcially using bluetooth, before flashing.
I orderded a new one, still waiting. I'll let know if it soves the problem.
If there are any onther experiences i'll be happy to read.

well, so far no luck.
sopme say, the printplate broke, (the greenish thingy with all the odd meganics on them?)
other say there's a transistor mallfunctioning, and some others even dare say its nokia's fault (dont ask me why!) for now, i simply believe im stuck with a rather expensive paperweight
even tho i tried charging it for 3 days nonstop, put the battery in the fridge, nothing worked, i guess ill mail T-Mobile seeing as how im due to prolong my contract, amybe they can do me a favor instead of making me wait a few more months

how to reecharge battery
1. get a hold of a USB cable for the computer(one that you dont usually use)
2. (not connected to the computer) you would need to cut off the end that plugs in you phone and then you will see 4 different wires. you will only be using the red and black wire so just strip those two.
3. take the battery off the phone, plug you phone to the wall charger w/out the battery, and connect the USB wire to you computer(make sure the red and black wires are not touching)
4. touch the red and black wires to the positive and negative end of the battery(the battery has labels of which one is the positive and negative part)
5. hold it there for 10 secs then quickly transfer the battery into the phone. after 3 secs of being in the phone, it should start right up.
this steps also depends on how long your battery has been dead. the maximum time you would do this is 3 times. after that and still not working, thats a confirmation of your battery being a done.

[Q] Xperia Z does not turn on.

Hello everyone,
In the past week, I have decided to sell off my Nexus 4, and I went on to buy a new cheap unlocked 40$ android phone and a used water damaged Xperia Z.
I had just got the Xperia Z a few hours ago, and the guy who I bought the Z from, said a bit of water leaked into the phone about 2 weeks ago, and ever since then the phone does not turn on.
So far I have pretty much disassembled the whole thing, and noticed that all three water indicator stickers at the ports have turned red.
But I seriously cant find any water, damage or corrosion on the phone's connectors, internal frame, battery connectors, anywhere.
I guess only a few drops has entered the phone and over time the water evaporated.
Now after drying the internal components in the sun, and using 70% isopropyl wipes (I looked everywhere for 99% isopeopyl Alcohol liquid, I cant find them everywhere) I wiped it over the phone's motherboard and then used a toothbrush to remove any dirt or corrosion building up in the board.
Now the thing is that the phone does not do anything when I plug in the charger.
But when I remove the battery, and plug in the charger, and press the power button, the phone's LED blinks red for about half a second, then vibrates once and then a blue LED light comes and stays on. However nothing comes up on the screen.
I tried the Power button and Vol.Up button, but it does not do anything.
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
What should I do?
I guess look around or a 99% alcohol solution and properly wash the Z's motherboard?
Or is this some sort of a software issue?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!

Akash434 said:
Hello everyone,
In the past week, I have decided to sell off my Nexus 4, and I went on to buy a new cheap unlocked 40$ android phone and a used water damaged Xperia Z.
I had just got the Xperia Z a few hours ago, and the guy who I bought the Z from, said a bit of water leaked into the phone about 2 weeks ago, and ever since then the phone does not turn on.
So far I have pretty much disassembled the whole thing, and noticed that all three water indicator stickers at the ports have turned red.
But I seriously cant find any water, damage or corrosion on the phone's connectors, internal frame, battery connectors, anywhere.
I guess only a few drops has entered the phone and over time the water evaporated.
Now after drying the internal components in the sun, and using 70% isopropyl wipes (I looked everywhere for 99% isopeopyl Alcohol liquid, I cant find them everywhere) I wiped it over the phone's motherboard and then used a toothbrush to remove any dirt or corrosion building up in the board.
Now the thing is that the phone does not do anything when I plug in the charger.
But when I remove the battery, and plug in the charger, and press the power button, the phone's LED blinks red for about half a second, then vibrates once and then a blue LED light comes and stays on. However nothing comes up on the screen.
I tried the Power button and Vol.Up button, but it does not do anything.
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
What should I do?
I guess look around or a 99% alcohol solution and properly wash the Z's motherboard?
Or is this some sort of a software issue?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!
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To me it rather looks like the seller modified the software and hard bricked the device... My Xperia T had the same sympoms when it was hard bricked....

I would have thought the battery had shorted out
Bang a replacement in

Oadbylad said:
I would have thought the battery had shorted out
Bang a replacement in
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Every fault is not caused by a faulty battery. I know you fixed your phone with a replacement battery, but that is not the solution to everything.
If you had read his post properly, you would see the battery powers another device just fine. A shorted battery would surely not function at all.
Akash434 said:
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
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Well today, I bought some distilled water and washed the phones motherboard with a toothbrush to displace any particles left on the board.
Now When I plug in the charger (with out the battery, as the phone does nothing with the battery plugged in) the phones LED blinks red and the phone vibrates once. It then goes on to repeat this process over and over again.
But my computer kinda detects my phone, as it tries to install the phones drivers. If I remember correctly the devices name on my computer is 'S1 FlashBoot'
But for the computer and Sony PC Companion to detect my phone, I have to remove the battery ribbon to let the phone start up on USB power, and then reinsert the battery ribbon when the phone vibrates and flashes its LED once, and then I have to remove the Button ribbon since, for some reason if the button ribbon and the battery ribbon is connected at the same time the phone shuts off.
Sony's PC software detects my phone, but since I cant press the power button due to the removal of the button ribbon from the motherboard, I cant repair my phone using the software.
Maybe theres something wrong with the power button/ribbon is having a few issues?
I also found some corrosion bottom right hand corner under the network antenna, and a severely corroded 3 segment ribbon, where 2 out of 3 segments were non functional due to corrosion,. As I tried to open the connector, I sneezed and accidentally ripped it.
Dammit.
It didn't work before I ripped it, so I wonder if I somehow fix this ribbon would it help solve a few of the above issues with my phone?
What does this small dinky ribbon do, anyways?
You can read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/break-t2748834

Akash434 said:
Well today, I bought some distilled water and washed the phones motherboard with a toothbrush to displace any particles left on the board.
Now When I plug in the charger (with out the battery, as the phone does nothing with the battery plugged in) the phones LED blinks red and the phone vibrates once. It then goes on to repeat this process over and over again.
But my computer kinda detects my phone, as it tries to install the phones drivers. If I remember correctly the devices name on my computer is 'S1 FlashBoot'
But for the computer and Sony PC Companion to detect my phone, I have to remove the battery ribbon to let the phone start up on USB power, and then reinsert the battery ribbon when the phone vibrates and flashes its LED once, and then I have to remove the Button ribbon since, for some reason if the button ribbon and the battery ribbon is connected at the same time the phone shuts off.
Sony's PC software detects my phone, but since I cant press the power button due to the removal of the button ribbon from the motherboard, I cant repair my phone using the software.
Maybe theres something wrong with the power button/ribbon is having a few issues?
I also found some corrosion bottom right hand corner under the network antenna, and a severely corroded 3 segment ribbon, where 2 out of 3 segments were non functional due to corrosion,. As I tried to open the connector, I sneezed and accidentally ripped it.
Dammit.
It didn't work before I ripped it, so I wonder if I somehow fix this ribbon would it help solve a few of the above issues with my phone?
What does this small dinky ribbon do, anyways?
You can read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/break-t2748834
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Found this post through google while looking for a solution for my Xperia Z.
My first experia also had the same problem, sort of. The battery would jump from 90% to 60%, then 73%, then 20%, then 71% and so forth.
I decided to update the system software, to which it turned off during the process. The OS became faulty, and it rebooted all the time, showing a weak red light, then a strong red light, turn on, turn off and so on. The authorized service replaced my battery, but I guess that's not your problem in this case, and I doubt it that it's a faulty OS. Because even with a faulty OS, it would atleast show the Sony or Xperia logo.
Now I have the same starting issues and I blame the ribbons I guess, since when I press it the right way, it suddenly accepts charge and boots up. Replace the ribbons, and you might be fine. Guess there's some short circuit.

[Q] Moto X battery pinout/external charging ?

Hey,
Does anyone know the pinout diagram for the moto X battery, the CS-MXT912SL
http://www.techtek.cz/CS-MXT912SL
http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Motorola-XT912A-p/motorola-cs-mxt912sl.htm
I intend to charge the battery externally and try to get my phone to boot up.
I basically walked into a swimming pool (yeah I was that stupid to have the phone in my shorts ) with my moto X,
and after a lot of drying the parts and assembling it back, just the green light near the ear piece lights up for a few seconds- when its plugged into the charger.
I can tell the charging circuitry is damaged, since I don't see any voltage readings at the battery input terminals,
which seem to be affected very easily as seen in my previous post here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/moto-x-battery-stuck-10-charge-t2845065 (motorolla fixed the phone for me after that)
Thanks for any help

Unfortunately chasing down water damage is usually futile. You replace one thing and find other things are fried.
Usually saving your time and money for a replacement is better than spending it on a water damaged device.
Usually they either are OK right away after being disassembled and in a bag of rice a few days.... Or they are dead. The fact you powered it on, or tried by plugging it in probably sealed it's fate if their was any moisture still present I'm afraid.
Sorry for your loss. ?
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And questions go in Q&A. ?

Thanks for your reply Darth,
I did dry out each part completely before turning it on (diassembled everything, hair dried, left it in an air conditioned room - disassembled for hours) .
I understand what you're telling me regarding replacing the parts - in this case I really think( I have reasons for this) its just the battery charging section thats shorted itself out and drained the battery.
Does anyone happen to have voltage measurements of the charging terminals of the battery, it might help me start off with some testing.
My real goal is to retrieve the data on the onboard emmc storage before replacing the board.
Im going to attempt to either :
1. Attempt to power the board up by charging the battery externally
2. Attempt to interface the emmc in some way to retrieve my data.
I know this is a long shot, but any advice/help would be useful
Thanks,

As an update to this thread,
I hooked up the battery directly to my bench powersupply at 3.18v and the battery came back to life!
The phone booted up! and works perfectly OK (speaker, gps, gsm, 3g, wifi, display, everything).... except for the MIC which I think is dead.
I've ordered a replacement part from aliexpress and hopefully can use my MotoX fully again!
PS: the battery pinout was (+) all the way left and (-) all the way right on the battery connector.

smooth_penguin said:
As an update to this thread,
I hooked up the battery directly to my bench powersupply at 3.18v and the battery came back to life!
The phone booted up! and works perfectly OK (speaker, gps, gsm, 3g, wifi, display, everything).... except for the MIC which I think is dead.
I've ordered a replacement part from aliexpress and hopefully can use my MotoX fully again!
PS: the battery pinout was (+) all the way left and (-) all the way right on the battery connector.
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Can you pm me the link to the mic? And was it the front mic that doesn't work? Cause my issue is the front mic as well since it doesn't work.
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smooth_penguin said:
I basically walked into a swimming pool (yeah I was that stupid to have the phone in my shorts ) with my moto X,
and after a lot of drying the parts and assembling it back, just the green light near the ear piece lights up for a few seconds- when its plugged into the charger.
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After someone stole my wife's Moto X, they threw it in the garbage where it mixed with some soda. I was able to track it down but then it died and now has the same green light behavior you're describing. Were you or anyone else here able to fix it?
I tried taking it apart and rinsing everything with 99% isopropyl alcohol, but nothing seems to have changed.

Hey,
Yes, I was able to recover my phone - I suggest you make sure the phone is properly dried out before you try what I did.
I had the same symptom as the green light, which indicates it doesn't detect a battery or the battery is completely drained out.
I hooked up the battery directly to a bench powersupply, applying 3.7Volts for about a minute (current was less than 1A)
after that as soon as I connected the battery connector to the phone, the screen lit up with the battery symbol,
and it was charging at around 40% (I had the usb charger connected)
The battery pinout is (+) all the way left and (-) all the way right on the battery flex connector.
Good luck! let us know how it goes
PS: I just received the mic part and am about to replace it, looks like the mic was the only thing that didnt survive the water.

smooth_penguin said:
I hooked up the battery directly to a bench powersupply, applying 3.7Volts for about a minute (current was less than 1A)
after that as soon as I connected the battery connector to the phone, the screen lit up with the battery symbol,
and it was charging at around 40% (I had the usb charger connected)
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Wow, it's weird that the phone wouldn't even try to charge your battery until you jump-started it like this. After that everything but the microphone worked? I'll definitely give this a try, maybe by transplanting the battery from my other Moto X. For now the green light on the bad phone stays lit for about 10 seconds before it turns off, and the phone doesn't seem to be able to do anything else.

Everything except the micrphones(s) works fine, from what I figured there are 3 mics on the phone.
The main mic for phone calls is next to the usb connector, this seems dead.
The second mic which is near the front camera, I *think* is the "touchless control"/"google now" mic, this doesn't seem to work as well.
No idea where the third mic is but Im pretty sure that did not survive either.
As of now its a bit hard to replace the mic, since I don't have a hot air station at hand,
I can use the phone with a handsfree headset for the mic and it works just fine

help! htc one wont turn on

Hello, i got a big problem with my phone, 3 days ago i was outside and it started to rain so heavy and the phone got wet, by that time it was like in 3% charge, so i was expecting to die on me, it did, but since it got wet, i did not know if the phone was off because of the water, water damage and stuff, so i left it in rice for it to dry over the night and some days. Now some days had pass, i connect the phone to the wall charger and only the red led blinks, like each second, sometimes the screen shows the batery icon like when the phone goes out of charge, not showing increasing charge, just the battery icon. i dont know what to do, many told me the battery is unusable, other the usb conector needs to be replaced, at this i think might be true, since any usb charger will fit loose and disconnect easly. What do you think?
Found a video with my problem showing up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQwTSa2sYAs
My phone dont always show the battery logo

Dead sm-t311 or just self-bricked?!?!

Hi all, i have a sm-t311 that i have left turned off for at least 6 months, because i buy a new tab. I want to turn it on, but it won't.... I checked something and i can tell you:
Battery is charged. I tried with multimeter, and i get 3.7v, and also connecting a lamp to the battery, the lamp turn on.
battery vontacts seems to be ok. I removed the back cover to check if something is break, but everything seems to be ok.
I just rooted it a lot of time ago, like 2 years ago, and always worked.
I have check battery charging with a milliamps absorber tester, and nothing can charge the battery more. I tried with a powerbank, with original power supply and cable, and pc, i get 0.14 mA for 10 sec, then drop to 0. even unplugging battery and connecting charger i get the same thing, and even pressing the power button (with and without battery inserted).
I tried also unplug every single flat cable to the mainboard except the power button, microsd and display, but nothing happen....
The day i left the tab into the bedside table, was working at 100% of functionality. I don't know what happen now. The only thing i can imagine, is the battery left acid on the backside of the mainboard, and brake some contacts....
What i can do?