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Hello everyone,
One day, I upgraded a ROM firmware (I don't remember which ROM exactly..) on my Captivate..
I formated everything before update (data, cache, AND system !).
During update I was making a coffee, and when I came back on the phone,
it was absolutely dead.. Only a full black screen.. Not detected on USB, just nothing.
After that, I tried everything that was possible (a lot of combo's, Odin3..)
Then, I bought a JIG, but still nothing, I tried with some different combo's (I can't remember which ones..)
Now, I would like to recover my Captivate! But.. how ?
If someone find the final good solution, I would like to donate via Paypal
Thanks, in advance!
Need more info. Which rom? Did you use 3 button fix? Have you tried adb? What about holding volume down while plugging in usb? Are you sure battery isn't just dead (dont laugh, its happened)?
If you did all that, its most likely a hard brick. There are developers here that offer JTAG service.
As I said, I don't remember the ROM. I was trying every new ROM, so, I really can't remember.. Sorry
About 3 button fix.. I don't know what it is exactly !? If it is vol down+up+Power, yes I did !
Nope, I did not try ADB.. I tried to find informations about this, but I cannot find! If you can help me about this, u'r' welcome !
Vol down does nothing..
I think my battery is still alive. Because when I plug my charger on it, it becomes a little warm after some hours, so I guess it's still alive..
I saw some JTAG infos, but I don't know what to do.. Do I need to send my Captivate to a JTAG's owner in USA !? It's like 40$ to send a secured shipping to USA..
Thanks for trying to help me!
If a jig will not turn it back on you may need the jtag. There are threads about it.
zelendel said:
If a jig will not turn it back on you may need the jtag. There are threads about it.
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Is that possible to buy a JTAG ? I think I can't make one..
I made some searchs on eBay but I found nothing.
Thanks for helping
EDIT : I installed ADB on my computer, now I would like to connect it to my phone, but.. Don't know how!? What combo do I need to do, for my captivate be recognized by ADB ?
Thanks.
zebra363 said:
Is that possible to buy a JTAG ? I think I can't make one..
I made some searchs on eBay but I found nothing.
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JTAG is not something you can buy on ebay. As mrhaley said, you need to send your phone to one of the developers who offer JTAG service. They will fix it and send it back to you.
Download AIO toolbox, go to advanced and clock reboot into download mode with your phone on and it will go to download mode, no jig needed. it worked for me just now.
malicenfz said:
Download AIO toolbox, go to advanced and clock reboot into download mode with your phone on and it will go to download mode, no jig needed. it worked for me just now.
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the problem is that he can't get his phone on...so toolbox won't work.
i'm no expert, but it sounds like a brick to me
Send it to a dev offering Jtag our try ur luck with samsung warranty. Worked for me.
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Yeah mine wouldn't turn on either but I got it into download mode with the AIO toolbox
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Thank you guys for these answers.
* The problem is that I cannot send my Captivate to a JTAG's owner in USA,
because it's approximately 40$ fees to send it ! Then, with a return, it makes a total of 80$..
* Another problem is that I bought my captivate on eBay, and it's not under warranty..
* Maybe it remains the "ADB" solution (I never tried this), but I don't know how to connect my phone? because it stays turned off, then if I connect, I just get nothing..
Adb doesn't work unless you can get into the OS. You have a brick, jtag is your ONLY option of getting a working phone.
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Adb doesn't work unless you can get into the OS. You have a brick, jtag is your ONLY option of getting a working phone.
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Ok, I understand, but .. How could i use a JTAG if I cannot send my Captivate to USA ? (too much expensive!). Thanks
It's either bricked forever or you pay for jtag. Those are your only options.
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It's either bricked forever or you pay for jtag. Those are your only options.
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Is there not any other way for JTAG ?
Is that possible to make one myself ? I will never buy a Samsung anymore
How are you at soldering? The captivate is one of the hardest phones to jtag, the solder points are smaller than the width of a dime, it would be really easy to fry the circuit board trying to jtag it yourself.
studacris said:
How are you at soldering? The captivate is one of the hardest phones to jtag, the solder points are smaller than the width of a dime, it would be really easy to fry the circuit board trying to jtag it yourself.
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I think I will not try, I'm really a noob with this
Thanks for help.
Do you think I can still sell my Captivate, for those who want to repair/fix or use parts? If I can, what kind of price? (my captivate is in perfect state, like new)
There's a user from XDA forums,Mcguyver1980. In one of his posts says he's in Belgium and can fix bricked phones. I don't know anything about this guy personally, but since you're about to scrap your phone I figured it wouldn't hurt for you to check if this guy is legit. Just make sure he understand it's a hard brick.
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Don't think it matters where it was bought. Samsung has a one year warranty
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cfmarque said:
There's a user from XDA forums,Mcguyver1980. In one of his posts says he's in Belgium and can fix bricked phones. I don't know anything about this guy personally, but since you're about to scrap your phone I figured it wouldn't hurt for you to check if this guy is legit. Just make sure he understand it's a hard brick.
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Ah, thank you very much ! I will look about him..
I really hope he can do that ! Thank you again.
Pirateghost said:
Don't think it matters where it was bought. Samsung has a one year warranty
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I bought my phone in december/january 2011.. But the seller did not say it was under warranty I received the original box .. So, do you think its under warranty ? But I guess postage is at my expense..
hi all , i bricked my w8 and i send it to service the other day ...my phone got hardbricked and i cant find a solution ..so i asked my dad to send to to a repairman, at 1st the man said its a simple problem and can be fix in a day or two , so 2 days has passed and i asked my dad is my w8 fixed? my dad said the foreman has overlook and the problem is more severe ...so i got a little scare and i heard of this method called JTAG ..and i am just wondering does all repairman knows JTAG? i saw a vid and it looks dam hard. ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujH_IpsskLg
so heres the details
model:w8
reason for brick:unlocking bootloader
phone age : 3weeks
As you can see in the video you linked in your post, or in the link I posted in the "bootloader unlock warning" thread, it requires ...
a) ... specialized hardware (RIFF Box + JTAG Interface or Qualcomm Resurrection Cable)
b) ... a solid knowledge about getting the hardware and related software to good use
In theory any trained service monkey should be able to do the trick, given the repair shop has the hardware to accomplish the job. A authorized SE service center has the required hardware, and trained technicians, for sure.
Anyhow ... to point the finger at the "unlock warning" thread ... now, once you get your phone back READ THE MANUFACTURING CODE of your phone CLOSELY and do NOT attempt to unlock the bootloader again if the phone is within the critical range.
oh..so most repairman knows how to repair a bricked phone yes ? =) ..but still if i am right it will not be covered by my warranty? and how much will it cost?
tohno said:
oh..so most repairman knows how to repair a bricked phone yes ? =) ..but still if i am right it will not be covered by my warranty? and how much will it cost?
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warranty = no because the warranty sealed has been broken
cost? ask the repairman LOL
cause i'm curious too about se center cost and repair man cost..
i think i might be able to trick the repairman saying that i was trying to update my software then this happened =) hehe
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i think i might be able to trick the repairman saying that i was trying to update my software then this happened =) hehe
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is this a repairman or se center?
Why would you trick the repair man since it will not reduce the cost (i think)
erm..it's a retailer at a mall my dad bought the phone from...and if the retailer knows my phone is still under warranty wont the repair be free?
tohno said:
erm..it's a retailer at a mall my dad bought the phone from...and if the retailer knows my phone is still under warranty wont the repair be free?
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ah.. i thought it was random repair man..
and (if) you have to pay for the service please update here how much is the cost.
just in case someone hard brick their phone..
kk sure ..but i found this website
http://www.sony.com.my/subtype/servicecharges/asset/230762
it says that SE phones repairs will cosr about RM 40 ..
tohno said:
kk sure ..but i found this website
http://www.sony.com.my/subtype/servicecharges/asset/230762
it says that SE phones repairs will cosr about RM 40 ..
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Hey tohto, ur phone work again??
I wanna know?
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Hi guys...Please,I need help!Yesterday i rooted my phone and i wanted to unlock bootloader..Suddenly in the middle of the operation the phone closed and from now on is completely dead!Nothing at all...What am i supposed to do?What about the warranty?I lost it completely?If i return to to SE for repair do you know how much it's going to cost without warranty?Please someone help me...
Just say you were charging and it died,you don't know what happened. You'll get the warrenty.
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hope this help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011071
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Meraklis56 said:
Hi guys...Please,I need help!Yesterday i rooted my phone and i wanted to unlock bootloader..Suddenly in the middle of the operation the phone closed and from now on is completely dead!Nothing at all...What am i supposed to do?What about the warranty?I lost it completely?If i return to to SE for repair do you know how much it's going to cost without warranty?Please someone help me...
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Can you enter flash mode? Does the phone turn on at all? Did you follow the warnings before unlocking your bootloader? Have a look at this and see if your phones bootloader can be unlocked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436924
Wow, bricking became more day by day...
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bahmonkeys said:
Can you enter flash mode? Does the phone turn on at all? Did you follow the warnings before unlocking your bootloader? Have a look at this and see if your phones bootloader can be unlocked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436924
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No,it doesn't open at all...It's like no power in it,it is completely closed,not even the led turns on!I followed all the instructions...I've done it many many times before,this is the first time that happens
NIMBAH said:
Just say you were charging and it died,you don't know what happened. You'll get the warrenty.
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But how am i supposed to excuse that my phone is rooted and all??Technicals of SE will find that out,won't they?
Meraklis56 said:
No,it doesn't open at all...It's like no power in it,it is completely closed,not even the led turns on!I followed all the instructions...I've done it many many times before,this is the first time that happens
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Your phone maybe be hardbricked. Have you got a webcam? I could try fix it from where i live. I think your battery died. This could in turn hardbricked your phone. Have you unlocked the bootloader before or was this your first time?
bahmonkeys said:
Your phone maybe be hardbricked. Have you got a webcam? I could try fix it from where i live. I think your battery died. This could in turn hardbricked your phone. Have you unlocked the bootloader before or was this your first time?
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Yes i have!Can you really do that??It is not the battery,i checked it..i used a friend's x8 battery and still the same...
Meraklis56 said:
Yes i have!Can you really do that??It is not the battery,i checked it..i used a friend's x8 battery and still the same...
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I really do think its harbricked! I have 2 questions for you. Does your computer recognize your phone when you connect it to your computer? This is taken from nelikp: Check Manufactoring date/code (behind batery)
11W29 above U better stay away and stop dreamming (i got 4 times hard bricked on 11W38)
11W28 below U can proceed and again I am not Responsible if it BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!!
Check to see if your bootloader can be unlocked?
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I really do think its harbricked! I have 2 questions for you. Does your computer recognize your phone when you connect it to your computer? This is taken from nelikp: Check Manufactoring date/code (behind batery)
11W29 above U better stay away and stop dreamming (i got 4 times hard bricked on 11W38)
11W28 below U can proceed and again I am not Responsible if it BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!!
Check to see if your bootloader can be unlocked?
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No,it doesn't...nothing at all!!!unfortunately 11W49...The only check i did was to see about the "XXXX SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE" and the XXXX was SEMC...:/
Meraklis56 said:
But how am i supposed to excuse that my phone is rooted and all??Technicals of SE will find that out,won't they?
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Nope when your phones hardbricked its completely dead, all they can do is change the motherboard. So basically they cant even turn it on to check to se if its rooted etc. There are many people on here that have used the charging exuse to get SE to fix their hardbricked X8.
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Xperia X8 totally dead
Yea thats what happened to me too, the phone wasn't turning on, the computer couldn't recognize it, it wouldn't charge.. But i sent it at SE.. Everybody wish me luck ^_^
alinuredini said:
Yea thats what happened to me too, the phone wasn't turning on, the computer couldn't recognize it, it wouldn't charge.. But i sent it at SE.. Everybody wish me luck ^_^
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Good Luck my friend!!!
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Nope when your phones hardbricked its completely dead, all they can do is change the motherboard. So basically they cant even turn it on to check to se if its rooted etc. There are many people on here that have used the charging exuse to get SE to fix their hardbricked X8.
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Oh,many many thanks man!!!I hope it will work
Meraklis56 said:
Oh,many many thanks man!!!I hope it will work
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NO you can restore a hardbricked phone not by replacing the motherboard well you could but you dont have to. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujH_IpsskLg. There is guys that will do this for a fee. It wont cost that much not as much as replacing a motherboard lol!
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Meraklis56 said:
No,it doesn't...nothing at all!!!unfortunately 11W49...The only check i did was to see about the "XXXX SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE" and the XXXX was SEMC...:/
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You obviously jumped straight into unlocking your bootloader without reading any of the warnings. Your bootloader cant be unlocked! Thats why you have hardbricked your phone. Goodluck with unbricking your phone. I would be able to do it for you but the postage will cost too much. I have seen guys that will give you free postage to them. They will do it for about 20dollars. If you need the link i will look for it?
bahmonkeys said:
NO you can restore a hardbricked phone not by replacing the motherboard well you could but you dont have to. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujH_IpsskLg. There is guys that will do this for a fee. It wont cost that much not as much as replacing a motherboard lol!
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Lol so your telling people to purchase a Riff box and attempt to restore it when they can just send it to SE and they'll replace the motherboard under warranty?
Even if SE do find out the bootloaders unlocked then all they do is send it back to you, so what's the worst that can happen from sending it to SE.
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NIMBAH said:
bahmonkeys said:
NO you can restore a hardbricked phone not by replacing the motherboard well you could but you dont have to. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujH_IpsskLg. There is guys that will do this for a fee. It wont cost that much not as much as replacing a motherboard lol!
Hit the thanks button!
Lol so your telling people to purchase a Riff box and attempt to restore it when they can just send it to SE and they'll replace the motherboard under warranty?
Even if SE do find out the bootloaders unlocked then all they do is send it back to you, so what's the worst that can happen from sending it to SE.
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You have to wait about a month or 2 to find out that you have voided your warranty and they send it back to you. LOL! So your saying send it to them hoping they don't notice which they will and waste a month. Stupid! I am suggesting to pay some guy to unbrick your phone OR ya if you want do it yourself
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NIMBAH said:
bahmonkeys said:
NO you can restore a hardbricked phone not by replacing the motherboard well you could but you dont have to. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujH_IpsskLg. There is guys that will do this for a fee. It wont cost that much not as much as replacing a motherboard lol!
Hit the thanks button!
Lol so your telling people to purchase a Riff box and attempt to restore it when they can just send it to SE and they'll replace the motherboard under warranty?
Even if SE do find out the bootloaders unlocked then all they do is send it back to you, so what's the worst that can happen from sending it to SE.
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Do you know how it would probably cost without warranty?
And what are the odds of finding out that i tried to unlock the bootloader and lose my warranty?
Thank you so much for helping me...
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Meraklis56 said:
NIMBAH said:
Do you know how it would probably cost without warranty?
And what are the odds of finding out that i tried to unlock the bootloader and lose my warranty?
Thank you so much for helping me...
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It will cost about 20 dollars. I wouldn't pay any more than that. They will see it straight away that you have tried to unlock your bootloader. Your warranty is voided at the moment. There are ways around this smash your phone to bits LOL! They will give you a new one. Honestly just pay someone to unbrick your phone
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Hello Guys,
I recently PICKED up a DEAD VIVID from a fellow XDA'r for a really cheap price hoping I can UNBRICK it and use it
As I have understood , This phone was bricked during the ICS update Process. Looks like the Original Owner did not know what he was doing LOL,
The phone should be here in a WEEK
Can anypone shed any light on how this can be fixed and what are the possible options ?
JTAG ??? HTC service
I live in INDIA BTW
bump....
Hope I wasn't a Idiot to buy a bricked VIVID ??
I don't think any solution has been found so far. If you hadn't already known, our vivid section is really small with not a ton of development going on. The people that couldn't follow directions were sort of left in the dust, and I don't know of anyone working on a fix for the bricks.
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mally2 said:
Hello Guys,
I recently PICKED up a DEAD VIVID from a fellow XDA'r for a really cheap price hoping I can UNBRICK it and use it
As I have understood , This phone was bricked during the ICS update Process. Looks like the Original Owner did not know what he was doing LOL,
The phone should be here in a WEEK
Can anypone shed any light on how this can be fixed and what are the possible options ?
JTAG ??? HTC service
I live in INDIA BTW
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How "bricked" is it? Will it power on? Get to HBOOT?
timbrendelaz said:
How "bricked" is it? Will it power on? Get to HBOOT?
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I assume he's talking about the worst kind we've seen. Like the noob who pissed off PG and made him leave.
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If it powers on and you are able to go to HBoot it can be saved.
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If you can get into Qualcomm dload mode, you should still have a shot at fixing it. If it literally can't get into dload mode, does not boot into fastboot, or any other possible method of pushing files to the phone, then yes, it is bricked. You will have to find a way to use JTAG or send it to an HTC service center.
Thank you all !!!!! hoping for RIFF box to work
I started a similar thread.....I also have a bricked Vivid.....I have been able to get mine to be recognized by QPST on com6 in phone download mode.....the question is, what do I do now? QPST seems to be pretty straight forward, but I have no idea where to find the necessary files to flash the phone. Any ideas?
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I haven't been able to find any .hex files for our device. Tried opening the various .img files extracted from the PH39IMG.zip in a hex editor and saving them as .hex files but QPST returns an error. I don't have any experience in hex editing, but I know I can't brick the phone any worse. My g/f has went back to an HTC Inspire so I am going to keep this hope alive as a side project.
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Whether this guy who bricked his phone was a NOOB, isnt really an issue now is it? Nor if he is one of the ones whom ticked off PG.. I bricked my Vivid, and 1) I'm not a NOOB. 2) I followed Directions to the letter ... did everything right and it still bricked.. but i had insurance through BestBuy , sent it in and got a new phone 2 days later.. re-tried the same steps i did before which bricked my phone, and it went through without a hitch... We arent here to judge people nor start up another thread which can potentially lead to another mass exodus from XDA
Well I just got off the phone with HTC....seems I was wrong about their warranty policy. Even though I was not the ORIGINAL purchaser the PHONE is still under warranty. I will be shipping it back to HTC first thing in the AM.
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Haha. Sucks for the guy who let it go so cheap. Lol
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djelement1 said:
Well I just got off the phone with HTC....seems I was wrong about their warranty policy. Even though I was not the ORIGINAL purchaser the PHONE is still under warranty. I will be shipping it back to HTC first thing in the AM.
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Wow, I didn't even know that. All you have to do is send back the phone, no receipt, no nothing?
I called HTC and gave them my contact info and all the info about the phone....IMEI#, serial #, and part #.....told them what the problem was....and they emailed me the info about sending the phone in...worst case is the problem won't be covered under warranty, in which case I will have to pay $135 to have it fixed. Hopefully it will be covered under warranty though....
Hi I seen your problem to me step and follow these steps to get here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20807914&postcount=2 download from here http://www.filefactory.com/f/002b74e0f4775869/ version for AT & T is this RUU_HOLIDAY_ICS_35_S_CINGULAR_3.26.502.52 install it from your computer and running.
Forgive my English.
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I called HTC and gave them my contact info and all the info about the phone....IMEI#, serial #, and part #.....told them what the problem was....and they emailed me the info about sending the phone in...worst case is the problem won't be covered under warranty, in which case I will have to pay $135 to have it fixed. Hopefully it will be covered under warranty though....
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did you send the phone to them? did you got it back? did you had to pay anything?
slapshot30 said:
Wow, I didn't even know that. All you have to do is send back the phone, no receipt, no nothing?
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JEANRIVERA said:
did you send the phone to them? did you got it back? did you had to pay anything?
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yeah i've sent them many phones, a couple of hd2, touch pro, touch pro2
can't remember what else but yeah if ur not original owner from a store they go by production date of the phone, i've been lucky that i always got them fixed for free, only once they said that said that the damage to my screen was due to physical damage and didn't fix it, and they charged me $40 (they call it a triage fee) other than that, i had to pay to ship it to them but it's worth the $5 using usps priority mail, they ship back at their cost with a nice box and HTC lint free cloth lol
You need the H-BOOT
mally2 said:
Hello Guys,
I recently PICKED up a DEAD VIVID from a fellow XDA'r for a really cheap price hoping I can UNBRICK it and use it
As I have understood , This phone was bricked during the ICS update Process. Looks like the Original Owner did not know what he was doing LOL,
The phone should be here in a WEEK
Can anypone shed any light on how this can be fixed and what are the possible options ?
JTAG ??? HTC service
I live in INDIA BTW
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If you need the H-BOOT let me know i,ll give you a copy once you have it leave it as is just put the zip file (PH39IMG.ZIP) to the root of the sd card hold down vol button and power at the same time once you see it boot let go and the phone will do the rest it will unbrick it for sure.
Hello,
I have a rooted lg optimus black here, and tbis afternoon i dropped it on the ground, no suprise the gorrila glass was just some cheap marketing.. but becaus i rooted it, i have no warranty right? So, how can i unroot my phone? Or can i just send the phone to t-mobile and get it repaired? I asume they arent going to check my phone on any rooting?
And if there isnt any way to get my phone repaired by t-mobile or lg, how can i get it repaired? I thougt i could repair it on my own, but after research i couldnt find any yt video's with instructions...
Fireworkfan said:
Hello,
I have a rooted lg optimus black here, and tbis afternoon i dropped it on the ground, no suprise the gorrila glass was just some cheap marketing.. but becaus i rooted it, i have no warranty right? So, how can i unroot my phone? Or can i just send the phone to t-mobile and get it repaired? I asume they arent going to check my phone on any rooting?
And if there isnt any way to get my phone repaired by t-mobile or lg, how can i get it repaired? I thougt i could repair it on my own, but after research i couldnt find any yt video's with instructions...
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Unroot and send it to repairs.
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