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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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?
bahmonkeys said:
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...:/
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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?
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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!!!
NIMBAH said:
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?
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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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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 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.
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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.
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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..
my x8 wont boot up when i press the switch on button... i have unlock the bootloader after that it gone to this problem ....please help
Probably battery is out..
or else
Repair your phone using sony update service
and try unlocking again ?
What is the manufacturing date ?
Dont unlock bootloader with manufacturing date above 11w29
You can see this date by removing your battery
androidnerd2 said:
Probably battery is out..
or else
Repair your phone using sony update service
and try unlocking again ?
What is the manufacturing date ?
Dont unlock bootloader with manufacturing date above 11w29
You can see this date by removing your battery
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optimistic!haha
its a hard brick, send it for repair, or if the garantee has expaired send it to the trash!
trash??? LOL!
try to charge at least 30% dude
just plug the charger and wait until 20 minutes
put off the battery and put it back again..
try if your phone can boot up again...
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Did you check the date under the battery? Pls don't tell us it's above 11w29...
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BlackRabbit1703 said:
trash??? LOL!
try to charge at least 30% dude
just plug the charger and wait until 20 minutes
put off the battery and put it back again..
try if your phone can boot up again...
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i am betting 10$ that he cant charge it!
its a hard brick after all!
are you sure you unlocked bootloader? when first time i tried to unlock phone off instant by itself and won't boot and got hard brick.............
plug into charger and wait at least 5mins, if screen didn't light up of led wont.............then you got hard brick then take it to SE to repair
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optimistic!haha
its a hard brick, send it for repair, or if the garantee has expaired send it to the trash!
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Yeah !
Hard brick ? I don't know because I never faced it..
Hello All,
My OB is bricked, i was flashing it with smartflash tool and installing official lg optimus gb image, but suddenly it was bricked. Now it is not starting, not even in download mode, no signal of power.
Any ideas?
It caused bcoz of loose cable connection.
While flashing any ROM, cable should have intact connectivity..
usrelam types
sekhar13515 said:
It caused bcoz of loose cable connection.
While flashing any ROM, cable should have intact connectivity..
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first of all thanks for replying.
I am not sure about loose cable connection, but what we can do in this case?
bandishjilka said:
first of all thanks for replying.
I am not sure about loose cable connection, but what we can do in this case?
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Probably a hard brick, bring it to a lg service center. Tell them you tried to update your phone and all of a sudden the update stopped and now it doesnt react anymore.
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N00BY0815 said:
Probably a hard brick, bring it to a lg service center. Tell them you tried to update your phone and all of a sudden the update stopped and now it doesnt react anymore.
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ok, but is there any other way?
In case of hard rest, as N00BY0815 said, only way is to take the phone to LG service center, but you have to take precaution regarding:
Take out the memory card and keep at ur home, in case you rooted the phone, otherwise they will know that U rooted the phone and reject the warranty.
i dont think rooting is against warranty everywhere does your pc recognises it when you plug it in while holding p
volume+ ?
(check in manage computer)
theaks30 said:
i dont think rooting is against warranty everywhere does your pc recognises it when you plug it in while holding p
volume+ ?
(check in manage computer)
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He already said, it doesnt even turn on in download mode, so there is no chance to revive it. LG will not know, if it was rooted or not, since noone can turn it on and check it. So just do what i told you above and everything should be good again
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N00BY0815 said:
He already said, it doesnt even turn on in download mode, so there is no chance to revive it. LG will not know, if it was rooted or not, since noone can turn it on and check it. So just do what i told you above and everything should be good again
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hi N00BY0815, sorry for offending, u r wrong, lg will definitely know what installed even on hard brick
I had this same happened months ago, lg recognised and rejected the warranty, I had to buy new board..
sekhar13515 said:
hi N00BY0815, sorry for offending, u r wrong, lg will definitely know what installed even on hard brick
I had this same happened months ago, lg recognised and rejected the warranty, I had to buy new board..
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Then tell me how please. Not taking it as an offense glad if somebody knows it better, than me
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sekhar13515 said:
hi N00BY0815, sorry for offending, u r wrong, lg will definitely know what installed even on hard brick
I had this same happened months ago, lg recognised and rejected the warranty, I had to buy new board..
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This is software error not hardware error. They can't charge you buying new free software.
If its hardware error, in this case, then the problem is not caused by the root and they can't reject warrenty (at least in Europe, I'm pretty sure in most places they'll get away with it.)
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@Nooby
If they can't access it through new bootloader they have to use JTAG equipement and then you can read and write to flash memory.
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xonar_ said:
This is software error not hardware error. They can't charge you buying new free software.
If its hardware error, in this case, then the problem is not caused by the root and they can't reject warrenty (at least in Europe, I'm pretty sure in most places they'll get away with it.)
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If they can't access it through new bootloader they have to use JTAG equipement and then you can read and write to flash memory.
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I have not much knowledge like xonar and N00BY0815,
Maybe they used JTAG or something ..bcoz at first they try to know whether it is rooted and non-rooted to get reject the phone here.
At that time, I contacted the most senior developers here in XDA, they also suggested that there is nothing to do if the phone is not turning on, & take it to service center...(the case is of LG P500)
That's strange. When I hard bricked mine, they kept my phone 3 weeks to finally say that it was the motherboard which died (I flashed a P990 rom by mistakes, it was for a friend but I forgot it in my sdcard).
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11 days ago i installed cm10 nightly 11-14-12 after using the rom about 4 days, suddenly while charging my phone turn off and didn't turn on again. It can't enter sw upgrade. When i send it to the lg service center they said that it was a motherboard problem and need to replace it. It cause P9,000 (about $214). What the F**K! The brand new Optimus black here cause around P13,000 ($309). My warranty is already expired so i decided not to replace the motherboard and wait for the release of nexus 4 here in my country.
That time i'm using blackberry charger 5v output. Do you guys think that the hardbricked has also something related to the charger?
hey all
i hv samsung galaxy pop cdma [indian version]
it got bricked while i tried updating it
from here:
"http://yagyagaire.blogspot.in/2011/12/how-to-upgrade-samsung-galaxy-pop-to.html#.UZot-bUzMTw"
its not working at all
i tried the following
>press the power button to switch it on
>tried entering into recovery mode
>tried entering into download mode
>connect it via usb to my computer and try pressing various combinations
NONE of these worked.
No response from the phone at all!!!:crying::crying::crying::crying:
please help me. :crying::crying:
i don't know what to do...please help me
Go to Customer care, act like a fool, tell them anything like u were upgrading from froyo to gb via kies and suddenly power went off and now device isn't booting at all
They will replace motherboard free of cost (if its in warrenty)
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Not under warranty!
vishal007 said:
Go to Customer care, act like a fool, tell them anything like u were upgrading from froyo to gb via kies and suddenly power went off and now device isn't booting at all
They will replace motherboard free of cost (if its in warrenty)
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:crying::crying::crying::crying:
thanks for the reply man
but
my phone is not under warranty
any other options ?
other than replacing the motherboard....there is something called a "JIG"...no clue though as to how it works.
can this be repaired at unauthorized service centers without replacing the motherboard....
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:crying::crying::crying::crying:
thanks for the reply man
but
my phone is not under warranty
any other options ?
other than replacing the motherboard....there is something called a "JIG"...no clue though as to how it works.
can this be repaired at unauthorized service centers without replacing the motherboard....
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Only motherboard can help. JIG is working, but for total brick it won't work.
ashut0sh said:
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
thanks for the reply man
but
my phone is not under warranty
any other options ?
other than replacing the motherboard....there is something called a "JIG"...no clue though as to how it works.
can this be repaired at unauthorized service centers without replacing the motherboard....
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Deja vu
This has happened with me too. Got my mini hard bricked and it was not under warranty. They will charge 5k for replacing the motherboard. I suggest you get yourself a new device instead of getting this repaired for 5000
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My frnd told me earlier, what he did was, he went to his frnd's shop and made a new fake bill with date for under warrenty
Now go to cc with fake bill, in countries like india this will work but this will work only if u havent gone to care before cuz once u go there, they have saved copy for bill for first time
Try this only if u dont have any other option left instead of buying a new device
Whats wrong in trying, worked for my frnd he was lucky enough
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It looks like my phone is dead. I had it checked on repair store and they tried to reprogram and sort of downgrade the OS but unfortunately they weren't able to. Same thing happened. The second repair store said that the back panel has to be opened to check the internal of the phone but I didn't agree to do that.
I'm still trying to charge it today when I got home but still the same no LED light while charging. This is very frustrating as I spent a lot money to have this phone and didn't last for 2 months. Very disappointed. I will never, ever buy from an OL shop again. The warranty is void when I upgraded the OS as per the retailer so no replacement happened. Now I don't have enough money to buy a new one. Have to save up again and will take a couple of months to buy one.
Disappointment.
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It looks like my phone is dead. I had it checked on repair store and they tried to reprogram and sort of downgrade the OS but unfortunately they weren't able to. Same thing happened. The second repair store said that the back panel has to be opened to check the internal of the phone but I didn't agree to do that.
I'm still trying to charge it today when I got home but still the same no LED light while charging. This is very frustrating as I spent a lot money to have this phone and didn't last for 2 months. Very disappointed. I will never, ever buy from an OL shop again. The warranty is void when I upgraded the OS as per the retailer so no replacement happened. Now I don't have enough money to buy a new one. Have to save up again and will take a couple of months to buy one.
Disappointment.
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Sorry to read that.
Same happened to me yesterday. I was flashing new firmware and after unplugging from computer phone did not start anymore. Charged overnight, but no. It seems completely dead.
matikl said:
Sorry to read that.
Same happened to me yesterday. I was flashing new firmware and after unplugging from computer phone did not start anymore. Charged overnight, but no. It seems completely dead.
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Tons of XZ1 dead and sony dont care they simply want our monney thats all i think its time to say goodbye to sony after over 10 years SE fan boy !
matikl said:
Sorry to read that.
Same happened to me yesterday. I was flashing new firmware and after unplugging from computer phone did not start anymore. Charged overnight, but no. It seems completely dead.
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Thanks for taking your time in reading this post. Disappointed right? Huge amount of money spent for this but then this is what we get. Though I'm still somehow hoping that it will still get revived. Did Sony let us down?
Meni30 said:
Tons of XZ1 dead and sony dont care they simply want our monney thats all i think its time to say goodbye to sony after over 10 years SE fan boy !
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My mistake is I bought mine from an OL shop here in the Philippines, not from a Sony or Xperia store. I still love Sony, I still want a Z1 but to be honest right now I'm not that 100% sure if I'm gonna buy another one. Though there's no other option out there for me outside Sony aside from Apple (I guess).
ermond012 said:
Did Sony let us down?
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Try Sony forum, they might be able to help you.
Regards,
~J2C
Just2Cause said:
Try Sony forum, they might be able to help you.
Regards,
~J2C
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Thanks for that. I will post there. Hope they could somehow help me on this.
You guys experimenting with different firmwares, and if you brick your phones you blame it on Sony ? I don´t know if is something like that there for Qualcomm chips but I liked on my Tegra devices that I could restore even a hard bricked device with Nvflash...
ermond012 said:
Thanks for that. I will post there. Hope they could somehow help me on this.
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Looks like your boot partition has been wiped. That's where kernel is stored. Without kernel, your device won't boot, neither recognize any plugged in cable (USB to computer either Charger).
They're two ways to solve this.
Claim your warranty to change your motherboard.
Find someone who know to revive dead Xperia Z1.
Hope this help.
good luck bro
omegahanggara said:
Looks like your boot partition has been wiped. That's where kernel is stored. Without kernel, your device won't boot, neither recognize any plugged in cable (USB to computer either Charger).
They're two ways to solve this.
Claim your warranty to change your motherboard.
Find someone who know to revive dead Xperia Z1.
Hope this help.
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That is not true. Without a kernel you should still be able to boot into fastboot mode (bootloader) or into flashmode and be able to reflash your device.
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JTAG the phone should work but it requires a pro and since it's a new phone I highly doubt that there's any one out there who can do that you might have to wait also you will lose warranty permanently since it requires them opening your phone and soldering. Or send to Sony and pay whatever price they ask for to get it fixed.
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Vippo321 said:
You guys experimenting with different firmwares, and if you brick your phones you blame it on Sony ? I don´t know if is something like that there for Qualcomm chips but I liked on my Tegra devices that I could restore even a hard bricked device with Nvflash...
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Just so you know my phone isn't rooted or anything. I didn't do anything with it aside from updating it to JB 4.3 via Sony Update Service. That's all. That's why I'm so disappointed on why this happened to me wherein I'm not doing anything in it. It's perfectly usable before this happened.
ermond012 said:
Just so you know my phone isn't rooted or anything. I didn't do anything with it aside from updating it to JB 4.3 via Sony Update Service. That's all. That's why I'm so disappointed on why this happened to me wherein I'm not doing anything in it. It's perfectly usable before this happened.
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Man than I am sorry fot that, but in your case I would probably send it back to Sony repair center for a warranty repair. I don´t know how it is in your country but I think in every normal country is the manufacturer responsible for the warranty and not the seller, so you even don´t need to contact the company from where you bought your phone, just send it back to the nearest sony repair center and they will repair your device. And if its needed, then don´t say that the phone died after update, just say them that the phone died by itself from nothing...
Vippo321 said:
Man than I am sorry fot that, but in your case I would probably send it back to Sony repair center for a warranty repair. I don´t know how it is in your country but I think in every normal country is the manufacturer responsible for the warranty and not the seller, so you even don´t need to contact the company from where you bought your phone, just send it back to the nearest sony repair center and they will repair your device. And if its needed, then don´t say that the phone died after update, just say them that the phone died by itself from nothing...
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Yeah man, that's what I will actually today. I'll go to the nearest Sony Service Centre and have it check. Yep I'd say that I haven't upgraded it yet to 4.3. Service fee would be fine since it's not from a Sony store. As long as it will be revived it's fine with me. That is actually my last hope.
Don't blame Sony for that.
First off all - Mercedes sometimes have faulty cars, of course Sony has too but blame whole system for that won't get you nowhere.
If you had flashed custom kernels or ROMs this things could happen...
For all others - if you aren't sure what are you doing don't try to unlock bootloader or root your device...
Wait for a few weeks/months and we'll have better solution...
All devs here warned you - 4.3 on Z1 is new and every ROM and kernel or root method is in test phase...
It's ridiculous to blame Sony for flashing custom stuff and brake you device...
If you haven't then there's no reason not to use your waranty rights...
No matter where did you bought your device you have to have waranty!
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funky0308 said:
Don't blame Sony for that.
First off all - Mercedes sometimes have faulty cars, of course Sony has too but blame whole system for that won't get you nowhere.
If you had flashed custom kernels or ROMs this things could happen...
For all others - if you aren't sure what are you doing don't try to unlock bootloader or root your device...
Wait for a few weeks/months and we'll have better solution...
All devs here warned you - 4.3 on Z1 is new and every ROM and kernel or root method is in test phase...
It's ridiculous to blame Sony for flashing custom stuff and brake you device...
If you haven't then there's no reason not to use your waranty rights...
No matter where did you bought your device you have to have waranty!
Sent from my Z1
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No flashing of files or rooting or whatever happened. Updated to 4.3 via SUS. That's all. That's why like I said I'm kinda upset as I didn't do anything other than upgrading the OS to 4.3 via SUS then this sudden death happened.
ermond012 said:
No flashing of files or rooting or whatever happened. Updated to 4.3 via SUS. That's all. That's why like I said I'm kinda upset as I didn't do anything other than upgrading the OS to 4.3 via SUS then this sudden death happened.
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I know, I was referring to all others who had.
But what's wrong with your waranty then?
If you updated via official Sony apps and programs?
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funky0308 said:
I know, I was referring to all others who had.
But what's wrong with your waranty then?
If you updated via official Sony apps and programs?
Sent from my Z1
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As per the man I talked to when I went into the store the warranty is voided when I updated my OS to 4.3. I can only use the service warranty if I don't do ANY modification of OS or whatever on the phone even if it's from PCC or SUS. Stupid policy.
ermond012 said:
As per the man I talked to when I went into the store the warranty is voided when I updated my OS to 4.3. I can only use the service warranty if I don't do ANY modification of OS or whatever on the phone even if it's from PCC or SUS. Stupid policy.
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Dont tell em that u have upgraded the OS they wont figure it out because they need to change the whole mainboard ...