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I'm in desperate need of help!! i've tried searching and it seems liek everyone didn't have a real brick..
i have a real brick!!! NO button combinations work.. my computer doesnt even detect it thorugh usb!!! ive tried so many different things and i have NO CLUE why none wont work!!!
i have the ROGERS DREAM so i know its different from the t-mobile one....
please!!! i'm DESPERATE!!
if you truly have a "real brick", there's nothing that can be done.
are you serious?! i'm really hoping for a fix because according to most threads..people say that most of the time when peopel say they have a brick..they dont!!
Well, what did you do.
If you have a real brick you are SOL.
I bricked mine last week. Told rogers that the update did it and I just got a "new" one. It's refurbished but at least it's not bricked.
i did a ONE CLICK ROOT and i think that was successful.... and then i flashed it to the CYANOGEN latest update...and now.. i can't do anything.. stuck on the rogers logo boot up screen.!!!
what sorts of files should i be putting on my SD card?? (not partitioned either) is theres some sort of file that will trigger the phone to go into any other screen?
agychan said:
i did a ONE CLICK ROOT and i think that was successful.... and then i flashed it to the CYANOGEN latest update...and now.. i can't do anything.. stuck on the rogers logo boot up screen.!!!
what sorts of files should i be putting on my SD card?? (not partitioned either) is theres some sort of file that will trigger the phone to go into any other screen?
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What you did is you failed to read the instructions.
There is a particular order to changing out the radio and spl images.
You did it wrong and therefore have a brick.
Good for you.
Sorry but I think your toast.
I don't know the 1 click root method but I am guessing it is a radio/spl issue.
i guess so... i'm going to try to get my sister to do what you did and see if she can blame it on the rogers update and get a refurbed one...
thanks
Can you atleast go to the recovery screen?
no ..nothin.. camera + power, home + power, back+ power, menu + power ..doesnt work.....
=(....want me to pay for the burial? lol jk
but no seriously that sucks man im sorry to hear it.
ive had a whole bunch of close calls -.- you could always make a fake eBay account,sell it as if its new and get another?
LOL thanks one of the nicer comments i've received so far .... i was just being really hopeful that it could be recovered but i guess mine is one of few lost causes...
and nah.. i can't do that.... sell on ebay and stuff.. too unethical for me haha
LOL thanks one of the nicer comments i've received so far .... i was just being really hopeful that it could be recovered but i guess mine is one of few lost causes...
and nah.. i can't do that.... sell on ebay and stuff.. too unethical for me haha
im sorry man r.i.p.
its okay...btw..i'm not a man.. hhaha
O.O alien?
lol what?!?! is there a rule where there isnt women allowed?
no we love women
If it's stuck at Carrier logo, then you could possibly blame Rogers for the recent update and get a new device. Just make sure to leave no traces that you've rooted the device.
DONE.. thanks
just called rogers.. and they had me hold home+power twice to try and get that exclamation mark symbol..but it was just hanging at the rogers screen..
so right after that, they told me they'd send me a replacement to exchange this bricked one for the new one...
problem somewhat solved... now i know not to attempt rooting again .. ^_^ thanks for all quick replies!
hey guys i searched and havent really found anything that matched quite what i had going on so here we go... I was 95 percent through flashing the ICS rom it got through the hboot section and rebooted.. on the screen i saw two arrows in circular form above a phone .. and something was definitely being downloaded.. then the phone went black, doesnt go into hboot, doesnt a charging light when plugged in , but is picked up by the computer, ie. connection noise. Im in no way a noob at flashing roms , but something is definitely wrong with my phone.. Any ideas? It was charged full battery by the way.. it does glow in a dull light when i push volume down and power, or power alone...
Your phone indeed seems to be bricked. The identification noise from the computer may just mean that your USB is receiving power from the battery.
When my friend had a similar problem with his Amaze, he went to the HTC service center and they replaced his phone after keeping it for 4 days
So taking it to bestbuy to get it serviced is probably the only alternative, since its insured through them... lol just my luck
I brick mines as well. If you love your device stay away ics for now .
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Dxtra said:
I brick mines as well. If you love your device stay away ics for now .
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That's not fair to say. There's plenty of users that flashed without bricking their devices.
I followed the alternate directions here and had no issues.
Dxtra...I was able to do it no problems...saying to stay away is not at all accurate unless u cannot fully comprehend the instructions...never tell ppl to shy away from improvements because u urself did not succeed just offer warning...it is the linux way
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Dxtra...I was able to do it no problems...saying to stay away is not at all accurate unless u cannot fully comprehend the instructions...never tell ppl to shy away from improvements because u urself did not succeed just offer warning...it is the linux way
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I'm not the only one with a brick device, there's plenty more on here. Our phone is a pretty expensive device if you got the money and you want to take the risk go ahead. Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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I'm not the only one with a brick device, there's plenty more on here. Our phone is a pretty expensive device if you got the money and you want to take the risk go ahead. Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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Not sure why you keep posting it's not safe. I think I've seen like 3 people who've screwed it up out of probably 100+ installs. PirateGhost has released an ICS RUU which is completely noob proof so even unrooted users can get some ICS love before the OTA update.
As far as im concerned each one of us is responsible for what happens to our phones, warnings are put for a reason.. ive jailbroken, rooted the hardest of phones .. it was just my time for the inevitable to happen. I get my phone back in three days and you can be sure ill be back here again doing crazy rooty stuff to my phone no rom or dev should be held responsible for what ive done ..
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Not sure why you keep posting it's not safe. I think I've seen like 3 people who've screwed it up out of probably 100+ installs. PirateGhost has released an ICS RUU which is completely noob proof so even unrooted users can get some ICS love before the OTA update.
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Saying something is noob proof will inevitably prove that some where some noob will sow its not noob proof. I'll admit there were a few moments of panic when I flashed the zip method pg released. When that happened I just breathed deep and took my time and everything worked great in the end. I personally feel that what the devs have put out there is fairly safe as long as the directions are followed exactly.
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I'm not the only one with a brick device, there's plenty more on here. Our phone is a pretty expensive device if you got the money and you want to take the risk go ahead. Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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I don't have the money to buy tons of new devices....its about knowing ur own limitations...do not criticise a devs hard work when it is proven to work...no its defenitly not idiot proof but it is very easy...I've done it to 3 phones already with no problems...the devs are not responsible for bricked phones
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yea i must say it was a hundreed percent my fault in bricking my device so im not mad at anyone..and as far as the money goes its not a super big deal..i always make more o and btw im gonna be getting my replacement today and im gonna try this all again aft6er reading everything again and again and agian o and again lol
So, the phone is bricked. I have the same problem as the OP. I Lost access to Hboot while flashing ICS. I accidently sent it to recovery after Hboot update...and it never recovered LOL. Anyone know a good de-bricking service or know how much it will cost if I send it back to HTC or AT&t to fix it? I bought mine at the AT&T store, so no protection plan. I'm gonna get another device anyway (from Best Buy this time), but it would be great to have the Vivid back as a backup.
I bricked my phone Sunday night, still not 100% sure what I did wrong but it did what yours is doing now. I simply called the AT&T exchange by mail and used the factory warranty. Granted I guess there is a slight chance they could find out it was rooted (if they can somehow get it to recover or even turn on) but it got me a replacement... Food for thought.
Btw I got the new one and used the RUU and it worked seamlessly.
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So, the phone is bricked. I have the same problem as the OP. I Lost access to Hboot while flashing ICS. I accidently sent it to recovery after Hboot update...and it never recovered LOL. Anyone know a good de-bricking service or know how much it will cost if I send it back to HTC or AT&t to fix it? I bought mine at the AT&T store, so no protection plan. I'm gonna get another device anyway (from Best Buy this time), but it would be great to have the Vivid back as a backup.
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I did the same thing, selected recovery right after successful HBoot update. Then afterwards, each and every restart shows searching sd card with a black background. After several attempts of pulling battery, reinsert and power button + vol down, I was able to get back into HBoot. From there I immediately flash recovery through fastboot and now am happily on ICS.
If you did the same and phone boots up with the searching sd screen, there is a shot of bring it back.
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I did the same thing, selected recovery right after successful HBoot update. Then afterwards, each and every restart shows searching sd card with a black background. After several attempts of pulling battery, reinsert and power button + vol down, I was able to get back into HBoot. From there I immediately flash recovery through fastboot and now am happily on ICS.
If you did the same and phone boots up with the searching sd screen, there is a shot of bring it back.
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Fraid it doesn't search for anything. I posted in the threads and tried everything I could think of and everything that was suggested. Though there isn't much you can do besides keep removing the battery and trying vol dn + pwr. Just a black screen.
Just a few things I tried (removed battery each time)- vol down + power (no sd card in) = blank black screen
vol down + power (with sd card and PH39IMG file) = blank black screen
vol down + power > boots to blank black screen, wait few seconds > press power button (like I'm going to fastboot) > plug into computer > type fastboot command into command prompt = command prompt says waiting for device
I always read the directions and threads a bunch of times before doing anything. Did lots of reading, google-ing, and searching. Fraid it bit the dust. I appreciate the help though. This is the first device snafu I've had. I've never had to send a phone in for any kind of warrantee work before. Hence my question above about getting it fixed.
Just in case, if it were to boot to that screen, what would I want to do? Just the PH39IMG? Or is there some other procedure?
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Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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Who TOLD you to flash the phone??? When I got my first android phone, a Samsung Fascinate, I LOVED the phone but nervous AS HELL that I would brick the phone. And I read, and read, and REREAD, trying to make sure I understood everything so that when I went looking for help, I at least could say, "Yes, I already tried this, this, and this".
I think the key thing to all of this is in two-fold - one, as someone stated before, this is a developer's forum. If you work on your car, and forgot to put oil in it, are you going to blame your mechanic? If you change your brakes and did not do something correctly, causing an accident, are you going to blame the car manufacturer??? Two, it states in MANY places, before you post, READ, READ, READ. It was actually ADVISED to NOT FLASH this ROM...
From this point forward, it almost seems as if there needs to be a waiver release to download roms, stating you will not ridicule nor torment the developers. And though I had heard about it but never seen it before, as I am on my 4th Android phone, there definitely are a few VERY NOTICEABLE disrespectful and ungrateful individuals in this forum. If you were my kid, and acted like that to me for something I GAVE YOU, I would do the same as PG - TAKE IT WAY and forget you.
Would love to know how many people have bricked their notes.Is it just an odd few or are there 100s.Has anyone had repairs ,unbricked or replaced by their carrier?
I too would like to know this.
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Soft brick? I am sure there are tons, me included, a proper brick brick after which you use the phone for a coaster, don't think so many, though I have one of those too (shattered display).
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought it was nearly impossible to brick an Android phone? When I was learning to flash and so on with my SGS, I certainly bollocked it up a lot of times (ah... misadventures with using incorrect files...). I have always been able one way or another been able to get back in and mend the damage.
With the Note, Download mode is hardwired in so I thought it would be difficult indeed to properly brick it. That said, I haven't done much with the SGN yet since it's my daily device and I leave it alone. (@torqu3e, I don't think shattered screens count towards the typical definition of 'bricked' do they? I thought it was a software f-up )
When someone says brick, I think of a phone that just won't turn on and is completely useless...but in many people's cases recently, the partition tables have been messed up and the phone is as good as useless. It no longer holds its function as an Android device. So yes, add me to the list of "bricked" Notes out there.
I got a hard brick! :-( It's in the shop..
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I got a hard brick! :-( It's in the shop..
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Sharing wat you did to brick your phone might help others prevent it.This is not only to you but to all who's gonna report here....
I was talking more about bricking from flashing that dodgy ics ROM.Anyone unbricked or had it fixed under warranty.
Add me to the list. I bricked when I flashed a kernel that messed up the partition tables. Its at the service now.
one more to the list
i need to sent mine to the US
I faced a soft brick when i was flashing ics betas (mobile to pc screen) but fixed it by flashing stock rom then flashed back ics!
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smalmagal said:
When someone says brick, I think of a phone that just won't turn on and is completely useless...but in many people's cases recently, the partition tables have been messed up and the phone is as good as useless. It no longer holds its function as an Android device. So yes, add me to the list of "bricked" Notes out there.
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Same here, I think it will be more than 20. at least
You should've made this a poll - feels a bit silly responding 'never bricked'
never bricked.
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You should've made this a poll - feels a bit silly responding 'never bricked'
never bricked.
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Yes you are of course right, can I change it? I'm an expert copy and Paster here ends my computer skills.
vijai2011 said:
Sharing wat you did to brick your phone might help others prevent it.This is not only to you but to all who's gonna report here....
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In ODIN while trying to flash CF-Root ICS progress bar froze on Factoryfs flash and after 30 minutes I unplugged it. Phone at this point wont restart turn on or anything. Didn't respond to JIG to go into download mode so I took it to a service center in Southern California. They tried fixing it with JTAG and it didn't respond. It is Kernel related. I got some sort of good news today from the service center that they may have found a solution and are receiving a new tool to do the trick. I am crossing my fingers and waiting for the next phone call from them that if they could get my phone up and running again!!
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In ODIN while trying to flash CF-Root ICS progress bar froze on Factoryfs flash and after 30 minutes I unplugged it. Phone at this point wont restart turn on or anything. Didn't respond to JIG to go into download mode so I took it to a service center in Southern California. They tried fixing it with JTAG and it didn't respond. It is Kernel related. I got some sort of good news today from the service center that they may have found a solution and are receiving a new tool to do the trick. I am crossing my fingers and waiting for the next phone call from them that if they could get my phone up and running again!!
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Thats good news just hope they dont read this thread.Lets see if you get charged or they fix for free under warranty.
Hey guys,
So I'm planning on buying a Captivate used, the problem is that the phone will not boot. The seller says that it will go to Download and Recovery menu so I'm thinking this will still work.
Any ideas on what state this is and if it's salvageable? In need for a new phone so I'd like to get the Captivate at a good price.
Thanks a lot!
Hi, the phone is still very salvageable. If the imei is corrupted then the phone wont be much fun unless you get that repaired but I love my cappy, very fun to modify. I guess it would help asking whoever what happened when the phone went all crazy.
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Thanks for the response, I missed something that he said. So it does boot up, goes past the S logo (boot sequence) but then stops at a black screen.
It stopped working after CM7 was installed and he reset the phone from boot recovery to factory settings.
This is easy to restore via odin. Should take you 10 minutes.
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just download and flash any Odin odin click package with computer running windows and you will get the captivate running
I got mine because the owner was not able to enable installation of non market apps.
Thanks for the support. I think I'm going to buy this! Any guides on how to restore a Rogers i896 Captivate with Odin?
Just to add, the oneclicks, specifically the ones with bootloaders be careful using, a bootloader botch will permanently black screen your phone and a Jtag is the only fix. As for guides, just read the hell out of the captivate section in xda, specifically for Rogers users, go into the development section, find Trusselo and his page on the i896, read that, should get you by.
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jtag is NOT the only fix and is antiquated on this device thanks to Adam outler.
The captivate was the first device that the unbrickable mod was perfected on, it fixes a brick like jtag would, BUT if you were to brick again, its the exact same repair process with jtag, with UBM however once the hardware modification is made its a simple process of running the resurrector program on your pc and flashing new bootloaders onto the phone, the user can do that Themself over and over without having to send it in again.
lol, ok ok, you are right, however, i was just making the notion that if something really goes bad on a flash, especially if you just bought a used phone, you wouldn't want to send it away for the unbrickable mod or connexion2005 Jtagging as soon as you thought you were going to fix it.
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Connexion2005 also offers unbrickable mod at mobiletechvideos
I get your point, just informing the newcomer
Cool, I didn't know that. I'd still prefer jtag, Joshs Kung fu is strong. Never hard bricked the phone yet, running a kk4 build, wont worry about bootloaders again. waiting for the S3 for ICS.
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Thanks for all the input but you've got no idea how overwhelming this is for me. I need a new phone and this is coming at a cheap price, you think it's worth it for $80? What are your opinions on this phone?
yes, i think 80 bucks is a good deal. The captivate is a fun phone to use. call quality is good, battery life is great, screen is bright. once again, i love my cappy.
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Mixyin said:
Thanks for all the input but you've got no idea how overwhelming this is for me. I need a new phone and this is coming at a cheap price, you think it's worth it for $80? What are your opinions on this phone?
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Good deal and Odin is easy.
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I got the phone for $70! But when I try to reflash to stock, Odin will not detect my phone...
I'm really new to this stuff so I have no idea what to do next?
Thanks
read this
Got everything to work with Odin but after a reflash of stock I still got the same blank blac screen after the boot sequence "Galaxy S" logo
What stock firmware are you flashing?
Rogers i896 2.2. The phone wasn't on 2.3 yet.
So confused. The thing boots and all but just wont get passed that blak screen... I've reflashed to stock 2.2 at least 10 times to no avail.
I can go into download mode and recovery mode so I don't think I need a jig unless there is something it does that I'm unaware of.
Any thoughts on what's going on?
Hi All,
I'm a complete Noob to the Android world so I passed my Kindle Fire HD to friend who said he can install Jellybean on for me, but now the unit does not respond to anything? Has he bricked it and is there any way of fixing it?
Yes bricked. At this point doesn't look good.
ammo789 said:
Hi All,
I'm a complete Noob to the Android world so I passed my Kindle Fire HD to friend who said he can install Jellybean on for me, but now the unit does not respond to anything? Has he bricked it and is there any way of fixing it?
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If you plug it into a pc does it recognise the device, or even an android device?...Im no expert but Ive had some bad roots in my time and got very affraid. Ive found that if a pc can recognise it all hope is not lost. Saying that Ive also found that PC's have problems with very flat batteries. Leave on the the PC usb to charge for several hours before you pass judgement...I know this is a difficult option on the Fire but if that doesnt work you could try to remove the battery for a couple of hours. This is hands on stuff I never tried....there might be something on You Tube? Im Guessing since the battery is enclosed it might not be a simple "lift out"!!!!! As far as I am aware there isnt a recovery or download mode you can boot into... You could try seaching Kindle fire Hard Brick / soft brick for more information....A soft brick is good!!! Not very good but better than hard brick!
In future Id ask to see your friends device running rooted or with a different ROM. I only do mine and family until I know I can make it work...
Im not really liking the fire so much! I tried rooting one today....It didnt brick and it rooted....However Super user didnt get root access....Those tricksters at Amazon are trully annoying
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If you plug it into a pc does it recognise the device, or even an android device?...Im no expert but Ive had some bad roots in my time and got very affraid. Ive found that if a pc can recognise it all hope is not lost. Saying that Ive also found that PC's have problems with very flat batteries. Leave on the the PC usb to charge for several hours before you pass judgement...I know this is a difficult option on the Fire but if that doesnt work you could try to remove the battery for a couple of hours. This is hands on stuff I never tried....there might be something on You Tube? Im Guessing since the battery is enclosed it might not be a simple "lift out"!!!!! As far as I am aware there isnt a recovery or download mode you can boot into... You could try seaching Kindle fire Hard Brick / soft brick for more information....A soft brick is good!!! Not very good but better than hard brick!
In future Id ask to see your friends device running rooted or with a different ROM. I only do mine and family until I know I can make it work...
Im not really liking the fire so much! I tried rooting one today....It didnt brick and it rooted....However Super user didnt get root access....Those tricksters at Amazon are trully annoying
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Cheers Mate,
Will try and charge it first and see if there is any life and if my machine picks it up.
Bricked!
Sorry, but you're likely bricked. There is another thread on here about the same thing. Your buddy messed up royally as the ROMs available are only for the original KF, not the KFHD and most of the ones I've seen clearly spell that out (although some development is under way). I'd say it's time to pay him a visit!
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Sorry, but you're likely bricked. There is another thread on here about the same thing. Your buddy messed up royally as the ROMs available are only for the original KF, not the KFHD and most of the ones I've seen clearly spell that out (although some development is under way). I'd say it's time to pay him a visit!
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Yeap I guess it's R.I.P Kindle
He has offered to buy a new one foe me but I have told him to hang on for a couple of weeks just incase someone finds a fix and to be honest he was trying to help me out so can't really go mad at him when he has offered to buy a new one.
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Yeap I guess it's R.I.P Kindle
He has offered to buy a new one foe me but I have told him to hang on for a couple of weeks just incase someone finds a fix and to be honest he was trying to help me out so can't really go mad at him when he has offered to buy a new one.
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So no life what so ever....
Well Like you say hang on to it. I wouldnt hold your breath for a fix in the next couple of weeks though....The root is only an exploit and roms are pretty far away. Given the fact that there isnt a DL mode or recovery mode your brick is still gonna be just as broken in 2 weeks time.
As far as I am aware the Root is an Exploit. It doesnt actually unlock the bootloader it just tricks it, so ROMS are a long way away..
Someone will do it...they always do. If it can be programmed by people it can be hacked by people. Given the way Amazon locked it down though it might be months. Mind you they said that about the ROOT and that took days...So I could be wrong!
How about selling it for spares on E-bay....The battery is gonna be good and people are always dropping stuff so the case and screen will be worth something!
Im really sorry about your device...Im pretty noob to android and have screwed a device trying to go a step further. It does suck but I kept at it and I am learning......SO next time dont give it your M8 to screw up....Try not to screw it up yourself....
For me thats the whole point of Android. Stick with this forum and all the helpfull people on it!
You should read this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
Im doing a lot of work on a family members Kindle Fire HD at the moment and your plight made me think I ought to make provisions for a bricking.
Found the post above hope it helps!!!!
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You should read this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
Im doing a lot of work on a family members Kindle Fire HD at the moment and your plight made me think I ought to make provisions for a bricking.
Found the post above hope it helps!!!!
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I dont think that will work. Thats if the KFHD is not recognized by the PC. I bricked mine b4, where all it would to is launch into recovery mode. If the KFHD still turns on, I recommend a factory cable. You can find them on ebay or other places. It worked for me.